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

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