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