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