2021 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 10 150 33 13 196 19.6
2 BYU 13 141 141 18 300 23.1
3 Liberty 11 120 106 23 249 22.6
4 Notre Dame 13 92 167 32 291 22.4
5 Arkansas 5 77 33 6 116 23.2
6 Air Force 5 75 25 2 102 20.4
7 New Mexico State 11 74 130 28 232 21.1
8 Mississippi 5 71 61 10 142 28.4
9 Kent State 5 70 38 15 123 24.6
10 Tennessee 5 69 49 16 134 26.8
11 Coastal Carolina 5 64 58 6 128 25.6
12 UCF 5 63 61 9 133 26.6
13 Appalachian State 5 62 59 10 131 26.2
14 Florida 5 60 56 6 122 24.4
15 Wyoming 5 59 38 7 104 20.8
16 Baylor 4 58 29 2 89 22.3
17 Northern Illinois 5 57 43 7 107 21.4
17 San Diego State 5 57 36 12 105 21.0
17 Connecticut 10 57 71 24 152 15.2
20 Michigan 4 56 26 4 86 21.5
21 Alabama 5 54 69 7 130 26.0
21 Kentucky 5 54 62 10 126 25.2
21 North Texas 5 54 57 11 122 24.4
21 Georgia State 5 54 33 4 91 18.2
25 Marshall 5 52 63 3 118 23.6
25 Old Dominion 5 52 40 9 101 20.2
27 Pittsburgh 5 51 73 9 133 26.6
28 Tulsa 5 50 62 11 123 24.6
28 Western Michigan 5 50 50 10 110 22.0
28 Auburn 5 50 53 6 109 21.8
31 SMU 4 49 54 5 108 27.0
31 Maryland 4 49 50 2 101 25.3
31 Central Michigan 5 49 59 9 117 23.4
31 Boston College 4 49 32 5 86 21.5
31 South Carolina 5 49 43 5 97 19.4
36 Eastern Michigan 5 48 51 13 112 22.4
37 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 47 61 7 115 23.0
37 Texas A&M 4 47 40 1 88 22.0
37 Kansas State 4 47 31 4 82 20.5
37 Georgia 5 47 48 7 102 20.4
37 Minnesota 4 47 20 3 70 17.5
42 Duke 4 46 50 4 100 25.0
42 Missouri 5 46 68 10 124 24.8
42 Hawai'i 5 46 59 8 113 22.6
42 Massachusetts 8 46 65 21 132 16.5
46 Michigan State 4 45 48 7 100 25.0
46 Oregon 4 45 44 11 100 25.0
46 Arizona State 4 45 33 5 83 20.8
46 UAB 5 45 42 5 92 18.4
50 Fresno State 5 44 79 8 131 26.2
50 North Carolina 4 44 51 5 100 25.0
50 Florida State 4 44 32 11 87 21.8
50 Clemson 5 44 49 11 104 20.8
50 Syracuse 4 44 30 7 81 20.3
55 Oregon State 4 43 42 4 89 22.3
55 Buffalo 4 43 34 9 86 21.5
55 Louisville 5 43 57 7 107 21.4
58 Ohio State 4 42 65 3 110 27.5
58 Oklahoma 4 42 54 7 103 25.8
58 Toledo 5 42 39 10 91 18.2
58 Navy 4 42 9 3 54 13.5
62 Miami (Florida) 4 41 49 13 103 25.8
62 UTSA 5 41 61 13 115 23.0
62 Virginia Tech 5 41 48 9 98 19.6
62 Rutgers 4 41 33 4 78 19.5
62 Cincinnati 5 41 45 8 94 18.8
67 Middle Tennessee 5 40 59 8 107 21.4
67 Georgia Southern 4 40 26 6 72 18.0
69 Tulane 4 39 45 10 94 23.5
69 Florida Atlantic 4 39 45 8 92 23.0
69 Texas State 4 39 39 6 84 21.0
69 Miami (Ohio) 5 39 52 13 104 20.8
69 Northwestern 3 39 19 4 62 20.7
74 South Florida 4 38 31 7 76 19.0
75 Texas Tech 4 37 39 5 81 20.3
76 Utah State 5 36 69 15 120 24.0
76 Georgia Tech 4 36 27 2 65 16.3
78 Penn State 4 35 51 5 91 22.8
78 Oklahoma State 4 35 44 5 84 21.0
78 Charlotte 4 35 36 7 78 19.5
78 Wisconsin 4 35 35 7 77 19.3
82 Western Kentucky 5 34 87 8 129 25.8
82 USC 3 34 37 4 75 25.0
82 Virginia 4 34 57 7 98 24.5
82 Memphis 4 34 41 9 84 21.0
82 Houston 5 34 61 8 103 20.6
82 UTEP 5 34 43 14 91 18.2
88 Nebraska 3 33 34 4 71 23.7
89 Texas 3 32 27 4 63 21.0
89 West Virginia 4 32 43 5 80 20.0
89 Southern Mississippi 4 32 26 8 66 16.5
92 TCU 3 31 37 9 77 25.7
92 Vanderbilt 4 31 49 11 91 22.8
92 Rice 4 31 36 12 79 19.8
92 LSU 5 31 59 6 96 19.2
92 UCLA 3 31 24 1 56 18.7
92 New Mexico 4 31 35 5 71 17.8
98 Wake Forest 4 30 50 12 92 23.0
98 Utah 4 30 46 13 89 22.3
98 Ball State 5 30 49 13 92 18.4
101 Indiana 3 29 40 6 75 25.0
101 North Carolina State 4 29 53 9 91 22.8
101 Boise State 4 29 44 8 81 20.3
101 Colorado State 4 29 47 2 78 19.5
105 Illinois 3 28 30 8 66 22.0
105 California 3 28 28 6 62 20.7
105 Iowa State 4 28 46 5 79 19.8
105 Ohio 4 28 33 7 68 17.0
105 Colorado 3 28 11 3 42 14.0
110 Louisiana Tech 4 27 52 10 89 22.3
110 Akron 4 27 45 7 79 19.8
110 South Alabama 4 27 35 7 69 17.3
110 Temple 4 27 32 7 66 16.5
114 Purdue 4 26 63 9 98 24.5
114 Nevada 5 26 66 10 102 20.4
116 Troy 4 25 44 10 79 19.8
116 Washington State 4 25 45 8 78 19.5
116 Louisiana-Monroe 4 25 31 13 69 17.3
116 UNLV 4 25 28 2 55 13.8
120 Arkansas State 4 23 61 11 95 23.8
120 Florida International 4 23 42 6 71 17.8
120 San Jose State 4 23 37 7 67 16.8
120 Iowa 4 23 36 5 64 16.0
124 East Carolina 4 22 44 7 73 18.3
125 Mississippi State 5 21 84 3 108 21.6
125 Kansas 3 21 25 3 49 16.3
127 Arizona 3 20 30 5 55 18.3
128 Washington 3 19 43 8 70 23.3
129 Stanford 3 15 24 6 45 15.0
129 Bowling Green 4 15 34 6 55 13.8