2021 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 4 72 10 2 84 21.0
2 Air Force 4 68 13 4 85 21.3
3 Baylor 4 61 37 1 99 24.8
4 Michigan 4 56 23 6 85 21.3
5 Coastal Carolina 4 55 45 6 106 26.5
6 Mississippi 3 54 40 8 102 34.0
6 Florida 4 54 44 6 104 26.0
6 Arkansas 4 54 27 5 86 21.5
9 Kent State 4 53 30 11 94 23.5
9 Nebraska 5 53 57 6 116 23.2
11 Oregon State 4 50 41 6 97 24.3
11 Texas 4 50 37 5 92 23.0
13 SMU 4 49 54 5 108 27.0
13 Appalachian State 4 49 48 10 107 26.8
13 Miami (Florida) 5 49 56 16 121 24.2
13 Boston College 4 49 32 5 86 21.5
13 Northwestern 4 49 29 4 82 20.5
18 Arizona State 4 48 39 8 95 23.8
18 Tennessee 4 48 35 12 95 23.8
18 Old Dominion 4 48 34 9 91 22.8
18 Rutgers 4 48 30 4 82 20.5
22 Maryland 4 47 54 2 103 25.8
22 San Diego State 4 47 19 8 74 18.5
24 Duke 4 46 50 4 100 25.0
24 North Texas 4 46 36 13 95 23.8
26 Ohio State 4 45 52 2 99 24.8
26 Liberty 4 45 39 8 92 23.0
26 BYU 4 45 32 6 83 20.8
26 Wyoming 4 45 33 4 82 20.5
30 Marshall 4 44 58 3 105 26.3
30 Central Michigan 4 44 50 7 101 25.3
30 North Carolina 4 44 45 10 99 24.8
30 Auburn 4 44 45 5 94 23.5
30 Syracuse 4 44 30 7 81 20.3
30 UCLA 4 44 35 1 80 20.0
30 Georgia Southern 4 44 27 5 76 19.0
37 UCF 3 43 42 5 90 30.0
37 Pittsburgh 4 43 67 9 119 29.8
37 Kentucky 4 43 41 8 92 23.0
37 Buffalo 4 43 34 9 86 21.5
37 Michigan State 4 43 35 6 84 21.0
37 Minnesota 4 43 28 6 77 19.3
37 Kansas State 4 43 26 4 73 18.3
44 Georgia Tech 4 42 36 6 84 21.0
45 Georgia State 4 41 26 3 70 17.5
46 Fresno State 5 40 80 8 128 25.6
47 Tulane 4 39 45 10 94 23.5
47 Florida Atlantic 4 39 45 8 92 23.0
47 Charlotte 4 39 46 6 91 22.8
47 Oregon 4 39 41 11 91 22.8
47 Eastern Michigan 4 39 39 11 89 22.3
47 Texas State 4 39 39 6 84 21.0
47 Illinois 5 39 47 12 98 19.6
47 Northern Illinois 4 39 34 5 78 19.5
55 Utah State 4 38 50 4 92 23.0
55 Georgia 4 38 46 8 92 23.0
55 Virginia Tech 4 38 36 7 81 20.3
55 South Florida 4 38 31 7 76 19.0
55 Colorado 4 38 15 7 60 15.0
60 Hawai'i 5 37 59 8 104 20.8
61 USC 4 36 53 14 103 25.8
62 Wisconsin 3 35 29 7 71 23.7
62 UTSA 4 35 52 7 94 23.5
62 Wake Forest 4 35 46 13 94 23.5
62 California 4 35 41 8 84 21.0
62 Florida State 4 35 35 9 79 19.8
67 Virginia 5 34 89 11 134 26.8
67 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 34 53 6 93 23.3
67 Indiana 4 34 45 7 86 21.5
67 Arizona 4 34 43 9 86 21.5
67 Memphis 4 34 41 9 84 21.0
67 Texas A&M 4 34 42 4 80 20.0
67 Navy 3 34 9 3 46 15.3
74 Oklahoma 4 33 55 6 94 23.5
74 Iowa State 4 33 51 8 92 23.0
74 Tulsa 4 33 47 8 88 22.0
74 New Mexico State 5 33 56 16 105 21.0
78 Western Michigan 4 32 45 10 87 21.8
78 West Virginia 4 32 46 5 83 20.8
78 Southern Mississippi 4 32 26 8 66 16.5
81 TCU 3 31 37 9 77 25.7
81 Missouri 4 31 60 8 99 24.8
81 Alabama 4 31 52 9 92 23.0
81 Rice 4 31 36 12 79 19.8
81 Texas Tech 4 31 40 6 77 19.3
81 UTEP 4 31 33 11 75 18.8
81 UAB 4 31 34 7 72 18.0
81 New Mexico 4 31 35 5 71 17.8
89 Washington State 4 30 47 7 84 21.0
89 Utah 4 30 42 12 84 21.0
89 South Carolina 4 30 29 5 64 16.0
92 North Carolina State 4 29 57 13 99 24.8
92 Louisville 4 29 51 5 85 21.3
92 Colorado State 4 29 47 2 78 19.5
92 Oklahoma State 4 29 39 7 75 18.8
92 Ball State 4 29 36 10 75 18.8
92 Clemson 4 29 30 11 70 17.5
98 Cincinnati 3 28 29 8 65 21.7
98 Penn State 4 28 51 6 85 21.3
98 Boise State 4 28 46 8 82 20.5
98 Miami (Ohio) 4 28 40 9 77 19.3
98 Ohio 4 28 33 7 68 17.0
98 Toledo 4 28 32 7 67 16.8
98 UNLV 4 28 21 4 53 13.3
98 Connecticut 5 28 25 13 66 13.2
106 Houston 4 27 47 9 83 20.8
106 Akron 4 27 45 7 79 19.8
106 Massachusetts 4 27 37 10 74 18.5
106 Temple 4 27 32 7 66 16.5
110 Kansas 4 26 27 4 57 14.3
111 Purdue 4 25 62 2 89 22.3
111 Vanderbilt 4 25 37 10 72 18.0
113 Washington 4 24 54 10 88 22.0
113 Middle Tennessee 4 24 47 4 75 18.8
115 Arkansas State 4 23 61 11 95 23.8
115 Louisiana Tech 4 23 50 10 83 20.8
115 Florida International 4 23 42 6 71 17.8
115 Iowa 4 23 34 5 62 15.5
119 Mississippi State 4 22 67 3 92 23.0
119 LSU 4 22 52 5 79 19.8
119 East Carolina 4 22 44 7 73 18.3
122 Troy 4 21 48 7 76 19.0
122 South Alabama 3 21 29 6 56 18.7
124 Western Kentucky 3 17 51 3 71 23.7
124 Nevada 3 17 40 2 59 19.7
124 Notre Dame 4 17 49 11 77 19.3
124 San Jose State 4 17 42 5 64 16.0
128 Stanford 4 16 37 10 63 15.8
128 Louisiana-Monroe 3 16 19 9 44 14.7
130 Bowling Green 4 15 34 6 55 13.8