2022 National Leaders First Downs - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kansas 1 5 25 1 31 31.0
2 Western Kentucky 1 7 21 2 30 30.0
3 Arkansas 1 18 10 1 29 29.0
3 SMU 1 16 11 2 29 29.0
5 South Alabama 1 4 20 4 28 28.0
6 Georgia 3 31 47 3 81 27.0
6 Oklahoma 1 17 9 1 27 27.0
6 Notre Dame 1 14 13 0 27 27.0
6 Pittsburgh 1 14 12 1 27 27.0
6 Mississippi 1 12 14 1 27 27.0
6 Syracuse 1 11 15 1 27 27.0
6 Texas Tech 1 11 11 5 27 27.0
13 UTSA 2 18 33 1 52 26.0
13 Memphis 1 11 14 1 26 26.0
13 Florida State 1 7 19 0 26 26.0
16 Clemson 2 14 33 4 51 25.5
16 LSU 2 12 37 2 51 25.5
18 Washington 1 9 16 0 25 25.0
19 Utah 2 23 21 4 48 24.0
19 USC 2 11 36 1 48 24.0
19 Louisville 1 15 7 2 24 24.0
19 UAB 1 11 10 3 24 24.0
19 Oregon State 1 11 10 3 24 24.0
19 San Jose State 1 6 17 1 24 24.0
19 Ohio State 1 5 17 2 24 24.0
19 East Carolina 1 5 13 6 24 24.0
27 Toledo 2 23 23 1 47 23.5
27 Coastal Carolina 2 15 26 6 47 23.5
29 North Carolina 2 18 24 4 46 23.0
30 UCF 2 20 24 0 44 22.0
30 Southern Mississippi 1 13 7 2 22 22.0
30 Eastern Michigan 1 10 11 1 22 22.0
30 Duke 1 10 10 2 22 22.0
30 Houston 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
30 Oregon 1 7 12 3 22 22.0
30 Georgia Southern 1 6 15 1 22 22.0
30 Wake Forest 1 6 12 4 22 22.0
38 Purdue 2 14 27 2 43 21.5
38 Buffalo 2 11 26 6 43 21.5
40 North Texas 2 21 18 3 42 21.0
40 Michigan 2 15 22 5 42 21.0
40 Wisconsin 1 13 6 2 21 21.0
40 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 8 11 2 21 21.0
40 Rice 1 7 13 1 21 21.0
40 Missouri 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
40 Mississippi State 1 4 17 0 21 21.0
47 New Mexico State 2 20 18 3 41 20.5
47 Fresno State 2 19 19 3 41 20.5
49 Air Force 1 16 4 0 20 20.0
49 Tennessee 1 6 11 3 20 20.0
49 South Carolina 1 5 13 2 20 20.0
49 Akron 1 4 12 4 20 20.0
53 Boise State 2 21 16 1 38 19.0
53 Kansas State 2 14 23 1 38 19.0
53 Marshall 1 13 3 3 19 19.0
53 Miami (Ohio) 1 9 8 2 19 19.0
53 Illinois 1 7 9 3 19 19.0
53 UCLA 1 6 13 0 19 19.0
53 Texas 1 2 16 1 19 19.0
60 Ohio 2 17 17 2 36 18.0
60 Tulane 2 15 20 1 36 18.0
60 Connecticut 1 8 5 5 18 18.0
63 Alabama 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
63 Wyoming 1 7 9 1 17 17.0
63 Maryland 1 5 12 0 17 17.0
66 Troy 2 9 14 9 32 16.0
66 BYU 1 12 2 2 16 16.0
66 Bowling Green 1 4 11 1 16 16.0
69 TCU 3 26 17 3 46 15.3
70 Utah State 1 7 7 1 15 15.0
70 Penn State 1 6 9 0 15 15.0
70 San Diego State 1 4 10 1 15 15.0
70 Middle Tennessee 1 0 12 3 15 15.0
74 Minnesota 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
75 Washington State 1 5 7 1 13 13.0
75 Florida 1 3 9 1 13 13.0
75 North Carolina State 1 1 10 2 13 13.0
78 Liberty 1 4 5 3 12 12.0
79 Navy 1 9 1 1 11 11.0
79 Cincinnati 1 7 4 0 11 11.0
79 Baylor 1 3 7 1 11 11.0
82 Army 1 7 1 2 10 10.0
82 Kentucky 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
82 Iowa 1 3 7 0 10 10.0
82 Oklahoma State 1 3 7 0 10 10.0