College FB Team Opponent First Downs per Game
| Rank | Team | 2016 | Last 3 | Last 1 | Home | Away | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 20.5 |
| 2 | VA Tech | 12.7 | 12.7 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 18.4 |
| 3 | Houston | 12.7 | 12.7 | 8.0 | -- | 12.7 | 18.7 |
| 4 | Army | 12.8 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Florida | 12.8 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 9.7 | 22.0 | 16.9 |
| 6 | Alabama | 12.8 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 15.4 |
| 7 | Kansas St | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 23.1 |
| 8 | Memphis | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -- | 22.8 |
| 9 | Air Force | 14.0 | 14.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 16.8 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 14.2 | 14.3 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 17.5 | 14.1 |
| 11 | S Mississippi | 14.3 | 14.3 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 12.0 | 20.4 |
| 12 | Michigan | 14.5 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | -- | 16.7 |
| 13 | Boston Col | 15.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | -- | 15.0 | 15.6 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 24.2 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 16.3 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 16.6 |
| 16 | Clemson | 16.3 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 15.4 |
| 17 | Auburn | 16.5 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 16.5 | -- | 22.2 |
| 18 | Navy | 16.5 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 19.4 |
| 19 | W Michigan | 16.7 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 20.1 |
| 20 | E Carolina | 16.7 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.5 | 21.1 |
| 21 | Michigan St | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 17.8 |
| 22 | Tulane | 17.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 21.8 |
| 23 | Stanford | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 19.1 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 17.7 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 26.6 |
| 25 | LSU | 17.7 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
| 26 | TX Christian | 17.7 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 22.1 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 17.8 | 18.3 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 23.5 | 19.7 |
| 28 | Wash State | 18.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 21.4 |
| 29 | Central FL | 18.0 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 23.2 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 18.0 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 18.8 |
| 31 | New Mexico | 18.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | -- | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| 32 | Louisville | 18.0 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 17.9 |
| 33 | Penn State | 18.2 | 19.0 | 25.0 | 14.5 | 22.0 | 18.0 |
| 34 | Indiana | 18.3 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 25.0 |
| 35 | GA Southern | 18.3 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 |
| 36 | GA Tech | 18.7 | 18.7 | 24.0 | 20.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 |
| 37 | Texas | 18.7 | 18.7 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 |
| 38 | Colorado | 18.7 | 18.7 | 24.0 | -- | 18.7 | 21.7 |
| 39 | USC | 18.8 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 20.7 | 22.1 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 21.9 |
| 41 | Georgia | 19.0 | 19.0 | 23.0 | -- | 19.0 | 14.9 |
| 42 | Nebraska | 19.0 | 19.7 | 23.0 | 17.7 | 23.0 | 18.9 |
| 43 | NC State | 19.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 23.0 | 19.1 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 18.6 |
| 45 | Utah | 19.3 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 |
| 46 | Ball State | 19.3 | 19.3 | 20.0 | -- | 19.3 | 24.2 |
| 47 | Duke | 19.7 | 19.7 | 24.0 | 13.0 | 23.0 | 21.1 |
| 48 | UCLA | 20.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 23.6 |
| 49 | Purdue | 20.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | -- | 24.7 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 20.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 14.0 | 23.0 | 19.2 |
| 51 | Maryland | 20.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 | -- | 20.0 | 22.7 |
| 52 | Miss State | 20.2 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 18.5 | 22.0 | 21.3 |
| 53 | BYU | 20.2 | 21.3 | 26.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 19.9 |
| 54 | Ohio | 20.3 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 29.0 | 16.0 | 20.8 |
| 55 | Boise State | 20.3 | 20.3 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 17.5 | 15.7 |
| 56 | Washington | 20.3 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 23.0 | 19.8 |
| 57 | N Carolina | 20.3 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 25.9 |
| 58 | Illinois | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | -- | 19.3 |
| 59 | Utah State | 20.7 | 20.7 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 29.0 | 18.3 |
| 60 | Iowa | 20.7 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 19.7 |
| 61 | Florida St | 20.7 | 20.7 | 17.0 | -- | 20.7 | 19.2 |
| 62 | LA Lafayette | 20.7 | 20.7 | 14.0 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 21.5 |
| 63 | Colorado St | 20.7 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 24.5 | 20.5 |
| 64 | Oklahoma | 20.7 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 18.5 | 25.0 | 20.4 |
