2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Georgia Southern 2 6 15 2 23 11.5
2 Rice 1 3 9 0 12 12.0
3 Michigan 8 41 41 15 97 12.1
4 UTSA 6 34 31 11 76 12.7
4 Duke 7 37 44 8 89 12.7
6 Indiana 5 30 25 9 64 12.8
7 Mississippi State 9 48 49 19 116 12.9
8 Kansas 1 5 8 0 13 13.0
9 Michigan State 10 39 82 11 132 13.2
10 Virginia Tech 9 46 67 9 122 13.6
10 Clemson 12 79 72 12 163 13.6
12 San Diego State 10 51 74 13 138 13.8
12 Wisconsin 13 70 92 18 180 13.8
14 Georgia Tech 5 27 39 4 70 14.0
15 Vanderbilt 5 24 36 11 71 14.2
16 Utah 7 37 50 13 100 14.3
17 Texas State 2 9 17 3 29 14.5
17 Georgia 13 84 87 18 189 14.5
19 Minnesota 5 22 46 5 73 14.6
19 Alabama 13 68 99 23 190 14.6
21 Fresno State 10 56 86 7 149 14.9
22 Baylor 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
22 San Jose State 2 20 7 3 30 15.0
24 Washington State 9 63 59 15 137 15.2
25 Massachusetts 4 30 25 6 61 15.3
25 Florida State 7 32 73 2 107 15.3
25 Texas 7 33 65 9 107 15.3
25 Ohio State 12 63 97 24 184 15.3
29 LSU 9 46 79 14 139 15.4
30 Syracuse 4 17 37 8 62 15.5
30 Northern Illinois 8 45 65 14 124 15.5
32 Washington 10 71 77 8 156 15.6
33 TCU 11 59 95 19 173 15.7
34 Appalachian State 9 62 70 10 142 15.8
34 Penn State 11 73 91 10 174 15.8
36 Texas A&M 7 53 50 9 112 16.0
37 Auburn 10 68 76 17 161 16.1
38 Air Force 5 33 44 6 83 16.6
38 Southern Mississippi 8 57 61 15 133 16.6
38 Army 10 80 76 10 166 16.6
41 Boise State 11 82 86 18 186 16.9
42 Virginia 6 46 46 10 102 17.0
43 Purdue 7 47 62 11 120 17.1
43 Navy 7 55 58 7 120 17.1
43 Iowa 8 51 77 9 137 17.1
46 Miami (Ohio) 5 38 40 8 86 17.2
47 Florida 4 20 43 6 69 17.3
47 Rutgers 4 23 39 7 69 17.3
47 UAB 8 57 63 18 138 17.3
50 Illinois 2 14 16 5 35 17.5
50 Arkansas 4 24 42 4 70 17.5
52 Eastern Michigan 5 34 45 9 88 17.6
53 Coastal Carolina 3 21 31 1 53 17.7
53 Georgia State 7 41 77 6 124 17.7
53 Boston College 7 50 67 7 124 17.7
53 Ohio 9 47 97 15 159 17.7
57 BYU 4 23 45 3 71 17.8
57 Pittsburgh 5 27 53 9 89 17.8
57 Louisville 8 54 76 12 142 17.8
60 North Texas 9 87 64 10 161 17.9
60 Northwestern 10 56 112 11 179 17.9
62 Charlotte 1 9 6 3 18 18.0
62 South Alabama 4 30 33 9 72 18.0
62 Middle Tennessee 7 47 63 16 126 18.0
62 Marshall 8 47 79 18 144 18.0
66 Old Dominion 5 40 48 3 91 18.2
67 Western Michigan 6 43 53 14 110 18.3
67 Western Kentucky 6 45 60 5 110 18.3
67 Arkansas State 7 56 58 14 128 18.3
67 Wyoming 8 74 60 12 146 18.3
71 Utah State 6 74 32 5 111 18.5
72 North Carolina 3 29 20 7 56 18.7
73 Tulane 5 49 37 8 94 18.8
73 South Florida 10 64 101 23 188 18.8
75 Kent State 2 15 15 8 38 19.0
75 Idaho 4 27 45 4 76 19.0
75 Oregon 7 42 61 30 133 19.0
75 Louisiana Tech 7 67 59 7 133 19.0
79 Iowa State 8 52 91 10 153 19.1
79 South Carolina 9 58 96 18 172 19.1
81 Toledo 11 77 106 28 211 19.2
82 Colorado State 7 43 78 15 136 19.4
82 Missouri 7 51 72 13 136 19.4
84 Tennessee 4 49 24 5 78 19.5
85 Stanford 9 81 78 17 176 19.6
86 New Mexico State 7 52 75 11 138 19.7
86 Troy 11 83 117 17 217 19.7
88 Nebraska 4 23 48 8 79 19.8
88 Cincinnati 4 35 33 11 79 19.8
90 North Carolina State 9 68 102 10 180 20.0
91 Akron 7 71 55 15 141 20.1
92 New Mexico 3 26 30 5 61 20.3
92 Kentucky 7 46 87 9 142 20.3
92 Central Michigan 8 75 73 14 162 20.3
92 USC 11 92 106 25 223 20.3
92 Oklahoma 12 104 111 29 244 20.3
97 Buffalo 6 62 51 10 123 20.5
97 Kansas State 8 54 102 8 164 20.5
97 Florida Atlantic 11 69 135 21 225 20.5
100 Oklahoma State 10 78 106 22 206 20.6
101 Temple 7 55 74 16 145 20.7
102 Notre Dame 10 83 114 11 208 20.8
102 Miami (Florida) 10 96 95 17 208 20.8
104 California 5 38 59 8 105 21.0
104 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 46 53 6 105 21.0
106 Florida International 8 67 87 15 169 21.1
107 Arizona State 7 52 83 14 149 21.3
108 SMU 7 57 82 11 150 21.4
109 UCF 13 110 141 29 280 21.5
110 West Virginia 7 57 70 24 151 21.6
111 Nevada 3 38 22 5 65 21.7
112 Colorado 5 43 57 9 109 21.8
112 UNLV 5 53 50 6 109 21.8
112 Mississippi 6 64 60 7 131 21.8
115 Ball State 2 23 19 2 44 22.0
115 East Carolina 3 27 35 4 66 22.0
117 Texas Tech 6 44 80 13 137 22.8
118 Houston 7 63 86 11 160 22.9
119 Memphis 10 95 118 24 237 23.7
120 Maryland 4 22 62 12 96 24.0
120 Louisiana-Monroe 4 40 47 9 96 24.0
120 Wake Forest 8 67 114 11 192 24.0
123 Hawai'i 3 29 36 8 73 24.3
124 Connecticut 3 20 47 8 75 25.0
125 UCLA 6 76 55 20 151 25.2
126 Tulsa 2 22 29 1 52 26.0
127 Arizona 7 65 99 19 183 26.1
128 Oregon State 1 16 11 1 28 28.0
129 Bowling Green 2 24 25 8 57 28.5