2021 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 9 75 154 12 241 26.8
2 Western Kentucky 7 46 128 11 185 26.4
3 Alabama 9 85 138 14 237 26.3
4 USC 7 61 102 19 182 26.0
5 UTSA 6 61 73 17 151 25.2
5 Virginia 5 39 79 8 126 25.2
7 Mississippi State 7 33 123 19 175 25.0
8 Kent State 9 110 91 21 222 24.7
9 Purdue 8 31 145 19 195 24.4
10 Wake Forest 4 20 63 14 97 24.3
11 Western Michigan 7 77 77 11 165 23.6
11 Utah State 7 55 94 16 165 23.6
13 Pittsburgh 6 45 82 14 141 23.5
14 Mississippi 7 79 73 12 164 23.4
14 Miami (Florida) 5 35 64 18 117 23.4
16 Utah 9 95 89 26 210 23.3
17 Appalachian State 8 80 87 18 185 23.1
17 North Carolina 7 74 71 17 162 23.1
17 Fresno State 7 51 96 15 162 23.1
20 Oklahoma State 9 84 102 21 207 23.0
20 UCLA 4 36 47 9 92 23.0
20 SMU 4 33 51 8 92 23.0
23 Arkansas 6 78 48 10 136 22.7
24 Georgia 9 91 95 17 203 22.6
25 Oregon 8 88 78 14 180 22.5
25 North Carolina State 4 23 58 9 90 22.5
27 North Texas 7 76 63 18 157 22.4
27 Ohio 5 48 46 18 112 22.4
29 Liberty 6 60 62 12 134 22.3
30 Kentucky 5 47 56 8 111 22.2
31 Michigan 9 104 82 12 198 22.0
31 Michigan State 8 64 95 17 176 22.0
33 Tennessee 7 67 71 15 153 21.9
34 Charlotte 4 36 42 9 87 21.8
35 Coastal Carolina 3 26 37 2 65 21.7
36 Missouri 8 78 79 16 173 21.6
37 Boise State 10 80 115 19 214 21.4
37 Arizona 7 51 78 21 150 21.4
37 Memphis 7 41 88 21 150 21.4
37 Iowa State 7 38 96 16 150 21.4
41 Oregon State 6 65 55 8 128 21.3
41 Oklahoma 6 45 73 10 128 21.3
43 Notre Dame 5 20 74 12 106 21.2
44 Louisville 7 65 70 13 148 21.1
45 Tulsa 5 39 51 15 105 21.0
46 Air Force 6 93 26 6 125 20.8
46 Florida 6 51 65 9 125 20.8
46 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 50 47 7 104 20.8
49 BYU 7 71 66 8 145 20.7
50 Northern Illinois 7 83 47 14 144 20.6
50 Syracuse 5 55 36 12 103 20.6
52 Toledo 6 55 55 13 123 20.5
52 Maryland 6 47 66 10 123 20.5
52 Louisiana Tech 6 36 67 20 123 20.5
55 Marshall 6 50 65 6 121 20.2
55 Nevada 6 29 78 14 121 20.2
55 Texas A&M 5 42 48 11 101 20.2
58 Hawai'i 7 45 80 16 141 20.1
59 Auburn 10 77 106 17 200 20.0
59 Nebraska 8 54 95 11 160 20.0
59 Minnesota 6 63 44 13 120 20.0
62 LSU 9 61 99 17 177 19.7
62 Colorado State 7 54 76 8 138 19.7
64 Houston 5 30 59 9 98 19.6
65 West Virginia 8 51 92 13 156 19.5
65 Central Michigan 6 45 65 7 117 19.5
65 East Carolina 6 37 67 13 117 19.5
68 Cincinnati 8 68 77 10 155 19.4
68 Army 7 108 21 7 136 19.4
70 South Florida 8 62 79 13 154 19.3
70 Washington State 7 46 76 13 135 19.3
70 Penn State 7 43 85 7 135 19.3
73 New Mexico State 6 31 68 16 115 19.2
74 Ball State 10 72 101 18 191 19.1
75 TCU 7 58 69 6 133 19.0
75 San Diego State 7 57 64 12 133 19.0
75 California 5 44 45 6 95 19.0
75 Miami (Ohio) 5 32 54 9 95 19.0
75 Akron 4 25 43 8 76 19.0
80 Texas 8 69 75 6 150 18.8
80 Buffalo 4 40 33 2 75 18.8
80 UCF 4 31 37 7 75 18.8
83 Georgia State 4 37 33 4 74 18.5
84 Wisconsin 9 80 68 17 165 18.3
84 UTEP 4 22 38 13 73 18.3
86 Baylor 8 79 56 9 144 18.0
86 Rice 6 28 62 18 108 18.0
86 Texas State 5 42 39 9 90 18.0
89 Georgia Southern 6 56 41 10 107 17.8
89 Kansas State 6 45 55 7 107 17.8
89 Virginia Tech 5 44 37 8 89 17.8
89 Florida State 5 33 47 9 89 17.8
93 Texas Tech 7 50 61 13 124 17.7
93 Eastern Michigan 7 37 75 12 124 17.7
93 Duke 3 23 26 4 53 17.7
96 Tulane 9 64 78 16 158 17.6
96 Illinois 7 61 47 15 123 17.6
96 Wyoming 5 45 40 3 88 17.6
99 Clemson 6 49 45 11 105 17.5
99 Arizona State 6 47 55 3 105 17.5
101 Arkansas State 5 18 51 18 87 17.4
102 UAB 6 59 38 5 102 17.0
102 Louisiana-Monroe 6 41 45 16 102 17.0
102 Middle Tennessee 5 34 42 9 85 17.0
105 Indiana 10 69 82 17 168 16.8
105 Georgia Tech 6 44 47 10 101 16.8
107 Florida Atlantic 6 39 48 12 99 16.5
108 Navy 10 128 22 13 163 16.3
108 Old Dominion 7 55 53 6 114 16.3
108 Troy 6 29 58 11 98 16.3
108 South Alabama 4 13 45 7 65 16.3
112 Rutgers 7 49 51 13 113 16.1
113 San Jose State 6 39 48 9 96 16.0
114 Iowa 8 42 71 14 127 15.9
115 Northwestern 6 48 43 3 94 15.7
116 Stanford 8 37 74 14 125 15.6
117 Colorado 7 58 37 11 106 15.1
118 Boston College 3 19 20 6 45 15.0
119 Kansas 7 48 50 6 104 14.9
120 Massachusetts 6 40 41 8 89 14.8
120 South Carolina 6 34 44 11 89 14.8
122 Bowling Green 6 34 44 10 88 14.7
122 Washington 6 33 45 10 88 14.7
124 UNLV 8 38 64 13 115 14.4
124 Florida International 5 23 44 5 72 14.4
126 Southern Mississippi 5 27 31 12 70 14.0
127 Vanderbilt 6 39 37 7 83 13.8
128 Temple 5 30 32 6 68 13.6
129 Connecticut 8 42 44 18 104 13.0
130 New Mexico 8 50 33 13 96 12.0