| 65 | Nevada | 21.0 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 23.0 | 21.5 |
| 66 | Central Mich | 21.0 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 17.2 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 21.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 21.0 | -- | 19.3 |
| 68 | U Mass | 21.2 | 21.3 | 31.0 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 24.2 |
| 69 | App State | 21.2 | 22.0 | 30.0 | 18.0 | 24.5 | 17.9 |
| 70 | W Kentucky | 21.2 | 21.7 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 23.0 | 20.6 |
| 71 | Miami (OH) | 21.3 | 21.3 | 28.0 | 19.0 | 22.5 | 21.0 |
| 72 | Oklahoma St | 21.3 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 |
| 73 | S Alabama | 21.7 | 21.7 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 20.1 |
| 74 | Virginia | 21.7 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 20.5 |
| 75 | Baylor | 21.7 | 21.7 | 30.0 | 25.5 | 14.0 | 21.2 |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | 21.8 | 24.3 | 27.0 | 19.5 | 24.0 | 17.9 |
| 77 | Notre Dame | 22.0 | 20.7 | 24.0 | 20.7 | 26.0 | 18.6 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 18.2 |
| 79 | Kent State | 22.5 | 22.5 | 26.0 | -- | 22.5 | 21.5 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 22.7 | 22.7 | 24.0 | 19.0 | 24.5 | 21.9 |
| 81 | Kansas | 23.0 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 27.0 | 19.0 | 28.8 |
| 82 | Troy | 23.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 |
| 83 | TX El Paso | 23.2 | 24.7 | 18.0 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 19.2 |
| 84 | San Jose St | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 25.5 | 19.2 |
| 85 | Missouri | 23.3 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 18.5 |
| 86 | Old Dominion | 23.7 | 23.7 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 24.2 |
| 87 | Temple | 23.7 | 23.7 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 17.1 |
| 88 | Iowa State | 23.7 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.8 |
| 89 | Cincinnati | 23.7 | 23.7 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 29.0 | 20.8 |
| 90 | TX-San Ant | 23.7 | 23.7 | 27.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 23.6 |
| 91 | S Carolina | 23.8 | 27.0 | 23.0 | 34.0 | 20.3 | 22.4 |
| 92 | Florida Intl | 23.8 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 24.7 | 21.0 | 23.5 |
| 93 | Rice | 24.0 | 24.3 | 19.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 20.9 |
| 94 | Oregon St | 24.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 26.5 |
| 95 | E Michigan | 24.0 | 24.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 26.5 | 26.8 |
| 96 | Arizona | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.8 |
| 97 | Arizona St | 24.3 | 24.3 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 16.0 | 20.8 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 24.3 | 24.3 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| 99 | Fla Atlantic | 24.3 | 24.3 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 22.5 | 21.4 |
| 100 | Arkansas St | 24.7 | 24.7 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 19.9 |
| 101 | UNLV | 24.7 | 24.7 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 26.5 | 23.4 |
| 102 | Mississippi | 25.0 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 32.0 | 22.0 |
| 103 | Northwestern | 25.3 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 25.3 | -- | 18.1 |
| 104 | Kentucky | 25.5 | 23.3 | 16.0 | 24.7 | 28.0 | 20.9 |
| 105 | San Diego St | 25.5 | 25.5 | 21.0 | 30.0 | 21.0 | 15.9 |
| 106 | North Texas | 25.7 | 25.7 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 27.0 | 25.7 |
| 107 | Georgia State | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 27.5 | 22.9 |
| 108 | California | 26.2 | 26.3 | 23.0 | 34.0 | 23.7 | 23.1 |
| 109 | Idaho | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.0 | -- | 26.3 | 24.3 |
| 110 | Middle Tenn | 26.3 | 26.3 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 22.0 | 20.9 |
| 111 | W Virginia | 26.5 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 20.0 |
| 112 | N Mex State | 26.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 23.0 | 27.7 | 24.8 |
| 113 | Buffalo | 26.5 | 26.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 32.0 | 21.1 |
| 114 | S Methodist | 26.7 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 22.1 |
| 115 | S Florida | 26.7 | 26.7 | 31.0 | 25.0 | 30.0 | 20.1 |
| 116 | Charlotte | 27.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 17.0 | 32.0 | 22.5 |
| 117 | LA Tech | 27.0 | 27.0 | 25.0 | -- | 27.0 | 20.4 |
| 118 | Texas A&M | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 26.5 | 19.5 |
| 119 | Fresno St | 27.0 | 27.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 23.5 | 22.9 |
| 120 | Texas State | 27.7 | 27.7 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 25.5 | 23.7 |
| 121 | N Illinois | 28.0 | 28.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 31.0 | 22.6 |
| 122 | Hawaii | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | -- | 28.0 | 25.7 |
| 123 | LA Monroe | 28.5 | 28.5 | 27.0 | -- | 28.5 | 21.5 |
| 124 | Bowling Grn | 28.7 | 28.7 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 33.0 | 23.4 |
| 125 | Oregon | 28.7 | 28.7 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 26.0 | 24.7 |
| 126 | Marshall | 29.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 29.5 | -- | 21.6 |
| 127 | Texas Tech | 30.5 | 30.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 34.0 | 25.2 |
| 128 | Akron | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 19.5 |