2021 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Western Kentucky 13 88 246 27 361 27.8
2 Virginia 11 74 200 23 297 27.0
3 Ohio State 13 118 215 15 348 26.8
4 Mississippi State 12 65 218 29 312 26.0
5 Mississippi 12 142 146 21 309 25.8
5 USC 12 112 166 31 309 25.8
7 Wake Forest 13 110 180 43 333 25.6
8 Kent State 13 172 130 29 331 25.5
9 Pittsburgh 13 113 188 27 328 25.2
10 Western Michigan 12 138 133 27 298 24.8
11 SMU 11 107 149 16 272 24.7
12 Alabama 14 120 202 20 342 24.4
13 Tennessee 12 154 114 24 292 24.3
13 Fresno State 12 94 169 28 291 24.3
15 Oklahoma State 13 136 145 34 315 24.2
16 Utah 13 147 133 33 313 24.1
17 Purdue 13 66 221 25 312 24.0
18 Miami (Florida) 11 83 141 39 263 23.9
19 Utah State 13 105 166 38 309 23.8
20 UCLA 12 146 117 19 282 23.5
20 Coastal Carolina 12 140 131 11 282 23.5
22 North Carolina 12 134 119 28 281 23.4
23 UTSA 13 130 139 32 301 23.2
23 Buffalo 11 121 110 24 255 23.2
25 Oregon State 12 151 107 19 277 23.1
25 Kentucky 12 133 125 19 277 23.1
27 Tulsa 12 117 129 29 275 22.9
28 Maryland 12 106 151 16 273 22.8
29 Oregon 13 152 123 20 295 22.7
29 North Texas 12 150 98 24 272 22.7
29 BYU 12 131 124 17 272 22.7
29 Central Michigan 12 115 142 15 272 22.7
29 East Carolina 11 97 133 20 250 22.7
34 Georgia 14 141 150 26 317 22.6
34 Appalachian State 13 132 140 22 294 22.6
36 Northern Illinois 13 167 103 23 293 22.5
37 Notre Dame 13 92 167 32 291 22.4
38 Liberty 12 123 120 25 268 22.3
39 Marshall 12 115 136 15 266 22.2
40 Boise State 12 105 137 22 264 22.0
41 Michigan 14 164 121 21 306 21.9
41 Iowa State 12 87 155 21 263 21.9
41 Nevada 12 61 175 27 263 21.9
41 Charlotte 11 82 132 27 241 21.9
45 Eastern Michigan 12 74 163 25 262 21.8
46 Oklahoma 12 99 142 19 260 21.7
47 Georgia State 13 166 100 15 281 21.6
47 Florida 12 113 131 15 259 21.6
47 Duke 11 103 117 18 238 21.6
47 New Mexico State 11 77 132 29 238 21.6
47 Memphis 11 75 136 27 238 21.6
52 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 144 120 16 280 21.5
52 Arkansas 12 146 95 17 258 21.5
54 Houston 13 93 166 19 278 21.4
54 Louisville 12 113 123 21 257 21.4
56 Air Force 12 204 41 11 256 21.3
56 Missouri 12 111 120 25 256 21.3
56 Arkansas State 11 52 151 31 234 21.3
59 Miami (Ohio) 12 89 142 23 254 21.2
60 North Carolina State 11 72 140 20 232 21.1
61 Auburn 12 97 136 18 251 20.9
62 Toledo 12 119 106 24 249 20.8
62 West Virginia 12 94 134 21 249 20.8
62 Arizona 11 89 109 31 229 20.8
65 Texas 12 120 114 13 247 20.6
65 Ohio 11 112 89 26 227 20.6
65 Texas A&M 11 97 114 16 227 20.6
65 Colorado State 11 86 129 12 227 20.6
69 South Florida 11 110 99 17 226 20.5
69 TCU 11 106 105 15 226 20.5
69 Nebraska 11 89 120 17 226 20.5
69 Louisiana Tech 11 72 125 29 226 20.5
69 Florida State 11 98 101 26 225 20.5
74 Michigan State 12 94 128 22 244 20.3
74 Penn State 12 85 145 14 244 20.3
74 Texas Tech 12 99 126 18 243 20.3
77 Wisconsin 13 137 104 20 261 20.1
77 Cincinnati 13 116 130 15 261 20.1
79 Arizona State 12 128 101 10 239 19.9
79 Middle Tennessee 12 93 125 21 239 19.9
81 Minnesota 13 146 92 20 258 19.8
81 Hawai'i 12 84 132 22 238 19.8
83 Baylor 13 135 109 12 256 19.7
83 Washington State 12 87 130 19 236 19.7
85 LSU 12 84 131 20 235 19.6
86 Texas State 11 94 96 24 214 19.5
87 Old Dominion 12 109 105 19 233 19.4
88 Clemson 12 100 106 25 231 19.3
89 Army 12 179 39 12 230 19.2
90 Ball State 12 88 120 21 229 19.1
90 Syracuse 11 122 71 17 210 19.1
92 Florida Atlantic 11 86 101 21 208 18.9
93 Virginia Tech 12 117 89 19 225 18.8
93 South Alabama 11 64 125 18 207 18.8
95 Wyoming 12 126 86 12 224 18.7
95 UCF 12 105 101 18 224 18.7
95 Boston College 11 111 74 21 206 18.7
95 Georgia Tech 11 93 92 21 206 18.7
95 Louisiana-Monroe 11 83 96 27 206 18.7
100 Rice 11 63 113 28 204 18.5
101 Tulane 11 88 98 16 202 18.4
102 Akron 11 78 109 14 201 18.3
103 San Diego State 13 108 103 26 237 18.2
103 California 11 88 98 14 200 18.2
105 UAB 12 113 86 15 214 17.8
105 UTEP 12 71 116 26 213 17.8
107 Washington 11 75 101 19 195 17.7
108 Illinois 12 102 88 21 211 17.6
109 Kansas State 12 94 102 14 210 17.5
110 Georgia Southern 11 100 73 18 191 17.4
110 Troy 11 61 112 18 191 17.4
112 South Carolina 12 91 96 21 208 17.3
112 Northwestern 11 95 82 13 190 17.3
114 Vanderbilt 11 80 88 21 189 17.2
115 Indiana 11 76 89 21 186 16.9
116 Navy 12 160 27 15 202 16.8
116 Rutgers 12 110 77 15 202 16.8
116 Stanford 12 57 116 28 201 16.8
119 Iowa 14 86 124 24 234 16.7
120 Kansas 11 81 92 10 183 16.6
121 San Jose State 11 71 97 12 180 16.4
122 Massachusetts 10 78 66 16 160 16.0
123 Florida International 11 53 105 14 172 15.6
124 Southern Mississippi 11 82 66 22 170 15.5
125 UNLV 11 59 94 16 169 15.4
126 Bowling Green 11 59 93 14 166 15.1
127 Connecticut 10 60 61 21 142 14.2
128 Temple 11 64 79 12 155 14.1
129 Colorado 11 75 57 19 151 13.7
130 New Mexico 11 80 49 20 149 13.5