2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Air Force 5 25 24 3 52 10.4
2 Florida 4 17 22 6 45 11.3
3 Clemson 5 19 36 6 61 12.2
4 Utah 4 12 37 5 54 13.5
5 Ohio 5 21 45 5 71 14.2
5 Michigan 5 32 36 3 71 14.2
7 Miami (Florida) 5 22 41 10 73 14.6
8 Jacksonville State 5 25 43 7 75 15.0
8 Tennessee 5 31 34 10 75 15.0
10 Alabama 5 31 39 6 76 15.2
11 Penn State 4 28 29 4 61 15.3
12 Appalachian State 5 49 26 2 77 15.4
13 BYU 3 13 31 3 47 15.7
14 Arkansas 4 15 37 11 63 15.8
14 Navy 4 33 27 3 63 15.8
14 Louisville 5 23 50 6 79 15.8
14 South Alabama 5 28 45 6 79 15.8
14 James Madison 5 33 44 2 79 15.8
14 Fresno State 5 36 37 6 79 15.8
20 Notre Dame 13 81 99 27 207 15.9
21 Mississippi State 4 21 37 6 64 16.0
21 Auburn 5 41 33 6 80 16.0
23 Georgia 5 33 42 6 81 16.2
24 Cincinnati 3 20 21 8 49 16.3
24 Kansas State 4 16 42 7 65 16.3
24 Oregon 4 24 30 11 65 16.3
27 Kansas 4 19 33 14 66 16.5
27 Oklahoma 4 19 39 8 66 16.5
27 Rutgers 4 25 31 10 66 16.5
27 Pittsburgh 4 26 34 6 66 16.5
27 Sam Houston State 4 38 25 3 66 16.5
32 Texas A&M 5 25 50 8 83 16.6
32 Missouri 5 28 50 5 83 16.6
32 Duke 5 35 41 7 83 16.6
35 Arizona State 3 18 26 6 50 16.7
35 Baylor 3 25 25 0 50 16.7
37 UCLA 4 22 39 6 67 16.8
37 California 4 24 38 5 67 16.8
37 Minnesota 4 27 36 4 67 16.8
37 Marshall 5 40 41 3 84 16.8
41 Texas 4 24 39 5 68 17.0
41 Iowa State 4 28 35 5 68 17.0
41 Ohio State 4 32 32 4 68 17.0
41 Georgia Southern 5 35 45 5 85 17.0
41 North Carolina State 5 35 45 5 85 17.0
46 Boston College 5 37 41 8 86 17.2
47 Nebraska 3 13 33 6 52 17.3
47 Indiana 3 31 18 3 52 17.3
47 Akron 4 17 42 10 69 17.3
47 Arizona 4 19 39 11 69 17.3
47 West Virginia 4 26 37 6 69 17.3
47 UCF 4 39 25 5 69 17.3
53 Memphis 5 29 54 4 87 17.4
54 USC 4 34 27 9 70 17.5
55 Syracuse 5 31 45 12 88 17.6
55 Rice 5 33 47 8 88 17.6
55 Troy 5 36 42 10 88 17.6
55 SMU 5 42 41 5 88 17.6
59 Iowa 4 34 33 4 71 17.8
59 Southern Mississippi 4 35 31 5 71 17.8
59 UTSA 5 36 45 8 89 17.8
59 LSU 5 38 46 5 89 17.8
59 Northern Illinois 5 43 40 6 89 17.8
59 Virginia Tech 5 51 30 8 89 17.8
65 Houston 3 20 31 3 54 18.0
65 Oklahoma State 4 33 34 5 72 18.0
65 Temple 4 39 28 5 72 18.0
68 South Florida 5 31 44 16 91 18.2
69 Washington State 3 17 36 2 55 18.3
69 Wake Forest 4 25 43 5 73 18.3
71 Army 11 90 96 16 202 18.4
72 Oregon State 4 33 34 7 74 18.5
72 Northwestern 4 38 33 3 74 18.5
74 New Mexico State 6 38 64 11 113 18.8
75 Ball State 4 27 44 5 76 19.0
76 Kentucky 5 34 57 5 96 19.2
77 Maryland 4 30 38 9 77 19.3
78 Washington 5 39 46 12 97 19.4
78 Tulane 5 41 48 8 97 19.4
78 Boise State 5 43 48 6 97 19.4
81 Hawai'i 5 37 49 12 98 19.6
81 Toledo 5 45 44 9 98 19.6
83 Michigan State 3 21 29 9 59 19.7
84 Texas Tech 4 27 44 8 79 19.8
84 Middle Tennessee 4 32 37 10 79 19.8
84 South Carolina 4 43 32 4 79 19.8
87 Wisconsin 4 25 50 5 80 20.0
87 Charlotte 4 34 39 7 80 20.0
87 Wyoming 5 34 63 3 100 20.0
87 Mississippi 5 41 51 8 100 20.0
91 San Jose State 5 45 51 5 101 20.2
91 Coastal Carolina 5 56 35 10 101 20.2
93 Georgia Tech 5 51 45 6 102 20.4
94 East Carolina 4 29 40 13 82 20.5
94 New Mexico 4 32 39 11 82 20.5
94 Western Michigan 4 33 38 11 82 20.5
94 Virginia 4 40 37 5 82 20.5
98 Georgia State 5 30 62 11 103 20.6
98 Bowling Green 5 48 47 8 103 20.6
100 Vanderbilt 4 35 41 7 83 20.8
100 Florida State 5 46 44 14 104 20.8
102 North Carolina 5 41 52 12 105 21.0
102 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 54 44 7 105 21.0
104 UNLV 5 36 59 11 106 21.2
104 Liberty 5 41 55 10 106 21.2
106 Louisiana-Monroe 4 30 49 6 85 21.3
106 UTEP 4 36 37 12 85 21.3
108 Central Michigan 4 29 51 6 86 21.5
109 Texas State 5 37 57 15 109 21.8
110 Connecticut 11 91 129 21 241 21.9
111 TCU 3 21 39 6 66 22.0
111 Colorado 3 26 37 3 66 22.0
111 Florida Atlantic 4 32 49 7 88 22.0
111 Old Dominion 5 38 58 14 110 22.0
111 Western Kentucky 5 59 46 5 110 22.0
111 Massachusetts 10 102 85 33 220 22.0
117 Miami (Ohio) 5 45 56 10 111 22.2
118 Kent State 4 40 39 11 90 22.5
119 Stanford 3 31 35 3 69 23.0
119 UAB 4 39 44 9 92 23.0
119 North Texas 4 40 46 6 92 23.0
122 Arkansas State 5 45 55 16 116 23.2
123 Tulsa 4 32 53 9 94 23.5
123 Nevada 4 34 54 6 94 23.5
123 Buffalo 4 39 46 9 94 23.5
126 San Diego State 4 35 50 10 95 23.8
126 Utah State 5 50 57 12 119 23.8
128 Louisiana Tech 4 52 34 10 96 24.0
129 Florida International 4 47 41 9 97 24.3
130 Colorado State 4 30 57 11 98 24.5
131 Purdue 3 25 37 12 74 24.7
131 Illinois 3 30 32 12 74 24.7
133 Eastern Michigan 5 67 44 13 124 24.8