2021 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC State | 4 | 12 | 46 | 12 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Houston | 5 | 23 | 45 | 11 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 3 | Boston College | 3 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 5 | 29 | 58 | 9 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 4 | SMU | 4 | 29 | 48 | 7 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 6 | Florida State | 5 | 31 | 61 | 11 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5 | 32 | 62 | 7 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 7 | Duke | 3 | 32 | 52 | 8 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 6 | 35 | 61 | 12 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 9 | 36 | 68 | 10 | 114 | 12.7 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 5 | 37 | 55 | 8 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Clemson | 6 | 37 | 71 | 14 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 38 | 94 | 18 | 150 | 16.7 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 38 | 84 | 20 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 14 | UCF | 4 | 38 | 52 | 7 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 17 | Southern Miss | 5 | 39 | 41 | 10 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 17 | Army | 7 | 39 | 81 | 11 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 19 | Air Force | 6 | 40 | 60 | 5 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 19 | UTEP | 4 | 40 | 44 | 9 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 5 | 40 | 66 | 14 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 22 | UCLA | 4 | 41 | 51 | 6 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 23 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 42 | 70 | 6 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 23 | UTSA | 6 | 42 | 89 | 11 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 23 | Charlotte | 4 | 42 | 53 | 8 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 26 | San Diego State | 7 | 43 | 81 | 19 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 26 | Tulsa | 5 | 43 | 56 | 7 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 28 | Louisiana | 5 | 44 | 31 | 8 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 44 | 56 | 6 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 30 | UAB | 6 | 45 | 58 | 13 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 5 | 45 | 51 | 6 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 30 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 45 | 61 | 6 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 7 | 45 | 102 | 12 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 34 | Kansas State | 6 | 47 | 62 | 7 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 47 | 46 | 10 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 36 | Georgia | 9 | 48 | 84 | 16 | 148 | 16.4 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 6 | 48 | 59 | 10 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 38 | San Jose State | 6 | 49 | 64 | 15 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 49 | 70 | 10 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 7 | 50 | 78 | 19 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 40 | Georgia State | 4 | 50 | 36 | 5 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 40 | Temple | 5 | 50 | 61 | 8 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 40 | Ohio | 5 | 50 | 70 | 7 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 44 | New Mexico State | 6 | 51 | 79 | 14 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 4 | 51 | 42 | 7 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 46 | Liberty | 6 | 52 | 48 | 6 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 46 | South Alabama | 4 | 52 | 31 | 4 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 46 | Toledo | 6 | 52 | 70 | 16 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 49 | Central Michigan | 6 | 53 | 57 | 12 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 53 | 73 | 10 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 6 | 53 | 77 | 13 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | 4 | 53 | 41 | 9 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 49 | Virginia | 5 | 53 | 63 | 13 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 49 | Michigan State | 8 | 53 | 140 | 16 | 209 | 26.1 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 7 | 54 | 59 | 8 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 55 | California | 5 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 57 | Rice | 6 | 55 | 65 | 9 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 58 | Florida | 6 | 56 | 44 | 11 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 58 | North Texas | 7 | 56 | 67 | 17 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | 6 | 57 | 69 | 14 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 61 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 58 | 55 | 9 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 58 | 63 | 8 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 61 | Arkansas | 6 | 58 | 66 | 10 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 7 | 59 | 70 | 8 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 64 | Alabama | 9 | 59 | 96 | 23 | 178 | 19.8 |
