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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Minnesota 4 73 47 6 126 31.5
2 Texas Tech 4 34 71 10 115 28.8
3 West Virginia 4 39 56 19 114 28.5
4 Oregon 4 55 50 8 113 28.3
5 Oklahoma State 3 26 47 11 84 28.0
6 Georgia 4 39 65 6 110 27.5
7 Georgia Southern 4 38 60 11 109 27.3
8 UTSA 5 45 83 8 136 27.2
9 Mississippi 4 60 39 9 108 27.0
9 Miami (Florida) 4 46 52 10 108 27.0
11 Tennessee 4 45 51 11 107 26.8
12 Fresno State 3 27 46 7 80 26.7
13 Ohio State 4 41 57 8 106 26.5
14 UCLA 5 53 69 10 132 26.4
14 Washington 5 39 85 8 132 26.4
16 Utah 4 49 48 7 104 26.0
17 Nebraska 4 47 48 8 103 25.8
17 Alabama 4 39 55 9 103 25.8
17 Tulsa 4 34 58 11 103 25.8
17 SMU 4 28 63 12 103 25.8
21 Central Michigan 4 34 58 10 102 25.5
22 UCF 4 54 35 12 101 25.3
22 USC 4 45 50 6 101 25.3
22 Mississippi State 4 24 69 8 101 25.3
25 Oklahoma 4 47 48 5 100 25.0
25 Purdue 4 36 53 11 100 25.0
25 Western Kentucky 4 32 57 11 100 25.0
25 James Madison 3 40 32 3 75 25.0
29 Buffalo 4 42 50 7 99 24.8
29 North Carolina 4 39 50 10 99 24.8
29 South Alabama 4 37 54 8 99 24.8
32 Coastal Carolina 4 42 47 9 98 24.5
32 Arizona 4 29 60 9 98 24.5
34 Arkansas 4 58 36 3 97 24.3
34 Florida State 4 49 43 5 97 24.3
34 Baylor 4 41 41 15 97 24.3
34 Appalachian State 4 38 47 12 97 24.3
38 Florida Atlantic 5 50 57 14 121 24.2
39 North Texas 5 50 58 12 120 24.0
39 Michigan 4 51 44 1 96 24.0
39 LSU 4 37 54 5 96 24.0
39 Syracuse 4 36 48 12 96 24.0
39 Indiana 4 27 55 14 96 24.0
44 Illinois 4 45 44 6 95 23.8
44 Northwestern 4 30 58 7 95 23.8
46 Stanford 3 24 39 8 71 23.7
47 Clemson 4 41 45 8 94 23.5
47 North Carolina State 4 40 47 7 94 23.5
47 California 4 33 48 13 94 23.5
50 Arkansas State 4 41 43 9 93 23.3
50 Kansas 4 39 46 8 93 23.3
52 Air Force 4 82 8 2 92 23.0
52 Marshall 4 53 36 3 92 23.0
52 East Carolina 4 32 52 8 92 23.0
55 Penn State 4 29 53 9 91 22.8
56 Oregon State 4 38 45 6 89 22.3
56 Duke 4 38 42 9 89 22.3
56 Rice 4 35 44 10 89 22.3
56 Ball State 4 32 50 7 89 22.3
56 Wake Forest 4 26 52 11 89 22.3
61 UNLV 5 45 57 9 111 22.2
61 BYU 5 38 63 10 111 22.2
63 Pittsburgh 4 46 37 5 88 22.0
63 Georgia State 4 42 34 12 88 22.0
63 Texas 4 30 46 12 88 22.0
63 Cincinnati 4 24 58 6 88 22.0
63 TCU 3 27 38 1 66 22.0
68 Tulane 5 48 50 11 109 21.8
68 Louisville 4 39 42 6 87 21.8
68 Michigan State 4 31 47 9 87 21.8
71 South Carolina 5 44 49 15 108 21.6
72 Notre Dame 4 36 36 14 86 21.5
72 Ohio 4 28 51 7 86 21.5
72 Iowa State 4 27 52 7 86 21.5
75 Toledo 4 35 37 13 85 21.3
76 Virginia 4 35 35 14 84 21.0
77 Charlotte 5 31 59 14 104 20.8
77 Florida 4 37 40 6 83 20.8
77 Eastern Michigan 4 35 39 9 83 20.8
77 Troy 4 20 54 9 83 20.8
81 Houston 5 39 56 8 103 20.6
82 Rutgers 4 46 32 4 82 20.5
82 Kent State 4 42 35 5 82 20.5
84 Utah State 5 42 47 13 102 20.4
85 Liberty 4 37 38 6 81 20.3
85 Texas State 4 34 40 7 81 20.3
85 Maryland 4 27 52 2 81 20.3
85 Kentucky 4 22 52 7 81 20.3
85 UAB 3 32 21 8 61 20.3
90 Kansas State 4 50 25 5 80 20.0
91 UTEP 5 32 55 12 99 19.8
91 Washington State 4 23 47 9 79 19.8
93 Auburn 4 37 39 2 78 19.5
94 Wisconsin 4 32 37 7 76 19.0
94 Virginia Tech 4 21 47 8 76 19.0
96 Missouri 4 37 31 7 75 18.8
96 Memphis 4 31 40 4 75 18.8
96 Louisiana Tech 4 24 39 12 75 18.8
96 Akron 4 19 50 6 75 18.8
100 Navy 3 39 11 6 56 18.7
101 Florida International 3 12 36 7 55 18.3
102 San Jose State 3 14 31 9 54 18.0
103 Hawai'i 5 37 45 7 89 17.8
104 Army 3 40 11 2 53 17.7
105 Arizona State 4 24 39 7 70 17.5
106 Middle Tennessee 5 26 49 12 87 17.4
107 Western Michigan 4 28 35 6 69 17.3
107 Northern Illinois 4 26 35 8 69 17.3
107 Boston College 4 21 40 8 69 17.3
110 Boise State 5 44 35 7 86 17.2
110 Vanderbilt 5 37 43 6 86 17.2
112 Wyoming 5 41 36 8 85 17.0
112 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 25 39 4 68 17.0
112 Bowling Green 4 22 39 7 68 17.0
115 Nevada 5 41 34 8 83 16.6
116 South Florida 4 34 29 3 66 16.5
117 Southern Mississippi 4 26 32 7 65 16.3
118 Texas A&M 4 25 32 7 64 16.0
119 Miami (Ohio) 4 28 27 8 63 15.8
119 Georgia Tech 4 26 34 3 63 15.8
121 Colorado 4 31 25 5 61 15.3
121 Louisiana-Monroe 4 29 29 3 61 15.3
121 Temple 4 22 33 6 61 15.3
124 Old Dominion 4 15 36 7 58 14.5
125 Connecticut 5 49 21 2 72 14.4
125 New Mexico 5 41 20 11 72 14.4
125 New Mexico State 5 34 29 9 72 14.4
128 Massachusetts 4 39 14 2 55 13.8
129 Colorado State 4 16 34 4 54 13.5
130 Iowa 4 24 21 6 51 12.8
131 San Diego State 5 39 18 5 62 12.4