2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Alabama 6 29 49 7 85 14.2
2 Georgia 2 17 10 3 30 15.0
2 Washington 4 24 29 7 60 15.0
2 Michigan 6 45 32 13 90 15.0
5 Vanderbilt 2 17 11 3 31 15.5
6 Army 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
6 LSU 5 41 33 6 80 16.0
8 SMU 2 23 9 1 33 16.5
9 Southern Mississippi 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
9 Miami (Ohio) 1 11 6 0 17 17.0
9 Indiana 4 41 24 3 68 17.0
12 Iowa 5 41 39 6 86 17.2
12 Ohio State 6 49 51 3 103 17.2
14 Houston 2 15 19 1 35 17.5
15 USC 5 39 46 4 89 17.8
16 Western Michigan 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
17 Wisconsin 7 52 69 6 127 18.1
18 Michigan State 4 29 37 7 73 18.3
18 Florida 4 44 22 7 73 18.3
20 Minnesota 4 35 33 6 74 18.5
21 Rice 1 13 6 0 19 19.0
22 Florida State 5 44 43 9 96 19.2
23 Temple 2 16 17 6 39 19.5
24 Clemson 7 53 65 20 138 19.7
25 Ohio 1 10 10 0 20 20.0
25 Tulsa 1 12 7 1 20 20.0
25 Fresno State 1 15 4 1 20 20.0
28 Arkansas 5 55 43 5 103 20.6
29 Utah 3 22 35 5 62 20.7
29 Stanford 3 31 27 4 62 20.7
29 Duke 3 38 22 2 62 20.7
29 Penn State 7 57 74 14 145 20.7
33 Miami (Florida) 4 33 41 9 83 20.8
33 Oklahoma 4 52 26 5 83 20.8
35 Massachusetts 1 7 14 0 21 21.0
35 Georgia Southern 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
35 Nebraska 3 31 29 3 63 21.0
35 Tennessee 4 37 42 5 84 21.0
39 East Carolina 3 32 28 4 64 21.3
39 North Carolina 4 45 33 7 85 21.3
41 Navy 2 24 19 0 43 21.5
41 Northwestern 6 66 59 4 129 21.5
43 Kansas State 4 26 60 1 87 21.8
43 Auburn 4 38 41 8 87 21.8
43 Colorado 5 49 56 4 109 21.8
46 West Virginia 2 17 20 7 44 22.0
46 Louisville 3 25 32 9 66 22.0
46 Notre Dame 3 33 27 6 66 22.0
49 Illinois 5 64 40 7 111 22.2
50 UCF 3 33 28 6 67 22.3
50 Wake Forest 4 42 43 4 89 22.3
52 Central Michigan 2 16 24 5 45 22.5
53 Oklahoma State 4 41 46 4 91 22.8
53 Arizona 4 54 28 9 91 22.8
55 Western Kentucky 1 9 13 1 23 23.0
55 Washington State 3 26 39 4 69 23.0
55 Boston College 4 36 45 11 92 23.0
58 Rutgers 5 71 41 4 116 23.2
59 Mississippi State 3 26 38 6 70 23.3
59 Purdue 4 50 36 7 93 23.3
61 Virginia Tech 2 16 24 7 47 23.5
62 Georgia Tech 3 31 39 1 71 23.7
62 Kent State 3 45 23 3 71 23.7
64 Troy 1 8 13 3 24 24.0
64 Connecticut 2 28 20 0 48 24.0
64 Texas 3 29 42 1 72 24.0
64 Oregon State 3 40 30 2 72 24.0
68 Iowa State 4 41 51 6 98 24.5
69 North Carolina State 3 24 44 6 74 24.7
70 Wyoming 1 5 17 3 25 25.0
70 Toledo 1 11 12 2 25 25.0
70 Georgia State 1 11 13 1 25 25.0
70 Cincinnati 2 29 19 2 50 25.0
70 UCLA 3 33 33 9 75 25.0
70 Virginia 3 35 35 5 75 25.0
70 Kansas 3 37 33 5 75 25.0
70 Mississippi 4 50 46 4 100 25.0
78 Arizona State 3 36 35 5 76 25.3
78 Missouri 3 38 34 4 76 25.3
78 TCU 3 39 30 7 76 25.3
78 Syracuse 6 68 79 5 152 25.3
82 BYU 1 7 17 2 26 26.0
82 Ball State 1 10 16 0 26 26.0
82 North Texas 1 11 10 5 26 26.0
82 Tulane 1 12 12 2 26 26.0
82 Hawai'i 1 17 9 0 26 26.0
82 Baylor 3 35 34 9 78 26.0
88 Kentucky 3 38 41 0 79 26.3
89 Pittsburgh 4 19 79 9 107 26.8
90 Idaho 1 6 20 1 27 27.0
91 South Carolina 3 34 44 4 82 27.3
91 Texas A&M 3 46 29 7 82 27.3
93 Colorado State 1 15 12 1 28 28.0
94 Oregon 5 68 61 13 142 28.4
95 Memphis 2 23 30 4 57 28.5
95 South Florida 2 36 16 5 57 28.5
97 California 3 46 33 7 86 28.7
98 Eastern Michigan 1 10 18 1 29 29.0
98 Buffalo 1 11 17 1 29 29.0
98 Utah State 1 15 12 2 29 29.0
101 Texas Tech 3 38 49 1 88 29.3
102 Maryland 4 59 47 13 119 29.8
103 Marshall 2 26 27 9 62 31.0
103 Northern Illinois 2 30 26 6 62 31.0
105 Akron 2 32 28 3 63 31.5
106 Arkansas State 1 20 10 2 32 32.0
106 Charlotte 2 26 31 7 64 32.0
108 Louisiana-Monroe 2 34 29 3 66 33.0
109 Bowling Green 1 25 14 2 41 41.0