2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 New Mexico State 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
2 Ohio 1 4 8 1 13 13.0
3 South Alabama 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
4 James Madison 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
5 Utah State 1 4 9 5 18 18.0
6 Jacksonville State 1 4 15 1 20 20.0
6 Central Michigan 1 6 11 3 20 20.0
6 Coastal Carolina 1 7 11 2 20 20.0
6 Louisiana Tech 1 12 5 3 20 20.0
10 Toledo 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
11 Texas State 1 4 16 2 22 22.0
11 Georgia Southern 1 9 13 0 22 22.0
13 Buffalo 1 13 9 1 23 23.0
14 Western Kentucky 1 9 15 0 24 24.0
14 Florida International 1 14 10 0 24 24.0
16 South Florida 2 13 7 5 25 12.5
17 East Carolina 1 4 18 4 26 26.0
17 Georgia State 1 9 15 2 26 26.0
17 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 16 7 3 26 26.0
20 New Mexico 1 9 13 5 27 27.0
20 Appalachian State 1 18 7 2 27 27.0
22 Liberty 1 8 18 2 28 28.0
22 Eastern Michigan 1 18 7 3 28 28.0
24 North Texas 1 13 16 0 29 29.0
25 UAB 1 11 18 2 31 31.0
26 Akron 2 9 20 3 32 16.0
26 Marshall 2 17 14 1 32 16.0
28 Fresno State 2 10 19 5 34 17.0
29 Arkansas State 1 13 18 5 36 36.0
30 Ball State 2 12 23 4 39 19.5
30 Wyoming 2 14 25 0 39 19.5
30 Sam Houston State 2 16 21 2 39 19.5
30 Troy 2 17 19 3 39 19.5
34 UTSA 2 14 22 4 40 20.0
35 Memphis 2 13 28 0 41 20.5
36 Northern Illinois 2 23 16 3 42 21.0
37 Old Dominion 2 14 26 3 43 21.5
37 UTEP 2 22 18 3 43 21.5
37 Tulane 2 24 18 1 43 21.5
40 Southern Mississippi 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
40 Temple 2 26 17 1 44 22.0
42 Middle Tennessee 2 25 13 7 45 22.5
43 Florida Atlantic 2 19 24 3 46 23.0
43 San Diego State 2 22 22 2 46 23.0
45 Charlotte 2 24 21 4 49 24.5
46 Rice 2 18 30 3 51 25.5
46 Kent State 2 28 19 4 51 25.5
48 Nevada 2 15 33 4 52 26.0
48 San Jose State 2 22 29 1 52 26.0
50 Colorado State 2 13 36 5 54 27.0
51 Louisiana-Monroe 2 14 36 5 55 27.5
51 Massachusetts 2 34 14 7 55 27.5
53 Miami (Ohio) 2 23 28 6 57 28.5
54 Tulsa 2 13 38 7 58 29.0
55 Bowling Green 3 31 25 5 61 20.3
56 Army 3 33 28 1 62 20.7
57 Boise State 3 28 32 3 63 21.0
58 UNLV 3 21 40 5 66 22.0
59 Hawai'i 3 22 36 9 67 22.3
59 SMU 3 38 29 0 67 22.3
61 Western Michigan 3 29 31 10 70 23.3
62 Connecticut 4 45 47 7 99 24.8
63 Clemson 10 62 70 16 148 14.8
64 Ohio State 10 69 68 17 154 15.4
65 UCLA 9 46 91 19 156 17.3
66 North Carolina State 9 56 87 15 158 17.6
67 Boston College 8 70 77 14 161 20.1
68 Michigan 12 65 86 11 162 13.5
69 Penn State 11 59 95 13 167 15.2
69 Virginia Tech 10 69 82 16 167 16.7
71 Notre Dame 10 59 89 21 169 16.9
72 Nebraska 10 57 100 13 170 17.0
73 Wake Forest 9 72 91 9 172 19.1
74 Georgia 11 78 84 14 176 16.0
74 Texas A&M 10 59 104 13 176 17.6
76 Auburn 10 81 89 7 177 17.7
77 Mississippi State 9 81 82 16 179 19.9
78 Arkansas 9 89 76 15 180 20.0
79 Missouri 10 76 85 21 182 18.2
80 Oregon State 9 69 99 18 186 20.7
81 Alabama 11 76 96 18 190 17.3
82 Tennessee 10 71 97 24 192 19.2
83 Miami (Florida) 10 78 93 22 193 19.3
84 Utah 12 55 123 16 194 16.2
85 Florida 10 79 100 17 196 19.6
86 Louisville 12 70 108 19 197 16.4
86 Kansas State 11 76 108 13 197 17.9
88 Minnesota 10 79 107 13 199 19.9
89 Iowa State 10 78 102 21 201 20.1
89 Duke 9 85 107 9 201 22.3
91 Iowa 12 87 102 14 203 16.9
91 Northwestern 11 102 89 12 203 18.5
93 Wisconsin 11 86 105 13 204 18.5
94 Washington State 10 86 99 21 206 20.6
95 Cincinnati 10 95 91 21 207 20.7
96 Pittsburgh 10 93 88 27 208 20.8
97 Oklahoma 10 80 114 17 211 21.1
97 Baylor 10 90 113 8 211 21.1
99 Purdue 11 78 107 27 212 19.3
99 Mississippi 10 85 113 14 212 21.2
101 Rutgers 11 108 85 20 213 19.4
102 Oregon 11 68 123 24 215 19.5
102 Vanderbilt 9 82 121 12 215 23.9
104 Arizona State 10 81 120 15 216 21.6
104 Kentucky 10 84 117 15 216 21.6
104 South Carolina 10 94 109 13 216 21.6
107 Florida State 12 99 93 25 217 18.1
107 TCU 10 87 105 25 217 21.7
109 Syracuse 9 96 99 24 219 24.3
110 Indiana 10 87 115 18 220 22.0
110 Kansas 10 94 112 14 220 22.0
110 Houston 9 99 112 9 220 24.4
113 Illinois 10 86 111 24 221 22.1
114 Texas 12 61 144 18 223 18.6
115 Michigan State 10 92 111 21 224 22.4
116 Arizona 11 86 117 22 225 20.5
116 Texas Tech 11 93 116 16 225 20.5
118 Virginia 10 103 106 17 226 22.6
119 LSU 10 92 125 12 229 22.9
120 BYU 10 105 114 15 234 23.4
120 Stanford 9 95 123 16 234 26.0
122 UCF 10 117 101 17 235 23.5
123 Maryland 11 96 112 28 236 21.5
124 California 11 93 137 10 240 21.8
125 North Carolina 11 93 126 22 241 21.9
126 Oklahoma State 12 102 128 13 243 20.3
127 Georgia Tech 11 130 102 15 247 22.5
127 USC 10 108 111 28 247 24.7
129 West Virginia 12 106 127 15 248 20.7
130 Colorado 11 106 142 23 271 24.6
131 Washington 13 107 149 33 289 22.2