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

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