2021 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Wisconsin 3 3 24 4 31 10.3
2 Georgia 4 16 18 8 42 10.5
2 South Alabama 3 11 26 5 42 14.0
4 Iowa State 4 22 22 2 46 11.5
5 North Carolina State 4 14 30 5 49 12.3
5 Houston 4 25 18 6 49 12.3
7 TCU 3 27 21 3 51 17.0
8 Cincinnati 3 23 25 4 52 17.3
9 Air Force 4 20 31 3 54 13.5
10 Minnesota 4 19 29 7 55 13.8
10 Rutgers 4 25 23 7 55 13.8
12 Nevada 3 30 22 4 56 18.7
13 Mississippi State 4 15 37 5 57 14.3
13 Navy 3 25 29 3 57 19.0
15 Army 4 12 39 7 58 14.5
15 Louisiana-Monroe 3 12 42 4 58 19.3
17 Purdue 4 24 29 6 59 14.8
17 UCF 3 13 43 3 59 19.7
19 Southern Mississippi 4 16 41 4 61 15.3
19 Arkansas 4 18 29 14 61 15.3
19 UTSA 4 22 32 7 61 15.3
19 Iowa 4 23 33 5 61 15.3
23 Troy 4 30 24 8 62 15.5
23 Western Michigan 4 31 23 8 62 15.5
23 Texas A&M 4 39 18 5 62 15.5
23 Mississippi 3 23 28 11 62 20.7
27 San Diego State 4 11 43 9 63 15.8
28 Kentucky 4 20 38 7 65 16.3
28 Auburn 4 22 39 4 65 16.3
28 Georgia Tech 4 32 28 5 65 16.3
28 Coastal Carolina 4 39 23 3 65 16.3
32 Pittsburgh 4 17 38 11 66 16.5
32 Syracuse 4 34 23 9 66 16.5
34 New Mexico 4 21 38 8 67 16.8
34 Colorado State 4 22 36 9 67 16.8
34 Boston College 4 23 36 8 67 16.8
34 Arizona State 4 31 24 12 67 16.8
34 Liberty 4 33 25 9 67 16.8
34 Washington 4 34 28 5 67 16.8
40 Alabama 4 25 33 10 68 17.0
40 Michigan 4 30 30 8 68 17.0
42 UTEP 4 22 31 16 69 17.3
42 West Virginia 4 25 36 8 69 17.3
42 South Carolina 4 30 32 7 69 17.3
42 Utah 4 34 30 5 69 17.3
42 Temple 4 38 25 6 69 17.3
47 Central Michigan 4 21 44 5 70 17.5
47 Notre Dame 4 22 42 6 70 17.5
47 Kansas State 4 23 41 6 70 17.5
47 Baylor 4 28 32 10 70 17.5
51 Oklahoma 4 22 43 6 71 17.8
51 Tennessee 4 25 41 5 71 17.8
51 Virginia Tech 4 35 32 4 71 17.8
51 Arizona 4 39 24 8 71 17.8
55 Oklahoma State 4 25 40 7 72 18.0
55 Maryland 4 27 34 11 72 18.0
57 Old Dominion 4 28 36 9 73 18.3
57 UAB 4 29 29 15 73 18.3
59 Buffalo 4 34 31 9 74 18.5
60 San Jose State 4 25 41 9 75 18.8
60 Clemson 4 26 38 11 75 18.8
60 LSU 4 30 41 4 75 18.8
60 Miami (Ohio) 4 41 26 8 75 18.8
64 Indiana 4 29 42 5 76 19.0
64 Texas Tech 4 30 39 7 76 19.0
64 Colorado 4 31 37 8 76 19.0
64 Florida Atlantic 4 47 26 3 76 19.0
68 Toledo 4 30 37 10 77 19.3
68 Wyoming 4 34 32 11 77 19.3
68 Texas 4 37 38 2 77 19.3
71 Fresno State 5 31 36 11 78 15.6
71 Northwestern 4 31 44 3 78 19.5
71 North Texas 4 32 37 9 78 19.5
74 Appalachian State 4 29 42 8 79 19.8
74 North Carolina 4 33 41 5 79 19.8
76 Western Kentucky 3 37 36 7 80 26.7
77 Vanderbilt 4 36 39 6 81 20.3
78 Nebraska 5 34 42 6 82 16.4
78 SMU 4 24 51 7 82 20.5
78 Florida 4 29 40 13 82 20.5
78 USC 4 30 41 11 82 20.5
78 Duke 4 32 42 8 82 20.5
78 Charlotte 4 42 35 5 82 20.5
84 UCLA 4 20 54 9 83 20.8
84 Wake Forest 4 26 50 7 83 20.8
84 Boise State 4 40 35 8 83 20.8
84 Bowling Green 4 45 26 12 83 20.8
88 BYU 4 38 40 6 84 21.0
89 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 37 43 5 85 21.3
90 Florida State 4 25 51 10 86 21.5
90 Eastern Michigan 4 44 38 4 86 21.5
90 Stanford 4 47 36 3 86 21.5
93 Ball State 4 37 45 5 87 21.8
93 Georgia State 4 39 41 7 87 21.8
93 Akron 4 40 43 4 87 21.8
96 Tulsa 4 28 50 10 88 22.0
96 Rice 4 41 38 9 88 22.0
98 Penn State 4 36 43 10 89 22.3
99 Louisville 4 39 41 10 90 22.5
99 Northern Illinois 4 53 33 4 90 22.5
101 California 4 28 52 12 92 23.0
101 Georgia Southern 4 34 50 8 92 23.0
101 Utah State 4 40 41 11 92 23.0
104 Ohio State 4 31 50 12 93 23.3
104 Washington State 4 34 53 6 93 23.3
106 South Florida 4 38 50 6 94 23.5
106 Michigan State 4 38 51 5 94 23.5
106 Kent State 4 40 47 7 94 23.5
106 Middle Tennessee 4 43 45 6 94 23.5
110 Arkansas State 4 36 51 8 95 23.8
110 Missouri 4 56 33 6 95 23.8
112 Oregon State 4 31 51 14 96 24.0
112 Florida International 4 39 51 6 96 24.0
114 Kansas 4 49 43 5 97 24.3
115 East Carolina 4 39 50 10 99 24.8
115 Marshall 4 47 41 11 99 24.8
117 Oregon 4 33 56 11 100 25.0
118 UNLV 4 40 56 5 101 25.3
119 Ohio 4 54 38 10 102 25.5
120 Memphis 4 30 64 9 103 25.8
120 Texas State 4 40 54 9 103 25.8
122 Miami (Florida) 5 43 54 7 104 20.8
122 Tulane 4 42 49 13 104 26.0
124 Hawai'i 5 43 61 5 109 21.8
124 Virginia 5 48 44 17 109 21.8
126 New Mexico State 5 48 54 8 110 22.0
126 Louisiana Tech 4 40 64 6 110 27.5
128 Massachusetts 4 56 50 9 115 28.8
129 Illinois 5 37 72 8 117 23.4
130 Connecticut 5 71 45 3 119 23.8