2020 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/11/2021

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kent State 4 61 56 12 129 32.3
2 UCF 10 123 144 16 283 28.3
3 Alabama 13 132 210 23 365 28.1
4 Mississippi 10 122 137 17 276 27.6
5 Toledo 6 61 84 16 161 26.8
6 Florida 12 87 202 27 316 26.3
7 North Carolina 11 129 134 23 286 26.0
8 BYU 11 108 153 22 283 25.7
9 Liberty 9 125 86 19 230 25.6
10 Clemson 11 95 165 19 279 25.4
11 SMU 9 82 117 28 227 25.2
12 Ohio State 8 88 91 20 199 24.9
13 Penn State 9 99 109 15 223 24.8
14 Oklahoma 10 89 137 21 247 24.7
15 UCLA 7 90 68 14 172 24.6
16 Arkansas State 10 66 154 24 244 24.4
16 Ball State 8 81 98 16 195 24.4
18 Notre Dame 12 130 131 30 291 24.3
18 Fresno State 6 46 91 9 146 24.3
20 North Texas 9 102 102 11 215 23.9
21 Virginia 9 88 102 23 213 23.7
22 Oklahoma State 11 114 116 30 260 23.6
23 Coastal Carolina 11 133 111 14 258 23.5
23 Memphis 10 81 125 29 235 23.5
23 Western Michigan 6 62 66 13 141 23.5
26 Texas A&M 10 111 107 16 234 23.4
26 LSU 10 77 145 12 234 23.4
28 Miami (Florida) 11 99 126 27 252 22.9
28 Houston 8 69 103 11 183 22.9
30 Iowa State 12 118 136 19 273 22.8
30 Wake Forest 8 65 98 19 182 22.8
30 Purdue 6 36 87 14 137 22.8
33 Appalachian State 11 137 89 24 250 22.7
34 USC 6 37 88 10 135 22.5
35 Virginia Tech 11 134 93 19 246 22.4
35 Texas 10 90 113 21 224 22.4
37 North Carolina State 12 90 146 31 267 22.3
38 Missouri 10 75 130 17 222 22.2
39 Tulsa 9 83 105 11 199 22.1
39 Buffalo 7 87 52 16 155 22.1
39 Oregon State 7 70 75 10 155 22.1
42 East Carolina 9 80 91 27 198 22.0
42 Stanford 6 38 83 11 132 22.0
44 Boston College 11 83 133 24 240 21.8
44 Eastern Michigan 6 44 75 12 131 21.8
44 Washington 4 41 40 6 87 21.8
47 Cincinnati 9 84 102 9 195 21.7
47 New Mexico 7 71 64 17 152 21.7
49 Nevada 9 62 115 17 194 21.6
49 Minnesota 7 71 66 14 151 21.6
49 Oregon 7 64 76 11 151 21.6
49 Rice 5 45 52 11 108 21.6
53 Tulane 12 137 103 18 258 21.5
53 UTSA 11 110 103 24 237 21.5
53 Duke 11 93 118 26 237 21.5
56 Nebraska 8 91 68 12 171 21.4
57 Troy 10 58 140 15 213 21.3
57 Air Force 6 98 23 7 128 21.3
59 Northern Illinois 6 44 66 17 127 21.2
59 Arizona 5 50 44 12 106 21.2
61 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 120 95 16 231 21.0
61 South Florida 8 63 90 15 168 21.0
63 Louisville 11 99 115 16 230 20.9
63 Georgia 10 98 100 11 209 20.9
63 West Virginia 9 57 114 17 188 20.9
63 Temple 7 54 80 12 146 20.9
67 Marshall 9 84 84 19 187 20.8
68 Georgia State 10 91 100 16 207 20.7
68 Arkansas 10 88 100 19 207 20.7
68 Pittsburgh 10 64 114 29 207 20.7
71 Auburn 11 110 104 13 227 20.6
72 Texas State 12 89 123 34 246 20.5
72 San Jose State 8 46 98 20 164 20.5
74 Utah 5 48 49 5 102 20.4
75 Hawai'i 9 74 92 17 183 20.3
75 Northwestern 9 71 97 15 183 20.3
75 Indiana 8 56 86 20 162 20.3
75 Arizona State 4 43 30 8 81 20.3
79 Tennessee 10 89 94 19 202 20.2
79 Middle Tennessee 9 77 86 19 182 20.2
79 Vanderbilt 9 68 96 18 182 20.2
82 Colorado 6 55 53 12 120 20.0
83 Georgia Tech 10 99 85 15 199 19.9
83 Texas Tech 9 70 96 13 179 19.9
83 Iowa 8 68 82 9 159 19.9
86 South Alabama 11 84 110 24 218 19.8
86 Charlotte 6 51 59 9 119 19.8
88 Wisconsin 7 70 56 11 137 19.6
89 TCU 10 101 75 19 195 19.5
89 South Carolina 10 84 94 17 195 19.5
89 Central Michigan 6 65 49 3 117 19.5
89 Washington State 4 24 47 7 78 19.5
93 Florida State 8 81 61 12 154 19.3
93 Michigan 6 36 71 9 116 19.3
95 Army 9 142 15 15 172 19.1
96 Rutgers 9 70 83 18 171 19.0
96 San Diego State 8 83 62 7 152 19.0
98 Mississippi State 11 41 150 17 208 18.9
99 UNLV 6 54 53 6 113 18.8
99 UTEP 6 47 54 12 113 18.8
101 Miami (Ohio) 3 18 32 6 56 18.7
102 Louisiana Tech 9 64 88 15 167 18.6
103 Wyoming 6 68 36 7 111 18.5
104 Maryland 5 36 53 3 92 18.4
105 Southern Mississippi 9 69 85 11 165 18.3
105 Baylor 9 60 86 19 165 18.3
105 Boise State 7 50 72 6 128 18.3
105 California 4 24 37 12 73 18.3
109 UAB 8 69 65 11 145 18.1
110 Florida Atlantic 9 84 65 12 161 17.9
110 Illinois 8 77 53 13 143 17.9
112 Kentucky 11 110 64 17 191 17.4
113 Colorado State 4 29 35 5 69 17.3
113 Ohio 3 30 15 7 52 17.3
115 Georgia Southern 12 148 46 10 204 17.0
116 Western Kentucky 11 91 82 9 182 16.5
116 Louisiana-Monroe 10 44 107 14 165 16.5
118 Michigan State 7 29 72 12 113 16.1
119 Kansas 9 59 67 17 143 15.9
120 Akron 6 42 40 13 95 15.8
120 Florida International 4 31 27 5 63 15.8
122 Bowling Green 5 43 28 7 78 15.6
123 Kansas State 10 72 67 16 155 15.5
124 Navy 10 100 36 7 143 14.3
125 Utah State 6 38 34 10 82 13.7
126 Syracuse 11 53 80 12 145 13.2
127 Massachusetts 4 14 22 5 41 10.3