2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Connecticut 1 3 11 4 18 18.0
2 Army 1 12 7 0 19 19.0
3 Massachusetts 2 25 15 3 43 21.5
4 Ohio 8 46 52 17 115 14.4
5 Penn State 9 38 69 13 120 13.3
6 Buffalo 8 60 57 4 121 15.1
7 Clemson 8 54 56 14 124 15.5
8 Michigan 10 50 69 9 128 12.8
9 East Carolina 8 45 73 12 130 16.3
10 Texas A&M 8 48 73 10 131 16.4
10 Virginia Tech 8 49 68 14 131 16.4
10 South Alabama 8 52 60 19 131 16.4
13 Ohio State 9 56 63 16 135 15.0
14 NC State 8 43 79 14 136 17.0
15 Air Force 8 49 80 10 139 17.4
16 Ball State 8 51 70 19 140 17.5
17 James Madison 8 31 97 13 141 17.6
18 Louisville 9 57 71 15 143 15.9
18 Georgia 9 61 71 11 143 15.9
18 Auburn 8 66 72 5 143 17.9
18 Bowling Green 8 74 57 12 143 17.9
22 Miami (OH) 9 63 67 14 144 16.0
22 Northern Illinois 8 68 63 13 144 18.0
24 Utah 9 44 89 12 145 16.1
24 SMU 9 50 79 16 145 16.1
24 Florida State 9 67 61 17 145 16.1
24 UTEP 8 79 54 12 145 18.1
28 Akron 8 77 53 16 146 18.3
29 Nebraska 9 53 84 10 147 16.3
29 Kent State 8 65 70 12 147 18.4
31 Charlotte 8 66 64 19 149 18.6
32 Miami (FL) 8 60 75 15 150 18.8
33 Missouri 8 63 69 19 151 18.9
33 Wake Forest 8 66 76 9 151 18.9
35 Alabama 9 64 74 14 152 16.9
35 Navy 8 51 87 14 152 19.0
37 Louisiana Tech 8 81 53 19 153 19.1
38 San Jose State 8 77 69 8 154 19.3
39 UCLA 9 46 91 19 156 17.3
39 Central Michigan 8 72 69 15 156 19.5
39 Mississippi State 8 77 66 13 156 19.5
42 Marshall 8 54 83 20 157 19.6
42 UTSA 8 57 88 12 157 19.6
42 Sam Houston State 8 66 84 7 157 19.6
42 San Diego State 8 78 71 8 157 19.6
46 Wyoming 8 68 80 10 158 19.8
47 Iowa 10 63 84 12 159 15.9
47 Troy 9 62 87 10 159 17.7
47 Tulsa 8 64 89 6 159 19.9
47 Nevada 8 74 70 15 159 19.9
51 Kansas State 9 65 85 10 160 17.8
52 Wisconsin 9 71 78 12 161 17.9
52 Boston College 8 70 77 14 161 20.1
54 Boise State 9 56 97 9 162 18.0
54 Western Michigan 8 69 78 15 162 20.3
56 Toledo 9 72 71 20 163 18.1
56 Rice 8 63 82 18 163 20.4
56 Hawaii 8 81 66 16 163 20.4
56 Arkansas 8 85 66 12 163 20.4
60 Coastal Carolina 8 64 85 15 164 20.5
61 Purdue 9 61 88 16 165 18.3
61 Northwestern 9 80 74 11 165 18.3
61 Eastern Michigan 8 62 83 20 165 20.6
61 Ole Miss 8 67 84 14 165 20.6
65 Southern Miss 8 66 92 8 166 20.8
65 Western Kentucky 8 74 81 11 166 20.8
67 Jacksonville State 8 54 94 19 167 20.9
67 Florida 8 67 88 12 167 20.9
67 New Mexico 8 73 71 23 167 20.9
70 Tennessee 8 56 90 23 169 21.1
70 Kentucky 8 64 91 14 169 21.1
70 Georgia State 8 65 89 15 169 21.1
73 Tulane 9 55 103 13 171 19.0
74 Arkansas State 8 78 77 17 172 21.5
75 Minnesota 9 71 90 12 173 19.2
75 Rutgers 9 92 67 14 173 19.2
77 Memphis 8 70 88 16 174 21.8
77 Pittsburgh 8 75 75 24 174 21.8
79 UNLV 9 76 80 19 175 19.4
79 Middle Tennessee State 8 65 97 13 175 21.9
81 South Carolina 8 69 94 13 176 22.0
81 FIU 8 70 96 10 176 22.0
83 Georgia Southern 8 72 92 13 177 22.1
83 Florida Atlantic 8 77 91 9 177 22.1
83 Virginia 8 79 82 16 177 22.1
86 Liberty 9 64 93 21 178 19.8
86 Texas State 8 72 83 23 178 22.3
86 Louisiana 8 89 77 12 178 22.3
89 Colorado State 8 85 79 15 179 22.4
90 Texas 10 48 117 15 180 18.0
90 Old Dominion 8 67 96 17 180 22.5
92 Duke 8 76 97 8 181 22.6
93 USF 8 72 97 14 183 22.9
94 LSU 8 78 98 9 185 23.1
94 Georgia Tech 8 97 74 14 185 23.1
96 Oregon State 9 69 99 18 186 20.7
96 Arizona 9 71 97 18 186 20.7
96 Washington State 9 79 86 21 186 20.7
96 Vanderbilt 8 67 110 9 186 23.3
96 North Carolina 8 72 98 16 186 23.3
96 Utah State 8 103 62 21 186 23.3
102 TCU 9 81 85 21 187 20.8
103 Oregon 10 60 110 18 188 18.8
104 West Virginia 9 81 99 9 189 21.0
104 Texas Tech 9 82 93 14 189 21.0
104 Cincinnati 9 89 85 15 189 21.0
104 Fresno State 8 84 93 12 189 23.6
104 North Texas 8 111 71 7 189 23.6
109 Syracuse 8 91 81 18 190 23.8
109 UAB 8 91 83 16 190 23.8
111 Baylor 9 79 104 8 191 21.2
111 Maryland 9 81 89 21 191 21.2
113 Iowa State 9 74 98 20 192 21.3
114 Illinois 9 74 99 21 194 21.6
114 Oklahoma 9 76 102 16 194 21.6
116 Michigan State 9 84 93 18 195 21.7
117 New Mexico State 9 85 96 18 199 22.1
118 Arizona State 9 73 114 13 200 22.2
118 Indiana 9 77 105 18 200 22.2
120 Appalachian State 9 85 99 17 201 22.3
120 Kansas 9 90 99 12 201 22.3
122 California 9 76 120 8 204 22.7
123 Temple 8 91 100 14 205 25.6
124 Oklahoma State 10 87 111 10 208 20.8
125 BYU 9 96 103 14 213 23.7
125 Louisiana-Monroe 8 91 104 18 213 26.6
127 UCF 9 100 99 15 214 23.8
128 Houston 9 99 112 9 220 24.4
129 USC 9 93 107 25 225 25.0
130 Colorado 9 85 122 22 229 25.4
131 Stanford 9 95 123 16 234 26.0
132 Washington 10 85 122 28 235 23.5