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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Clemson 4 39 76 7 122 30.5
2 Texas Tech 4 25 69 13 107 26.8
3 Washington State 4 28 67 12 107 26.8
4 California 4 29 63 16 108 27.0
5 SMU 4 32 61 6 99 24.8
6 Memphis 4 37 57 7 101 25.3
7 Vanderbilt 4 30 55 4 89 22.3
8 Mississippi 4 41 53 10 104 26.0
8 Ball State 4 44 53 3 100 25.0
10 Duke 4 29 52 10 91 22.8
11 North Carolina State 4 43 51 6 100 25.0
11 Toledo 4 39 51 8 98 24.5
13 Tulsa 4 57 50 9 116 29.0
13 Tennessee 4 43 50 8 101 25.3
15 Western Michigan 4 52 49 5 106 26.5
15 USC 4 47 49 7 103 25.8
15 Baylor 4 41 49 7 97 24.3
15 Washington 4 36 49 7 92 23.0
19 Florida Atlantic 4 51 48 4 103 25.8
19 Northwestern 4 32 48 5 85 21.3
19 East Carolina 4 28 48 3 79 19.8
22 Virginia Tech 4 50 47 5 102 25.5
22 Southern Mississippi 4 34 47 10 91 22.8
22 North Carolina 4 32 47 5 84 21.0
22 Indiana 4 25 47 7 79 19.8
22 Purdue 4 23 47 7 77 19.3
27 Eastern Michigan 3 36 46 8 90 30.0
27 Oregon 4 36 46 9 91 22.8
27 Miami (Florida) 4 38 46 6 90 22.5
27 Arkansas 4 39 46 4 89 22.3
27 Iowa State 4 36 46 2 84 21.0
27 Arkansas State 4 34 46 2 82 20.5
33 Florida State 4 44 45 6 95 23.8
33 Buffalo 4 29 45 5 79 19.8
33 Syracuse 4 23 45 8 76 19.0
36 BYU 4 52 44 13 109 27.3
36 Texas 4 54 44 4 102 25.5
36 Wyoming 4 49 44 6 99 24.8
36 Rice 4 48 44 7 99 24.8
36 Troy 4 37 44 11 92 23.0
36 UTSA 4 35 44 5 84 21.0
36 Cincinnati 4 22 44 3 69 17.3
43 Oklahoma State 3 37 43 4 84 28.0
43 Missouri 4 51 43 6 100 25.0
43 Colorado 4 40 43 15 98 24.5
43 Notre Dame 4 48 43 6 97 24.3
43 Houston 3 20 43 5 68 22.7
43 Texas A&M 4 23 43 3 69 17.3
49 Ohio State 4 52 42 11 105 26.3
49 Northern Illinois 4 50 42 7 99 24.8
49 West Virginia 4 47 42 8 97 24.3
49 Colorado State 4 50 42 4 96 24.0
49 Penn State 4 40 42 3 85 21.3
49 Middle Tennessee 4 38 42 3 83 20.8
55 Old Dominion 4 42 41 11 94 23.5
55 Michigan State 4 44 41 2 87 21.8
55 Virginia 4 29 41 4 74 18.5
58 South Alabama 3 28 40 4 72 24.0
58 Louisville 4 43 40 3 86 21.5
58 Marshall 4 33 40 8 81 20.3
61 Idaho 3 25 39 8 72 24.0
61 UCF 4 30 39 4 73 18.3
63 Oklahoma 3 35 37 6 78 26.0
63 Western Kentucky 3 35 37 4 76 25.3
63 San Jose State 3 35 37 3 75 25.0
63 Boise State 4 43 37 9 89 22.3
63 Nevada 4 46 37 4 87 21.8
63 Alabama 4 41 37 4 82 20.5
63 Nebraska 4 28 37 8 73 18.3
63 Illinois 4 19 37 4 60 15.0
71 Bowling Green 4 58 36 6 100 25.0
71 Mississippi State 4 52 36 6 94 23.5
71 Arizona State 3 18 36 9 63 21.0
71 Pittsburgh 4 39 36 8 83 20.8
75 Massachusetts 3 18 35 4 57 19.0
76 Louisiana Tech 3 22 34 13 69 23.0
76 Appalachian State 4 50 34 1 85 21.3
76 Utah 3 23 34 4 61 20.3
76 UTEP 4 41 34 5 80 20.0
76 Georgia State 3 16 34 5 55 18.3
76 Hawai'i 4 25 34 5 64 16.0
76 UCLA 4 17 34 9 60 15.0
76 Texas State 4 17 34 8 59 14.8
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 39 33 8 80 20.0
84 South Carolina 4 40 33 6 79 19.8
84 Utah State 4 30 33 11 74 18.5
87 Louisiana-Monroe 3 41 32 7 80 26.7
87 Georgia 4 45 32 5 82 20.5
87 Michigan 4 38 32 6 76 19.0
87 Kansas 4 37 32 7 76 19.0
87 North Texas 4 25 32 7 64 16.0
92 Wisconsin 4 51 31 3 85 21.3
92 LSU 4 45 31 4 80 20.0
92 San Diego State 4 41 31 5 77 19.3
92 Charlotte 4 29 31 7 67 16.8
92 Central Michigan 3 15 31 4 50 16.7
92 Florida 4 25 31 3 59 14.8
98 Temple 3 37 30 4 71 23.7
98 Kentucky 4 44 30 9 83 20.8
98 Florida International 3 27 30 2 59 19.7
98 Maryland 4 23 30 2 55 13.8
102 TCU 3 41 28 8 77 25.7
102 Stanford 4 58 28 3 89 22.3
102 Oregon State 4 42 28 5 75 18.8
102 Minnesota 4 33 28 5 66 16.5
106 Miami (Ohio) 3 22 27 3 52 17.3
107 Georgia Southern 3 24 25 5 54 18.0
108 Akron 3 21 24 4 49 16.3
109 UNLV 3 38 23 1 62 20.7
109 Arizona 4 45 23 11 79 19.8
109 Rutgers 4 23 23 2 48 12.0
112 New Mexico State 3 34 22 5 61 20.3
112 Ohio 3 25 22 7 54 18.0
112 Tulane 4 37 22 5 64 16.0
115 South Florida 3 43 21 2 66 22.0
115 Kent State 3 19 21 2 42 14.0
115 Boston College 4 19 21 3 43 10.8
118 Iowa 4 33 20 7 60 15.0
118 Wake Forest 4 28 20 8 56 14.0
120 New Mexico 4 64 19 2 85 21.3
120 Connecticut 3 8 19 2 29 9.7
122 Kansas State 3 47 18 9 74 24.7
123 Fresno State 3 23 17 4 44 14.7
124 Auburn 4 43 16 2 61 15.3
125 Navy 4 77 13 6 96 24.0
125 Georgia Tech 4 46 13 3 62 15.5
127 Air Force 4 82 10 6 98 24.5
128 Army 3 39 8 6 53 17.7