2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Boston College 3 3 15 3 21 7.0
2 Alabama 2 4 11 2 17 8.5
3 Florida 2 5 8 7 20 10.0
4 Colorado 1 7 5 0 12 12.0
4 Arkansas 2 10 13 1 24 12.0
6 Kansas State 1 8 4 1 13 13.0
7 Wisconsin 3 15 23 2 40 13.3
8 Penn State 2 10 15 4 29 14.5
9 TCU 1 3 11 1 15 15.0
9 Ohio State 2 8 19 3 30 15.0
9 Auburn 2 12 16 2 30 15.0
9 Temple 11 81 73 11 165 15.0
13 Michigan 2 19 9 3 31 15.5
14 Notre Dame 3 33 8 6 47 15.7
15 Southern Mississippi 10 75 65 19 159 15.9
16 LSU 1 4 9 3 16 16.0
16 Arizona State 1 5 11 0 16 16.0
16 Texas 2 14 13 5 32 16.0
16 Duke 2 14 17 1 32 16.0
16 North Carolina State 3 19 25 4 48 16.0
16 Army 9 67 67 10 144 16.0
22 Louisville 3 19 23 7 49 16.3
23 Nebraska 2 7 20 6 33 16.5
23 Texas A&M 2 13 16 4 33 16.5
23 San Diego State 12 83 100 15 198 16.5
26 Miami (Florida) 3 20 25 5 50 16.7
27 Washington 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
27 Florida State 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
27 Indiana 2 9 21 4 34 17.0
27 Tennessee 2 13 17 4 34 17.0
31 Houston 10 57 102 15 174 17.4
32 Appalachian State 11 71 100 24 195 17.7
33 Arkansas State 11 72 101 23 196 17.8
33 Air Force 12 74 118 21 213 17.8
35 Pittsburgh 1 9 7 2 18 18.0
35 USC 2 8 23 5 36 18.0
35 Washington State 2 8 24 4 36 18.0
35 Utah 2 12 21 3 36 18.0
39 UCLA 2 14 20 3 37 18.5
39 Stanford 2 23 13 1 37 18.5
41 Wake Forest 3 29 24 3 56 18.7
42 Virginia Tech 2 18 20 0 38 19.0
43 Western Michigan 10 91 88 13 192 19.2
44 Tulane 10 93 84 16 193 19.3
45 Troy 11 80 117 16 213 19.4
46 Colorado State 10 100 82 14 196 19.6
47 Ohio 11 72 130 17 219 19.9
48 Illinois 1 11 6 3 20 20.0
48 Virginia 2 8 26 6 40 20.0
48 Oklahoma 2 9 27 4 40 20.0
48 Purdue 2 17 22 1 40 20.0
48 Maryland 2 19 17 4 40 20.0
48 Baylor 3 23 31 6 60 20.0
48 BYU 6 37 74 9 120 20.0
48 UCF 10 96 89 15 200 20.0
56 Western Kentucky 11 61 134 27 222 20.2
56 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 78 131 13 222 20.2
58 Toledo 12 104 122 18 244 20.3
59 New Mexico 11 91 108 25 224 20.4
60 Miami (Ohio) 10 85 97 23 205 20.5
60 Central Michigan 10 95 97 13 205 20.5
60 Tulsa 11 88 124 14 226 20.5
63 Boise State 10 121 75 10 206 20.6
64 Rice 9 84 93 11 188 20.9
64 UTSA 10 86 99 24 209 20.9
64 Wyoming 12 112 125 14 251 20.9
67 Clemson 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
67 Rutgers 1 12 8 1 21 21.0
67 Georgia 1 12 9 0 21 21.0
67 Old Dominion 11 104 111 16 231 21.0
71 Utah State 10 123 67 22 212 21.2
72 Mississippi State 4 31 47 7 85 21.3
72 Bowling Green 10 87 105 21 213 21.3
74 Michigan State 2 18 21 4 43 21.5
74 Kent State 8 93 68 11 172 21.5
76 San Jose State 9 119 61 14 194 21.6
77 Nevada 10 138 71 8 217 21.7
78 Idaho 10 85 111 22 218 21.8
78 Navy 13 127 148 8 283 21.8
80 SMU 9 96 91 11 198 22.0
80 UNLV 10 99 105 16 220 22.0
82 Florida International 10 94 117 10 221 22.1
83 Louisiana-Monroe 9 105 82 14 201 22.3
84 Connecticut 8 70 103 6 179 22.4
84 Georgia Southern 9 87 96 19 202 22.4
84 South Alabama 10 117 86 21 224 22.4
87 Buffalo 10 132 82 12 226 22.6
87 North Texas 11 131 91 27 249 22.6
89 Syracuse 3 26 39 3 68 22.7
89 Georgia State 10 123 86 18 227 22.7
91 Hawai'i 10 129 79 20 228 22.8
92 Oklahoma State 1 6 15 2 23 23.0
92 Mississippi 2 19 20 7 46 23.0
92 Kansas 2 29 14 3 46 23.0
92 UTEP 10 121 93 16 230 23.0
96 Charlotte 10 74 137 20 231 23.1
97 New Mexico State 10 104 114 15 233 23.3
98 Fresno State 10 147 74 13 234 23.4
99 Louisiana Tech 11 101 144 15 260 23.6
100 Cincinnati 10 114 110 14 238 23.8
101 East Carolina 8 105 71 15 191 23.9
101 Eastern Michigan 11 107 135 21 263 23.9
103 Minnesota 1 12 9 3 24 24.0
103 Iowa State 1 14 9 1 24 24.0
103 Missouri 2 18 23 7 48 24.0
103 California 2 26 19 3 48 24.0
107 Marshall 9 93 102 22 217 24.1
107 Ball State 10 80 147 14 241 24.1
109 South Florida 9 96 109 13 218 24.2
109 Akron 10 126 102 14 242 24.2
111 Texas State 10 119 100 24 243 24.3
112 Memphis 10 110 113 21 244 24.4
113 Arizona 2 23 23 3 49 24.5
114 Northern Illinois 11 114 127 31 272 24.7
115 Iowa 1 13 11 1 25 25.0
115 Georgia Tech 1 14 8 3 25 25.0
115 Florida Atlantic 9 107 103 15 225 25.0
118 Middle Tennessee 10 114 129 14 257 25.7
119 Vanderbilt 2 18 31 3 52 26.0
119 Massachusetts 7 75 87 20 182 26.0
121 West Virginia 1 12 14 1 27 27.0
121 Oregon State 1 14 13 0 27 27.0
121 Northwestern 1 15 12 0 27 27.0
121 Texas Tech 1 16 10 1 27 27.0
121 South Carolina 3 24 50 7 81 27.0
126 Kentucky 2 30 22 6 58 29.0