2011 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 9 | 150 | 24 | 8 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 2 | Navy | 7 | 105 | 30 | 7 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 3 | Indiana | 11 | 92 | 103 | 17 | 212 | 19.3 |
| 4 | Maryland | 10 | 88 | 94 | 13 | 195 | 19.5 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 9 | 84 | 62 | 17 | 163 | 18.1 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 83 | 114 | 14 | 211 | 21.1 |
| 7 | Air Force | 6 | 82 | 43 | 8 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 7 | UNLV | 10 | 82 | 48 | 9 | 139 | 13.9 |
| 9 | Kansas | 10 | 81 | 77 | 15 | 173 | 17.3 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 10 | 77 | 65 | 7 | 149 | 14.9 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 9 | 76 | 93 | 10 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 11 | 75 | 78 | 15 | 168 | 15.3 |
| 13 | Rice | 8 | 70 | 57 | 10 | 137 | 17.1 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 9 | 70 | 64 | 9 | 143 | 15.9 |
| 15 | Tulane | 11 | 68 | 102 | 12 | 182 | 16.5 |
| 16 | Akron | 11 | 67 | 79 | 15 | 161 | 14.6 |
| 17 | Utah State | 6 | 66 | 43 | 6 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 17 | Buffalo | 9 | 66 | 90 | 14 | 170 | 18.9 |
| 19 | Nevada | 6 | 64 | 58 | 7 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 19 | South Florida | 7 | 64 | 74 | 10 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 7 | 62 | 39 | 10 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 23 | Missouri | 5 | 59 | 59 | 7 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 7 | 59 | 63 | 11 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 7 | 58 | 86 | 13 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 7 | 58 | 73 | 8 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 58 | 36 | 5 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 28 | UAB | 9 | 57 | 89 | 15 | 161 | 17.9 |
| 29 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 56 | 79 | 17 | 152 | 13.8 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 6 | 55 | 92 | 9 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 7 | 55 | 108 | 14 | 177 | 25.3 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 9 | 55 | 121 | 10 | 186 | 20.7 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | 9 | 53 | 101 | 12 | 166 | 18.4 |
| 34 | Idaho | 10 | 51 | 81 | 15 | 147 | 14.7 |
| 35 | UCF | 7 | 50 | 82 | 6 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 49 | 108 | 21 | 178 | 22.3 |
| 36 | UTEP | 7 | 49 | 82 | 13 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 38 | Arizona | 8 | 48 | 139 | 15 | 202 | 25.3 |
| 38 | Colorado | 10 | 48 | 106 | 17 | 171 | 17.1 |
| 40 | UCLA | 8 | 47 | 79 | 16 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 40 | Memphis | 10 | 47 | 88 | 14 | 149 | 14.9 |
| 42 | Duke | 9 | 46 | 100 | 18 | 164 | 18.2 |
| 42 | Tulsa | 5 | 46 | 35 | 8 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 7 | 45 | 103 | 17 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 44 | Washington State | 8 | 45 | 101 | 22 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 45 | 58 | 9 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 47 | Texas | 5 | 44 | 46 | 6 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 47 | Iowa | 6 | 44 | 57 | 13 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 47 | Troy | 9 | 44 | 115 | 10 | 169 | 18.8 |
| 47 | North Texas | 7 | 44 | 60 | 12 | 116 | 16.6 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 6 | 44 | 46 | 7 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 44 | 48 | 9 | 101 | 14.4 |
| 53 | Bowling Green | 7 | 43 | 91 | 6 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 53 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 43 | 62 | 10 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 53 | Syracuse | 7 | 43 | 80 | 8 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 56 | Washington | 6 | 41 | 67 | 11 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 7 | 40 | 98 | 5 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 57 | Purdue | 6 | 40 | 52 | 8 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 57 | Illinois | 6 | 40 | 51 | 9 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 60 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 39 | 117 | 9 | 165 | 20.6 |
| 60 | Ball State | 6 | 39 | 65 | 13 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 60 | Connecticut | 7 | 39 | 68 | 14 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 63 | Louisville | 6 | 38 | 64 | 3 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 63 | Auburn | 5 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 65 | Toledo | 4 | 37 | 52 | 5 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 37 | 57 | 7 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 7 | 37 | 45 | 11 | 93 | 13.3 |
| 68 | Oregon State | 9 | 36 | 114 | 16 | 166 | 18.4 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 6 | 36 | 68 | 6 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 68 | Boston College | 8 | 36 | 74 | 7 | 117 | 14.6 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 34 | 35 | 6 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 71 | Marshall | 6 | 34 | 46 | 5 | 85 | 14.2 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | 5 | 33 | 65 | 13 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 73 | Nebraska | 4 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 73 | Florida International | 5 | 33 | 44 | 9 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 5 | 32 | 45 | 7 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 76 | Penn State | 4 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 78 | Ohio | 4 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 78 | California | 6 | 31 | 77 | 12 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 78 | Temple | 4 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 81 | Kansas State | 3 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 81 | Virginia | 5 | 30 | 62 | 6 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 81 | Kent State | 7 | 30 | 44 | 11 | 85 | 12.1 |
| 84 | Western Michigan | 6 | 29 | 90 | 17 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 85 | Baylor | 3 | 28 | 47 | 6 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 85 | San Diego State | 5 | 28 | 71 | 10 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 7 | 28 | 57 | 13 | 98 | 14.0 |
| 88 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 88 | San Jose State | 7 | 25 | 82 | 8 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 90 | Oklahoma | 3 | 24 | 52 | 1 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 90 | Hawai'i | 7 | 24 | 97 | 16 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 90 | Florida State | 4 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 90 | SMU | 5 | 24 | 54 | 8 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 94 | Wisconsin | 3 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 94 | Clemson | 4 | 23 | 46 | 3 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 94 | Georgia | 4 | 23 | 41 | 6 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 97 | Utah | 5 | 22 | 47 | 11 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 21 | 42 | 6 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 98 | Florida | 6 | 21 | 40 | 10 | 71 | 11.8 |
| 100 | West Virginia | 3 | 20 | 54 | 2 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 100 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 20 | 51 | 7 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 102 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 102 | North Carolina State | 5 | 19 | 54 | 7 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 104 | Michigan | 2 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 104 | Rutgers | 4 | 18 | 50 | 11 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 106 | Stanford | 2 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 106 | Oregon | 2 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 106 | Michigan State | 3 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 109 | BYU | 3 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 110 | USC | 2 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 110 | Cincinnati | 3 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 110 | South Carolina | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 113 | TCU | 2 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 114 | Arkansas State | 3 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 115 | Alabama | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 116 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 117 | Arkansas | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 118 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 118 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 120 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |