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