2014 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/12/2015

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 BYU 13 143 160 22 325 25.0
2 Notre Dame 12 104 157 23 284 23.7
3 East Carolina 5 35 99 16 150 30.0
4 Western Kentucky 5 47 93 5 145 29.0
5 Cincinnati 5 28 75 7 110 22.0
6 Bowling Green 5 41 71 14 126 25.2
7 Illinois 5 26 70 8 104 20.8
8 Alabama 5 70 69 6 145 29.0
9 Mississippi State 5 61 68 4 133 26.6
9 North Carolina 5 54 68 7 129 25.8
11 Oregon 5 62 66 5 133 26.6
12 Washington State 3 8 65 7 80 26.7
13 Ohio State 6 93 64 10 167 27.8
13 West Virginia 4 38 64 7 109 27.3
13 Marshall 5 63 64 9 136 27.2
16 USC 4 46 63 3 112 28.0
16 Texas A&M 5 56 63 6 125 25.0
16 Penn State 5 43 63 12 118 23.6
19 Boise State 5 44 62 7 113 22.6
20 Baylor 4 50 61 4 115 28.8
20 TCU 4 46 61 3 110 27.5
20 Toledo 5 64 61 9 134 26.8
20 North Carolina State 5 63 61 7 131 26.2
24 Memphis 5 42 60 13 115 23.0
24 Florida State 5 44 60 10 114 22.8
24 Colorado State 5 43 60 7 110 22.0
24 Mississippi 5 38 60 9 107 21.4
28 Michigan State 5 61 59 8 128 25.6
28 Louisville 5 45 59 8 112 22.4
30 Tennessee 5 46 58 8 112 22.4
31 Duke 5 59 57 7 123 24.6
31 Clemson 5 47 57 7 111 22.2
33 South Alabama 5 43 56 8 107 21.4
34 Arizona 4 45 55 9 109 27.3
34 Nevada 5 45 55 5 105 21.0
36 Nebraska 5 64 54 11 129 25.8
36 Georgia 5 52 54 10 116 23.2
36 Georgia State 4 26 54 6 86 21.5
36 Arkansas State 5 44 54 8 106 21.2
36 Miami (Florida) 5 43 54 9 106 21.2
36 UCF 5 29 54 10 93 18.6
42 Buffalo 4 32 53 11 96 24.0
42 UNLV 5 35 53 11 99 19.8
42 Central Michigan 5 36 53 9 98 19.6
45 Texas State 4 52 52 5 109 27.3
45 Northern Illinois 5 75 52 6 133 26.6
45 Virginia Tech 5 48 52 15 115 23.0
45 Kansas State 4 32 52 8 92 23.0
45 Missouri 5 52 52 5 109 21.8
45 Western Michigan 5 45 52 6 103 20.6
51 Virginia 4 35 51 10 96 24.0
51 South Carolina 5 49 51 6 106 21.2
51 Maryland 5 36 51 5 92 18.4
54 Arizona State 4 45 50 6 101 25.3
54 Iowa 5 47 50 14 111 22.2
56 California 3 28 49 6 83 27.7
56 San Jose State 4 30 49 7 86 21.5
58 Pittsburgh 5 67 48 8 123 24.6
58 Houston 5 44 48 17 109 21.8
58 Akron 4 28 48 10 86 21.5
58 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 53 48 5 106 21.2
58 Fresno State 5 42 48 15 105 21.0
58 San Diego State 5 39 48 8 95 19.0
58 Rice 5 41 48 5 94 18.8
65 Old Dominion 4 38 47 6 91 22.8
65 Oklahoma 4 38 47 5 90 22.5
67 Utah 4 46 46 3 95 23.8
67 Auburn 5 64 46 4 114 22.8
67 Louisiana Tech 5 31 46 10 87 17.4
70 Texas Tech 3 28 45 2 75 25.0
70 Tulsa 4 38 45 8 91 22.8
70 Wake Forest 4 18 45 3 66 16.5
73 Appalachian State 4 41 44 8 93 23.3
73 Oklahoma State 4 34 44 12 90 22.5
73 Washington 5 56 44 9 109 21.8
73 Northwestern 4 36 44 6 86 21.5
73 Stanford 4 31 44 3 78 19.5
73 Utah State 6 54 44 14 112 18.7
79 Rutgers 5 61 43 5 109 21.8
80 Colorado 3 21 41 9 71 23.7
80 Iowa State 3 21 41 7 69 23.0
80 New Mexico State 4 37 41 4 82 20.5
80 Middle Tennessee 4 34 41 4 79 19.8
80 Connecticut 4 22 41 11 74 18.5
80 Kent State 4 14 41 9 64 16.0
86 Arkansas 5 79 40 7 126 25.2
86 UCLA 4 41 40 5 86 21.5
86 Hawai'i 5 45 40 15 100 20.0
86 Miami (Ohio) 4 26 40 8 74 18.5
90 Indiana 4 62 39 7 108 27.0
90 Syracuse 4 40 39 10 89 22.3
90 Purdue 4 37 39 5 81 20.3
90 Ball State 4 32 39 6 77 19.3
94 Wisconsin 5 78 38 9 125 25.0
94 Idaho 3 24 38 10 72 24.0
94 Oregon State 3 23 38 11 72 24.0
94 Michigan 4 44 38 2 84 21.0
94 Florida 4 30 38 4 72 18.0
99 LSU 5 70 37 5 112 22.4
100 Vanderbilt 4 32 36 6 74 18.5
100 Massachusetts 4 20 36 10 66 16.5
100 Louisiana-Monroe 4 21 36 4 61 15.3
103 UTSA 4 30 35 4 69 17.3
104 Kentucky 4 38 33 6 77 19.3
104 Wyoming 4 32 33 5 70 17.5
104 Texas 4 19 33 2 54 13.5
107 Troy 4 28 32 3 63 15.8
108 UAB 4 46 31 6 83 20.8
108 Tulane 4 35 31 13 79 19.8
108 Temple 4 36 31 1 68 17.0
108 Southern Mississippi 4 27 31 8 66 16.5
112 Navy 11 190 30 10 230 20.9
112 Ohio 4 39 30 5 74 18.5
114 UTEP 5 57 29 6 92 18.4
114 Minnesota 5 56 29 3 88 17.6
114 SMU 4 17 29 8 54 13.5
117 Boston College 5 78 28 5 111 22.2
118 Florida International 4 25 27 8 60 15.0
119 Georgia Tech 5 100 26 5 131 26.2
119 Air Force 5 84 26 7 117 23.4
121 Florida Atlantic 4 27 25 4 56 14.0
122 Georgia Southern 4 60 23 4 87 21.8
122 Army 11 168 23 10 201 18.3
122 South Florida 4 19 23 3 45 11.3
125 North Texas 4 42 22 3 67 16.8
126 Kansas 3 29 20 3 52 17.3
127 New Mexico 4 58 17 4 79 19.8
127 Eastern Michigan 4 35 17 4 56 14.0