2015 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Baylor 9 146 115 13 274 30.4
2 TCU 9 104 145 15 264 29.3
3 Cincinnati 12 123 197 26 346 28.8
4 Oklahoma 8 88 123 18 229 28.6
5 Texas Tech 8 97 122 8 227 28.4
6 Bowling Green 13 137 195 33 365 28.1
6 Mississippi 9 102 133 18 253 28.1
8 Oregon 9 138 92 19 249 27.7
9 California 10 93 160 20 273 27.3
10 Boise State 13 128 188 28 344 26.5
11 Tulsa 10 105 127 26 258 25.8
12 Arizona 11 123 128 29 280 25.5
12 Clemson 10 103 133 19 255 25.5
12 Indiana 8 84 107 13 204 25.5
15 West Virginia 9 110 106 13 229 25.4
15 Oklahoma State 9 74 140 15 229 25.4
17 Western Kentucky 13 113 194 18 325 25.0
17 Texas A&M 10 110 120 20 250 25.0
19 Washington State 11 63 195 16 274 24.9
20 Memphis 10 97 127 20 244 24.4
20 Arkansas 9 97 117 6 220 24.4
22 Western Michigan 11 126 131 9 266 24.2
23 Middle Tennessee 11 114 137 14 265 24.1
24 UCLA 11 110 139 15 264 24.0
24 Duke 11 96 137 31 264 24.0
26 Colorado 10 108 114 17 239 23.9
26 Nebraska 9 85 114 16 215 23.9
28 Southern Mississippi 13 98 180 32 310 23.8
28 North Carolina 12 129 133 24 286 23.8
28 Rice 10 111 113 14 238 23.8
31 Louisiana Tech 12 103 155 23 281 23.4
31 Mississippi State 10 96 130 8 234 23.4
33 Appalachian State 12 150 106 23 279 23.3
33 Arizona State 11 98 141 17 256 23.3
35 Colorado State 13 136 142 23 301 23.2
35 Houston 12 134 121 23 278 23.2
35 Tennessee 9 101 99 9 209 23.2
38 Idaho 12 101 146 29 276 23.0
38 Rutgers 8 85 90 9 184 23.0
40 Michigan State 9 78 116 12 206 22.9
40 USC 8 78 94 11 183 22.9
42 Wisconsin 10 87 119 18 224 22.4
42 Illinois 7 61 83 13 157 22.4
44 Arkansas State 13 151 115 24 290 22.3
44 Toledo 12 110 138 20 268 22.3
44 BYU 11 81 143 21 245 22.3
44 Ohio State 10 115 97 11 223 22.3
48 Florida State 10 90 114 18 222 22.2
49 Stanford 10 119 85 17 221 22.1
50 Marshall 12 110 131 23 264 22.0
51 Ohio 13 125 132 28 285 21.9
51 Notre Dame 9 90 93 14 197 21.9
53 San Jose State 13 127 139 17 283 21.8
53 Air Force 12 191 58 13 262 21.8
53 UNLV 11 109 108 23 240 21.8
53 Texas State 10 104 98 16 218 21.8
57 Navy 11 193 32 14 239 21.7
58 South Florida 10 127 72 17 216 21.6
58 Iowa State 7 69 74 8 151 21.6
60 Central Michigan 11 73 150 14 237 21.5
60 Iowa 10 102 94 19 215 21.5
60 New Mexico State 10 97 99 19 215 21.5
60 East Carolina 10 78 125 12 215 21.5
64 Massachusetts 11 79 128 27 234 21.3
64 Washington 10 88 115 10 213 21.3
64 LSU 8 106 50 14 170 21.3
64 Purdue 8 63 88 19 170 21.3
68 North Carolina State 10 106 94 12 212 21.2
69 Ball State 11 95 115 22 232 21.1
69 Auburn 10 126 78 7 211 21.1
69 Louisville 10 99 98 14 211 21.1
72 Northern Illinois 13 138 121 14 273 21.0
73 Michigan 8 65 88 13 166 20.8
74 Florida Atlantic 10 92 97 18 207 20.7
75 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 116 108 23 247 20.6
75 SMU 8 70 76 19 165 20.6
77 Akron 12 110 111 25 246 20.5
77 Buffalo 12 85 143 18 246 20.5
77 Eastern Michigan 11 93 117 15 225 20.5
80 UTSA 11 99 106 19 224 20.4
80 Maryland 7 68 65 10 143 20.4
82 Virginia Tech 11 101 103 18 222 20.2
82 Georgia 10 102 91 9 202 20.2
84 Kansas 8 61 92 8 161 20.1
85 Georgia State 12 62 158 19 239 19.9
85 Utah 11 116 80 23 219 19.9
85 Miami (Florida) 10 67 116 16 199 19.9
85 Pittsburgh 9 94 74 11 179 19.9
85 Alabama 8 84 63 12 159 19.9
90 Wyoming 12 119 95 23 237 19.8
90 Temple 12 92 116 29 237 19.8
90 Virginia 10 72 113 13 198 19.8
90 Georgia Tech 8 106 42 10 158 19.8
90 Northwestern 8 80 67 11 158 19.8
95 Nevada 13 134 105 17 256 19.7
95 Florida International 11 80 118 19 217 19.7
97 Charlotte 12 123 96 15 234 19.5
98 Utah State 12 101 106 24 231 19.3
99 Georgia Southern 13 197 38 15 250 19.2
100 Old Dominion 11 80 115 15 210 19.1
101 Kentucky 10 85 90 15 190 19.0
102 Minnesota 7 52 71 9 132 18.9
103 Troy 11 69 123 15 207 18.8
103 Wake Forest 8 43 88 19 150 18.8
105 San Diego State 14 150 85 25 260 18.6
106 North Texas 9 92 58 16 166 18.4
106 South Carolina 7 55 67 7 129 18.4
108 Texas 7 78 45 5 128 18.3
109 New Mexico 13 162 60 13 235 18.1
109 South Alabama 12 101 97 19 217 18.1
111 Florida 8 62 75 7 144 18.0
111 Vanderbilt 7 56 63 7 126 18.0
113 Kansas State 9 73 75 13 161 17.9
114 UTEP 12 87 105 19 211 17.6
115 Hawai'i 11 70 100 23 193 17.5
115 Miami (Ohio) 10 70 87 18 175 17.5
115 Oregon State 8 72 54 14 140 17.5
118 Fresno State 10 75 83 16 174 17.4
119 Louisiana-Monroe 12 64 122 20 206 17.2
120 Syracuse 9 70 64 20 154 17.1
121 Penn State 9 56 81 12 149 16.6
122 Connecticut 11 76 89 17 182 16.5
123 Tulane 10 62 88 13 163 16.3
124 Army 11 137 29 12 178 16.2
125 UCF 10 52 95 13 160 16.0
126 Missouri 10 66 74 19 159 15.9
127 Boston College 9 74 48 16 138 15.3
128 Kent State 12 83 71 15 169 14.1