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