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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Western Kentucky 4 29 70 8 107 26.8
2 Memphis 4 28 67 9 104 26.0
3 Washington State 4 20 60 9 89 22.3
4 Oklahoma 4 46 59 2 107 26.8
5 UCF 4 37 57 11 105 26.3
5 USC 4 41 57 5 103 25.8
5 Colorado State 4 33 57 7 97 24.3
5 Buffalo 4 19 57 11 87 21.8
9 West Virginia 4 27 56 15 98 24.5
10 Arkansas State 4 36 54 13 103 25.8
11 Northwestern 4 36 53 5 94 23.5
11 Missouri 4 36 53 4 93 23.3
11 Mississippi 4 35 53 5 93 23.3
14 Indiana 4 22 52 14 88 22.0
15 Texas Tech 4 47 51 7 105 26.3
15 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 51 3 88 22.0
15 Eastern Michigan 4 25 51 8 84 21.0
18 Louisville 4 49 50 3 102 25.5
18 Miami (Ohio) 4 33 50 10 93 23.3
18 Texas 4 32 50 5 87 21.8
18 Georgia State 4 30 50 5 85 21.3
18 California 4 25 50 9 84 21.0
23 Ohio State 3 41 48 12 101 33.7
23 Miami (Florida) 4 29 48 5 82 20.5
23 Akron 4 18 48 8 74 18.5
26 SMU 3 23 47 5 75 25.0
27 Marshall 4 36 46 9 91 22.8
28 Temple 3 23 45 8 76 25.3
29 Houston 4 45 44 4 93 23.3
29 North Texas 3 22 44 2 68 22.7
31 Utah 4 30 43 10 83 20.8
32 Toledo 4 47 41 4 92 23.0
32 UTSA 4 39 41 7 87 21.8
32 Michigan State 4 31 41 7 79 19.8
32 BYU 4 20 41 3 64 16.0
36 Northern Illinois 4 46 40 4 90 22.5
36 Southern Mississippi 4 38 40 4 82 20.5
36 Connecticut 4 30 40 11 81 20.3
36 Iowa State 4 21 40 12 73 18.3
40 Oklahoma State 3 36 39 7 82 27.3
40 Coastal Carolina 4 23 39 6 68 17.0
42 Nevada 3 24 38 8 70 23.3
42 Boise State 4 38 38 6 82 20.5
42 Florida State 4 37 38 3 78 19.5
42 Nebraska 3 12 38 6 56 18.7
42 Idaho 4 29 38 2 69 17.3
42 TCU 4 28 38 3 69 17.3
48 Virginia 4 32 37 14 83 20.8
48 Arkansas 4 35 37 8 80 20.0
50 New Mexico State 3 22 36 8 66 22.0
50 Middle Tennessee 3 21 36 9 66 22.0
50 Wake Forest 3 23 36 3 62 20.7
50 Vanderbilt 3 18 36 5 59 19.7
50 Illinois 4 29 36 5 70 17.5
55 Penn State 3 21 35 9 65 21.7
55 Purdue 4 37 35 9 81 20.3
55 Utah State 4 33 35 7 75 18.8
58 Wisconsin 4 46 34 5 85 21.3
58 Virginia Tech 3 24 34 6 64 21.3
58 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 21 34 3 58 19.3
58 Pittsburgh 4 36 34 5 75 18.8
58 Old Dominion 4 35 34 5 74 18.5
58 Duke 4 25 34 7 66 16.5
64 Syracuse 3 35 33 9 77 25.7
64 Colorado 4 55 33 6 94 23.5
64 Cincinnati 3 27 33 8 68 22.7
64 Clemson 3 28 33 1 62 20.7
64 Boston College 4 42 33 6 81 20.3
64 North Carolina State 3 19 33 3 55 18.3
70 Western Michigan 3 47 32 5 84 28.0
70 Bowling Green 4 43 32 9 84 21.0
70 UAB 4 40 32 10 82 20.5
70 South Alabama 3 19 32 2 53 17.7
74 Alabama 3 38 31 5 74 24.7
74 Florida International 3 28 31 6 65 21.7
74 UCLA 3 26 31 8 65 21.7
74 Troy 3 17 31 6 54 18.0
74 East Carolina 3 16 31 6 53 17.7
79 South Florida 3 38 29 4 71 23.7
79 Ohio 4 47 29 12 88 22.0
79 Louisiana Tech 3 27 29 4 60 20.0
79 Appalachian State 4 39 29 5 73 18.3
83 Mississippi State 3 46 28 5 79 26.3
83 Oregon State 3 33 28 5 66 22.0
83 Baylor 3 26 28 10 64 21.3
83 Washington 3 28 28 4 60 20.0
83 San Jose State 3 23 28 7 58 19.3
88 Arizona 4 52 27 10 89 22.3
88 San Diego State 4 43 27 8 78 19.5
88 Michigan 4 44 27 4 75 18.8
88 North Carolina 4 30 27 6 63 15.8
92 Texas State 3 36 26 7 69 23.0
92 Tulsa 4 46 26 9 81 20.3
92 UNLV 4 43 26 5 74 18.5
92 Arizona State 3 23 26 4 53 17.7
92 Central Michigan 3 20 26 6 52 17.3
92 Stanford 3 19 26 6 51 17.0
92 Iowa 3 21 26 2 49 16.3
92 Wyoming 3 15 26 6 47 15.7
100 South Carolina 3 34 25 5 64 21.3
100 Kentucky 3 25 25 3 53 17.7
100 Kansas 4 17 25 4 46 11.5
103 Florida Atlantic 3 58 24 5 87 29.0
103 Massachusetts 2 19 24 6 49 24.5
103 Hawai'i 3 25 24 6 55 18.3
103 Fresno State 4 41 24 3 68 17.0
107 Tulane 4 58 22 8 88 22.0
107 Ball State 3 24 22 6 52 17.3
107 Kansas State 4 34 22 3 59 14.8
110 Notre Dame 3 48 21 6 75 25.0
110 Auburn 3 41 21 6 68 22.7
110 Georgia 3 44 21 0 65 21.7
110 Maryland 4 28 21 12 61 15.3
110 Texas A&M 3 15 21 5 41 13.7
115 LSU 3 32 20 6 58 19.3
115 Minnesota 4 44 20 3 67 16.8
115 Tennessee 3 22 20 8 50 16.7
118 Florida 3 28 18 2 48 16.0
119 Oregon 4 44 16 8 68 17.0
120 Air Force 4 101 15 7 123 30.8
120 New Mexico 3 28 15 5 48 16.0
120 UTEP 3 15 15 1 31 10.3
123 Georgia Southern 4 50 14 4 68 17.0
123 Rice 3 34 14 1 49 16.3
123 Kent State 4 29 14 5 48 12.0
126 Charlotte 3 17 12 4 33 11.0
127 Rutgers 3 19 11 4 34 11.3
128 Navy 3 51 8 1 60 20.0
128 Georgia Tech 3 42 8 5 55 18.3
130 Army 3 52 7 2 61 20.3