2022 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Iowa State 3 14 21 3 38 12.7
2 Rutgers 3 10 27 4 41 13.7
3 James Madison 3 12 24 7 43 14.3
4 West Virginia 3 15 25 4 44 14.7
5 Iowa 4 19 25 3 47 11.8
6 Wisconsin 4 17 27 4 48 12.0
7 Illinois 4 21 24 5 50 12.5
8 Utah 4 26 22 3 51 12.8
9 Michigan 4 29 21 2 52 13.0
10 California 3 21 29 3 53 17.7
11 Navy 4 26 21 7 54 13.5
11 Indiana 3 17 32 5 54 18.0
11 Stanford 3 37 14 3 54 18.0
14 Miami (Florida) 4 18 33 4 55 13.8
14 Minnesota 4 24 28 3 55 13.8
16 Northwestern 3 29 20 7 56 18.7
17 Temple 4 28 25 4 57 14.3
17 Michigan State 3 15 38 4 57 19.0
19 Appalachian State 4 29 25 4 58 14.5
19 Virginia 3 23 31 4 58 19.3
21 Air Force 5 24 34 3 61 12.2
22 New Mexico 4 20 34 8 62 15.5
22 Ohio State 4 20 37 5 62 15.5
22 Texas State 4 26 31 5 62 15.5
22 Kansas State 4 29 29 4 62 15.5
22 Arizona State 3 28 26 8 62 20.7
22 Arizona 3 32 25 5 62 20.7
28 Louisville 5 35 26 5 66 13.2
29 LSU 5 28 36 3 67 13.4
30 Nevada 4 19 40 9 68 17.0
30 Texas Tech 4 25 37 6 68 17.0
30 Oregon State 4 28 33 7 68 17.0
33 Kentucky 5 24 38 7 69 13.8
33 Texas A&M 4 31 27 11 69 17.3
33 Boston College 4 32 33 4 69 17.3
36 Marshall 5 26 35 10 71 14.2
36 Washington 4 20 42 9 71 17.8
36 Baylor 4 32 31 8 71 17.8
36 UTEP 4 38 24 9 71 17.8
36 Colorado 3 55 14 2 71 23.7
41 North Carolina State 5 23 44 5 72 14.4
42 Alabama 5 21 41 11 73 14.6
43 Mississippi State 5 29 36 10 75 15.0
43 Syracuse 5 34 37 4 75 15.0
43 Tulane 5 34 40 1 75 15.0
43 USC 4 28 42 5 75 18.8
47 Washington State 4 27 42 7 76 19.0
47 UCLA 4 32 39 5 76 19.0
49 Western Michigan 4 35 31 11 77 19.3
49 San Jose State 4 37 36 4 77 19.3
51 Oregon 4 24 48 6 78 19.5
51 Virginia Tech 4 27 35 16 78 19.5
51 Oklahoma State 4 30 43 5 78 19.5
54 Auburn 4 23 51 5 79 19.8
54 Arkansas State 4 28 40 11 79 19.8
54 Purdue 4 30 39 10 79 19.8
57 UNLV 4 33 38 9 80 20.0
57 Tulsa 4 41 31 8 80 20.0
59 Vanderbilt 4 30 43 8 81 20.3
60 Toledo 5 37 37 8 82 16.4
60 Texas 4 28 50 4 82 20.5
60 Penn State 4 32 44 6 82 20.5
63 Florida International 4 36 39 8 83 20.8
63 Ball State 4 37 36 10 83 20.8
63 Louisiana-Monroe 4 43 36 4 83 20.8
63 Nebraska 3 33 43 7 83 27.7
67 Maryland 4 26 46 13 85 21.3
67 Coastal Carolina 4 26 50 9 85 21.3
69 Georgia 6 29 50 7 86 14.3
69 Missouri 5 33 43 10 86 17.2
69 Wake Forest 5 40 40 6 86 17.2
72 Northern Illinois 4 26 55 6 87 21.8
73 Pittsburgh 5 23 55 10 88 17.6
74 UCF 5 37 41 11 89 17.8
75 SMU 5 45 37 8 90 18.0
76 Clemson 5 33 50 8 91 18.2
76 Rice 5 41 39 11 91 18.2
76 Central Michigan 4 30 54 7 91 22.8
76 Colorado State 4 36 48 7 91 22.8
80 South Carolina 5 42 38 12 92 18.4
80 Kansas 4 40 42 10 92 23.0
80 Georgia State 4 44 39 9 92 23.0
83 East Carolina 5 39 47 7 93 18.6
83 Boise State 5 41 47 5 93 18.6
83 Florida Atlantic 4 31 48 14 93 23.3
83 Oklahoma 4 34 52 7 93 23.3
87 Kent State 4 35 52 7 94 23.5
87 Louisiana Tech 4 52 35 7 94 23.5
89 Miami (Ohio) 5 31 54 10 95 19.0
90 Akron 4 42 45 9 96 24.0
90 South Florida 4 44 45 7 96 24.0
92 Buffalo 5 34 53 10 97 19.4
92 Georgia Tech 4 55 33 9 97 24.3
94 Mississippi 5 45 44 9 98 19.6
94 Old Dominion 4 37 48 13 98 24.5
96 San Diego State 5 31 60 9 100 20.0
97 Wyoming 5 40 51 10 101 20.2
97 Cincinnati 5 44 44 13 101 20.2
97 UTSA 5 46 42 13 101 20.2
100 South Alabama 5 32 56 14 102 20.4
100 Middle Tennessee 5 34 56 12 102 20.4
100 Fresno State 5 41 47 14 102 20.4
103 Memphis 5 34 59 10 103 20.6
103 Duke 5 38 57 8 103 20.6
103 Southern Mississippi 5 47 48 8 103 20.6
103 Florida State 5 51 42 10 103 20.6
107 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 38 52 17 107 21.4
107 UAB 5 46 52 9 107 21.4
109 Eastern Michigan 5 36 63 10 109 21.8
110 Charlotte 4 51 51 11 113 28.3
111 Troy 5 46 58 10 114 22.8
112 Georgia Southern 5 55 53 8 116 23.2
113 TCU 5 41 65 11 117 23.4
114 Hawai'i 5 59 48 11 118 23.6
115 Ohio 5 33 78 8 119 23.8
115 Utah State 5 53 54 12 119 23.8
115 North Texas 5 60 53 6 119 23.8
118 Tennessee 5 29 75 16 120 24.0
118 Arkansas 5 33 78 9 120 24.0
120 Florida 5 66 52 7 125 25.0
121 Bowling Green 5 46 75 5 126 25.2
122 Houston 5 48 65 14 127 25.4
123 North Carolina 5 58 59 19 136 27.2
124 Western Kentucky 6 52 73 13 138 23.0
125 Massachusetts 8 61 66 24 151 18.9
126 Liberty 9 72 90 17 179 19.9
127 Army 10 107 81 14 202 20.2
128 Notre Dame 12 89 104 25 218 18.2
129 Connecticut 10 98 101 20 219 21.9
130 New Mexico State 11 96 103 21 220 20.0
131 BYU 11 102 112 27 241 21.9