2022 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 12 | 203 | 30 | 9 | 242 | 20.2 |
| 2 | Michigan | 14 | 177 | 130 | 19 | 326 | 23.3 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | 12 | 164 | 117 | 22 | 303 | 25.3 |
| 4 | Utah | 13 | 162 | 141 | 31 | 334 | 25.7 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 12 | 157 | 115 | 17 | 289 | 24.1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 13 | 155 | 138 | 17 | 310 | 23.8 |
| 7 | Navy | 11 | 148 | 31 | 15 | 194 | 17.6 |
| 8 | UCLA | 12 | 147 | 145 | 14 | 306 | 25.5 |
| 8 | UCF | 13 | 147 | 144 | 20 | 311 | 23.9 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 12 | 146 | 90 | 11 | 247 | 20.6 |
| 11 | Oregon | 12 | 144 | 142 | 18 | 304 | 25.3 |
| 12 | Georgia | 14 | 142 | 186 | 18 | 346 | 24.7 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 13 | 139 | 123 | 19 | 281 | 21.6 |
| 14 | USC | 14 | 138 | 195 | 26 | 359 | 25.6 |
| 14 | Georgia State | 12 | 138 | 105 | 23 | 266 | 22.2 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 12 | 135 | 104 | 21 | 260 | 21.7 |
| 16 | Army | 10 | 135 | 27 | 10 | 172 | 17.2 |
| 18 | Clemson | 13 | 134 | 134 | 30 | 298 | 22.9 |
| 18 | Tulane | 13 | 134 | 121 | 17 | 272 | 20.9 |
| 20 | UAB | 12 | 133 | 96 | 25 | 254 | 21.2 |
| 20 | TCU | 14 | 133 | 134 | 22 | 289 | 20.6 |
| 20 | Boise State | 13 | 133 | 111 | 10 | 254 | 19.5 |
| 23 | UTSA | 13 | 131 | 191 | 19 | 341 | 26.2 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 12 | 129 | 160 | 27 | 316 | 26.3 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 129 | 112 | 13 | 254 | 21.2 |
| 26 | LSU | 13 | 128 | 164 | 32 | 324 | 24.9 |
| 27 | Texas | 13 | 124 | 147 | 27 | 298 | 22.9 |
| 28 | Kent State | 11 | 122 | 110 | 13 | 245 | 22.3 |
| 29 | Tennessee | 12 | 121 | 143 | 39 | 303 | 25.3 |
| 29 | Florida State | 12 | 121 | 136 | 25 | 282 | 23.5 |
| 29 | Baylor | 12 | 121 | 125 | 20 | 266 | 22.2 |
| 32 | Toledo | 13 | 120 | 137 | 30 | 287 | 22.1 |
| 32 | Marshall | 11 | 120 | 79 | 19 | 218 | 19.8 |
| 34 | Duke | 12 | 118 | 117 | 27 | 262 | 21.8 |
| 34 | Kansas State | 13 | 118 | 129 | 15 | 262 | 20.2 |
| 36 | Louisville | 13 | 116 | 125 | 23 | 264 | 20.3 |
| 37 | SMU | 12 | 115 | 161 | 32 | 308 | 25.7 |
| 37 | North Texas | 13 | 115 | 142 | 16 | 273 | 21.0 |
| 39 | Ohio State | 13 | 113 | 171 | 25 | 309 | 23.8 |
| 40 | UTEP | 12 | 112 | 119 | 21 | 252 | 21.0 |
| 41 | North Carolina | 13 | 111 | 178 | 27 | 316 | 24.3 |
| 41 | Illinois | 12 | 111 | 121 | 22 | 254 | 21.2 |
| 41 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 111 | 116 | 27 | 254 | 21.2 |
| 44 | BYU | 12 | 110 | 122 | 23 | 255 | 21.3 |
| 45 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 109 | 125 | 29 | 263 | 21.9 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 12 | 109 | 129 | 24 | 262 | 21.8 |
| 45 | Liberty | 12 | 109 | 121 | 22 | 252 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Auburn | 11 | 109 | 78 | 8 | 195 | 17.7 |
| 49 | Alabama | 12 | 108 | 150 | 25 | 283 | 23.6 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 12 | 108 | 113 | 16 | 237 | 19.8 |
| 51 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 107 | 196 | 22 | 325 | 25.0 |
| 51 | Utah State | 12 | 107 | 109 | 25 | 241 | 20.1 |
| 51 | Florida | 12 | 107 | 116 | 17 | 240 | 20.0 |
| 51 | USF | 11 | 107 | 94 | 13 | 214 | 19.5 |
| 55 | Penn State | 13 | 103 | 153 | 22 | 278 | 21.4 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 12 | 103 | 73 | 14 | 190 | 15.8 |
| 55 | Connecticut | 12 | 103 | 59 | 21 | 183 | 15.3 |
| 58 | James Madison | 10 | 101 | 114 | 9 | 224 | 22.4 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | 12 | 100 | 176 | 30 | 306 | 25.5 |
| 59 | Memphis | 12 | 100 | 144 | 21 | 265 | 22.1 |
| 61 | Washington | 12 | 99 | 205 | 18 | 322 | 26.8 |
| 61 | Fresno State | 13 | 99 | 154 | 23 | 276 | 21.2 |
| 61 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 99 | 93 | 14 | 206 | 18.7 |
| 64 | Ohio | 13 | 98 | 149 | 12 | 259 | 19.9 |
| 64 | Hawaii | 12 | 98 | 115 | 18 | 231 | 19.3 |
| 64 | Troy | 13 | 98 | 123 | 25 | 246 | 18.9 |
| 67 | Appalachian State | 10 | 97 | 104 | 24 | 225 | 22.5 |
