2021 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Wisconsin 10 42 70 16 128 12.8
2 Clemson 9 45 73 10 128 14.2
3 Mississippi State 8 46 68 7 121 15.1
3 Auburn 8 46 88 13 147 18.4
5 Alabama 10 49 88 27 164 16.4
6 Oklahoma State 10 50 78 19 147 14.7
7 Georgia 9 51 57 12 120 13.3
8 Nebraska 7 52 68 7 127 18.1
9 Ohio State 9 54 115 20 189 21.0
10 Tennessee 8 55 79 13 147 18.4
11 Baylor 9 58 89 20 167 18.6
12 Pittsburgh 11 59 122 29 210 19.1
13 Iowa State 8 60 72 7 139 17.4
13 Utah 9 60 95 11 166 18.4
13 Tulsa 9 60 90 20 170 18.9
13 Texas 7 60 73 11 144 20.6
17 LSU 9 61 109 10 180 20.0
17 Indiana 7 61 78 9 148 21.1
19 San Diego State 12 62 113 26 201 16.8
20 North Carolina State 10 63 87 23 173 17.3
21 Kansas State 10 64 89 11 164 16.4
21 Navy 9 64 76 10 150 16.7
21 Arkansas 10 64 86 27 177 17.7
21 UAB 11 64 94 37 195 17.7
21 SMU 10 64 109 20 193 19.3
21 Tulane 8 64 93 14 171 21.4
27 Texas A&M 9 65 71 16 152 16.9
27 Boise State 8 65 66 18 149 18.6
27 Louisville 8 65 81 16 162 20.3
30 Fresno State 11 66 99 27 192 17.5
31 Air Force 11 67 82 13 162 14.7
31 Miami (Florida) 8 67 64 17 148 18.5
31 Washington State 9 67 95 11 173 19.2
31 Oklahoma 10 67 122 14 203 20.3
35 Florida State 8 68 77 18 163 20.4
35 Texas Tech 9 68 104 12 184 20.4
37 Kentucky 11 69 112 20 201 18.3
37 Arizona 8 69 58 22 149 18.6
37 USC 9 69 89 21 179 19.9
40 Michigan 10 71 78 11 160 16.0
40 Penn State 8 71 76 20 167 20.9
42 Minnesota 11 72 85 16 173 15.7
42 Army 12 72 110 12 194 16.2
42 Syracuse 8 72 54 15 141 17.6
45 Rutgers 9 73 75 16 164 18.2
45 San Jose State 10 73 115 19 207 20.7
45 New Mexico State 8 73 91 15 179 22.4
45 Michigan State 10 73 146 20 239 23.9
49 Houston 13 75 102 27 204 15.7
49 Southern Mississippi 11 75 86 14 175 15.9
49 Maryland 9 75 74 18 167 18.6
49 UCLA 10 75 109 25 209 20.9
49 Oregon 10 75 112 23 210 21.0
49 Virginia 8 75 76 19 170 21.3
49 Georgia Southern 9 75 107 17 199 22.1
56 Iowa 12 76 114 15 205 17.1
57 Georgia Tech 8 77 87 14 178 22.3
58 Purdue 9 78 63 14 155 17.2
58 Appalachian State 12 78 113 21 212 17.7
58 Arizona State 11 78 95 29 202 18.4
58 South Florida 8 78 90 8 176 22.0
62 Boston College 9 79 67 18 164 18.2
63 West Virginia 10 80 78 11 169 16.9
64 South Alabama 11 82 101 18 201 18.3
65 Western Michigan 11 83 76 17 176 16.0
66 Notre Dame 11 84 98 12 194 17.6
66 Vanderbilt 9 84 93 12 189 21.0
68 New Mexico 10 85 87 16 188 18.8
68 Northwestern 9 85 92 10 187 20.8
70 Oregon State 10 86 104 19 209 20.9
71 TCU 9 87 87 11 185 20.6
72 Miami (Ohio) 12 88 125 19 232 19.3
72 Florida 10 88 94 28 210 21.0
74 South Carolina 10 89 75 11 175 17.5
74 East Carolina 10 89 93 15 197 19.7
74 Louisiana-Monroe 10 89 129 8 226 22.6
77 Rice 10 90 111 21 222 22.2
78 Troy 11 91 95 21 207 18.8
78 Florida Atlantic 12 91 128 21 240 20.0
80 Toledo 12 92 108 29 229 19.1
80 North Carolina 9 92 80 19 191 21.2
80 Duke 10 92 122 20 234 23.4
83 Washington 10 94 72 12 178 17.8
83 UTEP 13 94 114 39 247 19.0
83 BYU 10 94 114 12 220 22.0
83 Hawai'i 11 94 145 19 258 23.5
87 UTSA 13 95 131 22 248 19.1
87 California 11 95 115 22 232 21.1
87 Colorado 10 95 98 19 212 21.2
87 Old Dominion 12 95 138 26 259 21.6
91 UCF 12 96 133 22 251 20.9
92 Cincinnati 11 98 82 20 200 18.2
92 Colorado State 10 98 81 22 201 20.1
94 North Texas 13 99 121 31 251 19.3
95 Mississippi 10 101 114 32 247 24.7
96 Central Michigan 13 102 130 23 255 19.6
96 Utah State 12 102 123 22 247 20.6
98 Liberty 11 103 76 24 203 18.5
98 Virginia Tech 11 103 102 17 222 20.2
98 UNLV 10 103 105 10 218 21.8
98 Louisiana Tech 11 103 128 21 252 22.9
98 Ohio 11 103 129 24 256 23.3
103 Georgia State 12 105 129 29 263 21.9
104 Coastal Carolina 13 106 108 17 231 17.8
104 Illinois 11 106 113 15 234 21.3
106 Stanford 9 107 82 10 199 22.1
107 Texas State 10 108 126 18 252 25.2
108 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 109 124 24 257 18.4
108 Kansas 9 109 89 11 209 23.2
110 Middle Tennessee 13 111 135 18 264 20.3
111 Memphis 11 113 127 14 254 23.1
112 Wyoming 12 114 103 23 240 20.0
113 Wake Forest 11 116 101 24 241 21.9
114 Arkansas State 11 119 108 17 244 22.2
115 Charlotte 12 120 132 15 267 22.3
116 Nevada 12 121 121 13 255 21.3
116 Connecticut 10 121 98 13 232 23.2
118 Temple 10 123 82 16 221 22.1
119 Buffalo 12 125 97 23 245 20.4
120 Missouri 10 126 83 23 232 23.2
121 Massachusetts 11 128 98 25 251 22.8
122 Marshall 12 129 103 22 254 21.2
122 Western Kentucky 13 129 156 19 304 23.4
124 Ball State 13 130 140 18 288 22.2
125 Bowling Green 12 135 94 26 255 21.3
126 Northern Illinois 13 140 128 13 281 21.6
127 Akron 11 142 103 15 260 23.6
128 Eastern Michigan 13 144 133 19 296 22.8
129 Florida International 12 148 137 14 299 24.9
129 Kent State 13 148 163 32 343 26.4