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

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