| 66 | Baylor | 8 | 60 | 80 | 17 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 66 | Akron | 4 | 60 | 43 | 6 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 68 | BYU | 7 | 61 | 76 | 9 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 68 | Marshall | 6 | 61 | 72 | 15 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 70 | Arizona State | 6 | 62 | 55 | 14 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 71 | Iowa | 8 | 63 | 84 | 14 | 161 | 20.1 |
| 71 | Hawaii | 7 | 63 | 89 | 14 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 63 | 74 | 6 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 71 | Old Dominion | 7 | 63 | 92 | 20 | 175 | 25.0 |
| 71 | FIU | 5 | 63 | 69 | 6 | 138 | 27.6 |
| 76 | Michigan | 9 | 64 | 86 | 9 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 76 | Maryland | 6 | 64 | 76 | 15 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 8 | 65 | 87 | 12 | 164 | 20.5 |
| 78 | Troy | 6 | 65 | 52 | 8 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 80 | West Virginia | 8 | 66 | 74 | 6 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 81 | Purdue | 8 | 67 | 75 | 14 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 81 | Northwestern | 6 | 67 | 67 | 9 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 7 | 68 | 47 | 15 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 6 | 68 | 51 | 8 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 83 | Texas State | 5 | 68 | 62 | 5 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 86 | Illinois | 7 | 69 | 71 | 8 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 87 | Navy | 10 | 72 | 94 | 13 | 179 | 17.9 |
| 87 | Cincinnati | 8 | 72 | 73 | 14 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 87 | Appalachian State | 8 | 72 | 89 | 12 | 173 | 21.6 |
| 90 | Utah State | 7 | 73 | 66 | 13 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 90 | Oregon | 8 | 73 | 107 | 17 | 197 | 24.6 |
| 92 | New Mexico | 8 | 74 | 62 | 18 | 154 | 19.3 |
| 92 | Rutgers | 7 | 74 | 78 | 11 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 92 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 74 | 81 | 8 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 92 | Ohio State | 9 | 74 | 120 | 20 | 214 | 23.8 |
| 92 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 74 | 71 | 8 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 97 | Louisville | 7 | 75 | 80 | 11 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 97 | Arkansas State | 5 | 75 | 46 | 4 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 99 | Arizona | 7 | 76 | 53 | 9 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 99 | Bowling Green | 6 | 76 | 43 | 7 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 99 | Memphis | 7 | 76 | 76 | 8 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 99 | USC | 7 | 76 | 76 | 19 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 99 | Tennessee | 7 | 76 | 101 | 17 | 194 | 27.7 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 7 | 78 | 54 | 14 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 104 | Texas | 8 | 78 | 85 | 10 | 173 | 21.6 |
| 104 | Penn State | 7 | 78 | 71 | 16 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 107 | LSU | 9 | 79 | 95 | 6 | 180 | 20.0 |
| 107 | Auburn | 10 | 79 | 124 | 16 | 219 | 21.9 |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 80 | 71 | 14 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 109 | TCU | 7 | 80 | 78 | 12 | 170 | 24.3 |
| 109 | North Carolina | 7 | 80 | 78 | 24 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 109 | Massachusetts | 6 | 80 | 64 | 15 | 159 | 26.5 |
| 113 | Utah | 9 | 81 | 86 | 15 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 113 | Nevada | 6 | 81 | 51 | 6 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 115 | Indiana | 10 | 82 | 120 | 18 | 220 | 22.0 |
| 116 | Colorado | 7 | 86 | 71 | 11 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 116 | Tulane | 9 | 86 | 114 | 16 | 216 | 24.0 |
| 116 | UNLV | 8 | 86 | 98 | 10 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 119 | Washington State | 7 | 87 | 59 | 10 | 156 | 22.3 |
| 120 | Boise State | 10 | 89 | 89 | 15 | 193 | 19.3 |
| 120 | USF | 8 | 89 | 108 | 14 | 211 | 26.4 |
| 120 | Ole Miss | 7 | 89 | 81 | 16 | 186 | 26.6 |
| 123 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 90 | 74 | 8 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 124 | Washington | 6 | 93 | 34 | 5 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 125 | Kansas | 7 | 94 | 73 | 7 | 174 | 24.9 |
| 125 | Connecticut | 8 | 94 | 95 | 11 | 200 | 25.0 |
| 127 | Stanford | 8 | 99 | 75 | 14 | 188 | 23.5 |
| 128 | Missouri | 8 | 100 | 78 | 19 | 197 | 24.6 |
| 129 | Ball State | 10 | 110 | 103 | 16 | 229 | 22.9 |
| 130 | Kent State | 9 | 111 | 122 | 20 | 253 | 28.1 |