2020 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kent State 4 61 56 12 129 32.3
2 UCF 9 109 129 14 252 28.0
2 Texas 1 7 21 0 28 28.0
4 Toledo 6 61 84 16 161 26.8
5 Liberty 6 86 63 11 160 26.7
6 BYU 11 108 153 22 283 25.7
7 SMU 9 82 117 28 227 25.2
8 Miami (Florida) 1 13 9 3 25 25.0
9 Ball State 8 81 98 16 195 24.4
10 Fresno State 6 46 91 9 146 24.3
11 Arkansas State 9 58 139 21 218 24.2
12 Virginia Tech 1 10 12 2 24 24.0
13 Coastal Carolina 10 120 107 12 239 23.9
13 North Texas 9 102 102 11 215 23.9
15 Memphis 10 81 125 29 235 23.5
15 Western Michigan 6 62 66 13 141 23.5
17 Georgia Tech 1 11 12 0 23 23.0
17 Kansas 1 11 9 3 23 23.0
17 Boston College 1 7 12 4 23 23.0
20 Houston 8 69 103 11 183 22.9
21 Appalachian State 11 137 89 24 250 22.7
22 Cincinnati 8 78 93 8 179 22.4
22 Tulsa 7 70 81 6 157 22.4
22 South Florida 7 58 85 14 157 22.4
25 Buffalo 7 87 52 16 155 22.1
26 East Carolina 9 80 91 27 198 22.0
26 Louisville 1 10 12 0 22 22.0
28 Eastern Michigan 6 44 75 12 131 21.8
29 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 112 89 16 217 21.7
29 New Mexico 7 71 64 17 152 21.7
31 Nevada 9 62 115 17 194 21.6
31 Rice 5 45 52 11 108 21.6
33 Tulane 12 137 103 18 258 21.5
33 UTSA 11 110 103 24 237 21.5
35 Troy 10 58 140 15 213 21.3
35 Air Force 6 98 23 7 128 21.3
37 Northern Illinois 6 44 66 17 127 21.2
38 Notre Dame 1 16 5 0 21 21.0
38 Kansas State 1 6 12 3 21 21.0
40 Temple 7 54 80 12 146 20.9
41 Marshall 9 84 84 19 187 20.8
42 Georgia State 10 91 100 16 207 20.7
43 Texas State 11 81 113 31 225 20.5
43 San Jose State 8 46 98 20 164 20.5
45 Hawai'i 9 74 92 17 183 20.3
45 San Diego State 7 78 59 5 142 20.3
47 Middle Tennessee 9 77 86 19 182 20.2
48 South Alabama 11 84 110 24 218 19.8
48 UTEP 5 43 46 10 99 19.8
50 Army 8 131 13 12 156 19.5
50 Central Michigan 6 65 49 3 117 19.5
52 Charlotte 5 42 49 6 97 19.4
53 Louisiana Tech 8 59 78 15 152 19.0
53 North Carolina State 1 14 5 0 19 19.0
53 Syracuse 1 8 10 1 19 19.0
53 Colorado 1 8 7 4 19 19.0
53 Georgia 1 4 13 2 19 19.0
53 West Virginia 1 3 14 2 19 19.0
59 UNLV 6 54 53 6 113 18.8
60 UAB 7 65 56 10 131 18.7
60 Miami (Ohio) 3 18 32 6 56 18.7
62 Wyoming 6 68 36 7 111 18.5
63 Southern Mississippi 9 69 85 11 165 18.3
63 Boise State 7 50 72 6 128 18.3
65 Iowa State 1 10 7 1 18 18.0
65 Oklahoma State 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
67 Florida Atlantic 9 84 65 12 161 17.9
68 Colorado State 4 29 35 5 69 17.3
68 Ohio 3 30 15 7 52 17.3
70 Georgia Southern 12 148 46 10 204 17.0
70 Western Kentucky 10 83 79 8 170 17.0
72 Louisiana-Monroe 10 44 107 14 165 16.5
73 Mississippi State 1 7 9 0 16 16.0
73 Duke 1 7 8 1 16 16.0
75 Akron 6 42 40 13 95 15.8
75 Florida International 4 31 27 5 63 15.8
77 Bowling Green 5 43 28 7 78 15.6
78 TCU 1 9 5 1 15 15.0
79 Navy 10 100 36 7 143 14.3
80 Utah State 6 38 34 10 82 13.7
81 Massachusetts 4 14 22 5 41 10.3