2023 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 11 126 39 10 175 15.9
2 Notre Dame 13 120 141 12 273 21.0
3 Connecticut 11 84 91 17 192 17.5
4 Massachusetts 10 77 83 18 178 17.8
5 Jacksonville State 5 72 40 11 123 24.6
5 Boston College 5 72 30 10 112 22.4
7 Tennessee 5 64 50 4 118 23.6
8 Air Force 5 62 15 11 88 17.6
9 Georgia Tech 5 60 55 9 124 24.8
9 Clemson 5 60 53 6 119 23.8
9 Louisville 5 60 45 6 111 22.2
12 Georgia 5 59 70 11 140 28.0
12 Minnesota 4 59 23 10 92 23.0
12 South Florida 5 59 41 9 109 21.8
15 New Mexico State 6 57 48 10 115 19.2
16 North Carolina 5 56 57 7 120 24.0
16 Alabama 5 56 33 8 97 19.4
18 Liberty 5 55 42 9 106 21.2
19 Penn State 4 53 48 9 110 27.5
19 UCF 4 53 47 5 105 26.3
19 Appalachian State 5 53 62 10 125 25.0
19 Miami (Florida) 5 53 58 10 121 24.2
19 South Alabama 5 53 47 7 107 21.4
24 Missouri 5 51 46 8 105 21.0
24 Rutgers 4 51 22 6 79 19.8
26 LSU 5 50 73 9 132 26.4
27 North Texas 4 49 42 3 94 23.5
28 Georgia State 5 48 48 7 103 20.6
29 Mississippi 5 47 74 5 126 25.2
29 Auburn 5 47 40 10 97 19.4
31 UCLA 4 46 36 4 86 21.5
31 UTSA 5 46 52 2 100 20.0
31 Wyoming 5 46 34 10 90 18.0
34 Syracuse 5 45 57 15 117 23.4
34 Toledo 5 45 54 11 110 22.0
34 Memphis 5 45 61 3 109 21.8
34 Texas State 5 45 54 7 106 21.2
34 North Carolina State 5 45 48 9 102 20.4
39 Boise State 5 44 51 9 104 20.8
39 Ohio 5 44 48 10 102 20.4
41 Duke 5 43 56 11 110 22.0
41 West Virginia 4 43 29 5 77 19.3
41 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 43 43 9 95 19.0
44 Oregon 4 42 64 6 112 28.0
44 SMU 5 42 58 17 117 23.4
44 Wake Forest 4 42 43 6 91 22.8
44 Arkansas 4 42 39 4 85 21.3
44 Tulsa 4 42 34 6 82 20.5
44 Virginia Tech 5 42 46 8 96 19.2
44 Utah 4 42 24 3 69 17.3
44 Miami (Ohio) 5 42 32 7 81 16.2
52 Oklahoma 4 41 59 8 108 27.0
52 Texas Tech 4 41 53 9 103 25.8
52 Maryland 4 41 44 8 93 23.3
52 Troy 5 41 49 8 98 19.6
52 Bowling Green 5 41 48 8 97 19.4
57 Texas A&M 5 40 71 15 126 25.2
57 Kansas State 4 40 45 4 89 22.3
59 Kansas 4 39 52 9 100 25.0
59 Georgia Southern 5 39 73 8 120 24.0
59 California 4 39 41 6 86 21.5
59 Utah State 5 39 54 9 102 20.4
59 Northern Illinois 5 39 46 11 96 19.2
59 Louisiana-Monroe 4 39 16 6 61 15.3
65 San Jose State 5 38 52 17 107 21.4
65 Arkansas State 5 38 53 12 103 20.6
65 UNLV 5 38 49 15 102 20.4
65 Tulane 5 38 45 5 88 17.6
65 Old Dominion 5 38 32 7 77 15.4
70 Florida State 5 37 52 12 101 20.2
70 Michigan 5 37 53 5 95 19.0
72 UAB 4 36 56 3 95 23.8
72 Wisconsin 4 36 49 2 87 21.8
72 Nebraska 3 36 19 3 58 19.3
75 Cincinnati 3 35 41 4 80 26.7
75 Florida 4 35 44 5 84 21.0
75 Oregon State 4 35 43 2 80 20.0
75 Virginia 4 35 37 8 80 20.0
75 Akron 4 35 32 3 70 17.5
75 East Carolina 4 35 25 1 61 15.3
81 New Mexico 4 34 40 13 87 21.8
81 Western Michigan 4 34 34 5 73 18.3
81 Central Michigan 4 34 23 14 71 17.8
84 Fresno State 5 33 79 12 124 24.8
84 TCU 3 33 40 1 74 24.7
84 Mississippi State 4 33 42 7 82 20.5
84 Northwestern 4 33 36 7 76 19.0
88 Coastal Carolina 5 32 59 12 103 20.6
88 James Madison 5 32 60 10 102 20.4
88 UTEP 4 32 34 11 77 19.3
88 Pittsburgh 4 32 30 9 71 17.8
88 Navy 4 32 24 1 57 14.3
93 Arizona 4 31 51 7 89 22.3
93 Rice 5 31 54 14 99 19.8
93 San Diego State 4 31 33 5 69 17.3
96 Marshall 5 30 53 14 97 19.4
96 Kent State 4 30 26 4 60 15.0
96 Iowa 4 30 20 7 57 14.3
99 Western Kentucky 5 29 66 13 108 21.6
99 Oklahoma State 4 29 50 4 83 20.8
99 Texas 4 29 47 7 83 20.8
102 Vanderbilt 4 28 48 7 83 20.8
103 Houston 3 27 39 7 73 24.3
103 Baylor 3 27 31 4 62 20.7
103 Middle Tennessee 4 27 43 5 75 18.8
103 Louisiana Tech 4 27 33 11 71 17.8
103 Kentucky 5 27 50 6 83 16.6
103 Eastern Michigan 5 27 25 7 59 11.8
109 Washington State 3 26 49 5 80 26.7
109 USC 4 26 62 7 95 23.8
109 Buffalo 4 26 44 8 78 19.5
109 Ball State 4 26 35 6 67 16.8
109 Charlotte 4 26 31 6 63 15.8
114 Washington 5 25 86 13 124 24.8
114 Illinois 3 25 37 4 66 22.0
116 Hawai'i 5 24 56 14 94 18.8
116 Southern Mississippi 4 24 35 9 68 17.0
116 Nevada 4 24 27 9 60 15.0
119 Stanford 3 23 30 9 62 20.7
119 Ohio State 4 23 48 7 78 19.5
121 Temple 4 22 47 11 80 20.0
121 Florida Atlantic 4 22 42 11 75 18.8
123 Purdue 3 21 40 9 70 23.3
123 Arizona State 3 21 22 5 48 16.0
123 Sam Houston State 4 21 22 8 51 12.8
126 Florida International 4 20 41 3 64 16.0
127 Michigan State 3 18 32 6 56 18.7
128 Indiana 3 17 42 7 66 22.0
128 South Carolina 4 17 54 6 77 19.3
128 Iowa State 4 17 41 3 61 15.3
131 Colorado 3 15 51 11 77 25.7
132 Colorado State 4 11 69 5 85 21.3
132 BYU 3 11 32 4 47 15.7