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

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