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