2021 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 10 | 48 | 133 | 31 | 212 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 9 | 65 | 122 | 8 | 195 | 21.7 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 10 | 67 | 114 | 27 | 208 | 20.8 |
| 4 | Arizona | 11 | 84 | 112 | 31 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 5 | Virginia | 6 | 35 | 111 | 10 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 6 | 37 | 108 | 14 | 159 | 26.5 |
| 6 | USC | 8 | 79 | 108 | 20 | 207 | 25.9 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 9 | 62 | 105 | 12 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 8 | FIU | 11 | 53 | 105 | 14 | 172 | 15.6 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 29 | 102 | 7 | 138 | 27.6 |
| 11 | Akron | 10 | 71 | 99 | 13 | 183 | 18.3 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 57 | 97 | 25 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 13 | USF | 10 | 83 | 93 | 16 | 192 | 19.2 |
| 14 | Duke | 9 | 78 | 90 | 17 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 15 | Tulane | 10 | 79 | 88 | 16 | 183 | 18.3 |
| 16 | Stanford | 9 | 39 | 85 | 16 | 140 | 15.6 |
| 17 | Rice | 8 | 45 | 83 | 23 | 151 | 18.9 |
| 18 | UNLV | 10 | 55 | 82 | 13 | 150 | 15.0 |
| 19 | Kansas | 10 | 71 | 81 | 9 | 161 | 16.1 |
| 20 | Missouri | 7 | 57 | 80 | 12 | 149 | 21.3 |
| 20 | Florida | 7 | 52 | 80 | 10 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 72 | 79 | 16 | 167 | 16.7 |
| 23 | Buffalo | 8 | 93 | 78 | 17 | 188 | 23.5 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 33 | 78 | 13 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 26 | 78 | 12 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 75 | 77 | 18 | 170 | 18.9 |
| 27 | Memphis | 6 | 43 | 76 | 19 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Charlotte | 7 | 54 | 76 | 18 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 27 | Ohio | 9 | 76 | 76 | 21 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 27 | South Alabama | 7 | 42 | 76 | 12 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 6 | 40 | 75 | 14 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 31 | Texas State | 8 | 70 | 75 | 18 | 163 | 20.4 |
| 31 | Washington | 8 | 42 | 75 | 14 | 131 | 16.4 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 11 | 76 | 75 | 24 | 175 | 15.9 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 7 | 44 | 74 | 10 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 35 | Hawaii | 7 | 33 | 74 | 13 | 120 | 17.1 |
| 37 | LSU | 7 | 45 | 73 | 18 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 38 | Penn State | 6 | 37 | 72 | 6 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 38 | Troy | 7 | 33 | 72 | 11 | 116 | 16.6 |
| 40 | Purdue | 4 | 15 | 71 | 6 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 11 | 66 | 70 | 24 | 160 | 14.5 |
| 42 | Auburn | 7 | 50 | 69 | 10 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 42 | Texas | 7 | 50 | 69 | 6 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 42 | Northwestern | 9 | 72 | 69 | 6 | 147 | 16.3 |
| 42 | Bowling Green | 8 | 45 | 69 | 8 | 122 | 15.3 |
| 46 | Nevada | 5 | 23 | 68 | 12 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 47 | Kent State | 7 | 77 | 66 | 16 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 47 | Louisville | 7 | 64 | 66 | 14 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 47 | Maryland | 6 | 47 | 66 | 10 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 47 | North Carolina | 7 | 68 | 66 | 9 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 47 | TCU | 7 | 56 | 66 | 9 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 47 | Indiana | 10 | 67 | 66 | 18 | 151 | 15.1 |
| 53 | Marshall | 6 | 50 | 65 | 6 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 53 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 40 | 65 | 7 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 53 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 61 | 65 | 18 | 144 | 18.0 |
| 56 | Boise State | 5 | 30 | 64 | 4 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 56 | Ball State | 7 | 53 | 64 | 17 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 56 | Florida State | 7 | 52 | 64 | 15 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 44 | 64 | 15 | 123 | 17.6 |
| 60 | Tennessee | 6 | 55 | 63 | 14 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 61 | Washington State | 6 | 34 | 62 | 12 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 61 | San Jose State | 7 | 38 | 62 | 10 | 110 | 15.7 |
| 63 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 35 | 61 | 19 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 63 | North Texas | 7 | 74 | 61 | 18 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 63 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 76 | 61 | 14 | 151 | 16.8 |
| 66 | Central Michigan | 4 | 30 | 59 | 5 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 66 | Oregon State | 6 | 64 | 59 | 6 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 66 | UTEP | 6 | 31 | 59 | 16 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 69 | Tulsa | 6 | 44 | 58 | 13 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | 6 | 38 | 58 | 12 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 69 | Illinois | 7 | 36 | 58 | 16 | 110 | 15.7 |
| 69 | Southern Miss | 9 | 57 | 58 | 20 | 135 | 15.0 |
| 73 | Toledo | 6 | 44 | 56 | 12 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 73 | Old Dominion | 7 | 63 | 56 | 11 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 73 | California | 7 | 48 | 56 | 13 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 73 | Rutgers | 8 | 56 | 56 | 14 | 126 | 15.8 |
| 77 | Temple | 9 | 48 | 55 | 9 | 112 | 12.4 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 5 | 49 | 53 | 7 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 3 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 79 | East Carolina | 5 | 30 | 50 | 10 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 79 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 57 | 50 | 11 | 118 | 16.9 |
| 82 | Liberty | 5 | 54 | 48 | 7 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 49 | 48 | 6 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 84 | UCLA | 4 | 36 | 47 | 9 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 7 | 66 | 47 | 13 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 5 | 40 | 47 | 1 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 6 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 88 | Fresno State | 3 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 89 | Arkansas | 4 | 46 | 44 | 7 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 89 | Wyoming | 6 | 46 | 44 | 3 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 91 | Utah | 4 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 91 | Kansas State | 5 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 94 | Ohio State | 2 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 94 | NC State | 3 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 96 | Boston College | 6 | 45 | 40 | 13 | 98 | 16.3 |
| 97 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 97 | Kentucky | 3 | 23 | 39 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 99 | Utah State | 3 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | 4 | 25 | 37 | 5 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 100 | Iowa | 4 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 102 | Colorado | 8 | 56 | 36 | 12 | 104 | 13.0 |
| 103 | Georgia State | 5 | 51 | 35 | 5 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 103 | SMU | 4 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 105 | Oregon | 4 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 105 | Appalachian State | 4 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 107 | Wisconsin | 4 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 108 | Alabama | 2 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 108 | Ole Miss | 3 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 110 | Minnesota | 4 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 110 | BYU | 3 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 112 | UCF | 4 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 112 | New Mexico | 9 | 62 | 30 | 16 | 108 | 12.0 |
| 114 | Michigan | 2 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 115 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 116 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 116 | Clemson | 3 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 118 | San Diego State | 2 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 118 | Oklahoma | 2 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 120 | Houston | 2 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 120 | Navy | 8 | 94 | 20 | 12 | 126 | 15.8 |
| 122 | Michigan State | 2 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 122 | UAB | 4 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 124 | Air Force | 3 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 125 | Georgia | 1 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 125 | Louisiana | 1 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 125 | UTSA | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 125 | Army | 4 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 129 | Baylor | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 130 | Cincinnati | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |