2012 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 9 | 73 | 164 | 13 | 250 | 27.8 |
| 2 | Arizona | 10 | 115 | 138 | 37 | 290 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Baylor | 10 | 134 | 130 | 21 | 285 | 28.5 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 100 | 127 | 13 | 240 | 26.7 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 8 | 37 | 124 | 9 | 170 | 21.3 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 9 | 66 | 116 | 15 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 8 | 86 | 109 | 18 | 213 | 26.6 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 8 | 70 | 109 | 17 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 9 | 60 | 108 | 17 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 10 | Marshall | 6 | 58 | 106 | 10 | 174 | 29.0 |
| 10 | UCLA | 9 | 84 | 106 | 20 | 210 | 23.3 |
| 12 | Ball State | 7 | 65 | 105 | 17 | 187 | 26.7 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 9 | 51 | 105 | 13 | 169 | 18.8 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 7 | 56 | 104 | 10 | 170 | 24.3 |
| 15 | Duke | 7 | 47 | 101 | 18 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 15 | Indiana | 7 | 39 | 101 | 13 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 17 | Texas | 9 | 78 | 100 | 14 | 192 | 21.3 |
| 17 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 30 | 100 | 12 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 19 | USC | 8 | 58 | 98 | 22 | 178 | 22.3 |
| 20 | Washington State | 7 | 22 | 97 | 33 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 21 | Houston | 6 | 37 | 96 | 13 | 146 | 24.3 |
| 22 | Troy | 6 | 57 | 95 | 11 | 163 | 27.2 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 9 | 90 | 93 | 11 | 194 | 21.6 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 53 | 92 | 19 | 164 | 32.8 |
| 25 | Oregon | 9 | 139 | 90 | 11 | 240 | 26.7 |
| 25 | Akron | 7 | 41 | 90 | 21 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 25 | Stanford | 10 | 81 | 90 | 16 | 187 | 18.7 |
| 28 | Missouri | 9 | 62 | 89 | 8 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 42 | 88 | 14 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 30 | North Carolina State | 5 | 33 | 86 | 4 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 31 | Tulane | 8 | 19 | 85 | 17 | 121 | 15.1 |
| 32 | Syracuse | 6 | 60 | 84 | 14 | 158 | 26.3 |
| 32 | California | 9 | 68 | 84 | 24 | 176 | 19.6 |
| 32 | Iowa State | 10 | 81 | 84 | 18 | 183 | 18.3 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 10 | 124 | 83 | 23 | 230 | 23.0 |
| 35 | Fresno State | 6 | 44 | 83 | 10 | 137 | 22.8 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 49 | 83 | 12 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 7 | 47 | 82 | 10 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 39 | Boston College | 7 | 45 | 81 | 18 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 40 | Kentucky | 8 | 57 | 80 | 17 | 154 | 19.3 |
| 41 | South Florida | 8 | 85 | 79 | 18 | 182 | 22.8 |
| 41 | Notre Dame | 9 | 92 | 79 | 13 | 184 | 20.4 |
| 43 | Clemson | 6 | 62 | 78 | 8 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 43 | North Texas | 7 | 59 | 78 | 7 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 43 | TCU | 9 | 69 | 78 | 11 | 158 | 17.6 |
| 46 | Alabama | 8 | 80 | 77 | 8 | 165 | 20.6 |
| 47 | Louisville | 5 | 38 | 76 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 47 | Penn State | 6 | 37 | 76 | 11 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 7 | 45 | 74 | 15 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 49 | Washington | 8 | 56 | 74 | 12 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 7 | 58 | 73 | 12 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 52 | 73 | 10 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 53 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 51 | 72 | 9 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 53 | Florida State | 6 | 52 | 72 | 6 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 53 | Virginia | 7 | 49 | 72 | 7 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 53 | UTEP | 8 | 55 | 72 | 12 | 139 | 17.4 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 7 | 79 | 71 | 13 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 57 | Toledo | 7 | 73 | 71 | 11 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 57 | South Carolina | 7 | 52 | 71 | 13 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 57 | BYU | 6 | 38 | 71 | 6 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 61 | Utah State | 6 | 45 | 70 | 4 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 5 | 44 | 69 | 12 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 6 | 37 | 69 | 8 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 62 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 23 | 69 | 15 | 107 | 17.8 |
