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