2020 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas State 4 38 41 10 89 22.3
2 Texas Tech 2 17 38 4 59 29.5
3 SMU 3 39 36 8 83 27.7
3 Oklahoma 2 15 36 4 55 27.5
3 Miami (Florida) 3 29 36 12 77 25.7
3 UAB 3 24 36 5 65 21.7
3 UTEP 4 28 36 7 71 17.8
8 Duke 3 15 35 4 54 18.0
9 Texas 2 20 34 1 55 27.5
9 Southern Mississippi 3 21 34 5 60 20.0
11 UCF 2 24 33 3 60 30.0
11 Louisville 3 24 33 4 61 20.3
13 UTSA 3 27 32 6 65 21.7
13 South Alabama 3 23 32 7 62 20.7
15 Georgia Tech 3 37 31 2 70 23.3
15 Pittsburgh 3 27 31 5 63 21.0
15 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 22 31 2 55 18.3
18 Arkansas State 2 14 30 7 51 25.5
18 Louisiana-Monroe 3 7 30 3 40 13.3
20 BYU 2 28 29 3 60 30.0
21 Appalachian State 3 44 28 14 86 28.7
22 North Texas 2 28 27 3 58 29.0
22 Louisiana Tech 2 23 27 8 58 29.0
22 Middle Tennessee 3 21 27 7 55 18.3
25 Clemson 2 16 26 1 43 21.5
26 Boston College 2 14 25 4 43 21.5
27 West Virginia 2 24 23 6 53 26.5
28 Mississippi State 1 2 22 0 24 24.0
28 Wake Forest 2 18 22 7 47 23.5
28 Tulane 3 41 22 4 67 22.3
28 Florida State 2 20 22 2 44 22.0
32 Florida 1 9 21 2 32 32.0
32 Troy 2 16 21 1 38 19.0
34 North Carolina State 2 23 20 0 43 21.5
35 Liberty 2 33 19 6 58 29.0
35 Marshall 2 32 19 5 56 28.0
35 Cincinnati 2 17 19 2 38 19.0
35 Syracuse 3 16 19 4 39 13.0
39 Kansas 2 19 18 6 43 21.5
39 Kansas State 2 9 18 4 31 15.5
41 Notre Dame 2 27 17 1 45 22.5
42 TCU 1 10 16 1 27 27.0
42 LSU 1 8 16 1 25 25.0
44 Memphis 1 13 15 1 29 29.0
44 Mississippi 1 13 15 1 29 29.0
44 Alabama 1 7 15 0 22 22.0
44 South Carolina 1 5 15 2 22 22.0
44 Iowa State 2 16 15 1 32 16.0
49 Virginia 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
49 North Carolina 1 7 14 2 23 23.0
49 Coastal Carolina 2 23 14 3 40 20.0
52 Tennessee 1 6 13 2 21 21.0
52 Oklahoma State 2 20 13 5 38 19.0
54 South Florida 2 18 12 1 31 15.5
54 Western Kentucky 2 15 12 4 31 15.5
56 Georgia State 1 13 11 2 26 26.0
56 East Carolina 1 11 11 3 25 25.0
56 Missouri 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
59 Kentucky 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
59 Georgia Southern 2 27 10 4 41 20.5
59 Georgia 1 8 10 1 19 19.0
59 Auburn 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
63 Vanderbilt 1 6 9 2 17 17.0
64 Army 3 52 8 6 66 22.0
64 Virginia Tech 1 13 8 1 22 22.0
64 Texas A&M 1 7 8 2 17 17.0
64 Arkansas 1 4 8 3 15 15.0
68 Baylor 1 14 7 3 24 24.0
68 Florida International 1 7 7 2 16 16.0
68 Charlotte 1 6 7 3 16 16.0
68 Navy 2 17 7 0 24 12.0
72 Tulsa 1 5 6 4 15 15.0