2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Rutgers 3 9 30 3 42 14.0
2 Minnesota 3 10 25 3 38 12.7
3 Utah 4 11 31 5 47 11.8
4 Florida 3 16 20 3 39 13.0
5 South Florida 4 17 48 8 73 18.3
6 Michigan 4 18 23 9 50 12.5
6 Iowa 4 18 46 6 70 17.5
8 UTSA 3 19 13 9 41 13.7
8 Michigan State 4 19 33 6 58 14.5
8 Colorado 3 19 27 7 53 17.7
8 Maryland 3 19 38 4 61 20.3
12 New Mexico 4 20 59 4 83 20.8
13 Wisconsin 4 21 28 4 53 13.3
13 Vanderbilt 4 21 27 8 56 14.0
13 TCU 4 21 28 7 56 14.0
13 Kansas 3 21 34 6 61 20.3
17 Florida State 5 23 40 2 65 13.0
17 Indiana 3 23 13 7 43 14.3
17 Boise State 5 23 57 3 83 16.6
17 Texas 4 23 40 5 68 17.0
17 Nebraska 3 23 40 4 67 22.3
22 Iowa State 4 24 55 7 86 21.5
23 Syracuse 4 25 34 9 68 17.0
23 Purdue 4 25 47 7 79 19.8
23 Miami (Florida) 4 25 50 5 80 20.0
23 Oregon 4 25 42 15 82 20.5
23 California 3 25 41 5 71 23.7
28 Pittsburgh 4 26 45 3 74 18.5
29 Duke 5 27 27 8 62 12.4
29 Alabama 5 27 45 6 78 15.6
29 Washington 4 27 39 6 72 18.0
29 UCF 4 27 39 11 77 19.3
33 Appalachian State 5 28 31 7 66 13.2
33 Auburn 5 28 37 9 74 14.8
33 LSU 5 28 44 3 75 15.0
33 Kansas State 4 28 33 2 63 15.8
33 Georgia State 4 28 41 2 71 17.8
33 Georgia Tech 3 28 23 4 55 18.3
33 Houston 4 28 43 7 78 19.5
40 Mississippi State 5 29 21 12 62 12.4
40 Texas State 4 29 48 7 84 21.0
40 Memphis 4 29 63 9 101 25.3
43 Miami (Ohio) 4 30 29 10 69 17.3
44 Southern Mississippi 5 31 34 8 73 14.6
44 Virginia Tech 5 31 48 5 84 16.8
44 Penn State 4 31 35 5 71 17.8
44 Cincinnati 4 31 31 10 72 18.0
44 Arkansas 4 31 36 5 72 18.0
44 Texas A&M 5 31 60 9 100 20.0
44 Arizona 4 31 48 7 86 21.5
44 South Alabama 4 31 52 6 89 22.3
44 Northwestern 4 31 52 8 91 22.8
53 Troy 5 33 53 13 99 19.8
53 Ball State 4 33 43 4 80 20.0
53 Ohio State 4 33 38 12 83 20.8
53 Arizona State 4 33 61 3 97 24.3
57 Clemson 5 34 14 6 54 10.8
57 West Virginia 4 34 31 8 73 18.3
57 Stanford 4 34 37 2 73 18.3
57 Central Michigan 5 34 49 11 94 18.8
61 Washington State 4 35 25 4 64 16.0
61 Georgia 5 35 37 10 82 16.4
61 Fresno State 5 35 55 5 95 19.0
61 Coastal Carolina 4 35 44 4 83 20.8
61 South Carolina 5 35 58 11 104 20.8
61 Arkansas State 4 35 43 7 85 21.3
61 Marshall 5 35 60 14 109 21.8
61 Illinois 3 35 30 8 73 24.3
61 Texas Tech 4 35 51 12 98 24.5
61 Baylor 3 35 34 6 75 25.0
61 Nevada 4 35 54 15 104 26.0
72 Eastern Michigan 4 36 22 7 65 16.3
72 Colorado State 5 36 58 7 101 20.2
72 Ohio 5 36 58 11 105 21.0
75 Northern Illinois 5 37 45 10 92 18.4
75 North Carolina 4 37 34 7 78 19.5
75 Idaho 4 37 39 2 78 19.5
75 SMU 5 37 63 5 105 21.0
75 Mississippi 4 37 41 7 85 21.3
75 Connecticut 4 37 53 6 96 24.0
81 Western Michigan 4 38 29 5 72 18.0
82 Boston College 5 39 38 6 83 16.6
82 North Carolina State 5 39 50 6 95 19.0
82 Western Kentucky 5 39 55 4 98 19.6
85 Oklahoma 4 40 27 6 73 18.3
85 Temple 5 40 59 10 109 21.8
87 USC 4 41 29 7 77 19.3
87 Middle Tennessee 5 41 51 10 102 20.4
87 Kent State 4 41 43 15 99 24.8
90 Tulane 4 42 32 5 79 19.8
90 New Mexico State 5 42 54 10 106 21.2
90 Florida International 5 42 51 14 107 21.4
90 Oklahoma State 4 42 40 4 86 21.5
90 Akron 5 42 54 16 112 22.4
90 Hawai'i 4 42 51 8 101 25.3
96 Kentucky 5 43 54 11 108 21.6
96 Charlotte 4 43 43 2 88 22.0
96 Rice 4 43 46 5 94 23.5
96 UCLA 4 43 36 16 95 23.8
100 Missouri 5 44 48 10 102 20.4
100 Wake Forest 5 44 63 5 112 22.4
100 Oregon State 3 44 30 6 80 26.7
103 Utah State 5 45 49 8 102 20.4
103 Old Dominion 4 45 44 6 95 23.8
105 Louisville 5 46 31 7 84 16.8
106 UAB 5 47 45 13 105 21.0
106 Georgia Southern 4 47 37 8 92 23.0
106 East Carolina 4 47 56 6 109 27.3
109 Tennessee 4 49 24 5 78 19.5
109 UNLV 4 49 43 5 97 24.3
111 Navy 5 50 31 4 85 17.0
111 San Diego State 5 50 34 10 94 18.8
111 Wyoming 5 50 35 9 94 18.8
111 Virginia 5 50 40 10 100 20.0
111 Tulsa 4 50 46 10 106 26.5
111 Bowling Green 4 50 52 8 110 27.5
117 Air Force 4 52 11 2 65 16.3
118 Buffalo 4 53 22 5 80 20.0
118 Louisiana Tech 5 53 47 2 102 20.4
118 Louisiana-Monroe 4 53 32 5 90 22.5
118 UTEP 4 53 49 5 107 26.8
122 North Texas 5 54 46 9 109 21.8
123 Florida Atlantic 5 56 34 8 98 19.6
124 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 60 48 6 114 28.5
125 Toledo 5 61 34 13 108 21.6
126 San Jose State 5 67 52 6 125 25.0
127 Massachusetts 11 105 88 18 211 19.2
128 Notre Dame 13 110 131 19 260 20.0
129 Army 13 115 106 15 236 18.2
129 BYU 12 115 121 13 249 20.8