2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Northern Illinois	9	50	77	12	139	15.4
2	Ohio	10	52	112	17	181	18.1
3	Kent State	9	80	64	21	165	18.3
4	Western Michigan	9	68	80	19	167	18.6
5	Central Michigan	9	89	67	14	170	18.9
6	Eastern Michigan	10	87	88	17	192	19.2
7	Miami (Ohio)	11	90	94	29	213	19.4
8	Ball State	10	93	102	13	208	20.8
8	Toledo	12	104	114	32	250	20.8
10	Buffalo	10	114	91	14	219	21.9
11	Akron	11	134	115	20	269	24.5
12	Bowling Green	9	114	98	18	230	25.6