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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Appalachian State 1 9 6 3 18 18.0
1 Louisiana Tech 1 15 6 0 21 21.0
3 New Mexico 1 5 7 0 12 12.0
3 San Diego State 2 16 7 2 25 12.5
3 Miami (Ohio) 1 10 7 4 21 21.0
3 Massachusetts 1 13 7 1 21 21.0
7 Florida 2 21 8 3 32 16.0
8 Wyoming 1 11 9 1 21 21.0
9 Georgia Southern 1 15 10 0 25 25.0
9 San Jose State 1 17 10 2 29 29.0
9 Florida Atlantic 1 18 10 1 29 29.0
12 Air Force 1 4 11 4 19 19.0
12 Georgia State 1 8 11 0 19 19.0
14 Rice 1 12 12 3 27 27.0
14 Army 1 18 12 0 30 30.0
16 Toledo 1 12 13 2 27 27.0
17 Louisiana-Monroe 2 25 14 2 41 20.5
17 Marshall 1 7 14 2 23 23.0
17 Akron 1 7 14 3 24 24.0
17 Florida International 1 9 14 8 31 31.0
17 Kent State 1 15 14 5 34 34.0
22 Arizona 1 14 15 1 30 30.0
23 North Carolina State 2 20 16 8 44 22.0
23 Old Dominion 1 14 16 2 32 32.0
25 South Florida 1 10 17 5 32 32.0
25 UNLV 1 16 17 1 34 34.0
27 Missouri 2 25 18 3 46 23.0
27 Vanderbilt 2 45 18 2 65 32.5
29 Kentucky 3 46 19 5 70 23.3
29 South Alabama 1 8 19 2 29 29.0
31 Temple 3 38 20 7 65 21.7
32 Colorado 2 20 21 2 43 21.5
33 Troy 2 17 22 1 40 20.0
33 Western Michigan 2 24 22 0 46 23.0
35 Minnesota 3 36 23 2 61 20.3
35 Cincinnati 2 19 23 6 48 24.0
35 UTEP 1 11 23 1 35 35.0
38 Michigan 4 36 24 9 69 17.3
39 Mississippi State 4 31 25 5 61 15.3
40 USC 4 36 26 8 70 17.5
40 Tennessee 3 40 26 6 72 24.0
40 Bowling Green 2 28 26 1 55 27.5
43 Wisconsin 3 21 27 5 53 17.7
43 LSU 4 38 27 8 73 18.3
43 Purdue 2 17 27 2 46 23.0
46 Duke 3 22 28 7 57 19.0
46 Washington 2 15 28 3 46 23.0
46 Colorado State 2 26 28 2 56 28.0
46 Memphis 2 25 28 6 59 29.5
50 Nevada 2 17 29 5 51 25.5
50 Utah State 2 16 29 7 52 26.0
52 Louisville 3 38 30 3 71 23.7
53 Tulsa 3 35 31 8 74 24.7
54 Virginia Tech 3 22 32 5 59 19.7
54 Navy 3 24 32 6 62 20.7
56 Virginia 3 20 33 4 57 19.0
56 Tulane 3 32 33 2 67 22.3
58 Oregon State 3 28 34 8 70 23.3
58 Houston 2 10 34 5 49 24.5
60 Clemson 5 43 35 5 83 16.6
61 Boston College 4 47 36 0 83 20.8
61 Texas A&M 4 42 36 7 85 21.3
61 Oregon 3 28 36 8 72 24.0
61 Baylor 3 33 36 5 74 24.7
61 Mississippi 4 60 36 8 104 26.0
66 Washington State 5 48 37 3 88 17.6
66 Florida State 4 32 37 9 78 19.5
66 Georgia Tech 4 43 37 2 82 20.5
69 Arizona State 4 40 38 5 83 20.8
69 California 3 25 38 2 65 21.7
69 North Carolina 4 39 38 12 89 22.3
72 Illinois 4 57 39 9 105 26.3
72 BYU 4 64 39 5 108 27.0
74 Arkansas 5 70 40 3 113 22.6
75 UCLA 4 42 41 14 97 24.3
76 Northwestern 3 19 42 3 64 21.3
76 Utah 3 21 42 4 67 22.3
76 West Virginia 4 44 42 5 91 22.8
79 Syracuse 4 36 43 6 85 21.3
79 Wake Forest 3 38 43 2 83 27.7
79 Oklahoma State 3 42 43 8 93 31.0
82 Indiana 4 35 44 10 89 22.3
83 South Carolina 3 32 45 5 82 27.3
84 Texas 4 36 46 6 88 22.0
84 Kansas 3 23 46 6 75 25.0
84 SMU 3 36 46 3 85 28.3
87 Georgia 6 57 47 16 120 20.0
87 TCU 4 35 47 4 86 21.5
87 Fresno State 4 34 47 6 87 21.8
90 Miami (Florida) 4 24 48 5 77 19.3
90 Penn State 4 25 48 8 81 20.3
90 Connecticut 3 31 48 5 84 28.0
90 East Carolina 4 59 48 8 115 28.8
94 Rutgers 4 32 50 4 86 21.5
94 Nebraska 4 55 50 13 118 29.5
96 Alabama 5 40 51 8 99 19.8
96 Iowa 5 49 51 7 107 21.4
96 Texas Tech 4 44 51 12 107 26.8
99 Auburn 7 60 52 9 121 17.3
99 Kansas State 3 19 52 4 75 25.0
101 Stanford 5 49 53 6 108 21.6
102 Iowa State 4 25 54 3 82 20.5
103 Pittsburgh 5 32 56 3 91 18.2
104 Michigan State 4 28 57 11 96 24.0
105 Ohio State 5 27 59 12 98 19.6
105 Oklahoma 5 44 59 10 113 22.6
107 Maryland 6 73 63 15 151 25.2
108 UCF 4 36 65 11 112 28.0
109 Notre Dame 7 52 67 12 131 18.7