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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Cincinnati 1 13 14 3 30 30.0
1 Washington State 1 8 21 1 30 30.0
3 California 1 13 16 0 29 29.0
4 Oklahoma 3 31 47 7 85 28.3
5 Penn State 1 17 7 4 28 28.0
5 Maryland 1 15 11 2 28 28.0
7 UCF 2 29 22 4 55 27.5
7 Texas A&M 2 15 34 6 55 27.5
9 North Carolina 1 18 7 2 27 27.0
9 Georgia Tech 1 6 18 3 27 27.0
11 Oregon 2 21 30 2 53 26.5
11 Georgia 2 18 31 4 53 26.5
11 Washington 2 9 38 6 53 26.5
14 North Texas 10 109 139 13 261 26.1
15 Arizona 1 12 12 2 26 26.0
15 Florida State 1 12 12 2 26 26.0
15 Texas Tech 1 7 19 0 26 26.0
18 Liberty 13 200 107 26 333 25.6
19 Miami (Florida) 2 24 24 3 51 25.5
20 USC 3 23 47 6 76 25.3
21 Notre Dame 2 26 23 1 50 25.0
21 TCU 1 13 12 0 25 25.0
23 LSU 2 19 28 2 49 24.5
24 Minnesota 3 49 16 8 73 24.3
24 Houston 3 27 39 7 73 24.3
26 South Florida 10 112 107 22 241 24.1
26 SMU 10 102 118 21 241 24.1
28 Colorado 1 5 15 4 24 24.0
29 New Mexico 10 106 104 27 237 23.7
30 Texas State 11 119 120 19 258 23.5
30 Illinois 2 21 24 2 47 23.5
30 Tennessee 2 20 26 1 47 23.5
33 UTSA 11 117 124 16 257 23.4
33 UAB 10 96 116 22 234 23.4
35 Appalachian State 12 102 153 25 280 23.3
36 South Alabama 11 101 137 15 253 23.0
36 Kansas 2 15 27 4 46 23.0
38 Georgia Southern 11 77 151 21 249 22.6
39 Memphis 10 75 132 18 225 22.5
39 Wisconsin 2 22 22 1 45 22.5
39 Mississippi 2 14 27 4 45 22.5
42 Boise State 10 116 93 13 222 22.2
43 Utah State 11 100 115 27 242 22.0
43 Boston College 4 59 23 6 88 22.0
43 Stanford 2 13 22 9 44 22.0
43 Baylor 1 4 16 2 22 22.0
47 Jacksonville State 11 138 88 15 241 21.9
48 Troy 11 86 128 25 239 21.7
49 Ohio 11 93 115 28 236 21.5
49 James Madison 11 75 149 12 236 21.5
49 Nebraska 2 26 14 3 43 21.5
49 Arkansas 2 25 16 2 43 21.5
49 Missouri 2 23 17 3 43 21.5
49 Mississippi State 2 18 21 4 43 21.5
49 Ohio State 2 11 29 3 43 21.5
56 UCLA 3 32 28 4 64 21.3
56 Michigan 3 22 37 5 64 21.3
58 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 98 113 20 231 21.0
58 Coastal Carolina 11 80 122 29 231 21.0
58 Southern Mississippi 9 93 74 22 189 21.0
58 Florida 1 9 10 2 21 21.0
62 UNLV 10 88 104 16 208 20.8
62 Temple 9 43 121 23 187 20.8
64 Louisiana Tech 10 67 115 23 205 20.5
64 Western Michigan 8 69 73 22 164 20.5
66 San Jose State 10 91 96 16 203 20.3
66 Fresno State 10 59 129 15 203 20.3
66 Middle Tennessee 9 65 96 22 183 20.3
69 Arkansas State 11 83 117 22 222 20.2
69 Western Kentucky 11 58 145 19 222 20.2
71 Colorado State 9 53 112 16 181 20.1
72 Alabama 2 23 10 7 40 20.0
72 Rutgers 1 12 7 1 20 20.0
72 Kansas State 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
72 Michigan State 1 6 11 3 20 20.0
72 South Carolina 1 4 15 1 20 20.0
77 New Mexico State 13 123 118 16 257 19.8
77 Hawai'i 9 53 110 15 178 19.8
79 Georgia State 11 108 89 20 217 19.7
79 Massachusetts 9 70 89 18 177 19.7
79 Virginia Tech 3 31 25 3 59 19.7
79 North Carolina State 3 24 27 8 59 19.7
83 Auburn 2 22 12 5 39 19.5
83 Clemson 2 19 16 4 39 19.5
83 Wake Forest 2 17 20 2 39 19.5
86 Connecticut 7 59 65 12 136 19.4
87 Air Force 12 170 41 21 232 19.3
87 Northern Illinois 10 91 83 19 193 19.3
87 Sam Houston State 9 54 104 16 174 19.3
90 Rice 10 61 111 19 191 19.1
90 Tulsa 9 74 89 9 172 19.1
92 Oregon State 3 22 34 1 57 19.0
92 Vanderbilt 2 9 24 5 38 19.0
92 Purdue 1 7 9 3 19 19.0
95 Central Michigan 10 90 80 19 189 18.9
96 Toledo 12 97 113 15 225 18.8
96 Tulane 11 94 104 9 207 18.8
98 Duke 3 18 32 6 56 18.7
99 Iowa 2 17 14 6 37 18.5
99 Texas 2 14 22 1 37 18.5
101 Syracuse 3 17 30 8 55 18.3
102 Wyoming 10 86 79 17 182 18.2
103 UTEP 9 62 77 24 163 18.1
104 Ball State 9 89 56 15 160 17.8
104 Nevada 9 71 65 24 160 17.8
106 Marshall 10 60 91 25 176 17.6
106 Charlotte 9 66 72 20 158 17.6
108 Kentucky 2 12 19 4 35 17.5
109 Buffalo 10 76 79 16 171 17.1
109 Florida Atlantic 9 56 85 13 154 17.1
109 Army 7 87 26 7 120 17.1
112 San Diego State 9 72 73 8 153 17.0
112 Louisville 1 10 6 1 17 17.0
112 Northwestern 1 10 6 1 17 17.0
115 Old Dominion 10 81 73 13 167 16.7
116 Eastern Michigan 11 78 79 24 181 16.5
117 Louisiana-Monroe 9 56 76 12 144 16.0
117 Iowa State 2 6 25 1 32 16.0
117 Virginia 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
120 Akron 9 56 71 16 143 15.9
121 Florida International 10 57 91 10 158 15.8
122 Bowling Green 9 73 57 9 139 15.4
123 Arizona State 1 3 10 2 15 15.0
124 Miami (Ohio) 11 73 72 17 162 14.7
125 East Carolina 10 58 76 12 146 14.6
125 Kent State 9 53 67 11 131 14.6
127 Navy 11 110 42 4 156 14.2
128 Oklahoma State 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
128 Indiana 1 2 11 1 14 14.0
130 BYU 1 6 6 0 12 12.0
131 Pittsburgh 1 3 7 1 11 11.0