2022 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Minnesota 4 17 23 2 42 10.5
2 Boise State 5 31 21 5 57 11.4
3 James Madison 3 7 23 5 35 11.7
4 Illinois 4 19 22 8 49 12.3
5 Ohio State 4 20 25 6 51 12.8
5 Utah 4 21 26 4 51 12.8
7 Alabama 4 17 25 10 52 13.0
7 Kentucky 4 17 30 5 52 13.0
9 LSU 4 25 28 1 54 13.5
10 Tulane 5 37 30 1 68 13.6
11 NC State 4 18 32 5 55 13.8
11 Miami (FL) 4 18 33 4 55 13.8
11 Georgia 4 22 29 4 55 13.8
14 Rutgers 4 17 34 5 56 14.0
14 Michigan 4 24 29 3 56 14.0
16 Iowa 4 21 32 4 57 14.3
16 Temple 4 28 25 4 57 14.3
18 Air Force 4 24 32 2 58 14.5
19 Marshall 4 20 33 6 59 14.8
20 Iowa State 4 20 33 8 61 15.3
20 Texas Tech 4 20 34 7 61 15.3
22 Texas State 4 26 31 5 62 15.5
23 Navy 3 10 34 3 47 15.7
24 Missouri 4 27 31 5 63 15.8
25 Mississippi State 4 21 36 8 65 16.3
26 Arkansas State 4 21 37 8 66 16.5
26 Wisconsin 4 27 34 5 66 16.5
28 Syracuse 4 26 36 5 67 16.8
28 UCF 4 27 31 9 67 16.8
30 Baylor 4 21 38 9 68 17.0
30 West Virginia 4 22 40 6 68 17.0
32 Pittsburgh 4 17 42 10 69 17.3
32 Auburn 4 22 42 5 69 17.3
32 Virginia Tech 4 25 29 15 69 17.3
32 Liberty 4 26 33 10 69 17.3
32 Boston College 4 27 36 6 69 17.3
32 Rice 4 28 32 9 69 17.3
38 Toledo 4 33 32 5 70 17.5
39 Miami (OH) 4 20 44 7 71 17.8
39 Buffalo 4 27 38 6 71 17.8
39 Wake Forest 4 29 37 5 71 17.8
39 Kansas State 4 33 34 4 71 17.8
39 Ole Miss 4 34 33 4 71 17.8
39 New Mexico 5 31 47 11 89 17.8
45 South Alabama 4 25 35 12 72 18.0
46 San Jose State 3 27 25 3 55 18.3
46 East Carolina 4 32 37 4 73 18.3
46 Louisville 4 35 31 7 73 18.3
49 UCLA 5 31 52 9 92 18.4
50 Clemson 4 22 43 9 74 18.5
50 SMU 4 33 35 6 74 18.5
52 Wyoming 5 38 47 8 93 18.6
53 Purdue 4 24 37 14 75 18.8
54 Oklahoma State 3 17 37 3 57 19.0
54 UAB 3 22 31 4 57 19.0
54 Oregon State 4 38 32 6 76 19.0
54 UTEP 5 48 36 11 95 19.0
58 Stanford 3 26 29 3 58 19.3
58 Washington State 4 26 46 5 77 19.3
58 Louisiana 4 28 38 11 77 19.3
58 Cincinnati 4 29 37 11 77 19.3
58 Louisiana-Monroe 4 29 46 2 77 19.3
58 Western Kentucky 4 32 37 8 77 19.3
64 Washington 5 33 53 11 97 19.4
64 UNLV 5 34 48 15 97 19.4
66 Coastal Carolina 4 28 46 4 78 19.5
66 Florida State 4 31 38 9 78 19.5
68 Nevada 5 47 41 10 98 19.6
69 Virginia 4 26 46 7 79 19.8
69 Northwestern 4 33 36 10 79 19.8
69 Notre Dame 4 37 32 10 79 19.8
72 TCU 3 19 36 5 60 20.0
72 Western Michigan 4 35 35 10 80 20.0
72 Tulsa 4 41 31 8 80 20.0
75 Appalachian State 4 29 45 7 81 20.3
75 Massachusetts 4 30 35 16 81 20.3
77 Duke 4 28 46 8 82 20.5
77 Southern Miss 4 40 35 7 82 20.5
79 Texas A&M 4 41 32 10 83 20.8
79 Florida Atlantic 5 34 54 16 104 20.8
79 BYU 5 45 42 17 104 20.8
82 Arkansas 4 24 49 11 84 21.0
82 California 4 29 50 5 84 21.0
82 Indiana 4 34 43 7 84 21.0
82 UTSA 5 45 51 9 105 21.0
82 San Diego State 5 47 52 6 105 21.0
87 South Carolina 5 53 40 13 106 21.2
88 Penn State 4 26 51 8 85 21.3
88 Troy 4 37 40 8 85 21.3
90 Oregon 4 22 55 9 86 21.5
91 Northern Illinois 4 26 55 6 87 21.8
92 Texas 4 28 54 6 88 22.0
92 USC 4 35 44 9 88 22.0
92 Arizona State 4 40 37 11 88 22.0
95 Michigan State 4 29 54 6 89 22.3
95 Arizona 4 44 37 8 89 22.3
97 Kansas 4 26 51 13 90 22.5
98 Central Michigan 4 30 54 7 91 22.8
98 Colorado State 4 36 48 7 91 22.8
98 Georgia Southern 4 46 38 7 91 22.8
98 Utah State 5 47 53 14 114 22.8
98 New Mexico State 5 56 48 10 114 22.8
103 Fresno State 3 28 33 8 69 23.0
103 Tennessee 4 23 60 9 92 23.0
103 Florida 4 48 40 4 92 23.0
103 Vanderbilt 5 40 63 12 115 23.0
107 Kent State 4 35 52 7 94 23.5
107 Ball State 4 37 45 12 94 23.5
107 Maryland 4 37 46 11 94 23.5
107 Louisiana Tech 4 52 35 7 94 23.5
111 North Texas 5 52 57 9 118 23.6
111 Hawaii 5 59 48 11 118 23.6
113 Oklahoma 4 42 43 10 95 23.8
113 Middle Tennessee State 5 41 64 14 119 23.8
115 Memphis 4 33 54 9 96 24.0
115 Georgia State 4 37 49 10 96 24.0
115 Akron 4 42 45 9 96 24.0
115 USF 4 44 45 7 96 24.0
115 Colorado 4 65 28 3 96 24.0
115 Houston 5 44 63 13 120 24.0
121 Old Dominion 4 40 47 10 97 24.3
122 Eastern Michigan 4 37 52 10 99 24.8
123 Army 3 36 31 8 75 25.0
124 Ohio 4 26 69 7 102 25.5
125 Georgia Tech 4 52 39 12 103 25.8
125 Connecticut 5 59 61 9 129 25.8
127 Bowling Green 4 33 68 4 105 26.3
128 FIU 3 30 45 6 81 27.0
128 Nebraska 4 44 57 7 108 27.0
130 Charlotte 5 58 66 15 139 27.8
131 North Carolina 4 51 47 16 114 28.5