2021 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Wisconsin 10 42 70 16 128 12.8
2 Georgia 9 51 57 12 120 13.3
3 Clemson 9 45 73 10 128 14.2
4 Oklahoma State 10 50 78 19 147 14.7
4 Air Force 11 67 82 13 162 14.7
6 Mississippi State 8 46 68 7 121 15.1
7 Minnesota 11 72 85 16 173 15.7
7 Houston 13 75 102 27 204 15.7
9 Southern Mississippi 11 75 86 14 175 15.9
10 Michigan 10 71 78 11 160 16.0
10 Western Michigan 11 83 76 17 176 16.0
12 Army 12 72 110 12 194 16.2
13 Alabama 10 49 88 27 164 16.4
13 Kansas State 10 64 89 11 164 16.4
15 Navy 9 64 76 10 150 16.7
16 San Diego State 12 62 113 26 201 16.8
17 Texas A&M 9 65 71 16 152 16.9
17 West Virginia 10 80 78 11 169 16.9
19 Iowa 12 76 114 15 205 17.1
20 Purdue 9 78 63 14 155 17.2
21 North Carolina State 10 63 87 23 173 17.3
22 Iowa State 8 60 72 7 139 17.4
23 South Carolina 10 89 75 11 175 17.5
23 Fresno State 11 66 99 27 192 17.5
25 Syracuse 8 72 54 15 141 17.6
25 Notre Dame 11 84 98 12 194 17.6
27 Arkansas 10 64 86 27 177 17.7
27 UAB 11 64 94 37 195 17.7
27 Appalachian State 12 78 113 21 212 17.7
30 Washington 10 94 72 12 178 17.8
30 Coastal Carolina 13 106 108 17 231 17.8
32 Nebraska 7 52 68 7 127 18.1
33 Rutgers 9 73 75 16 164 18.2
33 Boston College 9 79 67 18 164 18.2
33 Cincinnati 11 98 82 20 200 18.2
36 Kentucky 11 69 112 20 201 18.3
36 South Alabama 11 82 101 18 201 18.3
38 Auburn 8 46 88 13 147 18.4
38 Tennessee 8 55 79 13 147 18.4
38 Utah 9 60 95 11 166 18.4
38 Arizona State 11 78 95 29 202 18.4
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 109 124 24 257 18.4
43 Miami (Florida) 8 67 64 17 148 18.5
43 Liberty 11 103 76 24 203 18.5
45 Boise State 8 65 66 18 149 18.6
45 Arizona 8 69 58 22 149 18.6
45 Baylor 9 58 89 20 167 18.6
45 Maryland 9 75 74 18 167 18.6
49 New Mexico 10 85 87 16 188 18.8
49 Troy 11 91 95 21 207 18.8
51 Tulsa 9 60 90 20 170 18.9
52 UTEP 13 94 114 39 247 19.0
53 Pittsburgh 11 59 122 29 210 19.1
53 Toledo 12 92 108 29 229 19.1
53 UTSA 13 95 131 22 248 19.1
56 Washington State 9 67 95 11 173 19.2
57 SMU 10 64 109 20 193 19.3
57 Miami (Ohio) 12 88 125 19 232 19.3
57 North Texas 13 99 121 31 251 19.3
60 Central Michigan 13 102 130 23 255 19.6
61 East Carolina 10 89 93 15 197 19.7
62 USC 9 69 89 21 179 19.9
63 LSU 9 61 109 10 180 20.0
63 Florida Atlantic 12 91 128 21 240 20.0
63 Wyoming 12 114 103 23 240 20.0
66 Colorado State 10 98 81 22 201 20.1
67 Virginia Tech 11 103 102 17 222 20.2
68 Louisville 8 65 81 16 162 20.3
68 Oklahoma 10 67 122 14 203 20.3
68 Middle Tennessee 13 111 135 18 264 20.3
71 Florida State 8 68 77 18 163 20.4
71 Texas Tech 9 68 104 12 184 20.4
71 Buffalo 12 125 97 23 245 20.4
74 Texas 7 60 73 11 144 20.6
74 TCU 9 87 87 11 185 20.6
74 Utah State 12 102 123 22 247 20.6
77 San Jose State 10 73 115 19 207 20.7
78 Northwestern 9 85 92 10 187 20.8
79 Penn State 8 71 76 20 167 20.9
79 UCLA 10 75 109 25 209 20.9
79 Oregon State 10 86 104 19 209 20.9
79 UCF 12 96 133 22 251 20.9
83 Ohio State 9 54 115 20 189 21.0
83 Vanderbilt 9 84 93 12 189 21.0
83 Oregon 10 75 112 23 210 21.0
83 Florida 10 88 94 28 210 21.0
87 Indiana 7 61 78 9 148 21.1
87 California 11 95 115 22 232 21.1
89 North Carolina 9 92 80 19 191 21.2
89 Colorado 10 95 98 19 212 21.2
89 Marshall 12 129 103 22 254 21.2
92 Virginia 8 75 76 19 170 21.3
92 Illinois 11 106 113 15 234 21.3
92 Nevada 12 121 121 13 255 21.3
92 Bowling Green 12 135 94 26 255 21.3
96 Tulane 8 64 93 14 171 21.4
97 Old Dominion 12 95 138 26 259 21.6
97 Northern Illinois 13 140 128 13 281 21.6
99 UNLV 10 103 105 10 218 21.8
100 Wake Forest 11 116 101 24 241 21.9
100 Georgia State 12 105 129 29 263 21.9
102 South Florida 8 78 90 8 176 22.0
102 BYU 10 94 114 12 220 22.0
104 Georgia Southern 9 75 107 17 199 22.1
104 Stanford 9 107 82 10 199 22.1
104 Temple 10 123 82 16 221 22.1
107 Rice 10 90 111 21 222 22.2
107 Arkansas State 11 119 108 17 244 22.2
107 Ball State 13 130 140 18 288 22.2
110 Georgia Tech 8 77 87 14 178 22.3
110 Charlotte 12 120 132 15 267 22.3
112 New Mexico State 8 73 91 15 179 22.4
113 Louisiana-Monroe 10 89 129 8 226 22.6
114 Massachusetts 11 128 98 25 251 22.8
114 Eastern Michigan 13 144 133 19 296 22.8
116 Louisiana Tech 11 103 128 21 252 22.9
117 Memphis 11 113 127 14 254 23.1
118 Kansas 9 109 89 11 209 23.2
118 Connecticut 10 121 98 13 232 23.2
118 Missouri 10 126 83 23 232 23.2
121 Ohio 11 103 129 24 256 23.3
122 Duke 10 92 122 20 234 23.4
122 Western Kentucky 13 129 156 19 304 23.4
124 Hawai'i 11 94 145 19 258 23.5
125 Akron 11 142 103 15 260 23.6
126 Michigan State 10 73 146 20 239 23.9
127 Mississippi 10 101 114 32 247 24.7
128 Florida International 12 148 137 14 299 24.9
129 Texas State 10 108 126 18 252 25.2
130 Kent State 13 148 163 32 343 26.4