First Downs Leaders
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 1 | Buffalo | 152 | 76 | 55 | 0 | 46 | 166 | 27.7 | 3 | 15 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Duke | 158 | 57 | 86 | 0 | 43 | 158 | 27.2 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 167 | 92 | 69 | 0 | 54 | 151 | 35.8 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Arizona | 172 | 82 | 76 | 0 | 44 | 154 | 28.6 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Kentucky | 174 | 84 | 78 | 0 | 42 | 156 | 26.9 | 7 | 23 | 30.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy | 174 | 107 | 53 | 0 | 49 | 167 | 29.3 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Ohio | 177 | 72 | 91 | 0 | 53 | 169 | 31.4 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | UCF | 178 | 75 | 91 | 0 | 55 | 166 | 33.1 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Utah State | 181 | 57 | 102 | 0 | 52 | 162 | 32.1 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Clemson | 182 | 69 | 91 | 0 | 50 | 164 | 30.5 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 11 | Maryland | 183 | 87 | 84 | 0 | 63 | 174 | 36.2 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Ohio State | 185 | 79 | 94 | 0 | 60 | 171 | 35.1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas | 185 | 69 | 103 | 0 | 60 | 182 | 33.0 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Penn State | 187 | 79 | 96 | 0 | 55 | 156 | 35.3 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Washington | 188 | 74 | 92 | 0 | 55 | 182 | 30.2 | 9 | 24 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Stanford | 189 | 55 | 113 | 0 | 69 | 181 | 38.1 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| East Carolina | 189 | 61 | 109 | 0 | 58 | 170 | 34.1 | 4 | 19 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Indiana | 190 | 91 | 83 | 0 | 52 | 162 | 32.1 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | New Mexico | 193 | 116 | 59 | 0 | 55 | 175 | 31.4 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baylor | 193 | 76 | 105 | 0 | 61 | 173 | 35.3 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 21 | Nebraska | 194 | 85 | 96 | 0 | 45 | 153 | 29.4 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alabama | 194 | 101 | 80 | 0 | 48 | 161 | 29.8 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | San Jose State | 195 | 108 | 70 | 0 | 49 | 151 | 32.5 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington State | 195 | 61 | 110 | 0 | 59 | 180 | 32.8 | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Southern Methodist | 197 | 74 | 108 | 0 | 66 | 163 | 40.5 | 7 | 22 | 31.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Army | 199 | 84 | 102 | 0 | 51 | 153 | 33.3 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arkansas State | 199 | 87 | 102 | 0 | 53 | 153 | 34.6 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iowa | 199 | 63 | 119 | 0 | 65 | 188 | 34.6 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Wake Forest | 200 | 136 | 58 | 0 | 66 | 169 | 39.1 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Texas | 200 | 103 | 78 | 0 | 50 | 162 | 30.9 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 31 | UNLV | 201 | 92 | 91 | 0 | 50 | 159 | 31.4 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Carolina | 201 | 105 | 85 | 0 | 61 | 162 | 37.7 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | South Florida | 203 | 106 | 86 | 0 | 59 | 153 | 38.6 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Ball State | 204 | 92 | 97 | 0 | 63 | 180 | 35.0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Akron | 205 | 73 | 115 | 0 | 50 | 152 | 32.9 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Tulane | 206 | 76 | 119 | 0 | 57 | 147 | 38.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Vanderbilt | 209 | 99 | 95 | 0 | 58 | 150 | 38.7 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Southern Miss | 209 | 98 | 100 | 0 | 60 | 178 | 33.7 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | North Carolina State | 211 | 87 | 106 | 0 | 51 | 163 | 31.3 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Missouri | 213 | 105 | 95 | 0 | 76 | 197 | 38.6 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| Ole Miss | 213 | 93 | 106 | 0 | 46 | 163 | 28.2 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 213 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 57 | 167 | 34.1 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Brigham Young | 214 | 69 | 124 | 0 | 57 | 176 | 32.4 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Miami (FL) | 215 | 82 | 125 | 0 | 55 | 169 | 32.5 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Arkansas | 216 | 103 | 101 | 0 | 69 | 159 | 43.4 | 7 | 20 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Mexico State | 216 | 76 | 120 | 0 | 52 | 150 | 34.7 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Western Michigan | 216 | 69 | 126 | 0 | 70 | 169 | 41.4 | 2 | 14 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Notre Dame | 217 | 87 | 116 | 0 | 67 | 183 | 36.6 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marshall | 217 | 86 | 119 | 0 | 62 | 179 | 34.6 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | San Diego State | 218 | 85 | 115 | 0 | 49 | 170 | 28.8 | 12 | 29 | 41.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| Syracuse | 218 | 100 | 97 | 0 | 56 | 163 | 34.4 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Temple | 219 | 110 | 99 | 0 | 60 | 172 | 34.9 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 219 | 117 | 82 | 0 | 49 | 170 | 28.8 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Middle Tennessee | 219 | 64 | 139 | 0 | 68 | 164 | 41.5 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Colorado State | 220 | 70 | 128 | 0 | 62 | 158 | 39.2 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Illinois | 220 | 98 | 103 | 0 | 66 | 164 | 40.2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | North Carolina | 222 | 96 | 118 | 0 | 62 | 157 | 39.5 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Central Michigan | 222 | 94 | 108 | 0 | 61 | 177 | 34.5 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Colorado | 224 | 78 | 133 | 0 | 62 | 187 | 33.2 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 225 | 149 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 170 | 38.2 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 61 | Wisconsin | 226 | 106 | 100 | 0 | 74 | 189 | 39.2 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | Kansas State | 227 | 120 | 88 | 0 | 61 | 160 | 38.1 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 229 | 110 | 100 | 0 | 54 | 169 | 32.0 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Idaho | 229 | 89 | 117 | 0 | 57 | 180 | 31.7 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Rutgers | 230 | 56 | 154 | 0 | 68 | 179 | 38.0 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 231 | 100 | 118 | 0 | 69 | 171 | 40.4 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | 232 | 74 | 134 | 0 | 71 | 194 | 36.