2022 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Boise State 9 61 42 8 111 12.3
2 Notre Dame 1 9 4 0 13 13.0
3 Air Force 8 47 57 3 107 13.4
4 James Madison 8 32 70 6 108 13.5
5 Ohio State 9 53 65 15 133 14.8
6 Army 2 18 12 0 30 15.0
7 Liberty 4 29 23 11 63 15.8
7 San Diego State 8 54 61 11 126 15.8
9 Marshall 8 42 71 15 128 16.0
9 Kentucky 8 62 60 6 128 16.0
9 Minnesota 9 55 81 8 144 16.0
12 Georgia 9 38 91 18 147 16.3
13 Illinois 9 46 81 21 148 16.4
13 Iowa State 9 65 68 15 148 16.4
13 Michigan 10 49 103 12 164 16.4
16 New Mexico State 2 13 18 2 33 16.5
17 Navy 8 38 89 6 133 16.6
18 Utah 10 56 102 11 169 16.9
19 Penn State 9 61 77 15 153 17.0
20 Fresno State 9 68 74 12 154 17.1
20 Toledo 9 70 76 8 154 17.1
22 Iowa 9 72 74 10 156 17.3
23 South Alabama 8 45 71 23 139 17.4
23 Pittsburgh 8 48 71 20 139 17.4
23 Western Michigan 8 50 73 16 139 17.4
26 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 63 67 11 141 17.6
27 Wisconsin 9 53 91 15 159 17.7
27 Purdue 10 65 95 17 177 17.7
29 North Carolina State 8 42 81 20 143 17.9
29 Troy 9 63 85 13 161 17.9
31 Florida State 8 66 65 14 145 18.1
32 Southern Mississippi 8 55 78 14 147 18.4
32 Buffalo 8 61 70 16 147 18.4
32 Clemson 9 56 93 17 166 18.4
35 San Jose State 8 55 81 12 148 18.5
36 Memphis 8 60 81 8 149 18.6
36 UAB 8 63 73 13 149 18.6
36 Oregon State 9 66 89 12 167 18.6
39 New Mexico 8 79 58 14 151 18.9
40 Massachusetts 4 42 22 12 76 19.0
40 Colorado State 8 78 62 12 152 19.0
42 Wyoming 8 75 70 9 154 19.3
43 UTEP 8 53 88 14 155 19.4
43 Rice 8 65 74 16 155 19.4
43 Bowling Green 8 69 71 15 155 19.4
43 Central Michigan 8 75 71 9 155 19.4
47 Missouri 8 65 73 18 156 19.5
48 Florida Atlantic 8 64 81 12 157 19.6
48 Akron 8 69 73 15 157 19.6
50 Utah State 8 77 66 15 158 19.8
50 UTSA 9 65 98 15 178 19.8
52 Texas State 8 46 102 11 159 19.9
53 TCU 10 91 97 13 201 20.1
54 Maryland 9 71 86 26 183 20.3
54 Kansas State 10 76 109 18 203 20.3
56 Hawai'i 8 73 80 10 163 20.4
57 Mississippi State 8 67 74 23 164 20.5
58 Virginia Tech 7 61 71 12 144 20.6
58 Eastern Michigan 8 71 66 28 165 20.6
58 Cincinnati 8 73 70 22 165 20.6
58 Auburn 8 84 68 13 165 20.6
58 Coastal Carolina 9 66 106 13 185 20.6
63 Connecticut 3 33 22 7 62 20.7
63 North Carolina 9 66 110 10 186 20.7
65 Western Kentucky 8 64 88 14 166 20.8
66 Duke 8 61 96 10 167 20.9
66 Nevada 8 74 79 14 167 20.9
66 Tulsa 8 82 74 11 167 20.9
66 Northwestern 9 96 78 14 188 20.9
70 Miami (Ohio) 8 68 86 14 168 21.0
70 Alabama 8 72 73 23 168 21.0
70 Miami (Florida) 8 76 74 18 168 21.0
73 Washington State 9 84 94 12 190 21.1
74 Ohio 9 65 110 16 191 21.2
75 Boston College 8 67 82 21 170 21.3
75 UNLV 8 83 73 14 170 21.3
75 Arkansas State 8 86 70 14 170 21.3
75 UCF 9 67 105 20 192 21.3
79 Appalachian State 8 60 94 18 172 21.5
79 Florida 8 69 88 15 172 21.5
79 Georgia State 8 80 72 20 172 21.5
82 Virginia 7 62 73 16 151 21.6
82 Louisville 8 76 79 18 173 21.6
82 Texas 9 67 109 18 194 21.6
82 Oklahoma State 9 78 105 11 194 21.6
82 Rutgers 9 87 84 23 194 21.6
82 Nebraska 9 100 86 8 194 21.6
88 Vanderbilt 8 60 101 13 174 21.8
88 Georgia Tech 8 73 80 21 174 21.8
88 LSU 9 90 91 15 196 21.8
91 Louisiana-Monroe 8 74 91 10 175 21.9
91 Arkansas 8 79 78 18 175 21.9
91 Temple 8 82 85 8 175 21.9
94 Houston 8 63 97 16 176 22.0
94 Syracuse 8 87 77 12 176 22.0
96 Middle Tennessee 8 58 108 11 177 22.1
96 Texas Tech 9 88 96 15 199 22.1
98 Tulane 9 90 98 12 200 22.2
99 Baylor 9 91 99 11 201 22.3
100 Charlotte 8 79 85 15 179 22.4
100 Mississippi 8 80 84 15 179 22.4
102 Northern Illinois 8 71 88 21 180 22.5
102 Texas A&M 8 98 68 14 180 22.5
104 Wake Forest 8 65 107 9 181 22.6
105 East Carolina 8 54 121 7 182 22.8
105 Oregon 9 70 113 22 205 22.8
105 Washington 9 86 103 16 205 22.8
108 Kent State 8 76 98 10 184 23.0
108 Old Dominion 8 93 77 14 184 23.0
110 North Texas 9 89 111 10 210 23.3
111 Tennessee 8 67 103 17 187 23.4
111 Stanford 9 98 93 20 211 23.4
113 USC 10 92 120 23 235 23.5
114 West Virginia 9 87 110 18 215 23.9
114 Michigan State 9 99 102 14 215 23.9
116 SMU 8 89 91 13 193 24.1
117 UCLA 9 83 120 17 220 24.4
118 Louisiana Tech 8 88 89 19 196 24.5
119 Ball State 8 89 93 15 197 24.6
120 Indiana 9 88 117 17 222 24.7
121 South Carolina 8 97 84 19 200 25.0
122 Arizona State 9 92 112 22 226 25.1
123 California 9 86 133 9 228 25.3
124 Georgia Southern 8 108 88 7 203 25.4
125 Kansas 9 103 113 15 231 25.7
126 Florida International 8 84 102 21 207 25.9
127 BYU 2 25 26 1 52 26.0
128 South Florida 8 90 114 9 213 26.6
128 Colorado 9 95 131 13 239 26.6
130 Oklahoma 9 105 121 16 242 26.9
131 Arizona 9 108 112 25 245 27.2