2021 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Penn State 1 16 15 1 32 32.0
2 Mississippi 2 27 28 6 61 30.5
3 Pittsburgh 2 22 32 6 60 30.0
3 Washington 1 10 17 3 30 30.0
5 Tennessee 2 37 18 4 59 29.5
6 North Carolina 2 22 30 4 56 28.0
7 Western Kentucky 11 73 209 24 306 27.8
8 Indiana 2 18 33 4 55 27.5
9 Iowa State 1 11 15 1 27 27.0
10 Kent State 10 144 105 19 268 26.8
11 Kentucky 2 18 30 5 53 26.5
12 Alabama 3 37 39 3 79 26.3
13 Michigan State 1 10 13 3 26 26.0
13 Clemson 1 8 15 3 26 26.0
15 Oregon State 2 24 23 4 51 25.5
16 Western Michigan 10 127 106 21 254 25.4
17 Missouri 3 34 33 9 76 25.3
18 USC 3 34 37 4 75 25.0
18 Michigan 2 33 15 2 50 25.0
18 Ohio State 2 29 21 0 50 25.0
18 Texas A&M 2 22 27 1 50 25.0
18 North Carolina State 2 20 25 5 50 25.0
18 Miami (Florida) 1 13 9 3 25 25.0
18 Maryland 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
25 Northern Illinois 11 152 94 21 267 24.3
25 SMU 10 88 139 16 243 24.3
27 Arizona State 2 26 21 1 48 24.0
27 Texas 2 26 20 2 48 24.0
27 Purdue 2 15 32 1 48 24.0
27 Mississippi State 2 11 35 2 48 24.0
27 Oklahoma 1 7 15 2 24 24.0
32 New Mexico State 9 69 119 27 215 23.9
33 East Carolina 10 91 128 19 238 23.8
34 Florida 3 39 28 4 71 23.7
35 Buffalo 10 115 99 22 236 23.6
35 Fresno State 10 81 133 22 236 23.6
35 Central Michigan 9 94 108 10 212 23.6
38 Eastern Michigan 11 74 161 24 259 23.5
38 Louisville 2 20 25 2 47 23.5
40 Utah State 11 85 141 31 257 23.4
41 Coastal Carolina 11 127 119 9 255 23.2
41 Tulsa 10 106 103 23 232 23.2
43 Nevada 10 51 154 25 230 23.0
43 Illinois 2 24 18 4 46 23.0
43 Texas Tech 2 17 24 5 46 23.0
43 Duke 1 13 9 1 23 23.0
43 Georgia 1 11 10 2 23 23.0
48 Appalachian State 12 121 132 22 275 22.9
48 UTSA 12 120 125 30 275 22.9
50 North Texas 11 138 90 23 251 22.8
51 Charlotte 9 70 110 24 204 22.7
51 Oklahoma State 3 32 32 4 68 22.7
53 Memphis 10 70 130 26 226 22.6
54 Arkansas 2 25 16 4 45 22.5
54 Virginia Tech 2 22 19 4 45 22.5
54 Virginia 2 18 25 2 45 22.5
54 Vanderbilt 2 13 24 8 45 22.5
58 Georgia State 11 143 89 13 245 22.3
58 Boise State 11 99 125 21 245 22.3
58 Notre Dame 3 22 38 7 67 22.3
61 Marshall 12 115 136 15 266 22.2
61 Houston 11 80 147 17 244 22.2
63 Baylor 2 27 17 0 44 22.0
63 Florida State 2 25 16 3 44 22.0
63 Northwestern 1 15 5 2 22 22.0
66 Arkansas State 10 47 142 30 219 21.9
67 Liberty 10 95 103 20 218 21.8
67 BYU 5 46 55 8 109 21.8
69 Colorado State 9 74 109 12 195 21.7
70 Air Force 11 193 34 11 238 21.6
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 138 105 15 258 21.5
71 Syracuse 2 28 12 3 43 21.5
73 Miami (Ohio) 11 83 130 21 234 21.3
73 Auburn 3 27 35 2 64 21.3
75 South Florida 9 95 84 12 191 21.2
76 Ohio 9 95 71 24 190 21.1
77 Wake Forest 2 12 24 6 42 21.0
77 Kansas State 1 14 6 1 21 21.0
77 Rutgers 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
77 Oregon 1 10 7 4 21 21.0
81 Toledo 12 119 106 24 249 20.8
82 Louisiana Tech 9 61 101 24 186 20.7
83 Cincinnati 11 100 115 12 227 20.6
84 Wisconsin 3 28 27 5 60 20.0
84 LSU 2 11 29 0 40 20.0
84 TCU 1 6 13 1 20 20.0
87 Middle Tennessee 11 84 114 21 219 19.9
88 Old Dominion 11 101 96 19 216 19.6
88 Hawai'i 10 73 107 16 196 19.6
88 Louisiana-Monroe 9 73 82 21 176 19.6
91 Texas State 10 89 86 20 195 19.5
92 South Alabama 10 58 119 17 194 19.4
93 Akron 9 71 91 10 172 19.1
94 Rice 9 54 95 22 171 19.0
94 Boston College 2 23 12 3 38 19.0
94 Nebraska 1 9 7 3 19 19.0
97 Ball State 11 83 108 17 208 18.9
98 Wyoming 12 126 86 12 224 18.7
99 San Diego State 11 86 96 22 204 18.5
99 UAB 11 105 85 13 203 18.5
99 Florida Atlantic 10 81 88 16 185 18.5
99 UCLA 2 19 17 1 37 18.5
103 Army 9 133 27 5 165 18.3
104 UCF 10 83 85 14 182 18.2
104 Tulane 9 73 78 13 164 18.2
106 Georgia Southern 10 95 70 15 180 18.0
106 Georgia Tech 2 21 13 2 36 18.0
106 Arizona 2 12 20 4 36 18.0
106 Utah 2 10 20 6 36 18.0
110 UTEP 12 71 116 26 213 17.8
111 South Carolina 2 15 18 2 35 17.5
112 Troy 10 53 102 15 170 17.0
112 Washington State 3 14 30 7 51 17.0
112 California 1 8 7 2 17 17.0
115 Navy 12 160 27 15 202 16.8
115 UNLV 9 50 87 14 151 16.8
117 Iowa 2 12 19 2 33 16.5
118 Massachusetts 7 63 44 8 115 16.4
119 San Jose State 10 68 83 11 162 16.2
119 Florida International 10 51 99 12 162 16.2
121 Kansas 1 7 8 1 16 16.0
122 Southern Mississippi 10 79 59 21 159 15.9
122 Bowling Green 9 54 79 10 143 15.9
124 Minnesota 2 21 8 2 31 15.5
125 Temple 9 53 67 10 130 14.4
126 Connecticut 7 45 39 16 100 14.3
127 New Mexico 10 73 47 20 140 14.0
128 Stanford 1 5 5 1 11 11.0