2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (Florida) 2 14 21 2 37 18.5
2 Penn State 4 15 27 6 48 12.0
2 Louisville 3 15 32 6 53 17.7
4 Utah 5 16 43 7 66 13.2
5 South Carolina 3 18 41 6 65 21.7
6 Marshall 4 20 32 10 62 15.5
6 Connecticut 4 20 49 12 81 20.3
8 Nebraska 6 21 67 9 97 16.2
8 Middle Tennessee 5 21 70 10 101 20.2
10 North Carolina State 4 22 39 4 65 16.3
10 Wyoming 4 22 46 8 76 19.0
12 Ohio State 4 24 16 6 46 11.5
12 Texas 5 24 56 6 86 17.2
12 Florida 4 24 37 8 69 17.3
15 Georgia Southern 5 25 55 4 84 16.8
15 TCU 4 25 44 8 77 19.3
17 California 5 26 51 5 82 16.4
17 Kansas State 4 26 36 7 69 17.3
19 Clemson 4 27 27 10 64 16.0
19 San Jose State 4 27 36 3 66 16.5
19 Rutgers 3 27 25 9 61 20.3
19 Arizona State 3 27 32 6 65 21.7
23 Duke 4 28 42 4 74 18.5
24 Boston College 5 29 32 6 67 13.4
24 Tennessee 5 29 38 17 84 16.8
24 UCLA 6 29 56 16 101 16.8
24 BYU 4 29 55 3 87 21.8
28 Missouri 5 30 46 11 87 17.4
28 UTEP 4 30 34 8 72 18.0
28 Washington State 5 30 49 13 92 18.4
31 James Madison 6 31 74 2 107 17.8
31 Iowa State 4 31 36 6 73 18.3
31 Wake Forest 4 31 45 3 79 19.8
31 Stanford 4 31 58 8 97 24.3
35 Auburn 5 32 36 3 71 14.2
35 Alabama 4 32 22 5 59 14.8
35 Florida State 5 32 32 10 74 14.8
35 Georgia 6 32 55 5 92 15.3
35 Oregon State 5 32 57 11 100 20.0
40 Texas A&M 6 33 34 7 74 12.3
40 Arizona 6 33 54 12 99 16.5
40 Troy 5 33 44 7 84 16.8
40 Syracuse 5 33 49 12 94 18.8
44 Notre Dame 5 34 28 8 70 14.0
44 East Carolina 6 34 52 14 100 16.7
44 Army 4 34 36 1 71 17.8
44 UCF 4 34 38 5 77 19.3
44 San Diego State 4 34 37 7 78 19.5
44 Ball State 5 34 53 16 103 20.6
50 Michigan 6 35 31 1 67 11.2
50 Mississippi 5 35 31 9 75 15.0
50 Oregon 6 35 55 11 101 16.8
50 Kentucky 6 35 57 9 101 16.8
50 Western Michigan 5 35 52 16 103 20.6
50 Baylor 4 35 46 3 84 21.0
56 Mississippi State 5 36 40 7 83 16.6
57 Southern Mississippi 5 37 40 2 79 15.8
57 Buffalo 5 37 49 5 91 18.2
57 North Carolina 5 37 50 7 94 18.8
60 Iowa 7 38 61 9 108 15.4
60 Pittsburgh 3 38 16 5 59 19.7
60 Vanderbilt 5 38 60 10 108 21.6
60 Indiana 4 38 53 11 102 25.5
64 Rice 6 39 54 10 103 17.2
64 Western Kentucky 6 39 56 9 104 17.3
64 Tulane 7 39 77 8 124 17.7
64 Cincinnati 5 39 40 13 92 18.4
64 Boise State 5 39 56 8 103 20.6
64 Arkansas State 5 39 54 14 107 21.4
64 New Mexico 4 39 43 16 98 24.5
71 Navy 6 40 55 8 103 17.2
71 Akron 6 40 57 12 109 18.2
71 LSU 5 40 44 8 92 18.4
71 Georgia State 7 40 74 16 130 18.6
71 UNLV 6 40 64 16 120 20.0
76 Air Force 7 41 46 9 96 13.7
76 Kansas 5 41 49 8 98 19.6
76 Texas Tech 6 41 72 6 119 19.8
76 Washington 6 41 72 20 133 22.2
80 South Alabama 7 42 41 19 102 14.6
80 Ohio 8 42 67 13 122 15.3
80 Jacksonville State 8 42 85 16 143 17.9
80 Purdue 5 42 45 15 102 20.4
84 Oklahoma 6 43 60 8 111 18.5
84 Georgia Tech 4 43 32 11 86 21.5
86 Tulsa 6 44 66 5 115 19.2
86 Illinois 5 44 48 17 109 21.8
86 USC 5 44 53 17 114 22.8
89 Nevada 5 45 39 10 94 18.8
89 Michigan State 4 45 27 13 85 21.3
89 Old Dominion 5 45 62 11 118 23.6
92 Charlotte 6 46 40 12 98 16.3
92 Virginia Tech 7 46 55 15 116 16.6
92 Oklahoma State 5 46 35 7 88 17.6
92 Hawai'i 6 46 57 16 119 19.8
96 Arkansas 6 47 51 9 107 17.8
96 Sam Houston State 6 47 64 4 115 19.2
98 Northwestern 5 48 36 4 88 17.6
99 Liberty 8 49 80 20 149 18.6
99 Colorado 6 49 84 11 144 24.0
101 Central Michigan 6 50 55 10 115 19.2
101 Memphis 6 50 61 10 121 20.2
101 Coastal Carolina 5 50 45 7 102 20.4
104 Minnesota 6 51 45 5 101 16.8
105 Appalachian State 6 53 61 8 122 20.3
106 Louisiana-Monroe 5 54 48 9 111 22.2
106 Utah State 5 54 44 18 116 23.2
108 Temple 5 57 44 4 105 21.0
109 Houston 6 58 69 7 134 22.3
109 UAB 6 58 73 14 145 24.2
111 SMU 9 59 70 16 145 16.1
111 West Virginia 7 59 70 8 137 19.6
111 Colorado State 7 59 97 16 172 24.6
114 Louisiana Tech 6 60 40 15 115 19.2
114 Florida Atlantic 6 60 70 7 137 22.8
116 Wisconsin 8 61 75 13 149 18.6
117 Miami (Ohio) 7 62 57 8 127 18.1
117 UTSA 9 62 100 18 180 20.0
117 Kent State 6 62 49 12 123 20.5
117 Maryland 7 62 67 18 147 21.0
117 Massachusetts 6 62 55 18 135 22.5
122 South Florida 8 63 75 16 154 19.3
122 Fresno State 7 63 67 9 139 19.9
124 Bowling Green 6 64 34 9 107 17.8
125 New Mexico State 9 65 89 17 171 19.0
126 Toledo 7 68 47 14 129 18.4
127 Florida International 7 70 81 9 160 22.9
128 Texas State 8 71 72 23 166 20.8
129 Northern Illinois 9 75 76 12 163 18.1
130 Louisiana-Lafayette 7 78 60 12 150 21.4
131 Eastern Michigan 8 79 72 20 171 21.4
132 North Texas 7 83 70 9 162 23.1