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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Boston College 9 31 62 16 109 12.1
2 Michigan 7 46 39 11 96 13.7
3 Ohio State 7 39 53 5 97 13.9
4 Army 12 82 81 9 172 14.3
5 Wisconsin 7 31 61 10 102 14.6
5 Clemson 8 49 51 17 117 14.6
7 Alabama 9 42 76 14 132 14.7
7 Southern Mississippi 12 82 74 20 176 14.7
7 Temple 12 85 79 12 176 14.7
10 Florida 9 52 61 20 133 14.8
11 Colorado 9 50 72 15 137 15.2
12 LSU 7 36 67 9 112 16.0
13 Louisville 10 59 83 19 161 16.1
13 Virginia Tech 12 82 92 19 193 16.1
15 Houston 11 59 104 15 178 16.2
15 Georgia 11 84 86 8 178 16.2
17 Nebraska 10 60 92 16 168 16.8
18 San Diego State 14 92 126 18 236 16.9
19 Duke 9 65 80 9 154 17.1
20 Tulane 11 88 86 16 190 17.3
21 North Carolina State 10 57 97 20 174 17.4
22 Air Force 13 78 127 24 229 17.6
23 Appalachian State 13 83 125 24 232 17.8
24 Western Michigan 13 102 116 15 233 17.9
25 Rutgers 7 72 46 8 126 18.0
25 Wake Forest 9 65 86 11 162 18.0
25 Miami (Florida) 9 69 82 11 162 18.0
28 Auburn 9 57 96 10 163 18.1
29 BYU 12 71 126 21 218 18.2
30 Arkansas 8 59 81 6 146 18.3
30 Arkansas State 12 77 115 27 219 18.3
32 Penn State 7 52 66 11 129 18.4
33 Florida State 8 45 82 22 149 18.6
33 Washington 10 74 90 22 186 18.6
35 Michigan State 8 63 71 16 150 18.8
35 Iowa 8 65 76 9 150 18.8
35 UCF 10 91 85 12 188 18.8
35 Troy 12 84 123 19 226 18.8
39 Ohio 13 86 143 18 247 19.0
40 Stanford 10 74 102 15 191 19.1
41 Minnesota 9 60 96 17 173 19.2
41 Utah 10 67 110 15 192 19.2
43 Toledo 12 99 114 18 231 19.3
44 Kansas State 9 63 95 17 175 19.4
45 Washington State 10 63 112 20 195 19.5
45 Central Michigan 11 92 110 12 214 19.5
45 New Mexico 13 107 121 26 254 19.5
48 Notre Dame 9 87 75 16 178 19.8
48 TCU 10 91 98 9 198 19.8
48 Western Kentucky 13 72 153 33 258 19.8
51 USC 8 54 84 22 160 20.0
51 Maryland 9 84 82 14 180 20.0
53 Tulsa 12 95 131 15 241 20.1
53 Colorado State 12 116 109 16 241 20.1
55 Virginia 9 67 100 16 183 20.3
55 Connecticut 10 61 129 13 203 20.3
57 Miami (Ohio) 12 103 113 29 245 20.4
57 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 93 156 16 265 20.4
57 Wyoming 13 115 135 15 265 20.4
60 Syracuse 6 53 60 10 123 20.5
61 Indiana 9 71 99 15 185 20.6
62 Utah State 11 129 75 24 228 20.7
63 UTSA 13 115 128 28 271 20.8
64 Buffalo 11 136 79 15 230 20.9
65 Illinois 7 62 72 13 147 21.0
65 Purdue 8 85 76 7 168 21.0
65 Kent State 9 89 82 18 189 21.0
65 Georgia Tech 10 91 108 11 210 21.0
65 Bowling Green 11 94 115 22 231 21.0
70 San Jose State 12 148 89 16 253 21.1
71 Baylor 10 98 94 20 212 21.2
71 Georgia Southern 11 103 107 23 233 21.2
71 South Alabama 13 142 108 26 276 21.2
74 Mississippi 8 87 70 13 170 21.3
74 UCLA 9 72 96 24 192 21.3
74 East Carolina 9 97 79 16 192 21.3
77 Oklahoma 9 60 119 14 193 21.4
77 Vanderbilt 11 91 127 17 235 21.4
77 Old Dominion 13 118 139 21 278 21.4
77 Boise State 13 144 120 14 278 21.4
81 North Texas 12 136 93 29 258 21.5
82 Northwestern 7 47 97 7 151 21.6
82 South Carolina 10 110 90 16 216 21.6
82 Kentucky 10 119 82 15 216 21.6
85 Rice 11 107 118 14 239 21.7
86 Pittsburgh 9 68 114 14 196 21.8
86 West Virginia 11 101 124 15 240 21.8
88 Missouri 9 82 99 16 197 21.9
88 Fresno State 11 152 76 13 241 21.9
90 Georgia State 11 127 97 18 242 22.0
90 Idaho 12 102 135 27 264 22.0
90 Navy 12 112 142 10 264 22.0
93 UTEP 12 139 108 18 265 22.1
93 Nevada 12 168 89 8 265 22.1
95 North Carolina 9 109 75 16 200 22.2
96 UNLV 12 118 128 21 267 22.3
97 Arizona State 9 57 128 17 202 22.4
97 Kansas 9 112 74 16 202 22.4
97 Texas A&M 10 87 113 24 224 22.4
97 Florida International 12 120 138 11 269 22.4
101 Ball State 11 83 149 15 247 22.5
102 Charlotte 10 69 138 19 226 22.6
102 Louisiana-Monroe 10 119 90 17 226 22.6
104 Oklahoma State 9 85 98 21 204 22.7
104 Texas 9 95 86 23 204 22.7
106 Oregon State 9 93 88 24 205 22.8
106 Mississippi State 10 84 134 10 228 22.8
106 Marshall 10 94 110 24 228 22.8
109 Memphis 11 114 117 21 252 22.9
110 Northern Illinois 10 90 115 25 230 23.0
111 Akron 10 112 102 17 231 23.1
112 Tennessee 9 99 93 17 209 23.2
113 SMU 10 105 115 15 235 23.5
113 Eastern Michigan 12 114 141 27 282 23.5
115 Cincinnati 10 104 117 16 237 23.7
116 Texas State 12 138 122 26 286 23.8
116 Hawai'i 13 168 115 26 309 23.8
118 Louisiana Tech 14 130 183 23 336 24.0
119 Massachusetts 11 112 128 25 265 24.1
119 New Mexico State 12 133 141 15 289 24.1
121 Iowa State 8 106 75 14 195 24.4
122 South Florida 11 108 143 18 269 24.5
122 Middle Tennessee 13 150 150 19 319 24.5
124 Florida Atlantic 12 142 137 17 296 24.7
125 Texas Tech 9 100 123 10 233 25.9
126 California 9 112 100 22 234 26.0
127 Arizona 8 76 113 22 211 26.4
128 Oregon 7 89 95 11 195 27.9