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