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

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