2020 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 10 | 73 | 96 | 30 | 199 | 19.9 |
| 2 | Duke | 9 | 69 | 94 | 22 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 68 | 96 | 18 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 4 | USF | 8 | 63 | 90 | 15 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 44 | 107 | 14 | 165 | 16.5 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 7 | 52 | 97 | 15 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 8 | 68 | 77 | 12 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 7 | 59 | 70 | 16 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 9 | Kansas | 9 | 59 | 67 | 17 | 143 | 15.9 |
| 10 | North Texas | 6 | 61 | 76 | 5 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 11 | Louisville | 7 | 61 | 72 | 8 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 67 | 55 | 13 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 5 | 70 | 58 | 5 | 133 | 26.6 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 6 | 53 | 58 | 22 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 62 | 58 | 13 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 7 | 55 | 62 | 14 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 10 | 47 | 73 | 11 | 131 | 13.1 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 7 | 24 | 95 | 10 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 44 | 66 | 17 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 20 | Penn State | 5 | 47 | 69 | 10 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 20 | South Alabama | 7 | 47 | 63 | 16 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 6 | 45 | 73 | 7 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 23 | Wake Forest | 5 | 40 | 69 | 12 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 7 | 46 | 65 | 10 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 25 | Baylor | 7 | 41 | 66 | 13 | 120 | 17.1 |
| 26 | Virginia | 5 | 40 | 62 | 13 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Oregon State | 5 | 54 | 51 | 9 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 27 | Tulane | 6 | 60 | 42 | 12 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 27 | Florida State | 6 | 54 | 50 | 10 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 27 | Temple | 6 | 46 | 59 | 9 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 27 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 46 | 52 | 16 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 32 | Houston | 5 | 37 | 70 | 6 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 32 | UNLV | 6 | 54 | 53 | 6 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 5 | 46 | 53 | 13 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 34 | Boston College | 5 | 29 | 70 | 13 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 36 | UCF | 4 | 39 | 60 | 9 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 52 | 49 | 7 | 108 | 15.4 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 5 | 62 | 38 | 7 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 39 | Arizona | 5 | 50 | 44 | 12 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 6 | 39 | 57 | 9 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 40 | Troy | 6 | 25 | 72 | 8 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 42 | UCLA | 4 | 49 | 47 | 8 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Florida | 4 | 28 | 64 | 10 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 44 | UTSA | 5 | 42 | 46 | 13 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 45 | LSU | 5 | 23 | 72 | 5 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 46 | Kentucky | 6 | 55 | 34 | 8 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 47 | Auburn | 5 | 38 | 52 | 6 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 47 | Kansas State | 6 | 46 | 40 | 10 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 49 | Illinois | 6 | 48 | 40 | 7 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 50 | UTEP | 5 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 51 | Navy | 7 | 59 | 26 | 6 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 19 | 55 | 16 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 53 | Purdue | 4 | 23 | 55 | 9 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 54 | NC State | 4 | 22 | 55 | 8 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 55 | TCU | 4 | 34 | 40 | 10 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 55 | Missouri | 5 | 24 | 52 | 8 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 4 | 26 | 47 | 10 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 58 | Minnesota | 4 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 58 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 60 | West Virginia | 4 | 24 | 50 | 7 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 60 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 28 | 46 | 7 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 62 | Akron | 5 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 63 | Charlotte | 4 | 31 | 40 | 7 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 5 | 43 | 28 | 7 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 65 | Michigan State | 5 | 16 | 54 | 6 | 76 | 15.2 |
| 66 | Fresno State | 3 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 67 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 74 | 14.8 |
| 68 | SMU | 3 | 23 | 34 | 16 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 68 | Hawaii | 4 | 27 | 38 | 8 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 70 | Georgia State | 4 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 71 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 72 | Rice | 3 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 72 | San Diego State | 4 | 32 | 34 | 3 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 72 | Michigan | 4 | 21 | 44 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 72 | FIU | 5 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 69 | 13.8 |
| 76 | Appalachian State | 3 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 78 | Tulsa | 3 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 78 | Texas | 3 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 4 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 81 | Memphis | 3 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 82 | Utah State | 5 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 60 | 12.0 |
| 83 | Oregon | 3 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 84 | Western Michigan | 2 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 84 | Washington State | 3 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 86 | Air Force | 3 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 3 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 88 | California | 3 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 89 | Army | 3 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 89 | UAB | 3 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | 3 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 89 | Colorado State | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 89 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 94 | Oklahoma | 2 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 95 | Toledo | 2 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 3 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 97 | Maryland | 3 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 98 | Nevada | 2 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 99 | Arizona State | 2 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 99 | Indiana | 2 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 99 | Clemson | 2 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 99 | Marshall | 3 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 103 | Notre Dame | 2 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 104 | Massachusetts | 4 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 105 | Stanford | 2 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 106 | Iowa | 2 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 107 | Northwestern | 2 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 108 | Utah | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 109 | Colorado | 2 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 110 | Georgia | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 111 | Kent State | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 112 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 113 | Ball State | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 114 | Texas A&M | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 114 | USC | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 116 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 116 | Buffalo | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 118 | BYU | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 119 | Louisiana | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 119 | Washington | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 119 | Ohio State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 122 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 123 | Liberty | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 124 | Cincinnati | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 124 | Ohio | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 126 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |