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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 New Mexico State 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
1 Louisiana Tech 1 12 5 3 20 20.0
3 South Florida 2 13 7 5 25 12.5
3 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 16 7 3 26 26.0
3 Appalachian State 1 18 7 2 27 27.0
3 Eastern Michigan 1 18 7 3 28 28.0
7 Ohio 1 4 8 1 13 13.0
7 South Alabama 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
9 Utah State 1 4 9 5 18 18.0
9 Buffalo 1 13 9 1 23 23.0
11 James Madison 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
11 Toledo 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
11 Florida International 1 14 10 0 24 24.0
14 Central Michigan 1 6 11 3 20 20.0
14 Coastal Carolina 1 7 11 2 20 20.0
16 Georgia Southern 1 9 13 0 22 22.0
16 Middle Tennessee 2 25 13 7 45 22.5
16 New Mexico 1 9 13 5 27 27.0
19 Marshall 2 17 14 1 32 16.0
19 Massachusetts 2 34 14 7 55 27.5
21 Jacksonville State 1 4 15 1 20 20.0
21 Western Kentucky 1 9 15 0 24 24.0
21 Georgia State 1 9 15 2 26 26.0
24 Northern Illinois 2 23 16 3 42 21.0
24 Texas State 1 4 16 2 22 22.0
24 North Texas 1 13 16 0 29 29.0
27 Temple 2 26 17 1 44 22.0
28 UTEP 2 22 18 3 43 21.5
28 Tulane 2 24 18 1 43 21.5
28 East Carolina 1 4 18 4 26 26.0
28 Liberty 1 8 18 2 28 28.0
28 UAB 1 11 18 2 31 31.0
28 Arkansas State 1 13 18 5 36 36.0
34 Fresno State 2 10 19 5 34 17.0
34 Troy 2 17 19 3 39 19.5
34 Kent State 2 28 19 4 51 25.5
37 Akron 2 9 20 3 32 16.0
37 Southern Mississippi 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
39 Sam Houston State 2 16 21 2 39 19.5
39 Charlotte 2 24 21 4 49 24.5
41 UTSA 2 14 22 4 40 20.0
41 San Diego State 2 22 22 2 46 23.0
43 Ball State 2 12 23 4 39 19.5
44 Florida Atlantic 2 19 24 3 46 23.0
45 Wyoming 2 14 25 0 39 19.5
45 Bowling Green 3 31 25 5 61 20.3
47 Old Dominion 2 14 26 3 43 21.5
48 Memphis 2 13 28 0 41 20.5
48 Army 3 33 28 1 62 20.7
48 Miami (Ohio) 2 23 28 6 57 28.5
51 SMU 3 38 29 0 67 22.3
51 San Jose State 2 22 29 1 52 26.0
53 Rice 2 18 30 3 51 25.5
54 Western Michigan 3 29 31 10 70 23.3
55 Boise State 3 28 32 3 63 21.0
56 Nevada 2 15 33 4 52 26.0
57 Hawai'i 3 22 36 9 67 22.3
57 Colorado State 2 13 36 5 54 27.0
57 Louisiana-Monroe 2 14 36 5 55 27.5
60 Tulsa 2 13 38 7 58 29.0
61 UNLV 3 21 40 5 66 22.0
62 Connecticut 4 45 47 7 99 24.8
63 Ohio State 10 69 68 17 154 15.4
64 Clemson 10 62 70 16 148 14.8
65 Arkansas 9 89 76 15 180 20.0
66 Boston College 8 70 77 14 161 20.1
67 Virginia Tech 10 69 82 16 167 16.7
67 Mississippi State 9 81 82 16 179 19.9
69 Georgia 11 78 84 14 176 16.0
70 Missouri 10 76 85 21 182 18.2
70 Rutgers 11 108 85 20 213 19.4
72 Michigan 12 65 86 11 162 13.5
73 North Carolina State 9 56 87 15 158 17.6
74 Pittsburgh 10 93 88 27 208 20.8
75 Notre Dame 10 59 89 21 169 16.9
75 Auburn 10 81 89 7 177 17.7
75 Northwestern 11 102 89 12 203 18.5
78 UCLA 9 46 91 19 156 17.3
78 Wake Forest 9 72 91 9 172 19.1
78 Cincinnati 10 95 91 21 207 20.7
81 Florida State 12 99 93 25 217 18.1
81 Miami (Florida) 10 78 93 22 193 19.3
83 Penn State 11 59 95 13 167 15.2
84 Alabama 11 76 96 18 190 17.3
85 Tennessee 10 71 97 24 192 19.2
86 Washington State 10 86 99 21 206 20.6
86 Oregon State 9 69 99 18 186 20.7
86 Syracuse 9 96 99 24 219 24.3
89 Nebraska 10 57 100 13 170 17.0
89 Florida 10 79 100 17 196 19.6
91 UCF 10 117 101 17 235 23.5
92 Iowa 12 87 102 14 203 16.9
92 Iowa State 10 78 102 21 201 20.1
92 Georgia Tech 11 130 102 15 247 22.5
95 Texas A&M 10 59 104 13 176 17.6
96 Wisconsin 11 86 105 13 204 18.5
96 TCU 10 87 105 25 217 21.7
98 Virginia 10 103 106 17 226 22.6
99 Purdue 11 78 107 27 212 19.3
99 Minnesota 10 79 107 13 199 19.9
99 Duke 9 85 107 9 201 22.3
102 Louisville 12 70 108 19 197 16.4
102 Kansas State 11 76 108 13 197 17.9
104 South Carolina 10 94 109 13 216 21.6
105 Illinois 10 86 111 24 221 22.1
105 Michigan State 10 92 111 21 224 22.4
105 USC 10 108 111 28 247 24.7
108 Maryland 11 96 112 28 236 21.5
108 Kansas 10 94 112 14 220 22.0
108 Houston 9 99 112 9 220 24.4
111 Baylor 10 90 113 8 211 21.1
111 Mississippi 10 85 113 14 212 21.2
113 Oklahoma 10 80 114 17 211 21.1
113 BYU 10 105 114 15 234 23.4
115 Indiana 10 87 115 18 220 22.0
116 Texas Tech 11 93 116 16 225 20.5
117 Arizona 11 86 117 22 225 20.5
117 Kentucky 10 84 117 15 216 21.6
119 Arizona State 10 81 120 15 216 21.6
120 Vanderbilt 9 82 121 12 215 23.9
121 Utah 12 55 123 16 194 16.2
121 Oregon 11 68 123 24 215 19.5
121 Stanford 9 95 123 16 234 26.0
124 LSU 10 92 125 12 229 22.9
125 North Carolina 11 93 126 22 241 21.9
126 West Virginia 12 106 127 15 248 20.7
127 Oklahoma State 12 102 128 13 243 20.3
128 California 11 93 137 10 240 21.8
129 Colorado 11 106 142 23 271 24.6
130 Texas 12 61 144 18 223 18.6
131 Washington 13 107 149 33 289 22.2