2015 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Cincinnati 4 45 80 14 139 34.8
2 Bowling Green 4 40 71 11 122 30.5
3 TCU 4 51 67 3 121 30.3
4 Arizona 4 61 43 15 119 29.8
5 Texas Tech 4 42 63 9 114 28.5
6 Memphis 4 47 55 9 111 27.8
7 Oregon 4 56 47 6 109 27.3
7 California 4 40 59 10 109 27.3
9 Indiana 4 54 48 6 108 27.0
10 Colorado 4 58 39 9 106 26.5
10 North Carolina State 4 56 46 4 106 26.5
10 Rice 4 56 41 9 106 26.5
13 Nebraska 4 41 58 6 105 26.3
14 Baylor 3 58 43 3 104 34.7
15 Rutgers 4 49 47 7 103 25.8
16 Alabama 4 44 49 8 101 25.3
16 Mississippi 4 41 50 10 101 25.3
16 Louisiana Tech 4 40 54 7 101 25.3
19 Colorado State 4 39 53 7 99 24.8
20 Notre Dame 4 51 43 3 97 24.3
20 UCLA 4 50 43 4 97 24.3
20 Georgia 4 45 47 5 97 24.3
23 SMU 4 46 35 15 96 24.0
23 Ball State 4 44 44 8 96 24.0
23 Arkansas 4 41 52 3 96 24.0
23 North Carolina 4 39 49 8 96 24.0
23 Texas State 4 36 51 9 96 24.0
23 Wake Forest 4 27 58 11 96 24.0
29 USC 4 35 54 6 95 23.8
30 San Jose State 4 49 42 3 94 23.5
30 Texas A&M 4 43 44 7 94 23.5
30 Middle Tennessee 4 39 50 5 94 23.5
30 Western Michigan 4 34 55 5 94 23.5
34 Tulsa 3 35 47 11 93 31.0
34 Tennessee 4 54 34 5 93 23.3
34 Louisville 4 39 47 7 93 23.3
34 Illinois 4 35 49 9 93 23.3
34 Oklahoma State 4 33 54 6 93 23.3
39 Florida Atlantic 4 43 42 7 92 23.0
39 Arizona State 4 38 47 7 92 23.0
41 Georgia Tech 4 64 22 5 91 22.8
41 Wisconsin 4 42 43 6 91 22.8
43 Mississippi State 4 32 53 5 90 22.5
43 Western Kentucky 4 21 66 3 90 22.5
45 Iowa 4 45 41 3 89 22.3
45 Boise State 4 35 50 4 89 22.3
47 Utah 4 42 39 7 88 22.0
47 Wyoming 4 38 39 11 88 22.0
47 Stanford 4 36 42 10 88 22.0
47 Vanderbilt 4 32 47 9 88 22.0
51 Michigan State 4 36 44 7 87 21.8
51 East Carolina 4 25 54 8 87 21.8
51 Central Michigan 4 22 58 7 87 21.8
54 Ohio State 4 43 38 5 86 21.5
54 Purdue 4 32 42 12 86 21.5
54 Idaho 4 29 51 6 86 21.5
57 Auburn 4 47 35 3 85 21.3
57 Duke 4 42 37 6 85 21.3
57 Southern Mississippi 4 20 56 9 85 21.3
60 Oklahoma 3 28 47 9 84 28.0
60 Virginia Tech 4 43 36 5 84 21.0
62 West Virginia 3 34 42 7 83 27.7
62 Northwestern 4 50 32 1 83 20.8
64 Eastern Michigan 4 31 46 5 82 20.5
65 Houston 3 45 34 2 81 27.0
65 UTSA 4 36 39 6 81 20.3
65 Ohio 4 36 38 7 81 20.3
68 South Carolina 4 42 33 5 80 20.0
68 Michigan 4 34 41 5 80 20.0
68 Florida International 4 30 45 5 80 20.0
71 UNLV 4 43 30 6 79 19.8
72 Oregon State 4 38 32 8 78 19.5
72 Florida 4 30 46 2 78 19.5
72 Missouri 4 27 38 13 78 19.5
72 Minnesota 4 26 46 6 78 19.5
76 Air Force 3 58 11 7 76 25.3
77 Boston College 4 48 22 5 75 18.8
77 Arkansas State 4 34 37 4 75 18.8
77 Buffalo 4 29 41 5 75 18.8
77 Marshall 4 28 39 8 75 18.8
81 New Mexico 4 48 22 4 74 18.5
81 Charlotte 4 39 31 4 74 18.5
81 Northern Illinois 4 32 39 3 74 18.5
81 UTEP 4 28 39 7 74 18.5
85 Connecticut 4 31 36 6 73 18.3
86 Fresno State 4 34 32 6 72 18.0
86 Maryland 4 33 33 6 72 18.0
88 Miami (Florida) 3 25 41 5 71 23.7
88 Nevada 4 37 28 6 71 17.8
88 Akron 4 34 28 9 71 17.8
88 BYU 4 29 34 8 71 17.8
92 Appalachian State 3 43 20 7 70 23.3
92 Kansas 3 25 41 4 70 23.3
92 Army 4 55 10 5 70 17.5
92 Washington 4 20 44 6 70 17.5
96 Clemson 3 30 36 3 69 23.0
96 Georgia Southern 4 53 14 2 69 17.3
96 Syracuse 4 38 26 5 69 17.3
96 Kentucky 4 36 28 5 69 17.3
100 Navy 3 56 7 5 68 22.7
100 Washington State 3 17 48 3 68 22.7
100 Kent State 4 34 27 7 68 17.0
100 South Alabama 4 23 38 7 68 17.0
104 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 34 24 9 67 22.3
105 Florida State 3 29 33 4 66 22.0
105 Georgia State 3 25 37 4 66 22.0
105 Virginia 4 15 46 5 66 16.5
108 Old Dominion 4 33 26 6 65 16.3
109 UCF 4 19 36 9 64 16.0
110 Massachusetts 3 12 38 12 62 20.7
111 Iowa State 3 21 31 8 60 20.0
111 Toledo 3 21 31 8 60 20.0
111 Penn State 4 28 27 5 60 15.0
111 Hawai'i 4 16 34 10 60 15.0
115 North Texas 3 27 28 4 59 19.7
115 Miami (Ohio) 4 23 31 5 59 14.8
117 Texas 4 29 25 4 58 14.5
117 San Diego State 4 28 28 2 58 14.5
119 South Florida 3 33 17 6 56 18.7
120 Kansas State 3 27 24 4 55 18.3
120 New Mexico State 3 21 29 5 55 18.3
122 LSU 3 35 14 4 53 17.7
123 Pittsburgh 3 22 25 5 52 17.3
123 Temple 3 18 31 3 52 17.3
123 Tulane 3 17 31 4 52 17.3
126 Troy 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
127 Utah State 3 19 25 5 49 16.3
127 Louisiana-Monroe 3 14 29 6 49 16.3