2011 National Leaders First Downs - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | 95 | 85 | 8 | 188 | 31.3 |
| 2 | Baylor | 7 | 94 | 96 | 13 | 203 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Houston | 7 | 59 | 131 | 10 | 200 | 28.6 |
| 4 | Toledo | 6 | 74 | 84 | 10 | 168 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 6 | 64 | 94 | 5 | 163 | 27.2 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 7 | 68 | 109 | 13 | 190 | 27.1 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 5 | 51 | 74 | 9 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 92 | 55 | 12 | 159 | 26.5 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 80 | 62 | 16 | 158 | 26.3 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 6 | 77 | 73 | 7 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 11 | South Florida | 7 | 72 | 99 | 11 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Oregon | 8 | 112 | 85 | 10 | 207 | 25.9 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 50 | 99 | 5 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 13 | Arizona | 6 | 47 | 92 | 15 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 15 | Navy | 5 | 99 | 21 | 7 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 16 | BYU | 7 | 77 | 86 | 14 | 177 | 25.3 |
| 17 | Tulsa | 6 | 69 | 75 | 7 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 17 | Boise State | 6 | 44 | 94 | 13 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 19 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 39 | 66 | 20 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 20 | Clemson | 7 | 61 | 99 | 12 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 20 | USC | 7 | 58 | 95 | 19 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 7 | 54 | 99 | 19 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 60 | 53 | 10 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 24 | Missouri | 6 | 85 | 56 | 6 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 6 | 59 | 71 | 17 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 7 | 61 | 101 | 9 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 7 | 90 | 70 | 10 | 170 | 24.3 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 7 | 49 | 106 | 15 | 170 | 24.3 |
| 27 | Hawai'i | 7 | 48 | 103 | 19 | 170 | 24.3 |
| 27 | Army | 4 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 6 | 50 | 86 | 9 | 145 | 24.2 |
| 32 | Stanford | 7 | 73 | 83 | 13 | 169 | 24.1 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 6 | 59 | 73 | 10 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 34 | Georgia | 6 | 67 | 69 | 5 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 35 | Washington State | 6 | 38 | 89 | 12 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 36 | Texas | 6 | 90 | 44 | 4 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 6 | 62 | 63 | 13 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Air Force | 7 | 110 | 40 | 9 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 38 | Kansas | 6 | 71 | 49 | 16 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 38 | Ohio | 6 | 64 | 66 | 6 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 38 | Florida International | 6 | 64 | 58 | 14 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 42 | Ball State | 5 | 40 | 65 | 8 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 43 | Michigan | 8 | 111 | 54 | 14 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 43 | California | 5 | 47 | 57 | 8 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 45 | Indiana | 6 | 64 | 58 | 12 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 6 | 39 | 87 | 8 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 68 | 56 | 9 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 47 | LSU | 6 | 67 | 53 | 13 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 47 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 52 | 69 | 12 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 66 | 97 | 13 | 176 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Purdue | 7 | 68 | 75 | 11 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 50 | UCF | 6 | 71 | 56 | 5 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 50 | UTEP | 6 | 56 | 64 | 12 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 6 | 43 | 76 | 13 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 55 | Alabama | 7 | 64 | 82 | 7 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 55 | San Diego State | 7 | 59 | 83 | 11 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 57 | Washington | 6 | 53 | 66 | 12 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 58 | Maryland | 7 | 62 | 81 | 7 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 58 | Iowa | 7 | 55 | 81 | 14 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 60 | Fresno State | 6 | 53 | 63 | 12 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 61 | Utah State | 6 | 79 | 43 | 5 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 62 | Wake Forest | 7 | 60 | 82 | 6 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 62 | North Carolina State | 7 | 57 | 79 | 12 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 64 | Michigan State | 7 | 61 | 79 | 7 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 64 | Cincinnati | 6 | 64 | 55 | 7 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 64 | Colorado | 5 | 37 | 59 | 9 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 64 | San Jose State | 5 | 28 | 72 | 5 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 68 | South Carolina | 7 | 86 | 54 | 6 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 7 | 59 | 79 | 8 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 70 | TCU | 6 | 63 | 54 | 8 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 107 | 32 | 6 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 71 | Nebraska | 7 | 71 | 57 | 17 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 71 | Florida State | 7 | 50 | 83 | 12 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 71 | Bowling Green | 6 | 43 | 77 | 4 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 75 | Virginia | 7 | 64 | 75 | 5 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 75 | Central Michigan | 5 | 37 | 60 | 6 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 77 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 85 | 30 | 8 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 77 | Wyoming | 6 | 53 | 61 | 9 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 77 | New Mexico State | 6 | 35 | 76 | 12 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 80 | Illinois | 8 | 76 | 72 | 15 | 163 | 20.4 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 7 | 80 | 43 | 20 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 80 | Duke | 7 | 44 | 85 | 14 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 80 | Rice | 5 | 47 | 48 | 7 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 84 | New Mexico | 6 | 48 | 61 | 13 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 84 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 36 | 81 | 5 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 86 | Rutgers | 7 | 52 | 76 | 13 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 87 | Florida | 7 | 60 | 66 | 14 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 87 | Oregon State | 6 | 37 | 77 | 6 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 89 | Tennessee | 8 | 57 | 94 | 6 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 79 | 45 | 13 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 89 | Troy | 5 | 29 | 61 | 8 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 92 | Penn State | 7 | 65 | 63 | 8 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 93 | UAB | 5 | 39 | 51 | 6 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 94 | Syracuse | 7 | 49 | 76 | 9 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 95 | UCLA | 6 | 65 | 41 | 8 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 95 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 56 | 47 | 11 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 95 | SMU | 6 | 33 | 77 | 4 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 95 | UNLV | 5 | 41 | 45 | 9 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 99 | North Texas | 6 | 54 | 52 | 7 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 100 | Colorado State | 6 | 60 | 44 | 8 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 100 | Idaho | 6 | 35 | 66 | 11 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 102 | Connecticut | 7 | 50 | 66 | 14 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 104 | Akron | 6 | 39 | 58 | 12 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 104 | Tulane | 6 | 35 | 66 | 8 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 106 | Temple | 7 | 73 | 44 | 8 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 107 | Ohio State | 7 | 67 | 46 | 11 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 108 | Marshall | 5 | 33 | 50 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 109 | Kentucky | 7 | 63 | 48 | 10 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 109 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 51 | 63 | 7 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 111 | Auburn | 7 | 68 | 46 | 5 | 119 | 17.0 |
| 111 | Mississippi State | 6 | 52 | 40 | 10 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 113 | Louisville | 6 | 39 | 59 | 2 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 114 | Boston College | 6 | 36 | 59 | 4 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 115 | Minnesota | 7 | 68 | 39 | 5 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 116 | Utah | 6 | 50 | 37 | 8 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 117 | Memphis | 6 | 34 | 52 | 8 | 94 | 15.7 |
| 118 | Mississippi | 7 | 51 | 46 | 7 | 104 | 14.9 |
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 29 | 35 | 7 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 120 | Kent State | 6 | 30 | 47 | 7 | 84 | 14.0 |