2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Boston College 5 12 27 6 45 9.0
2 Houston 5 24 34 2 60 12.0
3 Florida 4 24 17 11 52 13.0
4 Army 12 68 82 7 157 13.1
5 Wisconsin 4 20 31 3 54 13.5
6 Air Force 5 22 37 9 68 13.6
7 Kansas State 4 21 30 4 55 13.8
7 Alabama 6 26 49 8 83 13.8
9 Clemson 6 35 36 15 86 14.3
10 Duke 4 22 31 5 58 14.5
11 Tulane 4 22 34 3 59 14.8
11 Miami (Florida) 5 26 39 9 74 14.8
11 UCF 5 36 34 4 74 14.8
11 Southern Mississippi 5 39 28 7 74 14.8
15 North Carolina State 5 28 41 7 76 15.2
16 Michigan 4 31 22 8 61 15.3
17 Colorado 4 23 36 4 63 15.8
17 Virginia Tech 5 32 39 8 79 15.8
17 Western Michigan 5 32 43 4 79 15.8
20 Georgia 5 42 37 2 81 16.2
21 LSU 4 24 35 6 65 16.3
21 Utah 4 24 35 6 65 16.3
21 East Carolina 4 24 36 5 65 16.3
24 Florida State 5 39 35 9 83 16.6
24 Toledo 5 44 31 8 83 16.6
26 Rutgers 3 24 23 3 50 16.7
27 Washington 4 35 27 5 67 16.8
27 New Mexico 5 43 34 7 84 16.8
29 Auburn 5 33 42 11 86 17.2
30 Baylor 4 29 32 8 69 17.3
31 Tennessee 5 30 47 10 87 17.4
31 Tulsa 5 33 49 5 87 17.4
33 Maryland 4 31 34 5 70 17.5
34 Texas A&M 5 32 46 10 88 17.6
35 Ball State 4 27 41 3 71 17.8
35 Arkansas 5 33 53 3 89 17.8
35 Wake Forest 5 37 44 8 89 17.8
38 Illinois 3 17 29 8 54 18.0
38 Connecticut 4 19 46 7 72 18.0
40 Ohio State 4 29 40 4 73 18.3
40 Georgia Southern 4 36 29 8 73 18.3
40 Iowa 4 39 32 2 73 18.3
43 San Diego State 5 33 50 9 92 18.4
44 USC 4 25 41 8 74 18.5
44 Oklahoma State 4 30 39 5 74 18.5
46 Louisville 5 34 45 14 93 18.6
47 Texas 3 18 32 6 56 18.7
48 TCU 4 29 42 4 75 18.8
48 Ohio 5 33 56 5 94 18.8
50 Indiana 4 30 38 8 76 19.0
51 Wyoming 5 34 55 7 96 19.2
51 South Alabama 5 51 36 9 96 19.2
51 BYU 12 75 133 22 230 19.2
54 Minnesota 4 27 42 9 78 19.5
54 Nebraska 4 33 37 8 78 19.5
56 Troy 5 28 57 13 98 19.6
56 UTSA 5 53 38 7 98 19.6
58 Kansas 3 39 16 4 59 19.7
59 Syracuse 4 31 44 4 79 19.8
59 Appalachian State 5 31 61 7 99 19.8
61 Arizona State 3 10 44 6 60 20.0
61 UCLA 3 24 31 5 60 20.0
61 Missouri 4 29 41 10 80 20.0
61 Temple 5 54 35 11 100 20.0
65 Michigan State 3 24 29 8 61 20.3
65 Washington State 4 23 50 8 81 20.3
65 Penn State 4 29 44 8 81 20.3
65 Stanford 4 37 39 5 81 20.3
69 Central Michigan 5 41 58 4 103 20.6
69 Georgia Tech 5 48 48 7 103 20.6
71 Purdue 3 24 36 2 62 20.7
72 Pittsburgh 5 34 59 11 104 20.8
72 Miami (Ohio) 5 48 47 9 104 20.8
72 Middle Tennessee 5 61 37 6 104 20.8
72 North Texas 5 66 28 10 104 20.8
76 Oklahoma 4 37 41 6 84 21.0
76 North Carolina 5 58 34 13 105 21.0
78 Notre Dame 11 111 101 22 234 21.3
79 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 39 62 6 107 21.4
79 Memphis 5 44 54 9 107 21.4
81 Cincinnati 4 36 43 7 86 21.5
81 Buffalo 4 52 28 6 86 21.5
81 Nevada 4 53 31 2 86 21.5
84 Oregon State 3 28 32 5 65 21.7
85 Utah State 4 38 36 13 87 21.8
85 San Jose State 4 48 37 2 87 21.8
85 UTEP 4 51 30 6 87 21.8
85 Western Kentucky 5 30 63 16 109 21.8
85 Boise State 5 37 63 9 109 21.8
90 Kent State 4 41 37 10 88 22.0
90 Fresno State 4 57 26 5 88 22.0
90 Eastern Michigan 5 43 52 15 110 22.0
93 Virginia 4 26 53 10 89 22.3
94 Mississippi State 5 38 67 7 112 22.4
95 Vanderbilt 5 44 60 9 113 22.6
96 UNLV 4 31 49 11 91 22.8
96 Arkansas State 5 44 54 16 114 22.8
98 Georgia State 4 57 34 1 92 23.0
99 Colorado State 5 44 67 5 116 23.2
100 Northwestern 4 39 50 4 93 23.3
100 Rice 4 54 35 4 93 23.3
102 Navy 5 58 52 7 117 23.4
103 West Virginia 4 39 49 6 94 23.5
103 Massachusetts 11 107 131 21 259 23.5
105 Iowa State 3 37 28 6 71 23.7
106 Florida International 4 46 45 4 95 23.8
106 Old Dominion 5 46 62 11 119 23.8
108 SMU 4 37 53 6 96 24.0
108 Mississippi 4 45 40 11 96 24.0
110 Kentucky 5 71 42 9 122 24.4
111 Oregon 3 33 29 12 74 24.7
112 Marshall 4 32 50 17 99 24.8
112 Florida Atlantic 4 47 49 3 99 24.8
112 Idaho 5 45 67 12 124 24.8
115 Texas State 4 44 48 8 100 25.0
116 Louisiana Tech 5 57 58 11 126 25.2
117 South Florida 5 57 58 12 127 25.4
118 Charlotte 4 37 56 9 102 25.5
119 Arizona 3 30 42 5 77 25.7
120 Northern Illinois 4 41 48 15 104 26.0
120 Bowling Green 4 49 45 10 104 26.0
122 New Mexico State 4 55 45 7 107 26.8
122 Hawai'i 6 72 75 14 161 26.8
124 California 3 45 30 7 82 27.3
125 South Carolina 5 54 74 10 138 27.6
126 Texas Tech 3 31 47 7 85 28.3
126 Akron 4 39 61 13 113 28.3
128 Louisiana-Monroe 4 66 40 8 114 28.5