2021 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 New Mexico State 1 12 3 1 16 16.0
2 Liberty 2 26 7 2 35 17.5
3 Army 3 19 20 2 41 13.7
4 Connecticut 2 35 9 1 45 22.5
5 Massachusetts 4 47 37 6 90 22.5
6 Wisconsin 9 34 74 15 123 13.7
7 Oklahoma State 10 47 69 17 133 13.3
8 East Carolina 8 61 65 8 134 16.8
9 Air Force 8 47 77 11 135 16.9
10 Navy 8 53 73 10 136 17.0
10 Southern Mississippi 8 67 58 11 136 17.0
12 Coastal Carolina 8 49 76 12 137 17.1
12 Boise State 8 64 62 11 137 17.1
14 UAB 8 45 67 27 139 17.4
14 Mississippi State 8 58 73 8 139 17.4
16 North Texas 8 50 73 17 140 17.5
17 North Carolina State 8 50 68 27 145 18.1
17 Western Michigan 8 68 67 10 145 18.1
19 Florida 8 72 59 16 147 18.4
20 South Alabama 8 70 65 13 148 18.5
21 Appalachian State 9 60 76 13 149 16.6
21 Minnesota 9 65 73 11 149 16.6
23 UTEP 8 62 68 22 152 19.0
24 Houston 9 53 81 20 154 17.1
25 Tulsa 8 61 78 16 155 19.4
25 Syracuse 8 64 79 12 155 19.4
25 Marshall 8 82 62 11 155 19.4
28 Boston College 8 83 58 15 156 19.5
29 West Virginia 9 63 86 8 157 17.4
29 Wyoming 8 70 77 10 157 19.6
29 New Mexico 8 78 63 16 157 19.6
32 SMU 8 56 88 14 158 19.8
32 UNLV 8 76 75 7 158 19.8
34 Kentucky 8 54 93 13 160 20.0
34 Fresno State 8 59 80 21 160 20.0
34 Troy 8 74 69 17 160 20.0
37 San Diego State 9 54 89 18 161 17.9
38 Toledo 8 66 76 20 162 20.3
39 Georgia 10 55 94 14 163 16.3
40 Florida Atlantic 8 44 102 18 164 20.5
40 San Jose State 8 60 88 16 164 20.5
42 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 69 77 19 165 18.3
42 Iowa State 9 75 81 9 165 18.3
42 Middle Tennessee 8 56 96 13 165 20.6
45 Purdue 9 77 77 12 166 18.4
45 Miami (Ohio) 8 54 96 16 166 20.8
45 Miami (Florida) 8 65 83 18 166 20.8
45 Louisiana Tech 8 78 70 18 166 20.8
49 Clemson 8 56 95 16 167 20.9
49 South Carolina 8 88 70 9 167 20.9
51 Tulane 8 65 95 8 168 21.0
52 Virginia Tech 8 76 78 15 169 21.1
53 Utah State 9 76 80 14 170 18.9
53 Cincinnati 9 82 70 18 170 18.9
53 Georgia Southern 8 64 89 17 170 21.3
56 Michigan 10 67 94 10 171 17.1
56 Old Dominion 8 57 97 17 171 21.4
56 LSU 8 68 97 6 171 21.4
56 Nevada 8 78 84 9 171 21.4
56 Buffalo 8 91 66 14 171 21.4
61 Bowling Green 8 90 68 14 172 21.5
61 Colorado State 8 92 61 19 172 21.5
63 Kansas State 9 69 93 11 173 19.2
63 Florida State 8 71 83 19 173 21.6
65 Louisville 8 59 98 17 174 21.8
65 Central Michigan 8 79 81 14 174 21.8
67 Washington 9 101 62 12 175 19.4
67 Rice 8 70 89 16 175 21.9
67 Georgia State 8 72 84 19 175 21.9
67 Arkansas State 8 103 63 9 175 21.9
71 Iowa 10 67 96 13 176 17.6
71 Arkansas 8 77 84 15 176 22.0
71 Memphis 8 95 74 7 176 22.0
74 Arizona 9 77 78 22 177 19.7
74 Auburn 8 59 103 15 177 22.1
76 UTSA 9 69 93 16 178 19.8
76 Nebraska 9 70 95 13 178 19.8
76 Illinois 9 93 78 7 178 19.8
76 Texas A&M 8 64 96 18 178 22.3
80 Washington State 9 83 82 14 179 19.9
80 UCF 8 83 79 17 179 22.4
82 California 9 85 83 13 181 20.1
82 Hawai'i 8 57 107 17 181 22.6
82 Ball State 8 76 93 12 181 22.6
85 Ohio State 9 65 102 16 183 20.3
86 Utah 10 71 98 15 184 18.4
86 USC 9 73 88 23 184 20.4
86 Rutgers 9 82 86 16 184 20.4
86 Vanderbilt 8 83 92 9 184 23.0
90 UCLA 9 81 87 18 186 20.7
90 Missouri 8 89 77 20 186 23.3
92 Pittsburgh 9 56 107 24 187 20.8
92 Ohio 8 66 106 15 187 23.4
94 Arizona State 9 72 91 25 188 20.9
94 Charlotte 8 68 108 12 188 23.5
94 Louisiana-Monroe 8 78 103 7 188 23.5
94 Eastern Michigan 8 90 87 11 188 23.5
98 Penn State 9 84 84 21 189 21.0
99 South Florida 8 80 100 10 190 23.8
100 Indiana 9 77 100 15 192 21.3
100 Virginia 8 84 87 21 192 24.0
102 Oklahoma 9 73 107 15 195 21.7
102 Texas State 8 92 92 11 195 24.4
104 Georgia Tech 8 82 99 15 196 24.5
105 Northern Illinois 9 96 91 10 197 21.9
106 Baylor 10 69 106 24 199 19.9
106 Oregon State 9 87 93 19 199 22.1
106 Temple 8 105 83 11 199 24.9
106 Akron 8 118 70 11 199 24.9
110 Western Kentucky 9 79 109 12 200 22.2
111 Alabama 10 64 106 31 201 20.1
112 Northwestern 9 100 90 12 202 22.4
113 Florida International 8 109 86 8 203 25.4
114 Texas 9 87 101 16 204 22.7
115 Maryland 9 90 96 21 207 23.0
116 Texas Tech 9 83 113 12 208 23.1
117 Tennessee 8 94 106 9 209 26.1
118 North Carolina 9 80 104 27 211 23.4
118 TCU 9 97 96 18 211 23.4
118 Duke 8 82 113 16 211 26.4
121 Stanford 9 121 83 9 213 23.7
122 Colorado 9 102 98 16 216 24.0
123 Oregon 10 90 107 21 218 21.8
124 Kansas 9 119 91 9 219 24.3
125 Mississippi 8 93 104 23 220 27.5
126 Michigan State 9 72 134 17 223 24.8
127 Wake Forest 10 106 105 18 229 22.9
128 Kent State 9 102 123 23 248 27.6