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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 West Virginia 4 43 33 20 96 24.0
2 Southern Mississippi 5 45 59 15 119 23.8
2 Duke 4 30 50 15 95 23.8
4 Tulsa 5 47 64 14 125 25.0
4 Massachusetts 5 33 73 14 120 24.0
6 Houston 5 61 50 13 124 24.8
6 Idaho 4 38 46 13 97 24.3
6 Louisiana Tech 5 39 66 13 118 23.6
6 Ball State 5 39 62 13 114 22.8
6 Utah State 5 51 43 13 107 21.4
6 Temple 5 40 42 13 95 19.0
12 Oklahoma 5 56 69 12 137 27.4
12 Kentucky 4 30 55 12 97 24.3
12 Wisconsin 5 26 73 12 111 22.2
12 San Diego State 5 60 29 12 101 20.2
12 Kansas State 4 37 23 12 72 18.0
12 Wake Forest 5 25 39 12 76 15.2
12 Boston College 5 29 20 12 61 12.2
19 TCU 4 38 69 11 118 29.5
19 Boise State 5 51 72 11 134 26.8
19 Clemson 5 52 60 11 123 24.6
19 Troy 5 34 62 11 107 21.4
19 Ohio 4 21 52 11 84 21.0
19 North Texas 5 60 32 11 103 20.6
19 Florida International 5 32 57 11 100 20.0
19 Connecticut 5 37 48 11 96 19.2
27 Bowling Green 4 42 68 10 120 30.0
27 Texas Tech 5 52 87 10 149 29.8
27 Memphis 4 41 67 10 118 29.5
27 Mississippi 5 48 76 10 134 26.8
27 UNLV 4 38 41 10 89 22.3
27 Notre Dame 4 37 41 10 88 22.0
27 Virginia Tech 5 43 44 10 97 19.4
27 Louisiana-Monroe 5 23 55 10 88 17.6
27 Penn State 5 33 44 10 87 17.4
27 Miami (Ohio) 5 29 44 10 83 16.6
37 BYU 4 42 59 9 110 27.5
37 Oklahoma State 4 30 69 9 108 27.0
37 Western Kentucky 5 45 75 9 129 25.8
37 Arkansas State 4 54 33 9 96 24.0
37 Iowa State 5 60 49 9 118 23.6
37 Marshall 5 46 54 9 109 21.8
37 Florida State 5 39 55 9 103 20.6
37 Colorado State 4 31 42 9 82 20.5
37 Iowa 4 43 27 9 79 19.8
37 Nebraska 5 31 58 9 98 19.6
37 Florida Atlantic 4 33 36 9 78 19.5
37 Hawai'i 5 20 46 9 75 15.0
49 Toledo 4 46 50 8 104 26.0
49 Nevada 4 49 44 8 101 25.3
49 Arizona 5 52 55 8 115 23.0
49 Oregon 4 48 29 8 85 21.3
49 Virginia 4 34 43 8 85 21.3
49 Appalachian State 5 54 43 8 105 21.0
49 Wyoming 5 55 37 8 100 20.0
49 Central Michigan 5 28 64 8 100 20.0
49 Syracuse 4 33 33 8 74 18.5
49 Georgia State 4 15 47 8 70 17.5
49 South Florida 5 44 34 8 86 17.2
49 Purdue 4 22 35 8 65 16.3
49 UCF 5 24 49 8 81 16.2
49 Tulane 5 24 42 8 74 14.8
63 Baylor 4 61 53 7 121 30.3
63 Cincinnati 4 40 57 7 104 26.0
63 LSU 4 62 27 7 96 24.0
63 Michigan State 4 30 58 7 95 23.8
63 Stanford 4 48 34 7 89 22.3
63 San Jose State 4 34 42 7 83 20.8
63 Indiana 4 22 54 7 83 20.8
63 UTSA 4 36 37 7 80 20.0
63 Akron 4 32 40 7 79 19.8
63 New Mexico 4 52 19 7 78 19.5
63 Miami (Florida) 5 25 55 7 87 17.4
63 Illinois 4 11 46 7 64 16.0
75 California 4 28 64 6 98 24.5
75 Arizona State 4 36 53 6 95 23.8
75 Eastern Michigan 5 55 50 6 111 22.2
75 SMU 4 29 49 6 84 21.0
75 USC 4 34 42 6 82 20.5
75 Alabama 4 39 32 6 77 19.3
75 Utah 4 36 35 6 77 19.3
75 Louisville 4 27 42 6 75 18.8
75 South Alabama 3 27 22 6 55 18.3
75 North Carolina State 4 25 34 6 65 16.3
75 Kansas 5 21 52 6 79 15.8
86 Washington State 5 36 102 5 143 28.6
86 Western Michigan 4 49 44 5 98 24.5
86 Ohio State 4 49 42 5 96 24.0
86 Colorado 5 44 64 5 113 22.6
86 East Carolina 5 44 62 5 111 22.2
86 North Carolina 4 40 39 5 84 21.0
86 Buffalo 4 29 50 5 84 21.0
86 UCLA 4 26 52 5 83 20.8
86 Texas A&M 4 30 45 5 80 20.0
86 New Mexico State 5 55 35 5 95 19.0
86 Georgia Tech 5 56 30 5 91 18.2
86 Oregon State 4 33 31 5 69 17.3
86 Army 4 53 7 5 65 16.3
86 Maryland 4 35 23 5 63 15.8
86 UTEP 4 25 33 5 63 15.8
86 Northwestern 4 20 32 5 57 14.3
102 Northern Illinois 4 59 44 4 107 26.8
102 Air Force 5 88 18 4 110 22.0
102 Georgia Southern 4 72 9 4 85 21.3
102 Middle Tennessee 4 28 51 4 83 20.8
102 Charlotte 4 48 30 4 82 20.5
102 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 47 31 4 82 20.5
102 Pittsburgh 5 50 47 4 101 20.2
102 Rice 4 30 46 4 80 20.0
102 Florida 4 27 40 4 71 17.8
102 Navy 4 57 9 4 70 17.5
102 Michigan 4 29 32 4 65 16.3
102 Kent State 4 28 22 4 54 13.5
114 Mississippi State 4 39 48 3 90 22.5
114 Arkansas 4 39 42 3 84 21.0
114 Old Dominion 4 40 37 3 80 20.0
114 Texas 4 50 18 3 71 17.8
114 Washington 4 30 34 3 67 16.8
114 Texas State 3 29 16 3 48 16.0
114 Georgia 4 23 32 3 58 14.5
114 Missouri 4 22 21 3 46 11.5
122 Tennessee 4 39 46 2 87 21.8
122 Auburn 4 37 37 2 76 19.0
122 Vanderbilt 4 37 29 2 68 17.0
122 Minnesota 4 27 37 2 66 16.5
122 South Carolina 4 30 33 2 65 16.3
122 Fresno State 4 22 27 2 51 12.8
128 Rutgers 4 29 31 0 60 15.0