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

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