2015 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Cincinnati 8 77 150 18 245 30.6
2 Texas Tech 9 107 138 19 264 29.3
3 Bowling Green 9 101 130 21 252 28.0
4 TCU 9 95 133 20 248 27.6
5 Boise State 8 77 119 24 220 27.5
6 Oklahoma 9 109 117 18 244 27.1
7 Clemson 9 97 125 21 243 27.0
8 Baylor 9 132 95 14 241 26.8
9 Washington State 9 52 176 12 240 26.7
10 California 9 76 141 16 233 25.9
11 Western Kentucky 9 89 129 14 232 25.8
12 Mississippi 8 79 103 20 202 25.3
13 Oregon 9 118 88 18 224 24.9
14 Western Michigan 8 95 93 8 196 24.5
14 Middle Tennessee 8 85 99 12 196 24.5
14 Indiana 8 73 104 19 196 24.5
17 Oklahoma State 9 54 146 20 220 24.4
18 Southern Mississippi 9 79 118 20 217 24.1
19 Arizona State 9 81 121 14 216 24.0
19 Arkansas State 8 106 72 14 192 24.0
21 Mississippi State 8 68 117 6 191 23.9
22 Arizona 9 94 100 20 214 23.8
22 Toledo 8 84 94 12 190 23.8
24 West Virginia 9 111 77 25 213 23.7
25 Ohio 8 84 86 19 189 23.6
25 Memphis 8 72 106 11 189 23.6
27 Louisiana Tech 8 64 109 15 188 23.5
27 Duke 8 60 104 24 188 23.5
29 North Carolina 9 97 94 20 211 23.4
30 UCLA 9 79 119 12 210 23.3
31 Stanford 10 124 90 18 232 23.2
32 Idaho 8 70 94 20 184 23.0
33 Appalachian State 8 93 78 12 183 22.9
34 Houston 9 96 90 19 205 22.8
34 Arkansas 8 73 102 7 182 22.8
36 Navy 8 146 23 12 181 22.6
36 Marshall 8 75 90 16 181 22.6
36 Tulsa 8 64 97 20 181 22.6
39 New Mexico State 8 75 89 16 180 22.5
40 Northern Illinois 9 110 83 9 202 22.4
40 Colorado State 9 97 89 16 202 22.4
42 Virginia 8 68 93 16 177 22.1
42 Georgia State 8 50 114 13 177 22.1
44 UNLV 8 72 86 18 176 22.0
45 Iowa State 9 99 87 11 197 21.9
45 Michigan State 9 77 109 11 197 21.9
45 San Jose State 8 76 88 11 175 21.9
48 Air Force 9 146 42 8 196 21.8
48 Alabama 9 99 79 18 196 21.8
48 Rice 8 73 89 12 174 21.8
51 USC 10 99 101 16 216 21.6
52 Tennessee 8 82 84 6 172 21.5
53 East Carolina 8 60 104 7 171 21.4
53 Buffalo 8 56 102 13 171 21.4
55 Akron 8 74 79 15 168 21.0
55 Central Michigan 8 48 109 11 168 21.0
57 Georgia Southern 8 132 24 11 167 20.9
57 Ohio State 8 94 64 9 167 20.9
57 Pittsburgh 8 85 74 8 167 20.9
60 Nevada 9 97 77 11 185 20.6
60 Utah 9 97 72 16 185 20.6
60 Colorado 9 67 106 12 185 20.6
60 Massachusetts 8 62 87 16 165 20.6
60 Old Dominion 8 58 98 9 165 20.6
65 UTSA 8 75 75 13 163 20.4
65 Wisconsin 8 47 100 16 163 20.4
67 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 71 78 13 162 20.3
68 San Diego State 9 112 50 18 180 20.0
68 Texas State 8 78 73 9 160 20.0
68 Florida State 8 62 83 15 160 20.0
68 Nebraska 8 56 92 12 160 20.0
72 Washington 9 81 93 5 179 19.9
73 North Texas 8 91 56 11 158 19.8
73 Utah State 8 71 70 17 158 19.8
75 Iowa 9 84 71 22 177 19.7
75 Temple 9 67 88 22 177 19.7
77 LSU 8 85 61 11 157 19.6
77 Charlotte 8 83 62 12 157 19.6
77 Wyoming 8 75 65 17 157 19.6
77 Michigan 8 51 94 12 157 19.6
77 Troy 8 48 98 11 157 19.6
82 Ball State 8 62 77 17 156 19.5
83 Eastern Michigan 8 66 79 10 155 19.4
83 Texas A&M 8 57 82 16 155 19.4
85 South Florida 8 86 57 11 154 19.3
85 Louisville 8 54 86 14 154 19.3
87 Kansas State 9 87 65 20 172 19.1
87 North Carolina State 8 67 77 9 153 19.1
89 Florida Atlantic 8 64 72 16 152 19.0
89 Florida International 8 54 83 15 152 19.0
89 Illinois 8 48 92 12 152 19.0
92 Purdue 8 53 85 13 151 18.9
93 Auburn 8 87 57 6 150 18.8
93 SMU 8 63 74 13 150 18.8
95 South Alabama 8 78 59 12 149 18.6
96 Virginia Tech 8 63 71 14 148 18.5
97 Maryland 8 72 63 10 145 18.1
97 Georgia 8 67 70 8 145 18.1
99 Kentucky 8 67 66 11 144 18.0
99 Miami (Florida) 8 43 90 11 144 18.0
101 Penn State 8 58 65 20 143 17.9
102 Georgia Tech 8 89 42 10 141 17.6
103 Miami (Ohio) 8 52 73 15 140 17.5
104 South Carolina 8 58 70 11 139 17.4
105 Texas 9 102 47 6 155 17.2
106 UTEP 8 59 66 12 137 17.1
107 Oregon State 9 69 70 14 153 17.0
108 Vanderbilt 8 63 56 16 135 16.9
108 Rutgers 8 56 73 6 135 16.9
110 Hawai'i 8 47 74 13 134 16.8
111 Connecticut 8 57 64 12 133 16.6
112 Fresno State 8 56 63 12 131 16.4
112 Wake Forest 8 41 73 17 131 16.4
114 New Mexico 8 89 33 8 130 16.3
114 Northwestern 8 52 64 14 130 16.3
114 Minnesota 8 47 74 9 130 16.3
117 Florida 9 52 85 6 143 15.9
117 Syracuse 8 63 47 17 127 15.9
119 Kansas 9 51 82 9 142 15.8
120 Tulane 8 44 70 11 125 15.6
120 UCF 8 40 74 11 125 15.6
122 Louisiana-Monroe 8 39 69 12 120 15.0
123 Missouri 8 47 47 10 104 13.0
124 Kent State 8 49 44 8 101 12.6
125 Boston College 8 49 35 14 98 12.3