2021 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Southern Mississippi 4 16 41 4 61 15.3
1 Texas Tech 4 16 46 7 69 17.3
3 San Diego State 5 17 52 15 84 16.8
4 Clemson 5 18 33 6 57 11.4
4 Minnesota 4 18 28 7 53 13.3
4 UCLA 3 18 45 9 72 24.0
7 Wisconsin 4 19 24 3 46 11.5
8 North Carolina State 4 20 40 5 65 16.3
8 Northwestern 3 20 33 2 55 18.3
10 Iowa State 4 21 26 4 51 12.8
10 New Mexico 4 21 38 8 67 16.8
10 Colorado 3 21 25 5 51 17.0
10 Nebraska 3 21 28 3 52 17.3
14 Alabama 5 22 35 8 65 13.0
14 Colorado State 4 22 36 9 67 16.8
14 Oklahoma State 4 22 56 8 86 21.5
17 Central Michigan 5 23 49 9 81 16.2
17 Maryland 4 23 34 9 66 16.5
17 Boston College 4 23 36 8 67 16.8
17 Tennessee 5 23 49 12 84 16.8
17 Florida State 4 23 42 8 73 18.3
17 Indiana 3 23 32 3 58 19.3
17 California 3 23 41 10 74 24.7
24 Kansas State 4 24 31 5 60 15.0
24 Pittsburgh 5 24 55 12 91 18.2
24 SMU 4 24 51 7 82 20.5
24 Illinois 3 24 40 10 74 24.7
28 USC 3 25 39 7 71 23.7
29 Georgia 5 26 24 9 59 11.8
29 Arkansas 5 26 33 15 74 14.8
29 Fresno State 5 26 38 12 76 15.2
29 Mississippi State 5 26 48 6 80 16.0
29 South Alabama 4 26 38 6 70 17.5
34 Houston 5 27 29 8 64 12.8
34 Washington 3 27 15 3 45 15.0
34 TCU 3 27 21 3 51 17.0
34 Louisiana-Monroe 4 27 48 4 79 19.8
34 San Jose State 4 27 45 11 83 20.8
39 Kentucky 5 28 44 9 81 16.2
39 Arizona State 4 28 28 10 66 16.5
39 Auburn 5 28 51 5 84 16.8
39 UCF 5 28 60 7 95 19.0
39 Oklahoma 4 28 45 6 79 19.8
44 Michigan 4 29 33 6 68 17.0
44 Iowa 4 29 38 7 74 18.5
46 Troy 4 30 31 5 66 16.5
46 Rutgers 4 30 30 8 68 17.0
46 Baylor 4 30 34 6 70 17.5
46 Texas 3 30 26 1 57 19.0
46 Michigan State 4 30 56 7 93 23.3
46 Memphis 4 30 64 9 103 25.8
52 Purdue 4 31 33 9 73 18.3
52 Stanford 3 31 28 6 65 21.7
52 Oregon State 4 31 49 11 91 22.8
55 Arizona 3 32 15 7 54 18.0
55 Utah 4 32 38 5 75 18.8
55 UTEP 5 32 46 17 95 19.0
55 Vanderbilt 4 32 39 6 77 19.3
55 Tulsa 5 32 56 10 98 19.6
55 Duke 4 32 42 8 82 20.5
55 Kansas 3 32 31 5 68 22.7
55 Ohio State 4 32 49 13 94 23.5
55 Oregon 4 32 55 9 96 24.0
64 Navy 4 33 32 4 69 17.3
64 Miami (Florida) 4 33 43 5 81 20.3
66 Air Force 5 34 26 3 63 12.6
66 Texas A&M 4 34 12 5 51 12.8
66 Syracuse 4 34 23 9 66 16.5
66 West Virginia 4 34 27 7 68 17.0
66 LSU 5 34 45 7 86 17.2
66 Georgia Tech 4 34 33 5 72 18.0
66 Buffalo 4 34 31 9 74 18.5
66 Louisiana Tech 4 34 70 5 109 27.3
74 South Carolina 5 35 32 6 73 14.6
75 Toledo 5 36 45 13 94 18.8
75 UTSA 5 36 55 10 101 20.2
75 Virginia 4 36 45 8 89 22.3
75 Arkansas State 4 36 51 8 95 23.8
79 Western Michigan 5 37 29 12 78 15.6
79 Boise State 4 37 42 10 89 22.3
81 Temple 4 38 25 6 69 17.3
81 South Florida 4 38 50 6 94 23.5
83 UAB 5 39 43 14 96 19.2
83 Washington State 4 39 46 3 88 22.0
83 Florida 5 39 56 18 113 22.6
83 Florida International 4 39 51 6 96 24.0
83 East Carolina 4 39 50 10 99 24.8
88 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 40 47 5 92 18.4
88 Appalachian State 5 40 56 10 106 21.2
88 Penn State 4 40 37 8 85 21.3
88 Akron 4 40 43 4 87 21.8
88 Georgia Southern 4 40 51 8 99 24.8
88 Texas State 4 40 54 9 103 25.8
94 Rice 4 41 38 9 88 22.0
94 Utah State 5 41 65 10 116 23.2
96 Cincinnati 5 42 50 6 98 19.6
96 Wake Forest 4 42 32 10 84 21.0
96 UNLV 4 42 53 6 101 25.3
96 Tulane 4 42 49 13 104 26.0
100 Georgia State 5 43 55 11 109 21.8
101 Bowling Green 4 45 26 12 83 20.8
101 Old Dominion 5 45 51 12 108 21.6
103 Miami (Ohio) 5 46 39 8 93 18.6
103 Virginia Tech 5 46 45 5 96 19.2
105 Florida Atlantic 4 47 26 3 76 19.0
106 North Texas 5 49 48 14 111 22.2
107 Mississippi 5 50 39 15 104 20.8
108 Wyoming 5 51 40 15 106 21.2
109 Charlotte 4 52 24 3 79 19.8
110 Nevada 5 53 45 6 104 20.8
111 Ball State 5 54 47 6 107 21.4
111 Eastern Michigan 5 54 46 8 108 21.6
111 North Carolina 4 54 28 7 89 22.3
111 Kent State 5 54 52 10 116 23.2
111 Hawai'i 5 54 61 7 122 24.4
111 Ohio 4 54 38 10 102 25.5
117 Middle Tennessee 5 55 39 5 99 19.8
118 Coastal Carolina 5 57 32 5 94 18.8
118 Marshall 5 57 52 13 122 24.4
120 Army 10 58 104 13 175 17.5
120 Louisville 5 58 48 8 114 22.8
122 Western Kentucky 5 60 60 10 130 26.0
123 Northern Illinois 5 62 46 4 112 22.4
124 Missouri 5 67 38 6 111 22.2
125 Liberty 11 90 90 25 205 18.6
126 Massachusetts 8 96 79 21 196 24.5
127 New Mexico State 11 100 139 22 261 23.7
128 Connecticut 10 101 118 15 234 23.4
129 Notre Dame 13 105 126 13 244 18.8
130 BYU 13 118 145 17 280 21.5