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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 BYU 11 109 128 23 260 23.6
2 New Mexico State 11 80 75 20 175 15.9
3 Notre Dame 12 129 109 19 257 21.4
4 Liberty 9 67 83 17 167 18.6
5 East Carolina 5 43 61 16 120 24.0
6 West Virginia 3 35 37 15 87 29.0
6 Western Kentucky 6 46 89 15 150 25.0
6 Connecticut 10 91 53 15 159 15.9
9 SMU 5 44 74 14 132 26.4
9 Clemson 5 51 54 14 119 23.8
9 Eastern Michigan 5 50 51 14 115 23.0
9 Toledo 5 48 50 14 112 22.4
13 Texas Tech 4 36 62 13 111 27.8
13 Tennessee 5 52 62 13 127 25.4
13 Fresno State 5 42 66 13 121 24.2
16 Appalachian State 4 52 44 12 108 27.0
16 Georgia Southern 5 44 75 12 131 26.2
16 South Alabama 5 41 74 12 127 25.4
16 UCF 5 64 46 12 122 24.4
16 North Carolina 5 46 61 12 119 23.8
16 Charlotte 4 28 53 12 93 23.3
16 South Carolina 5 39 51 12 102 20.4
16 UAB 5 46 39 12 97 19.4
16 Louisiana Tech 4 24 39 12 75 18.8
16 Middle Tennessee 5 22 48 12 82 16.4
16 Massachusetts 8 71 38 12 121 15.1
27 Oregon 4 51 45 11 107 26.8
27 Tulsa 4 34 58 11 103 25.8
27 Indiana 3 25 40 11 76 25.3
27 North Texas 5 52 56 11 119 23.8
27 Oklahoma State 4 29 54 11 94 23.5
27 Georgia State 4 48 32 11 91 22.8
27 Louisville 5 52 50 11 113 22.6
27 Coastal Carolina 4 35 44 11 90 22.5
27 Virginia 3 27 29 11 67 22.3
27 Tulane 5 53 47 11 111 22.2
27 Duke 5 48 52 11 111 22.2
27 Rice 5 42 57 11 110 22.0
27 Texas 4 25 51 11 87 21.8
27 Baylor 4 38 36 11 85 21.3
27 Troy 5 29 62 11 102 20.4
27 Utah State 5 43 41 11 95 19.0
43 Mississippi 5 72 53 10 135 27.0
43 Miami (Florida) 4 46 52 10 108 27.0
43 Mississippi State 5 27 97 10 134 26.8
43 Central Michigan 4 34 58 10 102 25.5
43 Syracuse 5 47 63 10 120 24.0
43 Florida Atlantic 4 43 42 10 95 23.8
43 California 3 21 36 10 67 22.3
43 Wake Forest 5 36 63 10 109 21.8
43 Houston 5 38 55 10 103 20.6
43 San Jose State 4 20 48 10 78 19.5
43 Miami (Ohio) 5 37 35 10 82 16.4
54 Ohio State 4 33 60 9 102 25.5
54 Michigan State 3 27 37 9 73 24.3
54 Ohio 5 39 60 9 108 21.6
54 North Carolina State 5 41 57 9 107 21.4
54 Arkansas State 4 34 39 9 82 20.5
54 Florida 5 45 41 9 95 19.0
54 Southern Mississippi 5 39 39 9 87 17.4
54 Wyoming 5 39 36 9 84 16.8
62 LSU 5 54 73 8 135 27.0
62 Florida State 5 64 58 8 130 26.0
62 Oregon State 4 41 46 8 95 23.8
62 Purdue 4 36 46 8 90 22.5
62 Wisconsin 4 38 40 8 86 21.5
62 Missouri 5 46 52 8 106 21.2
62 Florida International 4 23 51 8 82 20.5
62 UTEP 4 26 43 8 77 19.3
62 Army 10 145 25 8 178 17.8
62 Northern Illinois 4 26 35 8 69 17.3
62 Bowling Green 5 26 50 8 84 16.8
62 New Mexico 4 37 19 8 64 16.0
74 USC 4 41 60 7 108 27.0
74 Kansas 4 37 56 7 100 25.0
74 UCLA 4 40 52 7 99 24.8
74 Northwestern 3 19 44 7 70 23.3
74 Buffalo 5 42 67 7 116 23.2
74 Arizona 3 21 39 7 67 22.3
74 Illinois 4 35 42 7 84 21.0
74 Texas State 4 34 40 7 81 20.3
74 Kentucky 5 29 55 7 91 18.2
74 Boise State 5 42 41 7 90 18.0
74 Nevada 4 35 30 7 72 18.0
74 Hawai'i 5 37 45 7 89 17.8
74 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 36 46 7 89 17.8
74 Old Dominion 4 17 42 7 66 16.5
74 Navy 4 37 15 7 59 14.8
89 Arkansas 5 63 61 6 130 26.0
89 Oklahoma 4 52 43 6 101 25.3
89 Utah 4 49 46 6 101 25.3
89 Georgia 6 56 88 6 150 25.0
89 Michigan 4 46 47 6 99 24.8
89 Pittsburgh 5 60 49 6 115 23.0
89 Iowa State 3 22 41 6 69 23.0
89 Ball State 4 38 46 6 90 22.5
89 Memphis 5 55 50 6 111 22.2
89 Cincinnati 5 31 62 6 99 19.8
89 Akron 4 19 50 6 75 18.8
89 Arizona State 3 23 26 6 55 18.3
89 Louisiana-Monroe 4 30 30 6 66 16.5
89 Texas A&M 4 27 31 6 64 16.0
89 Temple 4 22 33 6 61 15.3
89 San Diego State 5 38 27 6 71 14.2
105 Washington 4 34 71 5 110 27.5
105 Minnesota 4 64 39 5 108 27.0
105 Nebraska 3 43 32 5 80 26.7
105 UTSA 5 40 79 5 124 24.8
105 Alabama 5 50 58 5 113 22.6
105 Kent State 4 42 35 5 82 20.5
105 Virginia Tech 4 30 46 5 81 20.3
105 Vanderbilt 4 34 38 5 77 19.3
105 Boston College 4 23 41 5 69 17.3
105 Washington State 4 23 36 5 64 16.0
105 Western Michigan 4 24 25 5 54 13.5
105 Iowa 4 20 21 5 46 11.5
117 Marshall 5 68 45 4 117 23.4
117 James Madison 3 35 26 4 65 21.7
117 Penn State 4 31 47 4 82 20.5
117 UNLV 4 36 39 4 79 19.8
117 Georgia Tech 4 26 35 4 65 16.3
117 Colorado State 4 16 34 4 54 13.5
123 Rutgers 3 40 19 3 62 20.7
123 Auburn 4 39 39 3 81 20.3
123 Kansas State 4 40 27 3 70 17.5
123 South Florida 4 34 29 3 66 16.5
127 Air Force 5 84 16 2 102 20.4
127 Stanford 3 14 45 2 61 20.3
127 TCU 5 44 48 2 94 18.8
127 Colorado 3 23 17 2 42 14.0
131 Maryland 4 24 50 1 75 18.8