2022 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 SMU 2 17 35 6 58 29.0
2 Wake Forest 2 19 29 8 56 28.0
2 Western Kentucky 1 8 17 3 28 28.0
4 Coastal Carolina 1 7 18 2 27 27.0
5 Texas Tech 3 29 41 7 77 25.7
6 USC 7 69 102 8 179 25.6
7 Utah 6 67 71 15 153 25.5
7 UCF 2 24 22 5 51 25.5
9 Oregon 5 64 56 6 126 25.2
10 Georgia 7 64 103 9 176 25.1
11 Florida State 2 21 26 3 50 25.0
12 Tennessee 6 49 78 21 148 24.7
13 UTSA 2 16 29 4 49 24.5
14 UCLA 5 45 69 6 120 24.0
14 Washington 4 27 64 5 96 24.0
14 Pittsburgh 2 21 24 3 48 24.0
14 Appalachian State 1 10 14 0 24 24.0
14 East Carolina 1 9 13 2 24 24.0
19 Fresno State 2 16 25 6 47 23.5
20 Texas A&M 4 41 38 14 93 23.3
21 Michigan 3 33 26 10 69 23.0
21 Purdue 3 20 43 6 69 23.0
21 Akron 1 3 15 5 23 23.0
24 Arizona 6 47 76 14 137 22.8
24 LSU 5 29 71 14 114 22.8
24 West Virginia 4 33 45 13 91 22.8
27 Clemson 4 38 41 11 90 22.5
27 Mississippi 4 36 44 10 90 22.5
27 North Carolina 4 31 49 10 90 22.5
27 Ohio State 4 26 58 6 90 22.5
31 Alabama 5 35 67 9 111 22.2
32 Arkansas 4 56 27 5 88 22.0
32 Houston 1 9 12 1 22 22.0
34 Oklahoma State 3 19 37 9 65 21.7
35 Oklahoma 4 50 33 3 86 21.5
35 South Carolina 4 26 52 8 86 21.5
37 Florida 7 67 73 10 150 21.4
38 Notre Dame 4 40 40 5 85 21.3
39 Virginia Tech 1 7 10 4 21 21.0
39 Charlotte 1 4 13 4 21 21.0
41 Arizona State 5 31 62 8 101 20.2
42 Stanford 7 51 72 17 140 20.0
42 Texas 4 17 49 14 80 20.0
42 Baylor 3 27 32 1 60 20.0
42 Army 1 16 3 1 20 20.0
42 Central Michigan 1 6 12 2 20 20.0
47 Oregon State 5 53 36 10 99 19.8
48 Washington State 6 31 74 13 118 19.7
49 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 26 11 2 39 19.5
49 Illinois 2 14 22 3 39 19.5
49 North Carolina State 2 11 21 7 39 19.5
52 Kansas 3 20 34 3 57 19.0
52 Cincinnati 1 12 7 0 19 19.0
54 Maryland 3 21 28 7 56 18.7
55 Kansas State 5 37 53 3 93 18.6
56 South Alabama 2 9 26 2 37 18.5
57 TCU 5 46 38 8 92 18.4
58 Kentucky 4 36 29 8 73 18.3
59 Boise State 3 28 24 2 54 18.0
59 Louisville 3 22 28 4 54 18.0
59 Marshall 2 23 10 3 36 18.0
59 Memphis 2 17 16 3 36 18.0
59 Navy 1 10 5 3 18 18.0
59 Duke 1 7 10 1 18 18.0
65 Mississippi State 3 15 32 6 53 17.7
66 Auburn 5 46 37 5 88 17.6
67 California 6 28 67 9 104 17.3
67 Iowa State 3 17 30 5 52 17.3
69 Tulane 2 18 14 2 34 17.0
69 Hawai'i 2 16 16 2 34 17.0
69 BYU 2 15 17 2 34 17.0
69 Ball State 1 5 12 0 17 17.0
69 San Jose State 1 5 10 2 17 17.0
74 Kent State 2 13 18 2 33 16.5
75 Penn State 3 14 33 2 49 16.3
76 Missouri 4 25 30 9 64 16.0
76 UNLV 2 16 13 3 32 16.0
76 Minnesota 1 10 6 0 16 16.0
76 Tulsa 1 9 6 1 16 16.0
76 Ohio 1 6 9 1 16 16.0
76 Nevada 1 5 9 2 16 16.0
82 Colorado 7 46 54 11 111 15.9
83 Michigan State 4 14 41 8 63 15.8
84 San Diego State 2 11 16 4 31 15.5
85 Georgia Tech 4 24 33 4 61 15.3
86 Vanderbilt 4 28 23 9 60 15.0
87 Northwestern 2 15 12 2 29 14.5
88 Indiana 3 17 21 5 43 14.3
89 Louisiana-Monroe 3 16 19 7 42 14.0
89 Arkansas State 2 6 20 2 28 14.0
89 Massachusetts 1 13 1 0 14 14.0
89 Georgia State 1 7 4 3 14 14.0
89 Colorado State 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
89 Rice 1 6 7 1 14 14.0
89 South Florida 1 5 9 0 14 14.0
89 Virginia 1 5 7 2 14 14.0
89 Louisiana Tech 1 2 10 2 14 14.0
98 Southern Mississippi 2 8 18 1 27 13.5
99 Boston College 3 14 23 3 40 13.3
100 Connecticut 2 12 8 6 26 13.0
100 Toledo 1 6 7 0 13 13.0
100 Texas State 1 5 7 1 13 13.0
103 Syracuse 4 18 24 9 51 12.8
104 Miami (Florida) 3 16 17 5 38 12.7
105 Iowa 2 8 13 3 24 12.0
105 UAB 1 3 8 1 12 12.0
105 Wyoming 1 3 6 3 12 12.0
108 Bowling Green 2 8 12 2 22 11.0
108 Wisconsin 1 7 3 1 11 11.0
110 Western Michigan 1 4 5 1 10 10.0
111 Rutgers 3 8 16 2 26 8.7
112 Nebraska 1 3 4 1 8 8.0
113 Utah State 1 4 3 0 7 7.0
114 New Mexico 2 6 4 0 10 5.0