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

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