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | Florida State | 233 | 110 | 99 | 0 | 40 | 177 | 22.6 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iowa State | 233 | 100 | 109 | 0 | 74 | 209 | 35.4 | 7 | 25 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Houston | 233 | 104 | 108 | 0 | 64 | 172 | 37.2 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 71 | Kent State | 234 | 102 | 107 | 0 | 65 | 173 | 37.6 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Georgia | 235 | 95 | 132 | 0 | 65 | 168 | 38.7 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Rice | 237 | 175 | 39 | 0 | 64 | 167 | 38.3 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oregon | 237 | 101 | 118 | 0 | 58 | 159 | 36.5 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Navy | 238 | 184 | 47 | 0 | 73 | 157 | 46.5 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | Boston College | 239 | 92 | 130 | 0 | 70 | 196 | 35.7 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| UTEP | 239 | 90 | 123 | 0 | 58 | 165 | 35.2 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | Tulsa | 240 | 127 | 91 | 0 | 62 | 172 | 36.0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | TCU | 241 | 93 | 128 | 0 | 52 | 168 | 31.0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | UCLA | 242 | 107 | 115 | 0 | 69 | 177 | 39.0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| Texas A&M | 242 | 93 | 131 | 0 | 60 | 166 | 36.1 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 82 | Oregon State | 243 | 46 | 177 | 0 | 66 | 200 | 33.0 | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Virginia | 243 | 140 | 85 | 0 | 53 | 158 | 33.5 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 84 | Minnesota | 245 | 147 | 84 | 0 | 66 | 175 | 37.7 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | Fresno State | 246 | 130 | 98 | 0 | 74 | 156 | 47.4 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 86 | Eastern Michigan | 247 | 110 | 125 | 0 | 77 | 186 | 41.4 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | LSU | 250 | 125 | 116 | 0 | 64 | 167 | 38.3 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michigan | 250 | 110 | 125 | 0 | 79 | 194 | 40.7 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 89 | Cincinnati | 251 | 115 | 119 | 0 | 70 | 184 | 38.0 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | Wyoming | 252 | 90 | 131 | 0 | 72 | 193 | 37.3 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 91 | UAB | 254 | 104 | 127 | 0 | 50 | 150 | 33.3 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Florida | 254 | 101 | 138 | 0 | 70 | 165 | 42.4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Virginia Tech | 259 | 127 | 108 | 0 | 62 | 171 | 36.3 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 | Air Force | 261 | 161 | 79 | 0 | 78 | 166 | 47.0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Northern Illinois | 261 | 142 | 102 | 0 | 70 | 174 | 40.2 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 96 | Northwestern | 262 | 114 | 132 | 0 | 67 | 190 | 35.3 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | Arizona State | 264 | 78 | 164 | 0 | 79 | 201 | 39.3 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virginia | 264 | 151 | 97 | 0 | 76 | 163 | 46.6 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Connecticut | 269 | 89 | 165 | 0 | 63 | 176 | 35.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | Michigan State | 270 | 136 | 121 | 0 | 63 | 174 | 36.2 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 101 | Auburn | 272 | 134 | 124 | 0 | 68 | 157 | 43.3 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 102 | Memphis | 274 | 125 | 133 | 0 | 86 | 185 | 46.5 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 103 | Tennessee | 276 | 119 | 134 | 0 | 75 | 178 | 42.1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 104 | Purdue | 280 | 89 | 170 | 0 | 88 | 189 | 46.6 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 105 | Texas | 283 | 178 | 92 | 0 | 73 | 171 | 42.7 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nevada | 283 | 112 | 154 | 0 | 68 | 177 | 38.4 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 107 | Miami (OH) | 284 | 97 | 167 | 0 | 64 | 173 | 37.0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 108 | Hawaii | 288 | 66 | 206 | 0 | 71 | 173 | 41.0 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 109 | California | 291 | 146 | 126 | 0 | 65 | 147 | 44.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 110 | USC | 292 | 123 | 150 | 0 | 74 | 182 | 40.7 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 111 | Toledo | 300 | 130 | 146 | 0 | 74 | 186 | 39.8 | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 112 | Utah | 304 | 145 | 136 | 0 | 76 | 153 | 49.7 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 113 | Oklahoma | 310 | 147 | 144 | 0 | 100 | 200 | 50.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 114 | Boise State | 313 | 151 | 144 | 0 | 66 | 167 | 39.5 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bowling Green | 313 | 105 | 194 | 0 | 79 | 162 | 48.8 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 116 | Texas Tech | 319 | 70 | 221 | 0 | 81 | 178 | 45.5 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 117 | Louisville | 323 | 145 | 164 | 0 | 77 | 158 | 48.7 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 0 | 0 | |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
