2020 National Leaders First Downs - Games in December/January Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 54 | 85 | 7 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 2 | Florida | 4 | 24 | 71 | 9 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 44 | 41 | 10 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 4 | Ball State | 4 | 34 | 47 | 7 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 4 | 26 | 48 | 9 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 3 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 7 | UCLA | 3 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 3 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 7 | Stanford | 3 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 34 | 35 | 6 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 11 | LSU | 3 | 30 | 39 | 5 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 12 | North Texas | 3 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 13 | Penn State | 3 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 13 | BYU | 3 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 3 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 17 | Missouri | 3 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 3 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 3 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 3 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 4 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 22 | Buffalo | 3 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Utah | 3 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 25 | 37 | 4 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Clemson | 3 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 3 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 26 | Tulsa | 3 | 29 | 33 | 2 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 26 | Memphis | 3 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 26 | USC | 3 | 13 | 45 | 6 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 3 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 3 | 24 | 33 | 4 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 3 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 33 | Toledo | 2 | 21 | 33 | 5 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 33 | Nevada | 3 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 3 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | 3 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 37 | Western Michigan | 2 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 37 | Hawaii | 3 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 39 | Troy | 2 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 39 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 42 | Fresno State | 2 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 42 | Auburn | 3 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 42 | Colorado | 3 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 45 | Texas | 2 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 45 | Ole Miss | 2 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 45 | Oregon | 3 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 48 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 49 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 2 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 50 | Georgia | 2 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 52 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 52 | Houston | 2 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 52 | Illinois | 3 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 |
| 55 | Army | 3 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 55 | Marshall | 3 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 55 | Rutgers | 3 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 58 | Tulane | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 58 | Wake Forest | 2 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 2 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 61 | Virginia | 2 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 61 | NC State | 2 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 64 | Louisiana | 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 64 | Arizona | 2 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 64 | Indiana | 2 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 67 | New Mexico | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 67 | San Diego State | 2 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 69 | Duke | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 70 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 71 | Rice | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 2 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 71 | Washington State | 2 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 74 | TCU | 2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 75 | Air Force | 2 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 75 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 75 | Iowa | 2 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 75 | West Virginia | 2 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 79 | UAB | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 79 | Michigan State | 2 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 2 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 82 | Central Michigan | 2 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 83 | Baylor | 2 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 84 | Boise State | 2 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 85 | UCF | 1 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 87 | UTEP | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 87 | Georgia State | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 87 | UTSA | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 90 | Liberty | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 90 | UNLV | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 92 | Akron | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 93 | Florida State | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 95 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 96 | Southern Miss | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 97 | South Carolina | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 99 | Arkansas State | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 100 | Louisville | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 100 | Washington | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 100 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 103 | Charlotte | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 103 | Maryland | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 103 | California | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 107 | Texas Tech | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 107 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 107 | Navy | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 111 | Colorado State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 111 | Syracuse | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 113 | Kansas | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 113 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 115 | Bowling Green | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |