2015 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Baylor 2 37 27 2 66 33.0
2 Oklahoma 2 19 40 5 64 32.0
3 Indiana 2 32 23 4 59 29.5
4 Oregon 1 18 10 1 29 29.0
4 Texas Tech 1 11 17 1 29 29.0
6 Cincinnati 11 103 187 24 314 28.5
7 TCU 1 12 16 0 28 28.0
8 Mississippi 3 27 53 3 83 27.7
9 Texas A&M 2 30 23 2 55 27.5
10 North Carolina State 3 46 33 3 82 27.3
11 Boise State 10 95 151 26 272 27.2
12 Nebraska 3 33 46 2 81 27.0
12 Duke 2 19 30 5 54 27.0
12 Iowa State 1 13 13 1 27 27.0
15 Bowling Green 11 112 154 25 291 26.5
15 Tennessee 2 30 21 2 53 26.5
15 Purdue 2 16 29 8 53 26.5
18 Western Kentucky 11 104 166 16 286 26.0
19 Notre Dame 3 36 35 6 77 25.7
20 Virginia Tech 2 20 26 5 51 25.5
20 California 2 19 26 6 51 25.5
22 USC 3 27 45 4 76 25.3
23 Louisville 1 7 15 3 25 25.0
24 Tulsa 11 105 139 30 274 24.9
25 Wisconsin 3 40 31 3 74 24.7
26 Georgia Tech 2 33 13 3 49 24.5
26 LSU 2 33 10 6 49 24.5
26 UCLA 2 28 19 2 49 24.5
29 Colorado 3 42 25 6 73 24.3
30 Louisiana Tech 10 82 136 23 241 24.1
30 Memphis 9 83 120 14 217 24.1
32 Miami (Florida) 2 19 25 4 48 24.0
32 Arkansas 2 16 31 1 48 24.0
32 Oregon State 1 14 9 1 24 24.0
35 Southern Mississippi 10 85 132 22 239 23.9
36 Middle Tennessee 9 92 110 12 214 23.8
37 Toledo 10 100 122 15 237 23.7
38 Houston 10 115 100 19 234 23.4
39 Western Michigan 10 110 115 8 233 23.3
40 Idaho 9 74 112 23 209 23.2
41 Ohio State 4 46 42 4 92 23.0
41 Arizona 3 25 33 11 69 23.0
41 Northwestern 1 12 11 0 23 23.0
41 Iowa 1 11 11 1 23 23.0
41 Kansas 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
46 Colorado State 10 108 101 18 227 22.7
46 UNLV 9 82 101 21 204 22.7
46 Florida State 3 25 42 1 68 22.7
49 Ohio 11 111 112 26 249 22.6
49 Arkansas State 10 117 88 21 226 22.6
51 Alabama 2 21 21 3 45 22.5
52 Appalachian State 11 130 95 20 245 22.3
53 East Carolina 9 68 121 9 198 22.0
53 Michigan State 3 27 33 6 66 22.0
53 Illinois 2 18 20 6 44 22.0
56 Rice 9 79 103 13 195 21.7
57 Massachusetts 11 77 130 29 236 21.5
57 New Mexico State 10 97 99 19 215 21.5
57 Stanford 2 15 23 5 43 21.5
60 San Jose State 10 94 103 16 213 21.3
60 BYU 7 45 90 14 149 21.3
62 Northern Illinois 11 123 99 11 233 21.2
63 Marshall 11 94 116 21 231 21.0
63 Texas State 10 91 103 16 210 21.0
63 Central Michigan 8 48 109 11 168 21.0
63 Auburn 3 42 19 2 63 21.0
63 Wake Forest 2 20 16 6 42 21.0
63 West Virginia 1 10 11 0 21 21.0
69 Florida Atlantic 10 92 98 19 209 20.9
70 Georgia Southern 10 164 29 14 207 20.7
70 Akron 10 91 95 21 207 20.7
70 Buffalo 10 71 122 14 207 20.7
73 Air Force 11 167 50 8 225 20.5
73 Eastern Michigan 11 93 117 15 225 20.5
73 Georgia State 11 60 148 17 225 20.5
73 Oklahoma State 2 17 24 0 41 20.5
77 Utah State 10 90 93 20 203 20.3
77 Minnesota 4 27 47 7 81 20.3
79 Navy 11 179 30 13 222 20.2
79 South Florida 9 102 68 12 182 20.2
81 Wyoming 10 106 74 21 201 20.1
81 UTSA 9 86 81 14 181 20.1
83 Nevada 10 107 81 12 200 20.0
83 Ball State 9 74 88 18 180 20.0
83 Kentucky 2 22 15 3 40 20.0
83 South Carolina 1 10 9 1 20 20.0
87 Temple 13 98 129 30 257 19.8
87 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 88 93 17 198 19.8
87 Old Dominion 10 72 113 13 198 19.8
90 Charlotte 10 104 80 13 197 19.7
90 SMU 9 77 83 17 177 19.7
90 Mississippi State 3 26 29 4 59 19.7
90 Washington 3 17 37 5 59 19.7
94 San Diego State 11 128 64 24 216 19.6
94 Troy 8 48 98 11 157 19.6
96 Michigan 2 19 17 3 39 19.5
96 Kansas State 2 17 18 4 39 19.5
98 North Texas 9 98 63 14 175 19.4
99 Utah 3 30 20 8 58 19.3
99 Florida 3 24 32 2 58 19.3
99 Missouri 3 24 27 7 58 19.3
102 South Alabama 9 87 71 14 172 19.1
103 Arizona State 1 9 10 0 19 19.0
103 Washington State 1 4 14 1 19 19.0
105 Pittsburgh 3 24 27 5 56 18.7
106 Clemson 2 17 17 3 37 18.5
107 Florida International 10 65 100 17 182 18.2
107 UTEP 9 68 78 18 164 18.2
109 Georgia 2 20 16 0 36 18.0
109 Rutgers 1 11 6 1 18 18.0
111 Hawai'i 9 61 79 16 156 17.3
112 Miami (Ohio) 10 66 89 17 172 17.2
113 Syracuse 2 12 18 4 34 17.0
113 Maryland 2 11 20 3 34 17.0
115 New Mexico 10 118 40 11 169 16.9
116 Connecticut 11 78 89 18 185 16.8
117 Louisiana-Monroe 10 51 98 18 167 16.7
117 Vanderbilt 3 27 21 2 50 16.7
119 Fresno State 9 61 73 14 148 16.4
120 Army 6 68 20 9 97 16.2
121 Virginia 2 5 25 2 32 16.0
122 Tulane 9 51 81 11 143 15.9
122 UCF 9 45 86 12 143 15.9
124 Boston College 2 20 9 2 31 15.5
125 Penn State 4 22 28 5 55 13.8
126 Kent State 9 59 51 11 121 13.4
127 Texas 2 9 9 1 19 9.5