2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Won Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kent State 1 4 3 3 10 10.0
2 East Carolina 2 11 9 3 23 11.5
3 Vanderbilt 2 12 18 3 33 16.5
4 Nevada 2 13 15 5 33 16.5
5 Connecticut 3 14 35 8 57 19.0
6 Akron 2 15 15 3 33 16.5
7 Southern Mississippi 3 16 21 1 38 12.7
7 Louisiana-Monroe 2 16 13 1 30 15.0
7 UTEP 3 16 33 9 58 19.3
10 Buffalo 3 17 27 2 46 15.3
10 Stanford 3 17 46 5 68 22.7
12 Nebraska 5 18 42 7 67 13.4
12 Sam Houston State 3 18 28 1 47 15.7
12 Arkansas 4 18 40 8 66 16.5
15 Charlotte 3 19 14 5 38 12.7
15 Pittsburgh 3 19 29 8 56 18.7
17 Middle Tennessee 4 20 50 9 79 19.8
18 Florida 5 21 43 5 69 13.8
18 New Mexico 4 21 47 12 80 20.0
20 Temple 3 22 15 4 41 13.7
20 Ball State 4 22 27 9 58 14.5
20 Cincinnati 3 22 16 7 45 15.0
23 Western Michigan 4 23 33 8 64 16.0
23 Arizona State 3 23 23 5 51 17.0
23 San Diego State 4 23 53 9 85 21.3
26 Purdue 4 24 46 9 79 19.8
26 Virginia 3 24 37 7 68 22.7
28 Wake Forest 4 25 40 3 68 17.0
28 Massachusetts 3 25 21 10 56 18.7
30 Utah 8 26 64 10 100 12.5
30 Louisiana Tech 3 26 10 9 45 15.0
30 Navy 5 26 46 5 77 15.4
33 Indiana 3 27 18 5 50 16.7
34 Tulsa 4 28 38 2 68 17.0
34 California 6 28 79 8 115 19.2
36 Mississippi State 5 30 40 6 76 15.2
36 Baylor 3 30 18 1 49 16.3
38 South Carolina 5 32 51 10 93 18.6
38 Central Michigan 5 32 54 11 97 19.4
40 Colorado 4 33 53 5 91 22.8
41 South Alabama 7 34 49 15 98 14.0
41 Marshall 6 34 51 12 97 16.2
41 UCLA 8 34 81 15 130 16.3
41 TCU 5 34 43 6 83 16.6
41 Houston 4 34 42 2 78 19.5
46 Washington State 5 35 52 8 95 19.0
47 Texas A&M 7 36 43 7 86 12.3
47 Syracuse 6 36 50 15 101 16.8
47 BYU 5 36 52 4 92 18.4
47 Florida Atlantic 4 36 38 4 78 19.5
47 UAB 4 36 34 9 79 19.8
52 Minnesota 6 37 37 9 83 13.8
52 Miami (Florida) 7 37 66 11 114 16.3
52 Rice 6 37 51 13 101 16.8
52 Michigan State 4 37 24 11 72 18.0
56 Army 6 38 58 14 110 18.3
57 Penn State 10 39 62 13 114 11.4
57 Auburn 6 39 40 4 83 13.8
57 South Florida 7 39 65 18 122 17.4
60 Illinois 5 40 56 18 114 22.8
61 Hawai'i 5 41 31 11 83 16.6
62 Kentucky 7 42 71 9 122 17.4
62 Florida International 4 42 47 9 98 24.5
64 Georgia State 7 43 78 15 136 19.4
65 Colorado State 5 44 47 14 105 21.0
66 Virginia Tech 7 45 46 13 104 14.9
66 James Madison 11 45 122 11 178 16.2
66 Northern Illinois 7 45 58 13 116 16.6
66 Georgia Southern 6 45 59 5 109 18.2
70 Air Force 9 46 75 7 128 14.2
70 Jacksonville State 9 46 88 17 151 16.8
70 UCF 6 46 52 5 103 17.2
70 Eastern Michigan 6 46 53 16 115 19.2
70 Old Dominion 6 46 59 11 116 19.3
75 Arkansas State 6 47 67 15 129 21.5
76 Ohio 10 48 78 16 142 14.2
76 Tennessee 9 48 77 24 149 16.6
76 San Jose State 7 48 62 8 118 16.9
76 North Carolina State 9 48 93 12 153 17.0
76 Texas Tech 7 48 87 9 144 20.6
81 Clemson 9 50 60 15 125 13.9
82 Boston College 7 51 56 9 116 16.6
82 Wisconsin 7 51 66 11 128 18.3
84 Rutgers 7 52 51 17 120 17.1
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 52 58 9 119 19.8
84 North Texas 5 52 48 11 111 22.2
87 SMU 11 54 91 21 166 15.1
87 Boise State 8 54 68 10 132 16.5
89 Texas 12 55 125 15 195 16.3
89 Wyoming 9 55 114 11 180 20.0
91 Iowa 10 56 86 10 152 15.2
92 Iowa State 7 57 72 13 142 20.3
92 North Carolina 8 57 94 17 168 21.0
92 Texas State 8 57 89 24 170 21.3
95 Notre Dame 10 58 73 21 152 15.2
95 Louisville 10 58 87 17 162 16.2
95 Kansas State 9 58 84 15 157 17.4
95 UTSA 9 58 98 14 170 18.9
99 Oregon State 8 59 68 19 146 18.3
100 Bowling Green 7 60 63 12 135 19.3
101 Duke 8 62 82 8 152 19.0
102 Kansas 9 63 82 21 166 18.4
102 Tulane 11 63 123 18 204 18.5
102 Utah State 6 63 62 19 144 24.0
105 Ohio State 11 67 80 19 166 15.1
106 Coastal Carolina 8 68 63 14 145 18.1
106 Northwestern 8 68 72 7 147 18.4
106 Fresno State 9 68 93 12 173 19.2
109 Oregon 12 69 109 25 203 16.9
109 Arizona 10 69 104 16 189 18.9
109 New Mexico State 10 69 102 19 190 19.0
112 Memphis 10 70 109 17 196 19.6
113 Missouri 11 71 99 18 188 17.1
113 Western Kentucky 8 71 71 12 154 19.3
115 UNLV 9 72 84 21 177 19.7
116 Maryland 8 74 70 17 161 20.1
117 Troy 11 75 103 17 195 17.7
117 West Virginia 9 75 82 8 165 18.3
117 Oklahoma 10 75 100 16 191 19.1
117 Georgia Tech 7 75 60 13 148 21.1
121 LSU 10 76 105 11 192 19.2
122 Miami (Ohio) 11 77 92 17 186 16.9
123 Appalachian State 9 78 83 12 173 19.2
124 USC 8 81 80 26 187 23.4
125 Michigan 15 82 105 12 199 13.3
126 Alabama 12 83 91 16 190 15.8
127 Oklahoma State 10 84 94 10 188 18.8
128 Georgia 13 87 103 14 204 15.7
129 Mississippi 11 88 114 18 220 20.0
130 Toledo 11 89 92 22 203 18.5
131 Florida State 13 93 92 28 213 16.4
132 Liberty 13 97 130 29 256 19.7
133 Washington 14 114 162 40 316 22.6