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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Oklahoma State 4 17 27 6 50 12.5
2 Wisconsin 5 21 33 9 63 12.6
3 Air Force 4 23 30 3 56 14.0
3 Mississippi State 4 25 29 2 56 14.0
5 Michigan 4 20 36 5 61 15.3
6 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 20 31 11 62 15.5
6 Georgia 4 22 36 4 62 15.5
6 UTEP 4 24 27 11 62 15.5
6 Purdue 4 29 29 4 62 15.5
10 Wyoming 4 36 24 4 64 16.0
11 Navy 5 34 41 6 81 16.2
12 Toledo 4 25 33 7 65 16.3
13 Coastal Carolina 4 24 38 4 66 16.5
14 Houston 4 17 40 10 67 16.8
14 Southern Mississippi 4 29 29 9 67 16.8
16 Cincinnati 5 38 39 9 86 17.2
17 Army 3 16 32 4 52 17.3
17 San Diego State 4 34 26 9 69 17.3
17 Marshall 4 42 21 6 69 17.3
20 UAB 4 22 36 12 70 17.5
20 East Carolina 4 28 38 4 70 17.5
20 California 4 35 32 3 70 17.5
23 Kansas State 4 29 38 4 71 17.8
23 Florida 4 36 30 5 71 17.8
23 South Alabama 5 41 39 9 89 17.8
26 Florida Atlantic 4 19 44 9 72 18.0
26 Iowa 4 23 43 6 72 18.0
26 SMU 4 29 38 5 72 18.0
26 Boston College 4 41 26 5 72 18.0
26 Washington 4 45 23 4 72 18.0
31 Troy 4 25 43 6 74 18.5
31 Minnesota 4 28 42 4 74 18.5
33 Liberty 5 44 36 13 93 18.6
34 Clemson 4 26 44 5 75 18.8
34 Western Michigan 4 36 36 3 75 18.8
36 Alabama 4 22 43 11 76 19.0
36 West Virginia 4 30 43 3 76 19.0
36 Rutgers 4 34 36 6 76 19.0
36 Arkansas 4 42 26 8 76 19.0
40 Ohio State 4 22 48 7 77 19.3
40 Northern Illinois 4 25 46 6 77 19.3
40 Colorado State 4 36 30 11 77 19.3
43 North Carolina State 4 27 39 12 78 19.5
43 Appalachian State 4 32 40 6 78 19.5
43 Penn State 4 36 33 9 78 19.5
43 Rice 4 43 30 5 78 19.5
43 Memphis 4 46 28 4 78 19.5
48 San Jose State 5 38 52 8 98 19.6
49 Utah State 4 27 48 4 79 19.8
49 New Mexico 4 45 25 9 79 19.8
49 Syracuse 5 43 49 7 99 19.8
52 Pittsburgh 4 23 45 12 80 20.0
53 Texas Tech 5 38 60 3 101 20.2
54 Baylor 4 30 44 7 81 20.3
54 Florida State 4 39 33 9 81 20.3
56 Miami (Ohio) 4 22 53 7 82 20.5
57 Washington State 5 57 42 4 103 20.6
58 Iowa State 4 30 47 6 83 20.8
58 Louisiana Tech 4 34 40 9 83 20.8
58 Stanford 4 46 34 3 83 20.8
61 USC 4 27 45 12 84 21.0
61 Tulsa 4 33 42 9 84 21.0
61 Boise State 4 37 39 8 84 21.0
61 Virginia Tech 4 41 38 5 84 21.0
61 Illinois 4 53 27 4 84 21.0
66 UTSA 4 24 54 7 85 21.3
66 Charlotte 4 33 47 5 85 21.3
66 South Carolina 4 44 34 7 85 21.3
69 Oklahoma 5 38 64 5 107 21.4
70 Ball State 4 34 44 8 86 21.5
71 Buffalo 5 61 37 10 108 21.6
72 Texas A&M 4 20 55 12 87 21.8
72 Massachusetts 4 43 33 11 87 21.8
72 UCF 5 60 36 13 109 21.8
75 Louisville 4 21 60 7 88 22.0
75 Old Dominion 4 24 54 10 88 22.0
75 Middle Tennessee 4 37 44 7 88 22.0
78 Nevada 5 30 72 9 111 22.2
78 Vanderbilt 5 43 61 7 111 22.2
80 Nebraska 4 37 47 5 89 22.3
81 UCLA 5 49 51 12 112 22.4
82 Kentucky 4 30 52 8 90 22.5
82 Fresno State 4 31 48 11 90 22.5
82 Connecticut 4 40 42 8 90 22.5
82 Eastern Michigan 4 41 43 6 90 22.5
82 Notre Dame 4 41 45 4 90 22.5
82 Akron 4 54 33 3 90 22.5
88 Arizona State 4 31 50 10 91 22.8
88 Arizona 4 37 40 14 91 22.8
88 Oregon State 4 40 45 6 91 22.8
91 Tulane 4 33 56 3 92 23.0
92 Western Kentucky 5 47 60 9 116 23.2
92 TCU 5 54 51 11 116 23.2
94 New Mexico State 3 25 38 7 70 23.3
94 North Texas 4 34 44 15 93 23.3
94 Oregon 4 36 48 9 93 23.3
94 Central Michigan 4 44 40 9 93 23.3
94 Texas State 4 50 37 6 93 23.3
94 Arkansas State 4 56 33 4 93 23.3
100 BYU 5 43 66 8 117 23.4
101 Indiana 4 29 56 9 94 23.5
101 UNLV 4 31 57 6 94 23.5
101 Utah 4 36 54 4 94 23.5
101 Georgia State 4 41 43 10 94 23.5
101 Colorado 4 45 42 7 94 23.5
106 Miami (Florida) 3 24 40 7 71 23.7
107 Ohio 4 39 48 8 95 23.8
107 North Carolina 4 44 35 16 95 23.8
109 Auburn 4 34 53 9 96 24.0
109 Duke 4 35 52 9 96 24.0
109 Georgia Southern 4 35 53 8 96 24.0
109 Kansas 4 53 40 3 96 24.0
109 Northwestern 4 59 31 6 96 24.0
114 Maryland 4 41 47 9 97 24.3
114 LSU 4 43 50 4 97 24.3
116 Texas 4 46 43 9 98 24.5
117 South Florida 4 44 49 6 99 24.8
118 Michigan State 4 30 58 12 100 25.0
119 Bowling Green 5 67 47 12 126 25.2
120 Wake Forest 4 63 29 9 101 25.3
121 Virginia 4 43 53 6 102 25.5
122 Tennessee 4 45 53 6 104 26.0
123 Missouri 4 59 35 11 105 26.3
124 Temple 4 60 42 5 107 26.8
124 Louisiana-Monroe 5 64 63 7 134 26.8
126 Florida International 4 50 51 7 108 27.0
127 Georgia Tech 4 45 58 6 109 27.3
128 Kent State 4 46 54 13 113 28.3
129 Hawai'i 4 37 64 13 114 28.5
130 Mississippi 5 67 62 15 144 28.8