2022 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas Tech 1 13 17 5 35 35.0
2 Nebraska 1 17 16 0 33 33.0
3 Minnesota 1 22 9 0 31 31.0
4 Tennessee 2 28 25 7 60 30.0
5 LSU 2 26 29 4 59 29.5
5 Mississippi State 2 9 45 5 59 29.5
7 Georgia 1 13 14 2 29 29.0
7 Washington 1 8 19 2 29 29.0
9 Oklahoma State 1 9 17 2 28 28.0
10 Indiana 2 15 31 9 55 27.5
11 USC 4 41 60 7 108 27.0
12 Missouri 2 26 24 3 53 26.5
12 Alabama 2 24 24 5 53 26.5
14 Arkansas 3 35 40 4 79 26.3
15 UTSA 12 121 176 15 312 26.0
15 Ohio State 3 28 43 7 78 26.0
15 Mississippi 2 28 18 6 52 26.0
15 UCLA 2 23 26 3 52 26.0
15 Michigan State 2 22 22 8 52 26.0
15 Illinois 1 13 11 2 26 26.0
15 Virginia 1 12 11 3 26 26.0
22 Western Kentucky 11 89 169 18 276 25.1
22 SMU 10 102 126 23 251 25.1
24 Miami (Florida) 2 21 23 6 50 25.0
24 Kansas 1 14 7 4 25 25.0
24 Arizona 1 9 15 1 25 25.0
24 Wisconsin 1 9 13 3 25 25.0
28 UCF 10 112 124 12 248 24.8
29 Michigan 3 39 34 1 74 24.7
30 Vanderbilt 2 24 22 3 49 24.5
31 Georgia Southern 11 81 156 29 266 24.2
31 Akron 9 63 132 23 218 24.2
33 Houston 11 78 171 15 264 24.0
33 Kent State 8 97 85 10 192 24.0
33 Penn State 2 17 28 3 48 24.0
33 Oregon 1 13 9 2 24 24.0
37 James Madison 9 96 111 8 215 23.9
38 Louisville 4 43 42 9 94 23.5
38 North Carolina State 2 20 25 2 47 23.5
38 Duke 2 20 23 4 47 23.5
41 North Carolina 3 26 34 10 70 23.3
42 Clemson 2 22 19 5 46 23.0
42 Pittsburgh 1 15 7 1 23 23.0
42 Florida State 1 11 9 3 23 23.0
45 Memphis 11 94 139 19 252 22.9
45 Georgia State 10 117 95 17 229 22.9
47 Toledo 12 114 130 30 274 22.8
48 East Carolina 11 86 138 24 248 22.5
49 South Alabama 11 90 141 15 246 22.4
50 South Carolina 3 28 32 7 67 22.3
51 Buffalo 11 100 123 21 244 22.2
52 UAB 11 130 88 24 242 22.0
52 Syracuse 2 17 24 3 44 22.0
52 Utah 1 11 10 1 22 22.0
52 Georgia Tech 1 8 13 1 22 22.0
52 Iowa State 1 5 17 0 22 22.0
57 Coastal Carolina 12 109 125 29 263 21.9
58 Tulane 11 116 107 15 238 21.6
59 Oklahoma 2 21 18 4 43 21.5
59 Texas 2 18 23 2 43 21.5
59 California 2 12 21 10 43 21.5
62 Liberty 9 86 90 17 193 21.4
63 Utah State 11 103 106 25 234 21.3
63 Ball State 10 78 110 25 213 21.3
65 Florida Atlantic 10 81 106 24 211 21.1
66 North Texas 13 115 142 16 273 21.0
66 Ohio 11 89 132 10 231 21.0
66 Notre Dame 4 39 41 4 84 21.0
66 Wake Forest 2 15 23 4 42 21.0
66 TCU 1 9 11 1 21 21.0
66 Purdue 1 9 8 4 21 21.0
72 Charlotte 9 59 111 18 188 20.9
72 Appalachian State 8 73 81 13 167 20.9
74 Eastern Michigan 11 94 108 27 229 20.8
75 UTEP 11 108 100 18 226 20.5
75 Middle Tennessee 11 59 133 34 226 20.5
75 San Jose State 10 61 119 25 205 20.5
75 Stanford 2 10 31 0 41 20.5
79 Rice 11 90 112 20 222 20.2
79 Fresno State 10 71 116 15 202 20.2
79 Tulsa 10 70 107 25 202 20.2
82 South Florida 9 85 82 13 180 20.0
82 Oregon State 2 18 18 4 40 20.0
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 98 106 15 219 19.9
85 Boise State 12 126 103 8 237 19.8
85 Marshall 11 120 79 19 218 19.8
85 Hawai'i 10 84 98 16 198 19.8
85 Temple 9 29 133 16 178 19.8
89 Air Force 10 163 26 8 197 19.7
90 BYU 8 70 76 10 156 19.5
91 Northern Illinois 9 86 79 10 175 19.4
91 Louisiana Tech 9 65 90 20 175 19.4
93 Maryland 3 19 38 1 58 19.3
94 Virginia Tech 2 21 16 1 38 19.0
94 Kentucky 2 9 25 4 38 19.0
96 Troy 12 90 111 25 226 18.8
97 Cincinnati 9 62 99 7 168 18.7
97 Baylor 3 25 24 7 56 18.7
99 Louisiana-Monroe 9 67 77 23 167 18.6
100 Connecticut 8 82 46 18 146 18.3
101 Southern Mississippi 11 90 89 21 200 18.2
102 Auburn 2 20 15 1 36 18.0
102 Arizona State 1 6 10 2 18 18.0
104 Central Michigan 9 67 71 23 161 17.9
105 Bowling Green 10 65 98 14 177 17.7
105 Western Michigan 9 68 69 22 159 17.7
107 Navy 11 148 31 15 194 17.6
108 New Mexico State 8 63 53 23 139 17.4
109 UNLV 10 73 85 14 172 17.2
110 Miami (Ohio) 10 76 74 21 171 17.1
111 Florida International 11 66 109 12 187 17.0
111 Army 9 121 22 10 153 17.0
111 Washington State 2 11 21 2 34 17.0
111 Florida 1 10 3 4 17 17.0
111 Northwestern 1 6 11 0 17 17.0
116 Texas State 10 59 89 19 167 16.7
117 Wyoming 11 94 73 13 180 16.4
117 Nevada 10 68 80 16 164 16.4
117 San Diego State 10 63 93 8 164 16.4
120 Old Dominion 10 44 102 12 158 15.8
121 Arkansas State 10 44 102 11 157 15.7
122 Colorado State 9 53 71 13 137 15.2
123 Massachusetts 10 77 55 18 150 15.0
123 Kansas State 1 8 7 0 15 15.0
123 Iowa 1 7 6 2 15 15.0
126 Boston College 2 12 15 1 28 14.0
127 New Mexico 10 74 39 18 131 13.1
128 Texas A&M 2 13 10 2 25 12.5
129 Rutgers 1 8 3 1 12 12.0
130 Colorado 1 5 2 1 8 8.0