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