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