2012 National Leaders First Downs - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 130 | 36 | 5 | 171 | 21.4 |
| 2 | Nevada | 7 | 119 | 74 | 10 | 203 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 114 | 27 | 3 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 4 | Air Force | 7 | 100 | 30 | 13 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 5 | Oregon | 6 | 98 | 58 | 4 | 160 | 26.7 |
| 6 | Kent State | 9 | 95 | 66 | 16 | 177 | 19.7 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 7 | 95 | 26 | 11 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 8 | Army | 5 | 92 | 13 | 6 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 7 | 91 | 97 | 12 | 200 | 28.6 |
| 10 | Alabama | 7 | 88 | 64 | 6 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 7 | 88 | 44 | 8 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Rice | 8 | 87 | 83 | 12 | 182 | 22.8 |
| 13 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 86 | 70 | 13 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 14 | Baylor | 7 | 85 | 100 | 16 | 201 | 28.7 |
| 15 | Ball State | 8 | 83 | 107 | 22 | 212 | 26.5 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 7 | 83 | 54 | 18 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 17 | Tulsa | 7 | 82 | 66 | 15 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 18 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 81 | 59 | 11 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 8 | 80 | 110 | 15 | 205 | 25.6 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 7 | 78 | 78 | 16 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 20 | UCF | 8 | 78 | 75 | 7 | 160 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Toledo | 7 | 75 | 73 | 16 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 7 | 74 | 73 | 9 | 156 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Kansas | 6 | 74 | 32 | 8 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 25 | Arkansas State | 7 | 73 | 76 | 12 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 26 | Clemson | 6 | 71 | 87 | 10 | 168 | 28.0 |
| 27 | Ohio | 7 | 70 | 86 | 6 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 28 | Florida State | 7 | 65 | 73 | 8 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 7 | 64 | 115 | 5 | 184 | 26.3 |
| 29 | South Florida | 6 | 64 | 67 | 17 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 31 | Marshall | 6 | 63 | 107 | 6 | 176 | 29.3 |
| 31 | UCLA | 7 | 63 | 88 | 11 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 31 | Bowling Green | 8 | 63 | 62 | 12 | 137 | 17.1 |
| 34 | North Texas | 7 | 62 | 67 | 10 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 34 | Texas | 7 | 62 | 68 | 8 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 7 | 60 | 85 | 10 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 36 | Florida | 6 | 60 | 43 | 6 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 38 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 59 | 63 | 10 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 38 | Temple | 5 | 59 | 27 | 8 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 38 | San Diego State | 6 | 59 | 42 | 11 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 41 | Boise State | 7 | 58 | 79 | 10 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 42 | Utah State | 7 | 57 | 80 | 6 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 56 | 90 | 10 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Texas Tech | 7 | 56 | 99 | 14 | 169 | 24.1 |
| 43 | Mississippi | 6 | 56 | 55 | 7 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 43 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 56 | 68 | 7 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 43 | TCU | 7 | 56 | 59 | 10 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 43 | Michigan | 7 | 56 | 49 | 17 | 122 | 17.4 |
| 49 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 55 | 119 | 20 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 49 | Troy | 6 | 55 | 73 | 12 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 55 | 62 | 14 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 49 | Stanford | 7 | 55 | 61 | 12 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 53 | West Virginia | 6 | 54 | 83 | 7 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 53 | Kansas State | 6 | 54 | 62 | 6 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 53 | 96 | 18 | 167 | 27.8 |
| 56 | Arizona | 5 | 52 | 67 | 14 | 133 | 26.6 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 7 | 52 | 69 | 19 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 56 | Washington | 7 | 52 | 73 | 12 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 59 | Indiana | 6 | 51 | 74 | 9 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 59 | BYU | 7 | 51 | 84 | 12 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 59 | UTSA | 6 | 51 | 61 | 9 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 6 | 51 | 54 | 12 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 6 | 51 | 41 | 9 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 64 | Purdue | 6 | 50 | 57 | 6 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 50 | 71 | 8 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 66 | California | 5 | 49 | 49 | 6 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 66 | Ohio State | 4 | 49 | 25 | 9 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 66 | Georgia | 7 | 49 | 78 | 9 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 66 | Florida International | 6 | 49 | 56 | 9 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Northwestern | 6 | 49 | 52 | 10 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 66 | Iowa | 5 | 49 | 34 | 9 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 66 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 73 | UAB | 6 | 48 | 81 | 14 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 73 | Oregon State | 6 | 48 | 77 | 13 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 73 | SMU | 6 | 48 | 70 | 8 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | 6 | 48 | 58 | 15 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 77 | Michigan State | 6 | 47 | 63 | 5 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 77 | South Carolina | 6 | 47 | 53 | 11 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 7 | 46 | 66 | 8 | 120 | 17.1 |
| 79 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 46 | 37 | 8 | 91 | 15.2 |
| 81 | Central Michigan | 6 | 45 | 69 | 11 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 82 | Western Michigan | 6 | 44 | 72 | 11 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 82 | East Carolina | 7 | 44 | 77 | 11 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 82 | Iowa State | 6 | 44 | 52 | 5 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 85 | North Carolina | 5 | 43 | 67 | 9 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 85 | North Carolina State | 7 | 43 | 105 | 5 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 87 | USC | 7 | 42 | 78 | 17 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 87 | Colorado | 6 | 42 | 59 | 14 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 87 | Utah | 6 | 42 | 40 | 9 | 91 | 15.2 |
| 87 | Memphis | 6 | 42 | 41 | 5 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 91 | Penn State | 5 | 41 | 60 | 12 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 5 | 41 | 63 | 5 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 91 | Louisville | 6 | 41 | 73 | 11 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 91 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 41 | 69 | 10 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 91 | Virginia | 5 | 41 | 42 | 0 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 96 | UTEP | 6 | 40 | 70 | 12 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 96 | Missouri | 5 | 40 | 51 | 1 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 40 | 75 | 7 | 122 | 17.4 |
| 99 | New Mexico State | 6 | 39 | 65 | 20 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 6 | 39 | 65 | 8 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 39 | 71 | 7 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 99 | UNLV | 6 | 39 | 47 | 12 | 98 | 16.3 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 6 | 38 | 67 | 9 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 103 | Rutgers | 7 | 38 | 69 | 19 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 105 | Akron | 6 | 36 | 86 | 17 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 105 | Arkansas | 5 | 36 | 62 | 8 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 105 | Texas State | 6 | 36 | 55 | 12 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 108 | Duke | 6 | 34 | 80 | 10 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 108 | Auburn | 5 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 65 | 13.0 |
| 110 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 33 | 95 | 12 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 111 | San Jose State | 7 | 32 | 97 | 6 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 111 | Maryland | 6 | 32 | 52 | 10 | 94 | 15.7 |
| 111 | Idaho | 7 | 32 | 56 | 8 | 96 | 13.7 |
| 114 | Boston College | 6 | 31 | 70 | 10 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 114 | Illinois | 5 | 31 | 33 | 4 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 116 | Houston | 5 | 30 | 73 | 10 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 117 | Wyoming | 6 | 29 | 71 | 12 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | 6 | 29 | 49 | 14 | 92 | 15.3 |
| 117 | Kentucky | 5 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 74 | 14.8 |
| 117 | LSU | 5 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 66 | 13.2 |
| 121 | Tulane | 5 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 122 | Connecticut | 6 | 23 | 69 | 9 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 123 | Washington State | 7 | 21 | 87 | 21 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 124 | Wake Forest | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 48 | 9.6 |