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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 New Mexico State 1 10 18 2 30 30.0
2 Western Kentucky 9 60 177 20 257 28.6
3 Mississippi State 8 49 152 26 227 28.4
4 Virginia 8 49 156 16 221 27.6
5 Kent State 9 127 97 15 239 26.6
6 Western Michigan 8 102 91 19 212 26.5
7 Ohio State 9 76 150 12 238 26.4
8 Wake Forest 10 87 143 33 263 26.3
9 USC 9 78 129 27 234 26.0
10 Pittsburgh 9 77 135 18 230 25.6
11 Utah 10 127 102 23 252 25.2
12 UCLA 9 115 93 18 226 25.1
13 Buffalo 8 96 84 19 199 24.9
14 Oklahoma State 10 104 113 30 247 24.7
15 Mississippi 8 90 95 12 197 24.6
16 Northern Illinois 9 125 72 19 216 24.0
17 East Carolina 8 80 97 14 191 23.9
17 SMU 8 67 111 13 191 23.9
17 Miami (Florida) 8 58 104 29 191 23.9
20 Purdue 9 40 158 16 214 23.8
20 Georgia State 8 112 67 11 190 23.8
22 Georgia 10 103 114 20 237 23.7
23 Utah State 9 78 109 25 212 23.6
24 Alabama 10 75 145 15 235 23.5
25 Oregon State 9 122 74 15 211 23.4
25 North Carolina 9 107 80 24 211 23.4
25 Charlotte 8 63 102 22 187 23.4
25 Nevada 8 42 128 17 187 23.4
29 Marshall 8 78 95 13 186 23.3
29 Memphis 8 55 109 22 186 23.3
31 Fresno State 8 59 105 21 185 23.1
32 Liberty 2 15 27 4 46 23.0
33 UTSA 9 94 93 19 206 22.9
33 Central Michigan 8 83 92 8 183 22.9
33 Boise State 8 76 93 14 183 22.9
36 Tennessee 8 95 75 12 182 22.8
36 Coastal Carolina 8 89 87 6 182 22.8
38 Maryland 9 74 115 15 204 22.7
39 North Texas 8 113 51 15 179 22.4
39 Toledo 8 89 75 15 179 22.4
41 Iowa State 9 66 118 17 201 22.3
41 Air Force 8 150 19 9 178 22.3
43 Houston 9 64 121 15 200 22.2
44 Oregon 10 117 91 13 221 22.1
44 Colorado State 8 64 103 10 177 22.1
44 Miami (Ohio) 8 62 103 12 177 22.1
44 Eastern Michigan 8 43 118 16 177 22.1
48 Michigan 10 108 95 17 220 22.0
48 West Virginia 9 76 105 17 198 22.0
50 Ohio 8 90 64 20 174 21.8
51 Arizona 9 77 89 27 193 21.4
51 Kentucky 8 86 75 10 171 21.4
51 Tulsa 8 76 76 19 171 21.4
54 Army 3 55 8 1 64 21.3
55 Nebraska 9 76 100 13 189 21.0
55 South Florida 8 82 76 10 168 21.0
55 Louisville 8 78 76 14 168 21.0
58 Minnesota 9 99 72 17 188 20.9
58 Oklahoma 9 69 105 14 188 20.9
58 Arkansas 8 84 71 12 167 20.9
58 Florida 8 65 92 10 167 20.9
62 Appalachian State 9 82 92 13 187 20.8
62 North Carolina State 8 50 102 14 166 20.8
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 103 72 10 185 20.6
64 Washington State 9 73 100 12 185 20.6
66 Old Dominion 8 76 75 13 164 20.5
66 Arkansas State 8 38 102 24 164 20.5
68 Wisconsin 9 102 69 13 184 20.4
68 Texas 9 88 87 9 184 20.4
68 Cincinnati 9 81 96 7 184 20.4
68 Texas A&M 8 69 79 15 163 20.4
68 Auburn 8 60 89 14 163 20.4
73 Duke 8 65 81 16 162 20.3
73 Louisiana Tech 8 54 87 21 162 20.3
75 Georgia Tech 8 65 77 19 161 20.1
76 Baylor 10 98 91 11 200 20.0
76 South Alabama 8 51 96 13 160 20.0
78 Florida State 8 64 76 19 159 19.9
79 Arizona State 9 95 74 9 178 19.8
79 Missouri 8 73 70 15 158 19.8
81 Texas State 8 67 70 19 156 19.5
81 LSU 8 60 81 15 156 19.5
81 Rice 8 48 89 19 156 19.5
84 TCU 9 84 81 10 175 19.4
84 Ball State 8 65 79 11 155 19.4
86 Clemson 8 70 68 16 154 19.3
86 Louisiana-Monroe 8 65 72 17 154 19.3
88 Texas Tech 9 69 91 13 173 19.2
88 Penn State 9 56 107 10 173 19.2
90 Syracuse 8 89 51 13 153 19.1
91 Michigan State 9 65 89 16 170 18.9
91 Middle Tennessee 8 61 77 13 151 18.9
93 Hawai'i 8 50 85 15 150 18.8
94 California 9 74 83 10 167 18.6
95 Navy 8 118 18 12 148 18.5
95 Florida Atlantic 8 62 71 15 148 18.5
97 Virginia Tech 8 83 53 11 147 18.4
98 Akron 8 60 79 7 146 18.3
98 UTEP 8 51 80 15 146 18.3
100 Boston College 8 72 55 18 145 18.1
101 Georgia Southern 8 78 54 12 144 18.0
102 UAB 8 73 58 10 141 17.6
103 Tulane 8 67 65 8 140 17.5
103 Troy 8 46 82 12 140 17.5
105 San Diego State 9 64 75 17 156 17.3
105 Stanford 9 42 92 22 156 17.3
107 Wyoming 8 73 58 6 137 17.1
108 Iowa 10 63 88 19 170 17.0
109 Kansas State 9 64 78 10 152 16.9
110 South Carolina 8 55 62 17 134 16.8
111 Rutgers 9 81 56 12 149 16.6
111 San Jose State 8 54 73 6 133 16.6
111 Bowling Green 8 54 70 9 133 16.6
114 UNLV 8 45 72 14 131 16.4
115 Northwestern 9 71 66 9 146 16.2
115 Kansas 9 64 74 8 146 16.2
115 Washington 9 60 72 14 146 16.2
118 Illinois 9 74 58 13 145 16.1
118 UCF 8 59 60 10 129 16.1
120 Massachusetts 4 45 16 3 64 16.0
121 Southern Mississippi 8 63 48 15 126 15.8
122 Florida International 8 40 75 8 123 15.4
123 Vanderbilt 8 54 54 13 121 15.1
124 Colorado 9 63 51 17 131 14.6
124 Indiana 9 58 56 17 131 14.6
126 Temple 8 45 57 9 111 13.9
127 New Mexico 8 56 23 15 94 11.8
128 Connecticut 2 14 7 2 23 11.5