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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 San Diego State 3 10 26 1 37 12.3
2 Wisconsin 4 18 20 4 42 10.5
3 Duke 3 33 9 4 46 15.3
4 Ohio 3 12 34 2 48 16.0
5 Kent State 3 21 21 7 49 16.3
6 Boston College 3 23 28 0 51 17.0
7 Troy 3 22 27 3 52 17.3
8 Pittsburgh 3 16 35 2 53 17.7
9 Mississippi State 4 26 21 7 54 13.5
10 Massachusetts 3 26 24 5 55 18.3
11 Arkansas State 3 16 34 6 56 18.7
11 Washington State 3 27 23 6 56 18.7
13 LSU 4 17 35 5 57 14.3
13 Georgia Southern 4 19 32 6 57 14.3
13 Appalachian State 3 23 29 5 57 19.0
16 Louisville 3 29 25 4 58 19.3
17 Clemson 4 27 27 5 59 14.8
17 Michigan 4 34 19 6 59 14.8
17 Army 3 24 29 6 59 19.7
17 Buffalo 3 26 28 5 59 19.7
17 Coastal Carolina 3 29 29 1 59 19.7
17 Miami (Ohio) 3 30 25 4 59 19.7
23 Auburn 4 23 31 6 60 15.0
23 Ohio State 4 24 29 7 60 15.0
25 Northwestern 4 21 37 3 61 15.3
25 Middle Tennessee 4 23 32 6 61 15.3
25 Oregon 3 29 18 14 61 20.3
28 Georgia State 3 27 30 5 62 20.7
28 Akron 3 30 22 10 62 20.7
30 California 3 26 33 4 63 21.0
30 Idaho 3 34 26 3 63 21.0
32 Michigan State 4 23 34 7 64 16.0
33 Virginia Tech 4 27 33 5 65 16.3
33 UTSA 4 30 30 5 65 16.3
33 South Alabama 3 38 24 3 65 21.7
36 Western Michigan 4 35 26 5 66 16.5
37 Penn State 4 19 42 6 67 16.8
37 Indiana 4 32 27 8 67 16.8
37 Colorado State 3 28 35 4 67 22.3
37 North Carolina 3 36 22 9 67 22.3
41 BYU 4 22 45 1 68 17.0
41 Florida State 4 26 39 3 68 17.0
41 Fresno State 4 28 37 3 68 17.0
41 Georgia 4 36 25 7 68 17.0
45 Texas 4 21 42 6 69 17.3
45 Wyoming 4 40 26 3 69 17.3
45 Tulsa 3 26 36 7 69 23.0
45 Utah State 3 52 13 4 69 23.0
49 TCU 4 25 40 5 70 17.5
49 Florida 4 27 35 8 70 17.5
49 Iowa 4 27 37 6 70 17.5
49 UAB 4 33 32 5 70 17.5
53 Utah 4 25 41 6 72 18.0
53 Northern Illinois 4 27 40 5 72 18.0
53 Alabama 4 30 37 5 72 18.0
53 Eastern Michigan 4 30 37 5 72 18.0
53 North Texas 4 48 19 5 72 18.0
53 Memphis 3 27 33 12 72 24.0
59 Navy 4 24 42 7 73 18.3
59 Miami (Florida) 4 27 39 7 73 18.3
61 Purdue 4 23 44 7 74 18.5
61 Air Force 4 38 30 6 74 18.5
63 Vanderbilt 4 26 39 10 75 18.8
63 Houston 3 31 41 3 75 25.0
63 New Mexico State 3 32 37 6 75 25.0
66 Minnesota 4 41 32 3 76 19.0
66 South Florida 3 30 36 10 76 25.3
66 USC 3 30 39 7 76 25.3
69 Missouri 4 25 44 8 77 19.3
69 Southern Mississippi 4 30 32 15 77 19.3
71 Washington 4 35 41 2 78 19.5
71 Louisiana Tech 4 43 29 6 78 19.5
71 Virginia 4 43 31 4 78 19.5
71 East Carolina 4 49 27 2 78 19.5
75 North Carolina State 4 30 40 9 79 19.8
75 South Carolina 4 37 34 8 79 19.8
75 Baylor 4 37 36 6 79 19.8
75 Colorado 3 45 30 4 79 26.3
79 Texas A&M 4 41 29 10 80 20.0
79 Bowling Green 3 40 35 5 80 26.7
81 Florida Atlantic 4 27 47 7 81 20.3
81 New Mexico 4 31 45 5 81 20.3
81 Stanford 4 35 42 4 81 20.3
81 Louisiana-Monroe 3 32 45 4 81 27.0
85 West Virginia 4 34 39 9 82 20.5
85 Georgia Tech 4 42 36 4 82 20.5
87 Marshall 4 31 46 6 83 20.8
87 Iowa State 4 32 47 4 83 20.8
87 Old Dominion 4 38 42 3 83 20.8
87 Connecticut 4 39 39 5 83 20.8
87 Central Michigan 4 45 31 7 83 20.8
87 Temple 4 46 27 10 83 20.8
93 Ball State 4 33 43 8 84 21.0
93 Toledo 4 37 39 8 84 21.0
93 UNLV 4 48 32 4 84 21.0
93 Maryland 4 52 23 9 84 21.0
97 Oklahoma 4 36 34 15 85 21.3
98 Western Kentucky 4 34 48 4 86 21.5
98 Boise State 4 40 41 5 86 21.5
100 Rutgers 4 34 48 6 88 22.0
101 Oklahoma State 4 28 52 9 89 22.3
101 Tulane 4 33 51 5 89 22.3
101 Mississippi 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
104 Texas Tech 4 29 50 11 90 22.5
104 Florida International 4 38 42 10 90 22.5
104 UCF 4 39 45 6 90 22.5
107 Kansas 4 28 57 6 91 22.8
108 Hawai'i 4 45 44 4 93 23.3
108 Notre Dame 4 50 36 7 93 23.3
110 Kansas State 4 25 64 5 94 23.5
110 Texas State 4 35 57 2 94 23.5
110 Arizona 4 47 41 6 94 23.5
110 Nevada 4 48 40 6 94 23.5
110 San Jose State 4 54 34 6 94 23.5
115 Arizona State 4 35 49 11 95 23.8
115 Illinois 4 45 43 7 95 23.8
115 Rice 4 46 46 3 95 23.8
118 Arkansas 4 46 42 8 96 24.0
118 UTEP 4 54 32 10 96 24.0
120 Syracuse 4 53 42 2 97 24.3
120 Tennessee 4 54 35 8 97 24.3
122 Cincinnati 4 36 51 11 98 24.5
123 Charlotte 4 50 42 7 99 24.8
124 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 43 50 9 102 25.5
125 Kentucky 4 43 51 9 103 25.8
125 UCLA 4 54 43 6 103 25.8
127 Nebraska 4 58 36 11 105 26.3
128 SMU 4 56 43 7 106 26.5
129 Oregon State 4 67 33 12 112 28.0
130 Wake Forest 4 41 68 4 113 28.3