2021 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 South Alabama 1 14 2 1 17 17.0
2 Illinois 1 11 5 2 18 18.0
2 Troy 1 13 5 1 19 19.0
2 Washington 2 34 5 3 42 21.0
5 UCF 1 15 6 2 23 23.0
5 Arkansas State 1 20 6 0 26 26.0
7 Houston 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
7 Nevada 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
9 California 1 13 9 1 23 23.0
9 Northern Illinois 1 18 9 1 28 28.0
11 Old Dominion 1 7 10 3 20 20.0
11 Georgia State 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
11 Akron 1 16 10 0 26 26.0
11 Miami (Ohio) 1 12 10 5 27 27.0
15 Marshall 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
15 Memphis 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
17 Kent State 1 8 12 1 21 21.0
17 Louisiana Tech 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
19 Southern Mississippi 1 8 13 1 22 22.0
19 Western Kentucky 1 10 13 3 26 26.0
19 Toledo 1 10 13 4 27 27.0
22 New Mexico 2 14 14 8 36 18.0
22 Army 1 5 14 3 22 22.0
22 Wyoming 1 7 14 2 23 23.0
25 Ohio 1 17 15 1 33 33.0
26 Minnesota 2 11 16 2 29 14.5
26 Colorado State 2 16 16 6 38 19.0
26 UAB 2 20 16 4 40 20.0
26 Rice 2 21 16 4 41 20.5
30 UTSA 1 10 17 4 31 31.0
31 San Jose State 2 14 18 8 40 20.0
31 Massachusetts 1 15 18 2 35 35.0
33 Appalachian State 2 22 19 2 43 21.5
33 Fresno State 2 19 19 6 44 22.0
35 Iowa 2 20 20 5 45 22.5
35 Texas State 2 24 20 2 46 23.0
35 Western Michigan 2 22 20 5 47 23.5
38 Florida 3 23 21 6 50 16.7
38 Air Force 2 14 21 1 36 18.0
38 North Carolina State 2 7 21 9 37 18.5
38 Liberty 2 13 21 3 37 18.5
38 Virginia Tech 2 19 21 3 43 21.5
43 East Carolina 2 11 22 3 36 18.0
43 Utah State 2 15 22 2 39 19.5
43 Louisiana-Monroe 2 16 22 3 41 20.5
46 UNLV 2 15 23 3 41 20.5
46 Hawai'i 2 17 23 5 45 22.5
46 UCLA 2 24 23 2 49 24.5
49 Arizona State 2 22 24 6 52 26.0
50 Kentucky 2 13 25 2 40 20.0
50 Colorado 2 28 25 2 55 27.5
52 Temple 2 20 26 1 47 23.5
53 Boston College 3 27 27 5 59 19.7
53 South Carolina 3 34 27 4 65 21.7
55 Wisconsin 3 11 28 2 41 13.7
55 San Diego State 2 9 28 7 44 22.0
55 Notre Dame 2 21 28 1 50 25.0
58 Navy 3 22 29 4 55 18.3
58 Connecticut 2 15 29 3 47 23.5
58 Mississippi 3 42 29 6 77 25.7
58 Stanford 3 45 29 5 79 26.3
62 SMU 2 16 30 1 47 23.5
62 Oklahoma 3 34 30 7 71 23.7
62 TCU 3 37 30 10 77 25.7
65 BYU 3 24 31 5 60 20.0
65 Northwestern 3 35 31 4 70 23.3
65 Arkansas 3 39 31 3 73 24.3
68 Missouri 3 30 32 3 65 21.7
69 LSU 4 41 33 3 77 19.3
69 Georgia Southern 3 29 33 8 70 23.3
69 Washington State 4 55 33 6 94 23.5
69 Kansas 3 42 33 3 78 26.0
69 Duke 2 22 33 4 59 29.5
74 Iowa State 5 36 35 6 77 15.4
74 West Virginia 3 17 35 4 56 18.7
74 Arizona 4 40 35 7 82 20.5
74 Kansas State 3 29 35 5 69 23.0
78 Ohio State 4 43 36 9 88 22.0
78 Wake Forest 3 32 36 4 72 24.0
80 Texas A&M 3 33 37 7 77 25.7
81 Boise State 4 36 38 3 77 19.3
81 Cincinnati 3 26 38 4 68 22.7
81 Vanderbilt 3 31 38 3 72 24.0
81 USC 3 29 38 9 76 25.3
81 Oregon State 3 32 38 11 81 27.0
86 Pittsburgh 3 21 40 7 68 22.7
87 Utah 5 43 41 9 93 18.6
87 Rutgers 4 39 41 8 88 22.0
89 Tulsa 4 33 44 6 83 20.8
89 Michigan State 3 29 44 4 77 25.7
91 Penn State 5 53 45 9 107 21.4
91 Georgia Tech 4 39 45 6 90 22.5
93 Oklahoma State 4 19 47 6 72 18.0
93 Purdue 4 30 47 7 84 21.0
95 Syracuse 4 26 48 6 80 20.0
95 Florida State 4 26 48 9 83 20.8
97 Michigan 4 25 49 5 79 19.8
98 Oregon 4 47 50 7 104 26.0
99 Baylor 5 41 51 10 102 20.4
99 New Mexico State 4 39 51 8 98 24.5
99 Tulane 4 43 51 7 101 25.3
102 North Carolina 4 42 52 15 109 27.3
103 Mississippi State 5 38 53 7 98 19.6
103 Alabama 5 37 53 12 102 20.4
105 Indiana 5 39 54 9 102 20.4
105 Texas 5 57 54 6 117 23.4
107 Nebraska 5 39 55 9 103 20.6
107 Texas Tech 4 31 55 7 93 23.3
107 Clemson 4 29 55 12 96 24.0
110 Maryland 4 38 56 12 106 26.5
110 Virginia 4 45 56 10 111 27.8
112 South Florida 4 40 60 8 108 27.0
113 Georgia 6 30 61 11 102 17.0
114 Miami (Florida) 4 31 62 6 99 24.8
115 Louisville 5 52 65 9 126 25.2
116 Auburn 5 41 66 7 114 22.8
117 Tennessee 5 62 76 8 146 29.2