2022 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 2 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 9 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 9 | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Syracuse | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 13 | NC State | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 18 | New Mexico State | 2 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 18 | Missouri | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 22 | Navy | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 22 | Memphis | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 22 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Southern Miss | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 22 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 32 | Marshall | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 32 | East Carolina | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 32 | Houston | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 32 | Louisiana | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 36 | Army | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 36 | UAB | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 36 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 36 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 36 | Texas | 1 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 41 | Toledo | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 41 | Duke | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 41 | Buffalo | 2 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 41 | San Jose State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 1 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 46 | Utah | 2 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 46 | Georgia | 3 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 46 | North Carolina | 2 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 46 | Florida | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 46 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 46 | Utah State | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 46 | Ole Miss | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 55 | Fresno State | 2 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 55 | SMU | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 55 | Penn State | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Washington State | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 60 | Connecticut | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 60 | Rice | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 60 | Troy | 2 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 60 | Liberty | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 66 | UTSA | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 66 | UCLA | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 69 | LSU | 2 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 71 | Baylor | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 71 | UCF | 2 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 71 | Tulane | 2 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 71 | BYU | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 75 | Ohio | 2 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 75 | Clemson | 2 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 75 | Florida State | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 79 | Purdue | 2 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 79 | Kansas | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 81 | Boise State | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 82 | USC | 2 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 83 | Michigan | 2 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 84 | North Texas | 2 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 85 | TCU | 3 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 77 | 25.7 |