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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 12 145 36 13 194 16.2
2 Notre Dame 13 129 143 20 292 22.5
3 BYU 13 90 157 27 274 21.1
4 Baylor 4 88 49 5 142 35.5
5 New Mexico 5 73 27 5 105 21.0
5 Air Force 5 73 24 8 105 21.0
7 Navy 5 71 17 3 91 18.2
8 Clemson 6 69 72 9 150 25.0
9 Indiana 5 68 64 9 141 28.2
9 Tennessee 5 68 46 7 121 24.2
11 Texas A&M 5 66 62 10 138 27.6
11 North Carolina State 5 66 54 6 126 25.2
13 Appalachian State 5 65 31 12 108 21.6
13 Georgia Southern 5 65 14 4 83 16.6
15 Georgia Tech 4 64 21 7 92 23.0
15 South Florida 5 64 38 8 110 22.0
17 Auburn 5 63 40 4 107 21.4
18 Houston 5 61 59 7 127 25.4
18 Louisville 5 61 50 7 118 23.6
20 Duke 5 60 52 10 122 24.4
20 Northwestern 5 60 37 4 101 20.2
22 Tulsa 5 59 78 14 151 30.2
22 Alabama 6 59 68 7 134 22.3
24 Nebraska 5 58 68 10 136 27.2
24 Colorado 4 58 39 9 106 26.5
26 Ohio State 5 57 50 6 113 22.6
27 Arkansas 5 56 65 2 123 24.6
28 Oregon 4 55 49 6 110 27.5
28 Rutgers 4 55 39 7 101 25.3
28 Virginia Tech 5 55 52 7 114 22.8
28 LSU 4 55 24 10 89 22.3
32 Memphis 5 53 66 14 133 26.6
33 Mississippi 5 52 79 8 139 27.8
34 Boise State 5 51 69 4 124 24.8
34 Florida Atlantic 4 51 40 6 97 24.3
34 San Jose State 5 51 51 6 108 21.6
34 Iowa 5 51 52 4 107 21.4
38 TCU 4 50 57 3 110 27.5
38 Rice 4 50 40 9 99 24.8
38 Mississippi State 5 50 55 6 111 22.2
41 Cincinnati 5 49 67 9 125 25.0
41 North Carolina 5 49 64 11 124 24.8
41 Georgia 5 49 44 3 96 19.2
44 Wisconsin 5 48 57 8 113 22.6
45 Boston College 4 47 24 5 76 19.0
46 SMU 4 46 35 15 96 24.0
47 Arizona 4 45 48 13 106 26.5
47 Louisiana Tech 5 45 65 11 121 24.2
47 Florida State 5 45 58 5 108 21.6
47 Michigan 5 45 55 8 108 21.6
47 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 45 30 10 85 21.3
47 Arkansas State 5 45 43 10 98 19.6
53 Western Michigan 5 44 63 5 112 22.4
53 Wyoming 4 44 30 6 80 20.0
53 Florida 5 44 44 3 91 18.2
56 Bowling Green 5 43 81 13 137 27.4
56 UNLV 4 43 30 6 79 19.8
58 West Virginia 4 42 62 8 112 28.0
59 Ball State 4 41 46 7 94 23.5
59 UCLA 4 41 45 5 91 22.8
59 Ohio 5 41 46 9 96 19.2
62 Charlotte 4 40 34 3 77 19.3
62 Akron 5 40 37 11 88 17.6
64 Colorado State 4 39 53 7 99 24.8
64 Middle Tennessee 5 39 62 5 106 21.2
64 Utah 4 39 30 9 78 19.5
64 South Carolina 4 39 37 1 77 19.3
64 Pittsburgh 5 39 42 6 87 17.4
69 California 4 38 60 10 108 27.0
69 Michigan State 5 38 55 10 103 20.6
69 Marshall 5 38 52 9 99 19.8
69 Utah State 5 38 48 8 94 18.8
69 San Diego State 5 38 35 7 80 16.0
74 Temple 5 37 48 10 95 19.0
74 Nevada 4 37 28 6 71 17.8
76 Texas State 4 36 51 9 96 24.0
76 Miami (Florida) 5 36 62 7 105 21.0
76 UTSA 4 36 39 6 81 20.3
76 Syracuse 4 36 33 8 77 19.3
76 Vanderbilt 4 36 38 2 76 19.0
76 New Mexico State 4 36 21 4 61 15.3
82 Illinois 4 35 49 9 93 23.3
82 Arizona State 4 35 49 5 89 22.3
84 Oklahoma 4 34 63 11 108 27.0
84 Texas Tech 4 34 65 5 104 26.0
84 Oklahoma State 4 34 51 1 86 21.5
84 Eastern Michigan 4 34 46 6 86 21.5
84 Fresno State 4 34 34 8 76 19.0
84 Kent State 4 34 27 7 68 17.0
84 North Texas 4 34 27 5 66 16.5
84 Northern Illinois 5 34 42 5 81 16.2
92 Wake Forest 4 33 50 13 96 24.0
92 Minnesota 5 33 59 7 99 19.8
92 Kentucky 4 33 37 8 78 19.5
92 Maryland 4 33 33 6 72 18.0
92 Connecticut 5 33 41 8 82 16.4
92 Old Dominion 4 33 26 6 65 16.3
98 Purdue 4 32 42 12 86 21.5
98 Central Michigan 5 32 65 7 104 20.8
100 Western Kentucky 5 31 81 5 117 23.4
100 USC 4 31 57 4 92 23.0
100 Idaho 4 31 52 9 92 23.0
100 Stanford 4 31 39 9 79 19.8
100 Oregon State 3 31 19 8 58 19.3
100 Florida International 4 31 37 7 75 18.8
106 Hawai'i 5 30 39 13 82 16.4
107 Missouri 4 29 38 10 77 19.3
107 Buffalo 4 29 41 5 75 18.8
107 Kansas State 4 29 34 5 68 17.0
110 UTEP 4 28 39 7 74 18.5
111 Washington 4 27 47 8 82 20.5
111 Troy 4 27 35 7 69 17.3
113 East Carolina 4 26 54 9 89 22.3
113 Toledo 4 26 44 8 78 19.5
113 Louisiana-Monroe 5 26 58 12 96 19.2
116 Kansas 3 25 41 4 70 23.3
116 Southern Mississippi 5 25 70 12 107 21.4
116 Penn State 5 25 40 6 71 14.2
119 Washington State 4 24 60 7 91 22.8
119 Tulane 4 24 42 4 70 17.5
121 South Alabama 4 23 38 7 68 17.0
121 Miami (Ohio) 4 23 31 5 59 14.8
123 Massachusetts 4 21 54 16 91 22.8
123 Iowa State 3 21 31 8 60 20.0
123 Texas 3 21 22 4 47 15.7
126 Georgia State 5 20 55 9 84 16.8
127 UCF 4 19 36 9 64 16.0
128 Virginia 4 15 46 5 66 16.5