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