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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Mississippi State 4 21 79 12 112 28.0
2 Purdue 4 20 76 8 104 26.0
3 Ohio State 4 34 75 5 114 28.5
4 Western Kentucky 4 27 72 8 107 26.8
5 Wake Forest 4 33 63 15 111 27.8
6 Iowa State 4 25 62 9 96 24.0
6 Alabama 4 30 62 1 93 23.3
8 Pittsburgh 4 34 60 9 103 25.8
9 Houston 4 37 58 5 100 25.0
9 Nevada 4 24 58 7 89 22.3
11 Miami (Florida) 4 30 57 11 98 24.5
12 Miami (Ohio) 4 28 56 7 91 22.8
12 Memphis 4 21 56 12 89 22.3
14 Kentucky 4 54 55 5 114 28.5
14 Mississippi 4 36 55 7 98 24.5
14 Eastern Michigan 4 27 55 9 91 22.8
17 East Carolina 4 38 54 5 97 24.3
17 Charlotte 4 31 54 11 96 24.0
17 Cincinnati 4 34 54 4 92 23.0
17 Rice 4 26 54 9 89 22.3
21 Maryland 4 40 53 7 100 25.0
22 Georgia 4 39 51 4 94 23.5
22 Colorado State 4 31 51 4 86 21.5
22 Penn State 4 30 51 2 83 20.8
22 North Carolina State 4 26 51 5 82 20.5
26 Arkansas State 4 18 50 8 76 19.0
27 Virginia 3 18 48 4 70 23.3
27 SMU 4 37 48 5 90 22.5
27 Florida 4 30 48 3 81 20.3
30 Notre Dame 4 38 47 8 93 23.3
30 Utah State 4 25 47 13 85 21.3
30 New Mexico State 4 26 47 7 80 20.0
33 Western Michigan 4 55 45 7 107 26.8
33 Toledo 4 53 45 5 103 25.8
33 Duke 4 34 45 11 90 22.5
33 Michigan State 4 28 45 9 82 20.5
37 Northern Illinois 4 44 43 5 92 23.0
37 Boise State 4 41 43 5 89 22.3
37 Marshall 4 37 43 5 85 21.3
37 West Virginia 4 33 43 6 82 20.5
37 South Alabama 4 22 43 8 73 18.3
42 Kent State 4 61 42 6 109 27.3
42 Oklahoma State 4 45 42 13 100 25.0
42 Coastal Carolina 4 53 42 4 99 24.8
42 Tennessee 4 45 42 5 92 23.0
42 Louisiana Tech 4 36 42 12 90 22.5
42 Hawai'i 4 26 42 9 77 19.3
42 UTEP 4 26 42 6 74 18.5
49 BYU 3 33 41 6 80 26.7
49 Florida State 4 32 41 13 86 21.5
49 South Florida 4 37 41 5 83 20.8
49 Old Dominion 4 35 41 7 83 20.8
49 Middle Tennessee 4 39 41 2 82 20.5
49 Arizona 4 27 41 9 77 19.3
49 LSU 4 28 41 6 75 18.8
49 Akron 4 25 41 3 69 17.3
49 Troy 4 15 41 7 63 15.8
58 Oregon State 4 48 40 8 96 24.0
59 Utah 4 60 39 5 104 26.0
59 North Carolina 4 51 39 9 99 24.8
59 Tulsa 4 42 39 13 94 23.5
59 Appalachian State 4 41 39 4 84 21.0
59 Kansas 4 29 39 5 73 18.3
64 Central Michigan 4 54 38 5 97 24.3
64 Louisiana-Monroe 4 37 38 9 84 21.0
64 Louisville 4 39 38 6 83 20.8
64 Wisconsin 4 37 38 8 83 20.8
64 Texas 4 36 38 3 77 19.3
64 Florida Atlantic 4 29 38 5 72 18.0
70 USC 3 30 37 7 74 24.7
70 Fresno State 3 22 37 9 68 22.7
70 Clemson 4 46 37 6 89 22.3
70 Baylor 4 44 37 7 88 22.0
70 Ohio 4 37 37 10 84 21.0
70 UTSA 4 34 37 8 79 19.8
70 Texas A&M 4 39 37 1 77 19.3
70 Auburn 4 30 37 6 73 18.3
70 San Diego State 4 29 37 4 70 17.5
79 TCU 4 37 36 4 77 19.3
79 Washington 4 15 36 6 57 14.3
81 UNLV 4 20 35 7 62 15.5
82 Arkansas 4 32 34 5 71 17.8
83 North Texas 4 62 33 4 99 24.8
83 Nebraska 3 21 33 5 59 19.7
83 Minnesota 4 37 33 7 77 19.3
83 UCF 4 27 33 3 63 15.8
87 Liberty 3 30 32 5 67 22.3
87 Texas State 4 36 32 8 76 19.0
87 Ball State 4 35 32 6 73 18.3
87 Tulane 4 34 32 3 69 17.3
87 Iowa 4 29 32 7 68 17.0
92 UCLA 3 44 31 8 83 27.7
92 Michigan 4 51 31 6 88 22.0
92 Washington State 3 29 31 4 64 21.3
92 Florida International 4 20 31 5 56 14.0
96 Oregon 4 56 30 6 92 23.0
96 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 40 30 4 74 18.5
96 Georgia Southern 4 31 30 7 68 17.0
96 San Jose State 3 16 30 4 50 16.7
100 Stanford 4 22 29 7 58 14.5
101 UAB 4 41 28 4 73 18.3
101 Wyoming 4 41 28 3 72 18.0
101 Northwestern 4 35 28 2 65 16.3
104 Buffalo 3 32 27 3 62 20.7
104 Vanderbilt 3 28 27 5 60 20.0
104 South Carolina 4 31 27 10 68 17.0
107 Oklahoma 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
107 Texas Tech 3 17 26 6 49 16.3
107 Kansas State 4 31 26 5 62 15.5
110 Georgia State 4 51 25 6 82 20.5
110 Georgia Tech 4 29 25 6 60 15.0
112 Virginia Tech 4 44 24 5 73 18.3
112 Illinois 3 22 24 0 46 15.3
114 Arizona State 4 48 23 3 74 18.5
115 Bowling Green 3 21 22 7 50 16.7
115 Indiana 4 28 22 8 58 14.5
117 Boston College 4 45 21 11 77 19.3
117 Missouri 4 41 21 8 70 17.5
117 Massachusetts 4 34 21 9 64 16.0
117 California 3 20 21 6 47 15.7
117 Colorado 4 31 21 6 58 14.5
117 Connecticut 3 13 21 6 40 13.3
117 Temple 4 23 21 6 50 12.5
124 Rutgers 4 32 18 5 55 13.8
125 Southern Mississippi 4 38 14 4 56 14.0
126 Air Force 4 86 13 1 100 25.0
126 Syracuse 3 21 13 9 43 14.3
128 Army 4 69 11 2 82 20.5
129 New Mexico 4 32 8 6 46 11.5
130 Navy 3 42 5 2 49 16.3