2019 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 12 | 189 | 36 | 13 | 238 | 19.8 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 13 | 114 | 135 | 23 | 272 | 20.9 |
| 3 | BYU | 11 | 89 | 141 | 15 | 245 | 22.3 |
| 4 | Air Force | 5 | 86 | 17 | 3 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 5 | Navy | 5 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 10 | 77 | 97 | 11 | 185 | 18.5 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 5 | 71 | 44 | 6 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 5 | 68 | 23 | 9 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 5 | 67 | 26 | 12 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 5 | 66 | 57 | 7 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 10 | Auburn | 5 | 66 | 43 | 6 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 12 | Clemson | 6 | 64 | 69 | 22 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 12 | Tulane | 5 | 64 | 40 | 9 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 14 | LSU | 6 | 63 | 103 | 7 | 173 | 28.8 |
| 15 | UCF | 5 | 62 | 54 | 18 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 5 | 61 | 51 | 9 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 17 | Boston College | 5 | 60 | 31 | 5 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 9 | 60 | 81 | 16 | 157 | 17.4 |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 59 | 44 | 6 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 20 | Louisville | 5 | 57 | 42 | 6 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 4 | 56 | 47 | 3 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 21 | Liberty | 9 | 56 | 111 | 21 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 23 | Boise State | 5 | 54 | 63 | 6 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 23 | Alabama | 5 | 54 | 60 | 6 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 4 | 51 | 51 | 11 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 5 | 51 | 58 | 8 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 25 | Georgia State | 5 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 25 | Marshall | 5 | 51 | 39 | 11 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 29 | NC State | 4 | 50 | 42 | 9 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 29 | Georgia | 5 | 50 | 60 | 5 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 29 | Memphis | 5 | 50 | 56 | 9 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 5 | 50 | 30 | 9 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 4 | 49 | 52 | 6 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 49 | 31 | 13 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 49 | 39 | 8 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 36 | SMU | 5 | 48 | 60 | 9 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 36 | Florida State | 5 | 48 | 46 | 4 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 36 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 13.2 |
| 39 | Ole Miss | 4 | 47 | 43 | 6 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 39 | Missouri | 4 | 47 | 40 | 8 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 39 | UNLV | 4 | 47 | 26 | 6 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 42 | Iowa | 4 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 42 | Ohio | 5 | 46 | 44 | 11 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 42 | Charlotte | 5 | 46 | 43 | 10 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 45 | 59 | 7 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 45 | Kansas State | 4 | 45 | 35 | 5 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 45 | Appalachian State | 5 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 44 | 49 | 9 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | 4 | 44 | 52 | 4 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 48 | Michigan | 4 | 44 | 39 | 12 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 5 | 44 | 48 | 10 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 48 | Utah | 4 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 53 | Toledo | 4 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 53 | Houston | 4 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 53 | San Diego State | 5 | 43 | 46 | 7 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 56 | Hawaii | 6 | 42 | 103 | 7 | 152 | 25.3 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 4 | 42 | 52 | 4 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 42 | 64 | 7 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 3 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 59 | Utah State | 5 | 41 | 75 | 7 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 59 | Washington | 4 | 41 | 53 | 4 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 59 | Penn State | 4 | 41 | 45 | 5 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 63 | Texas | 4 | 40 | 55 | 9 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 63 | Minnesota | 4 | 40 | 42 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 63 | East Carolina | 4 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 63 | Kent State | 5 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 4 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 67 | Baylor | 4 | 39 | 47 | 10 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 67 | Florida | 5 | 39 | 67 | 11 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 67 | Western Michigan | 5 | 39 | 60 | 11 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 67 | FIU | 5 | 39 | 52 | 15 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 4 | 39 | 40 | 5 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 73 | TCU | 3 | 38 | 26 | 7 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 73 | New Mexico | 4 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 75 | Arizona | 3 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 37 | 68 | 10 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 4 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 36 | 75 | 11 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 78 | Arkansas State | 5 | 36 | 70 | 9 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 78 | Troy | 4 | 36 | 46 | 10 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 78 | UTEP | 4 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 82 | Michigan State | 4 | 35 | 54 | 9 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 82 | USC | 4 | 35 | 53 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 82 | Illinois | 4 | 35 | 49 | 7 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 4 | 35 | 43 | 9 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 82 | Temple | 5 | 35 | 55 | 12 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 87 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 34 | 71 | 10 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 87 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 34 | 57 | 12 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 87 | Nevada | 5 | 34 | 59 | 6 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 87 | Bowling Green | 4 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 92 | Maryland | 3 | 33 | 36 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 92 | Fresno State | 4 | 33 | 48 | 10 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 92 | North Texas | 4 | 33 | 48 | 4 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 92 | Duke | 4 | 33 | 40 | 5 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 92 | Connecticut | 4 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 92 | Northwestern | 3 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 92 | Old Dominion | 4 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 92 | UTSA | 4 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 5 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 101 | Indiana | 4 | 32 | 56 | 5 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 101 | Iowa State | 4 | 32 | 56 | 3 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 101 | Oregon | 4 | 32 | 49 | 7 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 105 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 105 | USF | 4 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 30 | 44 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 107 | UAB | 5 | 30 | 51 | 8 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 109 | Ball State | 4 | 29 | 66 | 9 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 109 | California | 4 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 109 | Colorado | 3 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 109 | Kansas | 3 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 113 | Virginia | 5 | 28 | 69 | 6 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 113 | Syracuse | 4 | 28 | 45 | 6 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 113 | South Carolina | 4 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 3 | 27 | 54 | 3 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 116 | Southern Miss | 5 | 27 | 57 | 5 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 118 | Stanford | 3 | 24 | 38 | 6 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 118 | Nebraska | 3 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 120 | Rutgers | 3 | 23 | 36 | 4 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 121 | San Jose State | 4 | 22 | 55 | 9 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 122 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 122 | Akron | 4 | 21 | 39 | 4 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 122 | Rice | 4 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 122 | Arizona State | 4 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 126 | UCLA | 3 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 127 | Washington State | 4 | 17 | 74 | 2 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 128 | Texas State | 4 | 16 | 50 | 7 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 129 | West Virginia | 3 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 130 | Purdue | 3 | 12 | 42 | 5 | 59 | 19.7 |