2021 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Washington 11 123 73 14 210 19.1
2 Colorado State 11 104 86 27 217 19.7
3 Bowling Green 11 129 88 19 236 21.5
4 Liberty 12 109 90 24 223 18.6
4 Arizona 11 101 90 25 216 19.6
6 New Mexico 11 95 91 23 209 19.0
6 Boston College 11 98 91 22 211 19.2
8 South Alabama 11 95 92 18 205 18.6
9 Buffalo 11 123 93 22 238 21.6
10 Southern Mississippi 11 79 94 15 188 17.1
10 East Carolina 11 91 94 14 199 18.1
10 Troy 11 99 94 22 215 19.5
13 Air Force 12 77 95 14 186 15.5
14 Western Michigan 12 101 96 22 219 18.3
15 Wisconsin 13 53 98 18 169 13.0
15 Syracuse 11 95 98 17 210 19.1
15 South Carolina 12 120 98 13 231 19.3
15 Florida 12 104 98 30 232 19.3
19 Iowa State 12 91 99 13 203 16.9
20 Minnesota 13 83 101 18 202 15.5
21 North Carolina State 11 67 102 32 201 18.3
22 Massachusetts 10 127 103 22 252 25.2
23 Boise State 12 101 104 21 226 18.8
23 Arkansas State 11 136 104 15 255 23.2
23 Akron 11 156 104 12 272 24.7
26 Navy 12 86 105 14 205 17.1
27 California 11 106 106 19 231 21.0
27 Temple 11 138 106 16 260 23.6
29 Wyoming 12 117 107 22 246 20.5
30 Coastal Carolina 12 90 108 17 215 17.9
30 UAB 12 80 108 39 227 18.9
30 UTEP 12 91 108 36 235 19.6
30 Texas A&M 11 90 108 22 220 20.0
34 Houston 13 78 109 28 215 16.5
34 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 100 109 24 233 17.9
36 Purdue 13 108 110 21 239 18.4
36 Fresno State 12 82 110 31 223 18.6
36 Marshall 12 136 110 22 268 22.3
39 West Virginia 12 94 111 11 216 18.0
39 Cincinnati 13 119 111 23 253 19.5
39 Penn State 12 120 111 28 259 21.6
39 Missouri 12 143 111 24 278 23.2
39 Stanford 12 152 111 15 278 23.2
44 Arizona State 12 96 112 31 239 19.9
44 Washington State 12 114 112 17 243 20.3
46 Mississippi State 12 80 113 12 205 17.1
46 North Texas 12 88 113 29 230 19.2
46 Rutgers 12 103 113 22 238 19.8
46 UNLV 11 113 113 11 237 21.5
46 Rice 11 107 113 22 242 22.0
51 Oklahoma State 13 60 114 23 197 15.2
51 Arkansas 12 97 114 27 238 19.8
51 Florida State 11 87 114 24 225 20.5
51 Northwestern 11 119 114 12 245 22.3
51 Colorado 11 121 114 17 252 22.9
51 TCU 11 122 114 20 256 23.3
51 Connecticut 10 117 114 13 244 24.4
58 Georgia 14 77 115 21 213 15.2
58 Kansas State 12 86 115 15 216 18.0
58 Toledo 12 96 115 30 241 20.1
61 Army 12 75 116 14 205 17.1
61 Nebraska 11 86 116 16 218 19.8
61 Kansas 11 145 116 12 273 24.8
64 Louisiana Tech 11 105 117 21 243 22.1
65 Illinois 12 117 118 17 252 21.0
65 Miami (Florida) 11 96 118 22 236 21.5
67 Tulsa 12 88 119 21 228 19.0
67 Virginia Tech 12 112 119 19 250 20.8
69 Florida Atlantic 11 90 120 21 231 21.0
69 Nevada 12 123 120 14 257 21.4
71 Appalachian State 13 98 122 21 241 18.5
72 Clemson 12 70 123 22 215 17.9
72 Indiana 11 96 123 18 237 21.5
74 Miami (Ohio) 12 98 125 23 246 20.5
74 San Jose State 11 82 125 23 230 20.9
74 UCF 12 109 125 22 256 21.3
74 Eastern Michigan 12 140 125 19 284 23.7
78 Notre Dame 13 105 126 13 244 18.8
78 Utah 13 99 126 20 245 18.8
78 Georgia Southern 11 100 126 23 249 22.6
78 Ball State 12 128 126 17 271 22.6
78 New Mexico State 11 106 126 21 253 23.0
83 Michigan 14 96 127 16 239 17.1
83 Central Michigan 12 102 127 23 252 21.0
83 USC 12 98 127 30 255 21.3
83 Texas 12 117 127 17 261 21.8
83 Maryland 12 109 127 29 265 22.1
83 Vanderbilt 11 107 127 14 248 22.5
83 Georgia Tech 11 110 127 18 255 23.2
83 North Carolina 12 122 127 33 282 23.5
83 Memphis 11 120 127 15 262 23.8
83 Virginia 11 115 127 28 270 24.5
93 Kentucky 12 76 128 21 225 18.8
93 Middle Tennessee 12 101 128 18 247 20.6
93 Wake Forest 13 141 128 25 294 22.6
93 Charlotte 11 111 128 14 253 23.0
93 Texas State 11 125 128 18 271 24.6
93 Florida International 11 142 128 14 284 25.8
99 Utah State 13 111 129 22 262 20.2
99 Northern Illinois 13 153 129 14 296 22.8
101 SMU 11 75 131 20 226 20.5
102 UCLA 12 99 132 27 258 21.5
102 Mississippi 12 135 132 31 298 24.8
104 San Diego State 13 69 133 31 233 17.9
104 Ohio 11 112 133 18 263 23.9
106 Iowa 14 96 134 20 250 17.9
106 Alabama 14 83 134 36 253 18.1
106 Baylor 13 90 134 29 253 19.5
109 Tulane 11 104 136 18 258 23.5
109 South Florida 11 113 136 15 264 24.0
111 LSU 12 99 137 11 247 20.6
111 Louisiana-Monroe 11 104 137 10 251 22.8
113 BYU 12 115 138 17 270 22.5
113 Oregon State 12 110 138 28 276 23.0
115 Georgia State 13 115 139 30 284 21.8
115 Louisville 12 113 139 22 274 22.8
117 Texas Tech 12 96 143 16 255 21.3
117 Old Dominion 12 95 143 28 266 22.2
119 Oklahoma 12 98 146 19 263 21.9
120 UTSA 13 97 147 25 269 20.7
120 Auburn 12 84 147 19 250 20.8
122 Duke 11 106 149 19 274 24.9
123 Tennessee 12 113 150 20 283 23.6
124 Ohio State 13 97 151 29 277 21.3
124 Hawai'i 12 106 151 22 279 23.3
126 Pittsburgh 13 78 158 34 270 20.8
126 Oregon 13 114 158 28 300 23.1
128 Western Kentucky 13 130 160 18 308 23.7
129 Kent State 13 148 169 28 345 26.5
130 Michigan State 12 91 182 24 297 24.8