2023 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Air Force 5 96 14 5 115 23.0
2 TCU 5 63 66 3 132 26.4
3 UCF 5 61 54 8 123 24.6
3 Jacksonville State 5 61 32 11 104 20.8
5 Oregon 5 60 72 8 140 28.0
6 Penn State 5 59 60 9 128 25.6
6 Auburn 5 59 31 6 96 19.2
8 Notre Dame 6 58 67 5 130 21.7
9 South Florida 5 57 44 12 113 22.6
10 Cincinnati 5 56 66 5 127 25.4
10 Minnesota 5 56 41 11 108 21.6
10 Tulsa 5 56 43 7 106 21.2
13 Toledo 5 55 57 11 123 24.6
14 California 5 54 55 10 119 23.8
14 Tennessee 5 54 52 2 108 21.6
14 Rutgers 5 54 32 6 92 18.4
17 LSU 5 53 76 15 144 28.8
17 Liberty 4 53 32 5 90 22.5
17 Boston College 5 53 43 13 109 21.8
17 West Virginia 5 53 33 12 98 19.6
21 Wake Forest 4 52 45 9 106 26.5
21 Texas Tech 5 52 57 9 118 23.6
21 Oregon State 5 52 52 6 110 22.0
24 Clemson 5 51 71 11 133 26.6
24 Appalachian State 5 51 68 12 131 26.2
26 Kansas 5 50 53 9 112 22.4
26 Nebraska 5 50 32 4 86 17.2
28 Syracuse 5 49 58 15 122 24.4
28 North Texas 4 49 42 3 94 23.5
28 Texas State 5 49 59 5 113 22.6
28 Louisville 5 49 53 8 110 22.0
28 UNLV 5 49 46 11 106 21.2
28 Western Michigan 5 49 40 14 103 20.6
28 UTEP 6 49 47 20 116 19.3
28 San Diego State 6 49 50 6 105 17.5
36 Oklahoma 5 48 76 12 136 27.2
36 Mississippi 5 48 68 2 118 23.6
36 Michigan 5 48 56 6 110 22.0
36 Boise State 5 48 53 7 108 21.6
36 Alabama 5 48 37 10 95 19.0
36 Army 4 48 23 4 75 18.8
42 Maryland 5 47 60 9 116 23.2
42 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 47 49 9 105 21.0
42 Connecticut 5 47 40 7 94 18.8
45 Central Michigan 5 46 34 15 95 19.0
45 Massachusetts 6 46 53 13 112 18.7
45 Navy 4 46 12 2 60 15.0
48 Miami (Florida) 4 45 49 5 99 24.8
48 UAB 5 45 70 5 120 24.0
48 Arizona 5 45 62 12 119 23.8
48 Georgia Tech 5 45 65 7 117 23.4
48 Georgia State 5 45 48 9 102 20.4
53 SMU 5 44 53 18 115 23.0
53 Missouri 5 44 62 8 114 22.8
53 North Carolina State 5 44 45 10 99 19.8
53 Tulane 5 44 48 5 97 19.4
53 New Mexico State 5 44 43 9 96 19.2
53 Wyoming 5 44 32 9 85 17.0
53 Utah 5 44 33 6 83 16.6
60 Georgia 5 43 75 10 128 25.6
60 Texas 5 43 68 6 117 23.4
60 New Mexico 5 43 53 16 112 22.4
60 Duke 5 43 56 9 108 21.6
60 Memphis 5 43 59 4 106 21.2
60 Ohio 5 43 49 11 103 20.6
66 Florida 5 42 58 8 108 21.6
66 Arkansas State 5 42 50 11 103 20.6
66 South Alabama 5 42 46 10 98 19.6
66 Louisiana Tech 6 42 55 16 113 18.8
66 East Carolina 5 42 39 5 86 17.2
66 Akron 5 42 40 3 85 17.0
72 Purdue 5 41 64 14 119 23.8
72 Texas A&M 5 41 64 11 116 23.2
72 Southern Mississippi 5 41 51 14 106 21.2
72 Arkansas 5 41 47 8 96 19.2
76 Georgia Southern 5 40 81 10 131 26.2
76 Houston 5 40 63 8 111 22.2
76 Coastal Carolina 5 40 56 9 105 21.0
76 Stanford 5 40 45 12 97 19.4
76 Bowling Green 5 40 42 8 90 18.0
81 USC 5 39 85 4 128 25.6
81 Kansas State 4 39 53 7 99 24.8
81 North Carolina 4 39 50 7 96 24.0
81 Baylor 5 39 58 6 103 20.6
81 Michigan State 5 39 52 11 102 20.4
81 Virginia Tech 5 39 47 10 96 19.2
81 James Madison 5 39 41 11 91 18.2
81 Louisiana-Monroe 4 39 21 4 64 16.0
89 Wisconsin 4 38 44 3 85 21.3
89 Utah State 5 38 56 10 104 20.8
91 San Jose State 5 37 53 13 103 20.6
91 UTSA 4 37 41 2 80 20.0
91 Vanderbilt 6 37 68 13 118 19.7
91 Pittsburgh 5 37 40 10 87 17.4
91 Miami (Ohio) 5 37 41 8 86 17.2
91 Old Dominion 5 37 33 9 79 15.8
97 Colorado 5 36 69 17 122 24.4
97 Illinois 5 36 60 7 103 20.6
97 Charlotte 5 36 41 10 87 17.4
100 Fresno State 5 35 74 11 120 24.0
100 Troy 5 35 59 9 103 20.6
100 UCLA 4 35 38 6 79 19.8
100 Kentucky 5 35 49 12 96 19.2
100 Kent State 5 35 34 5 74 14.8
105 Northwestern 5 34 46 7 87 17.4
105 Eastern Michigan 5 34 28 8 70 14.0
107 Washington 5 33 88 11 132 26.4
107 Middle Tennessee 5 33 54 8 95 19.0
107 Buffalo 5 33 52 9 94 18.8
110 Washington State 4 32 67 8 107 26.8
110 Marshall 4 32 46 14 92 23.0
110 Northern Illinois 5 32 52 8 92 18.4
110 Virginia 5 32 50 9 91 18.2
110 Arizona State 5 32 46 8 86 17.2
115 Florida State 4 31 44 9 84 21.0
116 Ball State 5 30 46 10 86 17.2
116 Mississippi State 5 30 50 4 84 16.8
118 Western Kentucky 5 29 64 8 101 20.2
118 Indiana 5 29 58 9 96 19.2
118 Hawai'i 6 29 68 17 114 19.0
118 Nevada 5 29 37 11 77 15.4
122 Oklahoma State 4 28 41 3 72 18.0
123 Iowa 5 27 28 10 65 13.0
124 Rice 5 26 54 10 90 18.0
124 Iowa State 5 26 48 4 78 15.6
124 Florida International 5 26 38 5 69 13.8
127 Ohio State 4 25 55 8 88 22.0
127 South Carolina 5 25 59 8 92 18.4
129 Temple 5 23 61 11 95 19.0
130 Florida Atlantic 4 22 42 11 75 18.8
131 Sam Houston State 4 18 26 5 49 12.3
132 BYU 5 17 61 9 87 17.4
133 Colorado State 4 11 69 5 85 21.3