2018 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 South Florida 2 24 32 4 60 30.0
1 Old Dominion 1 7 19 4 30 30.0
3 Ohio State 13 128 209 34 371 28.5
4 Houston 2 22 29 5 56 28.0
5 Oklahoma 12 138 167 19 324 27.0
6 Oklahoma State 10 100 139 16 255 25.5
7 Baylor 11 125 128 26 279 25.4
8 Texas Tech 10 77 155 19 251 25.1
9 UAB 1 9 16 0 25 25.0
10 Alabama 12 123 158 17 298 24.8
11 Texas A&M 10 98 119 25 242 24.2
12 UCF 2 20 17 11 48 24.0
13 West Virginia 11 87 156 18 261 23.7
14 Clemson 12 128 136 18 282 23.5
14 Memphis 2 21 20 6 47 23.5
16 Georgia 11 130 110 17 257 23.4
17 Notre Dame 11 107 129 20 256 23.3
17 Nebraska 10 106 112 15 233 23.3
17 Syracuse 9 87 97 26 210 23.3
17 North Carolina State 9 75 110 25 210 23.3
21 Texas 13 117 161 23 301 23.2
21 Washington State 10 45 170 17 232 23.2
23 Missouri 10 97 111 23 231 23.1
24 Boise State 1 2 21 0 23 23.0
25 Wake Forest 8 96 78 9 183 22.9
26 Arizona 9 86 89 28 203 22.6
27 Indiana 10 81 120 24 225 22.5
28 UCLA 10 89 118 17 224 22.4
28 Mississippi 9 76 108 18 202 22.4
30 Purdue 12 84 150 31 265 22.1
31 Army 2 33 10 1 44 22.0
31 Appalachian State 1 8 13 1 22 22.0
31 Utah State 1 2 18 2 22 22.0
34 Michigan 10 110 94 15 219 21.9
34 Arizona State 10 101 99 19 219 21.9
36 Kent State 3 30 29 6 65 21.7
37 Washington 12 112 124 23 259 21.6
38 Florida 10 107 92 14 213 21.3
38 LSU 9 81 83 28 192 21.3
38 Temple 3 19 41 4 64 21.3
41 Colorado State 3 21 35 7 63 21.0
42 Oregon State 10 83 108 17 208 20.8
43 Wisconsin 10 129 72 6 207 20.7
44 Penn State 11 109 96 22 227 20.6
44 Oregon 10 85 106 15 206 20.6
44 North Carolina 9 83 94 8 185 20.6
44 Vanderbilt 9 76 89 20 185 20.6
48 Stanford 10 56 122 27 205 20.5
48 Cincinnati 2 24 15 2 41 20.5
48 Western Kentucky 2 17 22 2 41 20.5
48 Western Michigan 2 16 19 6 41 20.5
52 Virginia 10 96 94 14 204 20.4
52 Minnesota 10 88 90 26 204 20.4
52 Colorado 10 67 113 24 204 20.4
55 Virginia Tech 8 70 84 8 162 20.3
55 Middle Tennessee 3 30 26 5 61 20.3
57 Utah 11 111 95 16 222 20.2
58 Northwestern 12 80 131 30 241 20.1
58 Georgia Tech 10 164 24 13 201 20.1
60 South Carolina 10 65 120 15 200 20.0
60 Coastal Carolina 1 10 5 5 20 20.0
60 Florida Atlantic 1 7 11 2 20 20.0
63 Michigan State 11 72 126 19 217 19.7
63 Bowling Green 3 19 36 4 59 19.7
65 Iowa 11 79 117 20 216 19.6
66 Louisiana-Monroe 2 16 20 3 39 19.5
67 Iowa State 11 87 103 23 213 19.4
67 Duke 10 78 103 13 194 19.4
69 Auburn 10 78 95 18 191 19.1
70 San Diego State 2 24 12 2 38 19.0
70 Arkansas State 1 6 12 1 19 19.0
70 Buffalo 1 5 10 4 19 19.0
70 New Mexico State 1 4 10 5 19 19.0
70 Eastern Michigan 1 3 13 3 19 19.0
75 Louisville 10 72 104 13 189 18.9
75 Illinois 9 94 65 11 170 18.9
77 Kentucky 10 100 70 18 188 18.8
78 California 11 90 91 24 205 18.6
78 Kansas State 10 98 68 20 186 18.6
80 USC 10 66 98 20 184 18.4
81 Fresno State 3 22 28 5 55 18.3
82 Kansas 10 71 95 15 181 18.1
83 Louisiana Tech 2 15 19 2 36 18.0
83 Ball State 1 11 7 0 18 18.0
83 Georgia State 1 7 9 2 18 18.0
83 North Texas 1 3 11 4 18 18.0
87 TCU 11 85 98 10 193 17.5
87 Mississippi State 10 110 53 12 175 17.5
87 SMU 2 14 13 8 35 17.5
90 Pittsburgh 11 125 53 13 191 17.4
91 Arkansas 8 58 65 14 137 17.1
92 UTSA 3 18 30 3 51 17.0
92 Rice 2 17 15 2 34 17.0
92 Tulane 2 14 16 4 34 17.0
92 Marshall 2 10 22 2 34 17.0
92 Massachusetts 2 10 22 2 34 17.0
92 UNLV 1 13 4 0 17 17.0
92 Toledo 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
99 Boston College 9 71 76 5 152 16.9
100 Maryland 10 96 57 14 167 16.7
101 Akron 3 17 25 6 48 16.0
101 Tulsa 2 18 12 2 32 16.0
101 Connecticut 1 7 7 2 16 16.0
104 BYU 5 37 40 1 78 15.6
105 Nevada 2 12 18 1 31 15.5
106 Tennessee 9 49 72 18 139 15.4
106 Florida State 9 39 89 11 139 15.4
108 Miami (Florida) 10 75 63 13 151 15.1
109 Wyoming 2 16 10 4 30 15.0
109 East Carolina 2 11 17 2 30 15.0
109 South Alabama 1 5 5 5 15 15.0
109 Southern Mississippi 1 2 11 2 15 15.0
113 Rutgers 10 70 54 21 145 14.5
113 Florida International 2 10 13 6 29 14.5
115 Northern Illinois 3 19 21 3 43 14.3
116 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 14 14 0 28 14.0
116 New Mexico 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
118 Liberty 2 11 16 0 27 13.5
119 Ohio 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
119 Charlotte 1 4 7 2 13 13.0
121 San Jose State 2 2 18 5 25 12.5
122 Central Michigan 3 14 18 4 36 12.0
122 Troy 1 5 4 3 12 12.0
122 Texas State 1 4 5 3 12 12.0
125 Miami (Ohio) 1 3 5 2 10 10.0
126 UTEP 1 4 2 1 7 7.0
126 Georgia Southern 1 3 3 1 7 7.0