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