2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Houston	12	104	171	14	289	24.1
2	East Carolina	11	81	160	18	259	23.5
3	Memphis	12	97	156	23	276	23.0
4	Tulsa	12	174	149	22	345	28.8
5	SMU	11	80	137	20	237	21.5
6	Temple	13	131	130	23	284	21.8
6	Cincinnati	11	68	130	12	210	19.1
8	South Florida	12	154	112	12	278	23.2
9	Connecticut	11	62	106	14	182	16.5
10	UCF	12	95	103	24	222	18.5
11	Navy	13	197	62	16	275	21.2
12	Tulane	11	111	59	16	186	16.9