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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas Tech 1 13 18 4 35 35.0
2 Auburn 2 43 21 4 68 34.0
3 Missouri 2 33 28 5 66 33.0
4 Florida State 1 20 8 3 31 31.0
5 Ohio State 2 37 21 3 61 30.5
5 California 2 15 42 4 61 30.5
7 Tulsa 11 170 140 21 331 30.1
8 Baylor 3 46 40 3 89 29.7
8 Louisville 3 39 42 8 89 29.7
10 Mississippi 2 26 29 4 59 29.5
11 Pittsburgh 1 11 13 5 29 29.0
12 Colorado 1 15 12 1 28 28.0
13 Purdue 2 18 34 2 54 27.0
13 Washington 1 6 20 1 27 27.0
15 USC 2 27 21 4 52 26.0
15 Washington State 2 16 33 3 52 26.0
15 West Virginia 1 7 17 2 26 26.0
18 Western Michigan 10 130 114 13 257 25.7
19 Western Kentucky 11 114 151 17 282 25.6
20 Louisiana Tech 11 88 166 27 281 25.5
20 Texas A&M 2 21 28 2 51 25.5
22 Wisconsin 3 32 40 3 75 25.0
22 Arizona State 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
22 TCU 1 8 16 1 25 25.0
25 Toledo 12 113 160 25 298 24.8
25 Ball State 10 121 119 8 248 24.8
27 Syracuse 3 20 48 6 74 24.7
28 Alabama 2 25 23 1 49 24.5
28 Michigan 2 25 22 2 49 24.5
28 Texas 2 25 20 4 49 24.5
31 Houston 10 94 140 9 243 24.3
31 Notre Dame 3 39 29 5 73 24.3
33 Bowling Green 10 112 105 24 241 24.1
33 South Florida 9 122 87 8 217 24.1
35 UCLA 2 16 29 3 48 24.0
35 Kansas State 1 15 7 2 24 24.0
35 Clemson 1 8 13 3 24 24.0
38 Middle Tennessee 10 82 134 20 236 23.6
39 Eastern Michigan 11 94 146 18 258 23.5
39 Mississippi State 4 43 43 8 94 23.5
39 Arkansas 2 23 21 3 47 23.5
39 Florida 2 18 24 5 47 23.5
39 Oklahoma 2 16 29 2 47 23.5
44 Appalachian State 11 137 101 19 257 23.4
44 Northern Illinois 11 123 113 21 257 23.4
44 Idaho 10 79 133 22 234 23.4
47 East Carolina 8 60 114 12 186 23.3
48 Southern Mississippi 10 81 128 22 231 23.1
49 Memphis 10 78 134 18 230 23.0
49 Virginia 2 14 27 5 46 23.0
49 Iowa State 1 9 13 1 23 23.0
49 Oklahoma State 1 3 17 3 23 23.0
53 Wyoming 12 129 124 21 274 22.8
53 Air Force 12 208 51 14 273 22.8
55 Temple 11 124 107 19 250 22.7
55 Troy 11 95 132 23 250 22.7
55 Colorado State 10 113 103 11 227 22.7
55 Boise State 10 87 124 16 227 22.7
59 Nevada 10 117 91 18 226 22.6
60 Indiana 2 26 18 1 45 22.5
60 Arizona 2 25 17 3 45 22.5
60 Nebraska 2 20 21 4 45 22.5
63 Florida Atlantic 9 104 89 9 202 22.4
64 SMU 9 70 114 17 201 22.3
64 BYU 6 68 49 17 134 22.3
66 New Mexico State 10 99 102 21 222 22.2
67 Rice 9 92 90 16 198 22.0
68 Army 9 161 25 10 196 21.8
69 Old Dominion 11 99 114 25 238 21.6
70 Virginia Tech 2 19 20 4 43 21.5
71 Navy 13 197 62 16 275 21.2
72 Louisiana-Monroe 9 94 81 15 190 21.1
73 Maryland 2 27 15 0 42 21.0
73 Tennessee 2 22 20 0 42 21.0
73 Kentucky 2 21 20 1 42 21.0
73 Minnesota 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
77 Charlotte 10 93 89 25 207 20.7
77 Marshall 9 56 106 24 186 20.7
79 Florida International 10 82 110 14 206 20.6
80 New Mexico 11 173 43 10 226 20.5
81 UTSA 10 98 90 16 204 20.4
82 North Carolina State 3 27 30 4 61 20.3
82 South Carolina 3 18 34 9 61 20.3
84 San Jose State 9 73 96 13 182 20.2
85 Massachusetts 7 51 83 7 141 20.1
86 Akron 10 75 103 22 200 20.0
86 Penn State 2 17 17 6 40 20.0
88 San Diego State 12 145 75 17 237 19.8
89 Ohio 11 92 99 26 217 19.7
89 UNLV 10 117 69 11 197 19.7
89 Miami (Florida) 3 19 38 2 59 19.7
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 111 84 20 215 19.5
92 Utah 2 20 16 3 39 19.5
92 Vanderbilt 2 17 16 6 39 19.5
95 Buffalo 10 84 99 9 192 19.2
96 South Alabama 10 78 101 12 191 19.1
96 Utah State 10 75 88 28 191 19.1
98 Georgia Tech 1 11 7 1 19 19.0
99 Arkansas State 11 92 101 15 208 18.9
99 Central Michigan 10 63 113 13 189 18.9
99 Georgia Southern 9 90 67 13 170 18.9
102 Cincinnati 10 59 118 11 188 18.8
103 North Texas 11 74 111 19 204 18.5
103 Stanford 2 21 15 1 37 18.5
105 UTEP 10 78 91 14 183 18.3
105 UCF 10 71 91 21 183 18.3
105 Miami (Ohio) 10 69 97 17 183 18.3
108 Hawai'i 10 69 100 12 181 18.1
109 Georgia State 10 52 106 18 176 17.6
110 Michigan State 2 14 19 2 35 17.5
111 Tulane 10 104 53 15 172 17.2
112 Texas State 10 53 101 16 170 17.0
112 Boston College 3 24 25 2 51 17.0
112 Iowa 1 11 6 0 17 17.0
112 LSU 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
112 Oregon State 1 7 8 2 17 17.0
117 Connecticut 8 47 78 8 133 16.6
118 Duke 2 17 15 1 33 16.5
119 Wake Forest 3 26 22 1 49 16.3
120 Fresno State 10 68 76 18 162 16.2
121 Georgia 1 9 7 0 16 16.0
122 Kent State 8 67 50 8 125 15.6
123 Northwestern 1 7 8 0 15 15.0
123 Illinois 1 1 14 0 15 15.0
125 Rutgers 1 6 7 1 14 14.0
126 Kansas 2 6 13 4 23 11.5