| 65 | North Carolina | 5 | 48 | 68 | 8 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 65 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 42 | 68 | 6 | 116 | 16.6 |
| 65 | Idaho | 8 | 36 | 68 | 11 | 115 | 14.4 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 6 | 36 | 65 | 8 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 69 | Kansas | 10 | 114 | 64 | 17 | 195 | 19.5 |
| 69 | LSU | 8 | 71 | 64 | 11 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 71 | Arizona State | 6 | 73 | 63 | 8 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 53 | 63 | 5 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 71 | Texas State | 7 | 48 | 63 | 18 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 71 | SMU | 7 | 44 | 63 | 10 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 71 | Utah | 8 | 49 | 63 | 11 | 123 | 15.4 |
| 76 | Georgia | 6 | 51 | 62 | 7 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 7 | 62 | 62 | 11 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 78 | UAB | 5 | 30 | 61 | 14 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 79 | UCF | 6 | 58 | 60 | 7 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 80 | Massachusetts | 6 | 38 | 59 | 9 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 80 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 71 | 59 | 9 | 139 | 17.4 |
| 82 | Wyoming | 6 | 44 | 58 | 12 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 82 | Colorado | 8 | 46 | 58 | 14 | 118 | 14.8 |
| 84 | Florida International | 7 | 54 | 57 | 11 | 122 | 17.4 |
| 85 | Tulsa | 5 | 53 | 56 | 8 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 85 | Ohio | 5 | 47 | 56 | 7 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 85 | Michigan | 7 | 49 | 56 | 17 | 122 | 17.4 |
| 85 | Illinois | 7 | 44 | 56 | 5 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 89 | Florida | 9 | 88 | 55 | 12 | 155 | 17.2 |
| 89 | Minnesota | 7 | 45 | 55 | 15 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 89 | Auburn | 9 | 63 | 55 | 4 | 122 | 13.6 |
| 92 | Wisconsin | 8 | 65 | 54 | 10 | 129 | 16.1 |
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 61 | 54 | 12 | 127 | 15.9 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 65 | 53 | 8 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 94 | Boise State | 6 | 44 | 53 | 13 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 94 | Purdue | 6 | 33 | 53 | 10 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 97 | Connecticut | 5 | 15 | 52 | 10 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 98 | Rice | 5 | 64 | 51 | 9 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 98 | East Carolina | 5 | 33 | 51 | 8 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 98 | Hawai'i | 6 | 30 | 51 | 11 | 92 | 15.3 |
| 98 | Wake Forest | 6 | 25 | 51 | 11 | 87 | 14.5 |
| 102 | Nevada | 4 | 61 | 50 | 7 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | 6 | 37 | 50 | 12 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 104 | Cincinnati | 5 | 46 | 49 | 11 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 6 | 52 | 49 | 15 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 104 | Iowa | 7 | 62 | 49 | 10 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 43 | 49 | 8 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 104 | Bowling Green | 6 | 43 | 49 | 5 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 109 | Kent State | 6 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 109 | Colorado State | 5 | 30 | 46 | 7 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 109 | Rutgers | 5 | 23 | 46 | 6 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 112 | UNLV | 5 | 43 | 44 | 12 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 112 | San Diego State | 6 | 54 | 44 | 14 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 114 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 130 | 40 | 10 | 180 | 20.0 |
| 115 | UTSA | 4 | 21 | 39 | 6 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 115 | Maryland | 5 | 35 | 39 | 7 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 115 | Memphis | 6 | 51 | 39 | 5 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 118 | Ohio State | 6 | 76 | 37 | 8 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 120 | Temple | 5 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 121 | Air Force | 6 | 111 | 23 | 8 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 121 | Navy | 6 | 95 | 23 | 6 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 123 | Army | 6 | 121 | 17 | 6 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 124 | New Mexico | 5 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 76 | 15.2 |