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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas A&M 4 34 12 5 51 12.8
2 Washington 3 27 15 3 45 15.0
2 Arizona 3 32 15 7 54 18.0
4 TCU 3 27 21 3 51 17.0
5 Syracuse 4 34 23 9 66 16.5
6 Wisconsin 4 19 24 3 46 11.5
6 Georgia 5 26 24 9 59 11.8
6 Charlotte 4 52 24 3 79 19.8
9 Colorado 3 21 25 5 51 17.0
9 Temple 4 38 25 6 69 17.3
11 Air Force 5 34 26 3 63 12.6
11 Iowa State 4 21 26 4 51 12.8
11 Texas 3 30 26 1 57 19.0
11 Florida Atlantic 4 47 26 3 76 19.0
11 Bowling Green 4 45 26 12 83 20.8
16 West Virginia 4 34 27 7 68 17.0
17 Minnesota 4 18 28 7 53 13.3
17 Arizona State 4 28 28 10 66 16.5
17 Nebraska 3 21 28 3 52 17.3
17 Stanford 3 31 28 6 65 21.7
17 North Carolina 4 54 28 7 89 22.3
22 Houston 5 27 29 8 64 12.8
22 Western Michigan 5 37 29 12 78 15.6
24 Rutgers 4 30 30 8 68 17.0
25 Kansas State 4 24 31 5 60 15.0
25 Troy 4 30 31 5 66 16.5
25 Buffalo 4 34 31 9 74 18.5
25 Kansas 3 32 31 5 68 22.7
29 South Carolina 5 35 32 6 73 14.6
29 Navy 4 33 32 4 69 17.3
29 Coastal Carolina 5 57 32 5 94 18.8
29 Indiana 3 23 32 3 58 19.3
29 Wake Forest 4 42 32 10 84 21.0
34 Clemson 5 18 33 6 57 11.4
34 Arkansas 5 26 33 15 74 14.8
34 Michigan 4 29 33 6 68 17.0
34 Georgia Tech 4 34 33 5 72 18.0
34 Northwestern 3 20 33 2 55 18.3
34 Purdue 4 31 33 9 73 18.3
40 Maryland 4 23 34 9 66 16.5
40 Baylor 4 30 34 6 70 17.5
42 Alabama 5 22 35 8 65 13.0
43 Colorado State 4 22 36 9 67 16.8
43 Boston College 4 23 36 8 67 16.8
45 Penn State 4 40 37 8 85 21.3
46 Fresno State 5 26 38 12 76 15.2
46 New Mexico 4 21 38 8 67 16.8
46 South Alabama 4 26 38 6 70 17.5
46 Iowa 4 29 38 7 74 18.5
46 Utah 4 32 38 5 75 18.8
46 Rice 4 41 38 9 88 22.0
46 Missouri 5 67 38 6 111 22.2
46 Ohio 4 54 38 10 102 25.5
54 Miami (Ohio) 5 46 39 8 93 18.6
54 Vanderbilt 4 32 39 6 77 19.3
54 Middle Tennessee 5 55 39 5 99 19.8
54 Mississippi 5 50 39 15 104 20.8
54 USC 3 25 39 7 71 23.7
59 North Carolina State 4 20 40 5 65 16.3
59 Wyoming 5 51 40 15 106 21.2
59 Illinois 3 24 40 10 74 24.7
62 Southern Mississippi 4 16 41 4 61 15.3
62 California 3 23 41 10 74 24.7
64 Florida State 4 23 42 8 73 18.3
64 Duke 4 32 42 8 82 20.5
64 Boise State 4 37 42 10 89 22.3
67 UAB 5 39 43 14 96 19.2
67 Miami (Florida) 4 33 43 5 81 20.3
67 Akron 4 40 43 4 87 21.8
70 Kentucky 5 28 44 9 81 16.2
71 LSU 5 34 45 7 86 17.2
71 Toledo 5 36 45 13 94 18.8
71 Virginia Tech 5 46 45 5 96 19.2
71 Oklahoma 4 28 45 6 79 19.8
71 San Jose State 4 27 45 11 83 20.8
71 Nevada 5 53 45 6 104 20.8
71 Virginia 4 36 45 8 89 22.3
71 UCLA 3 18 45 9 72 24.0
79 Texas Tech 4 16 46 7 69 17.3
79 UTEP 5 32 46 17 95 19.0
79 Eastern Michigan 5 54 46 8 108 21.6
79 Washington State 4 39 46 3 88 22.0
79 Northern Illinois 5 62 46 4 112 22.4
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 40 47 5 92 18.4
84 Ball State 5 54 47 6 107 21.4
86 Mississippi State 5 26 48 6 80 16.0
86 Louisiana-Monroe 4 27 48 4 79 19.8
86 North Texas 5 49 48 14 111 22.2
86 Louisville 5 58 48 8 114 22.8
90 Central Michigan 5 23 49 9 81 16.2
90 Tennessee 5 23 49 12 84 16.8
90 Oregon State 4 31 49 11 91 22.8
90 Ohio State 4 32 49 13 94 23.5
90 Tulane 4 42 49 13 104 26.0
95 Cincinnati 5 42 50 6 98 19.6
95 South Florida 4 38 50 6 94 23.5
95 East Carolina 4 39 50 10 99 24.8
98 Auburn 5 28 51 5 84 16.8
98 SMU 4 24 51 7 82 20.5
98 Old Dominion 5 45 51 12 108 21.6
98 Arkansas State 4 36 51 8 95 23.8
98 Florida International 4 39 51 6 96 24.0
98 Georgia Southern 4 40 51 8 99 24.8
104 San Diego State 5 17 52 15 84 16.8
104 Kent State 5 54 52 10 116 23.2
104 Marshall 5 57 52 13 122 24.4
107 UNLV 4 42 53 6 101 25.3
108 Texas State 4 40 54 9 103 25.8
109 Pittsburgh 5 24 55 12 91 18.2
109 UTSA 5 36 55 10 101 20.2
109 Georgia State 5 43 55 11 109 21.8
109 Oregon 4 32 55 9 96 24.0
113 Tulsa 5 32 56 10 98 19.6
113 Appalachian State 5 40 56 10 106 21.2
113 Oklahoma State 4 22 56 8 86 21.5
113 Florida 5 39 56 18 113 22.6
113 Michigan State 4 30 56 7 93 23.3
118 UCF 5 28 60 7 95 19.0
118 Western Kentucky 5 60 60 10 130 26.0
120 Hawai'i 5 54 61 7 122 24.4
121 Memphis 4 30 64 9 103 25.8
122 Utah State 5 41 65 10 116 23.2
123 Louisiana Tech 4 34 70 5 109 27.3
124 Massachusetts 8 96 79 21 196 24.5
125 Liberty 11 90 90 25 205 18.6
126 Army 10 58 104 13 175 17.5
127 Connecticut 10 101 118 15 234 23.4
128 Notre Dame 13 105 126 13 244 18.8
129 New Mexico State 11 100 139 22 261 23.7
130 BYU 13 118 145 17 280 21.5