| 67 | South Alabama | 12 | 97 | 154 | 17 | 268 | 22.3 |
| 69 | Rice | 12 | 96 | 119 | 21 | 236 | 19.7 |
| 70 | Purdue | 13 | 95 | 167 | 33 | 295 | 22.7 |
| 70 | West Virginia | 11 | 95 | 117 | 35 | 247 | 22.5 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | 12 | 95 | 100 | 21 | 216 | 18.0 |
| 73 | Houston | 13 | 94 | 194 | 18 | 306 | 23.5 |
| 73 | Missouri | 12 | 94 | 111 | 18 | 223 | 18.6 |
| 75 | Maryland | 13 | 93 | 150 | 20 | 263 | 20.2 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 92 | 146 | 25 | 263 | 21.9 |
| 76 | Kansas | 12 | 92 | 137 | 17 | 246 | 20.5 |
| 76 | Southern Miss | 12 | 92 | 98 | 22 | 212 | 17.7 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 91 | 114 | 27 | 232 | 21.1 |
| 79 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 91 | 85 | 25 | 201 | 16.8 |
| 81 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 90 | 177 | 33 | 300 | 25.0 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 12 | 90 | 150 | 26 | 266 | 22.2 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 12 | 89 | 125 | 24 | 238 | 19.8 |
| 84 | Arizona | 11 | 88 | 159 | 20 | 267 | 24.3 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 88 | 84 | 21 | 193 | 17.5 |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 11 | 87 | 96 | 28 | 211 | 19.2 |
| 87 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 86 | 113 | 25 | 224 | 20.4 |
| 87 | South Carolina | 12 | 86 | 118 | 22 | 226 | 18.8 |
| 87 | Northwestern | 11 | 86 | 101 | 17 | 204 | 18.5 |
| 87 | Colorado | 12 | 86 | 85 | 18 | 189 | 15.8 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 11 | 84 | 116 | 28 | 228 | 20.7 |
| 91 | Massachusetts | 11 | 84 | 57 | 19 | 160 | 14.5 |
| 93 | Ball State | 11 | 83 | 122 | 25 | 230 | 20.9 |
| 93 | NC State | 12 | 83 | 121 | 29 | 233 | 19.4 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 12 | 83 | 99 | 21 | 203 | 16.9 |
| 96 | Michigan State | 12 | 80 | 133 | 28 | 241 | 20.1 |
| 96 | Central Michigan | 11 | 80 | 105 | 27 | 212 | 19.3 |
| 96 | UNLV | 11 | 80 | 94 | 15 | 189 | 17.2 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | 11 | 80 | 69 | 26 | 175 | 15.9 |
| 100 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 78 | 101 | 18 | 197 | 17.9 |
| 100 | Western Michigan | 11 | 78 | 85 | 25 | 188 | 17.1 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 12 | 77 | 131 | 10 | 218 | 18.2 |
| 103 | Washington State | 12 | 76 | 138 | 23 | 237 | 19.8 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 76 | 90 | 24 | 190 | 17.3 |
| 103 | San Diego State | 12 | 76 | 100 | 11 | 187 | 15.6 |
| 106 | Arizona State | 11 | 75 | 135 | 19 | 229 | 20.8 |
| 107 | Stanford | 11 | 74 | 131 | 24 | 229 | 20.8 |
| 107 | New Mexico | 11 | 74 | 41 | 18 | 133 | 12.1 |
| 109 | Bowling Green | 12 | 73 | 110 | 16 | 199 | 16.6 |
| 109 | Nevada | 11 | 73 | 84 | 17 | 174 | 15.8 |
| 111 | Akron | 11 | 72 | 155 | 28 | 255 | 23.2 |
| 111 | Charlotte | 11 | 72 | 136 | 25 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 113 | Indiana | 11 | 71 | 108 | 31 | 210 | 19.1 |
| 114 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 70 | 113 | 25 | 208 | 18.9 |
| 115 | Nebraska | 11 | 69 | 102 | 19 | 190 | 17.3 |
| 116 | FIU | 11 | 66 | 109 | 12 | 187 | 17.0 |
| 116 | Texas State | 11 | 66 | 97 | 21 | 184 | 16.7 |
| 116 | Iowa | 12 | 66 | 91 | 13 | 170 | 14.2 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 12 | 65 | 178 | 26 | 269 | 22.4 |
| 119 | San Jose State | 11 | 65 | 134 | 27 | 226 | 20.5 |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 65 | 141 | 34 | 240 | 20.0 |
| 122 | Rutgers | 11 | 64 | 72 | 9 | 145 | 13.2 |
| 123 | Iowa State | 11 | 63 | 141 | 15 | 219 | 19.9 |
| 123 | Virginia | 9 | 63 | 78 | 21 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 123 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 63 | 79 | 21 | 163 | 16.3 |
| 126 | Colorado State | 11 | 62 | 89 | 14 | 165 | 15.0 |
| 127 | California | 11 | 59 | 124 | 24 | 207 | 18.8 |
| 127 | Boston College | 11 | 59 | 108 | 13 | 180 | 16.4 |
| 129 | Old Dominion | 12 | 55 | 120 | 17 | 192 | 16.0 |
| 130 | Arkansas State | 11 | 48 | 111 | 13 | 172 | 15.6 |
| 131 | Temple | 11 | 39 | 146 | 18 | 203 | 18.5 |