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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 San Diego State 3 12 39 3 54 18.0
2 Illinois 4 14 26 6 46 11.5
2 James Madison 4 14 43 5 62 15.5
2 Southern Mississippi 4 14 48 7 69 17.3
5 Ohio State 4 15 34 7 56 14.0
6 Georgia 4 16 29 6 51 12.8
6 Michigan 4 16 34 8 58 14.5
8 Troy 4 18 47 5 70 17.5
8 UTSA 3 18 37 3 58 19.3
10 Purdue 4 19 40 4 63 15.8
10 Liberty 4 19 39 8 66 16.5
12 Boise State 3 20 13 2 35 11.7
12 San Jose State 4 20 33 7 60 15.0
12 UCF 4 20 57 10 87 21.8
15 Marshall 4 22 25 6 53 13.3
15 South Alabama 4 22 32 6 60 15.0
15 Wisconsin 4 22 45 11 78 19.5
18 Notre Dame 4 23 35 2 60 15.0
18 Texas State 4 23 48 5 76 19.0
20 New Mexico State 3 24 20 6 50 16.7
20 Vanderbilt 3 24 44 3 71 23.7
22 New Mexico 3 25 21 6 52 17.3
22 Clemson 4 25 45 8 78 19.5
22 Western Michigan 4 25 42 12 79 19.8
22 Tulane 3 25 33 3 61 20.3
22 Oregon 4 25 58 9 92 23.0
22 Washington 3 25 42 5 72 24.0
28 North Carolina State 4 26 29 10 65 16.3
28 Connecticut 4 26 37 8 71 17.8
28 Nevada 4 26 39 10 75 18.8
28 Memphis 4 26 46 4 76 19.0
28 Kansas State 4 26 46 7 79 19.8
28 South Carolina 3 26 29 6 61 20.3
28 Tennessee 4 26 58 11 95 23.8
35 Oregon State 4 27 38 8 73 18.3
35 Northern Illinois 4 27 49 7 83 20.8
35 UTEP 4 27 47 11 85 21.3
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 28 31 7 66 16.5
38 Kentucky 4 28 35 3 66 16.5
38 Bowling Green 4 28 33 9 70 17.5
38 Texas 4 28 46 11 85 21.3
38 Middle Tennessee 3 28 34 3 65 21.7
43 Central Michigan 4 29 38 5 72 18.0
43 Buffalo 4 29 35 10 74 18.5
43 Pittsburgh 4 29 39 10 78 19.5
46 Air Force 4 30 28 2 60 15.0
46 Navy 5 30 47 6 83 16.6
46 Missouri 4 30 34 7 71 17.8
46 Boston College 4 30 43 11 84 21.0
46 Houston 3 30 28 8 66 22.0
51 Appalachian State 4 31 23 8 62 15.5
51 Minnesota 4 31 40 5 76 19.0
51 Utah 4 31 48 5 84 21.0
51 Maryland 4 31 46 15 92 23.0
51 California 4 31 61 5 97 24.3
56 Miami (Florida) 4 32 31 6 69 17.3
57 Massachusetts 4 33 36 13 82 20.5
57 Louisville 4 33 41 9 83 20.8
57 North Carolina 4 33 48 4 85 21.3
57 Indiana 4 33 50 6 89 22.3
57 Arizona State 4 33 64 12 109 27.3
62 Florida State 4 34 41 6 81 20.3
62 Nebraska 4 34 45 6 85 21.3
62 Duke 4 34 49 8 91 22.8
62 Coastal Carolina 4 34 51 6 91 22.8
62 USC 4 34 52 10 96 24.0
62 Colorado 4 34 64 6 104 26.0
68 Wake Forest 4 35 38 1 74 18.5
68 Penn State 4 35 37 5 77 19.3
68 Virginia Tech 4 35 49 7 91 22.8
68 Georgia Tech 4 35 46 13 94 23.5
68 Arkansas 4 35 51 11 97 24.3
73 Iowa State 4 36 28 4 68 17.0
73 Wyoming 4 36 37 6 79 19.8
73 Rutgers 4 36 34 10 80 20.0
73 Virginia 4 36 34 10 80 20.0
73 Colorado State 4 36 43 10 89 22.3
73 Cincinnati 4 36 42 15 93 23.3
79 Washington State 4 37 31 8 76 19.0
79 Hawai'i 4 37 38 4 79 19.8
79 LSU 4 37 41 11 89 22.3
79 Alabama 4 37 44 13 94 23.5
79 South Florida 4 37 62 3 102 25.5
84 Florida Atlantic 4 38 32 6 76 19.0
84 Utah State 3 38 20 3 61 20.3
84 Florida International 5 38 52 12 102 20.4
84 Rice 4 38 39 12 89 22.3
84 Kent State 4 38 49 5 92 23.0
89 Fresno State 5 39 41 9 89 17.8
89 Iowa 4 39 33 2 74 18.5
89 Eastern Michigan 5 39 38 18 95 19.0
89 Baylor 4 39 40 4 83 20.8
89 West Virginia 4 39 55 8 102 25.5
94 Texas Tech 4 40 40 6 86 21.5
94 Mississippi State 4 40 33 17 90 22.5
96 UAB 5 41 36 9 86 17.2
96 Western Kentucky 5 41 61 11 113 22.6
96 Old Dominion 4 41 41 13 95 23.8
96 Ohio 4 41 56 6 103 25.8
100 Temple 4 42 35 7 84 21.0
100 Miami (Ohio) 5 42 54 11 107 21.4
100 North Texas 4 42 54 5 101 25.3
100 UCLA 3 42 32 6 80 26.7
104 Syracuse 4 43 21 5 69 17.3
104 Tulsa 4 43 29 7 79 19.8
104 Texas A&M 4 43 34 8 85 21.3
104 East Carolina 5 43 65 4 112 22.4
104 Louisiana-Monroe 4 43 42 6 91 22.8
104 Georgia Southern 4 43 52 3 98 24.5
104 Oklahoma 4 43 57 7 107 26.8
111 TCU 5 44 54 5 103 20.6
111 Michigan State 4 44 46 8 98 24.5
111 Florida 4 44 56 3 103 25.8
111 Arizona 4 44 52 9 105 26.3
115 Army 4 45 33 5 83 20.8
115 Kansas 4 45 57 3 105 26.3
117 Ball State 4 46 38 5 89 22.3
117 Louisiana Tech 4 46 48 7 101 25.3
119 SMU 4 47 36 8 91 22.8
120 Toledo 5 48 50 4 102 20.4
120 Oklahoma State 5 48 67 5 120 24.0
122 Northwestern 4 49 42 6 97 24.3
122 BYU 4 49 52 5 106 26.5
124 Akron 5 50 44 6 100 20.0
124 Charlotte 4 50 37 6 93 23.3
126 UNLV 3 51 20 2 73 24.3
127 Stanford 5 53 43 11 107 21.4
127 Mississippi 5 53 54 10 117 23.4
129 Georgia State 4 55 25 8 88 22.0
130 Auburn 4 57 28 7 92 23.0
131 Arkansas State 5 58 48 10 116 23.2