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

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