2016 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas Tech 4 33 91 10 134 33.5
2 California 4 27 81 6 114 28.5
3 Houston 5 56 71 10 137 27.4
4 TCU 4 33 69 5 107 26.8
5 Louisiana Tech 4 39 68 5 112 28.0
6 Middle Tennessee 4 35 64 6 105 26.3
7 East Carolina 4 32 63 6 101 25.3
7 Oklahoma State 4 29 63 9 101 25.3
9 Syracuse 4 28 62 8 98 24.5
10 Louisville 4 55 58 12 125 31.3
10 North Carolina 4 24 58 7 89 22.3
12 BYU 5 50 57 7 114 22.8
12 Connecticut 5 33 57 7 97 19.4
14 Washington State 3 21 56 7 84 28.0
14 UCLA 4 29 56 7 92 23.0
16 Central Michigan 4 27 55 9 91 22.8
16 Washington 5 48 55 7 110 22.0
18 Mississippi 4 28 54 7 89 22.3
19 Akron 4 25 53 12 90 22.5
20 Clemson 4 34 52 8 94 23.5
20 South Alabama 4 25 52 5 82 20.5
22 Missouri 4 50 51 7 108 27.0
22 Toledo 4 43 51 7 101 25.3
22 Duke 4 40 51 6 97 24.3
22 Wisconsin 4 36 51 6 93 23.3
22 Cincinnati 4 30 51 4 85 21.3
27 Arizona State 4 50 49 10 109 27.3
27 Purdue 3 27 49 3 79 26.3
27 Arkansas 4 36 49 9 94 23.5
27 Florida 4 37 49 6 92 23.0
27 Notre Dame 4 32 49 5 86 21.5
32 Colorado 4 49 48 10 107 26.8
32 Virginia 4 33 48 12 93 23.3
32 New Mexico State 4 35 48 9 92 23.0
32 Western Kentucky 4 25 48 8 81 20.3
36 Virginia Tech 4 33 47 8 88 22.0
37 West Virginia 3 27 46 7 80 26.7
38 Baylor 4 55 45 3 103 25.8
38 Boise State 3 29 45 2 76 25.3
38 UTSA 4 21 45 4 70 17.5
41 Tulsa 4 53 44 7 104 26.0
41 Ohio 4 47 44 9 100 25.0
41 Georgia 4 38 44 6 88 22.0
41 Eastern Michigan 4 38 44 4 86 21.5
45 Nebraska 4 44 43 10 97 24.3
45 Ball State 4 46 43 7 96 24.0
45 Troy 4 44 43 9 96 24.0
45 Michigan 4 47 43 4 94 23.5
45 Mississippi State 4 41 43 7 91 22.8
45 Wyoming 4 30 43 12 85 21.3
45 Massachusetts 4 13 43 7 63 15.8
52 Florida State 4 57 42 10 109 27.3
52 Southern Mississippi 4 49 42 7 98 24.5
52 Oregon 4 40 42 8 90 22.5
52 Miami (Ohio) 4 33 42 9 84 21.0
52 SMU 4 33 42 9 84 21.0
52 Fresno State 4 25 42 4 71 17.8
52 Kansas 4 22 42 4 68 17.0
59 North Carolina State 3 30 41 4 75 25.0
59 Texas A&M 4 50 41 8 99 24.8
59 Northwestern 4 27 41 8 76 19.0
62 USC 4 33 40 6 79 19.8
62 South Carolina 4 17 40 4 61 15.3
64 Utah 4 44 39 5 88 22.0
64 North Texas 4 33 39 9 81 20.3
64 Old Dominion 4 28 39 13 80 20.0
64 Utah State 4 30 39 7 76 19.0
68 Oklahoma 3 25 38 3 66 22.0
68 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 34 38 6 78 19.5
68 Iowa State 4 29 38 6 73 18.3
71 Memphis 3 26 37 8 71 23.7
71 Auburn 4 47 37 9 93 23.3
71 San Jose State 4 38 37 8 83 20.8
71 Hawai'i 4 38 37 7 82 20.5
71 Tennessee 4 38 37 5 80 20.0
71 Bowling Green 4 33 37 6 76 19.0
71 Arkansas State 4 21 37 5 63 15.8
78 South Florida 4 47 36 10 93 23.3
78 Indiana 3 31 36 3 70 23.3
78 Alabama 4 48 36 2 86 21.5
78 Appalachian State 4 46 36 4 86 21.5
78 Nevada 4 41 36 7 84 21.0
78 Northern Illinois 4 38 36 10 84 21.0
78 Michigan State 3 22 36 4 62 20.7
78 Temple 4 27 36 6 69 17.3
78 Idaho 4 26 36 6 68 17.0
87 Western Michigan 4 58 35 6 99 24.8
87 Penn State 4 26 35 11 72 18.0
89 Minnesota 3 35 34 4 73 24.3
89 Pittsburgh 4 41 34 3 78 19.5
91 Arizona 4 48 33 8 89 22.3
91 Colorado State 4 42 33 9 84 21.0
91 Charlotte 4 33 33 12 78 19.5
94 Rutgers 4 46 32 4 82 20.5
94 UNLV 4 46 32 2 80 20.0
94 Vanderbilt 4 30 32 8 70 17.5
94 Stanford 4 28 32 5 65 16.3
94 Florida International 4 21 32 9 62 15.5
99 Texas 3 44 31 8 83 27.7
99 Miami (Florida) 3 29 31 1 61 20.3
99 Louisiana-Monroe 3 24 31 1 56 18.7
99 Iowa 4 38 31 4 73 18.3
99 Florida Atlantic 4 29 31 5 65 16.3
104 UCF 4 52 30 10 92 23.0
104 Rice 4 35 30 10 75 18.8
104 LSU 4 33 30 5 68 17.0
104 Texas State 3 12 30 3 45 15.0
108 Marshall 3 28 29 11 68 22.7
109 Ohio State 3 51 28 4 83 27.7
109 Kentucky 4 41 28 5 74 18.5
109 Illinois 3 19 28 4 51 17.0
112 Wake Forest 4 43 27 3 73 18.3
112 Boston College 4 29 27 2 58 14.5
112 Georgia State 3 8 27 2 37 12.3
115 Oregon State 3 19 26 7 52 17.3
116 Georgia Southern 4 68 25 11 104 26.0
116 Maryland 3 41 25 1 67 22.3
116 San Diego State 3 31 25 7 63 21.0
119 New Mexico 3 40 24 4 68 22.7
119 UTEP 4 25 24 9 58 14.5
121 Kansas State 3 29 23 3 55 18.3
121 Kent State 4 26 23 4 53 13.3
123 Buffalo 3 29 21 3 53 17.7
124 Army 4 84 14 4 102 25.5
125 Georgia Tech 4 48 13 8 69 17.3
125 Tulane 4 48 13 3 64 16.0
127 Air Force 3 63 10 3 76 25.3
127 Navy 3 45 10 2 57 19.0