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

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