2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 UCF 4 44 56 11 111 27.8
2 East Carolina 4 23 42 13 78 19.5
3 Connecticut 3 25 35 9 69 23.0
3 SMU 3 23 35 10 68 22.7
5 Memphis 2 18 32 7 57 28.5
6 Temple 3 16 25 2 43 14.3
7 Tulsa 3 35 24 6 65 21.7
8 Cincinnati 2 13 22 7 42 21.0
9 Houston 2 20 21 0 41 20.5
10 Tulane 3 38 17 4 59 19.7
11 South Florida 1 10 16 1 27 27.0
12 Navy 3 51 7 3 61 20.3