2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Won Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kent State 1 4 3 3 10 10.0
2 East Carolina 2 11 9 3 23 11.5
3 Louisiana-Monroe 2 16 13 1 30 15.0
4 Vanderbilt 2 12 18 3 33 16.5
4 Nevada 2 13 15 5 33 16.5
4 Akron 2 15 15 3 33 16.5
7 Southern Mississippi 3 16 21 1 38 12.7
7 Charlotte 3 19 14 5 38 12.7
9 Temple 3 22 15 4 41 13.7
10 Cincinnati 3 22 16 7 45 15.0
10 Louisiana Tech 3 26 10 9 45 15.0
12 Buffalo 3 17 27 2 46 15.3
13 Sam Houston State 3 18 28 1 47 15.7
14 Baylor 3 30 18 1 49 16.3
15 Indiana 3 27 18 5 50 16.7
16 Arizona State 3 23 23 5 51 17.0
17 Pittsburgh 3 19 29 8 56 18.7
17 Massachusetts 3 25 21 10 56 18.7
19 Connecticut 3 14 35 8 57 19.0
20 Ball State 4 22 27 9 58 14.5
20 UTEP 3 16 33 9 58 19.3
22 Western Michigan 4 23 33 8 64 16.0
23 Arkansas 4 18 40 8 66 16.5
24 Nebraska 5 18 42 7 67 13.4
25 Wake Forest 4 25 40 3 68 17.0
25 Tulsa 4 28 38 2 68 17.0
25 Stanford 3 17 46 5 68 22.7
25 Virginia 3 24 37 7 68 22.7
29 Florida 5 21 43 5 69 13.8
30 Michigan State 4 37 24 11 72 18.0
31 Mississippi State 5 30 40 6 76 15.2
32 Navy 5 26 46 5 77 15.4
33 Houston 4 34 42 2 78 19.5
33 Florida Atlantic 4 36 38 4 78 19.5
35 Middle Tennessee 4 20 50 9 79 19.8
35 Purdue 4 24 46 9 79 19.8
35 UAB 4 36 34 9 79 19.8
38 New Mexico 4 21 47 12 80 20.0
39 Minnesota 6 37 37 9 83 13.8
39 Auburn 6 39 40 4 83 13.8
39 TCU 5 34 43 6 83 16.6
39 Hawai'i 5 41 31 11 83 16.6
43 San Diego State 4 23 53 9 85 21.3
44 Texas A&M 7 36 43 7 86 12.3
45 Colorado 4 33 53 5 91 22.8
46 BYU 5 36 52 4 92 18.4
47 South Carolina 5 32 51 10 93 18.6
48 Washington State 5 35 52 8 95 19.0
49 Marshall 6 34 51 12 97 16.2
49 Central Michigan 5 32 54 11 97 19.4
51 South Alabama 7 34 49 15 98 14.0
51 Florida International 4 42 47 9 98 24.5
53 Utah 8 26 64 10 100 12.5
54 Syracuse 6 36 50 15 101 16.8
54 Rice 6 37 51 13 101 16.8
56 UCF 6 46 52 5 103 17.2
57 Virginia Tech 7 45 46 13 104 14.9
58 Colorado State 5 44 47 14 105 21.0
59 Georgia Southern 6 45 59 5 109 18.2
60 Army 6 38 58 14 110 18.3
61 North Texas 5 52 48 11 111 22.2
62 Penn State 10 39 62 13 114 11.4
62 Miami (Florida) 7 37 66 11 114 16.3
62 Illinois 5 40 56 18 114 22.8
65 California 6 28 79 8 115 19.2
65 Eastern Michigan 6 46 53 16 115 19.2
67 Northern Illinois 7 45 58 13 116 16.6
67 Boston College 7 51 56 9 116 16.6
67 Old Dominion 6 46 59 11 116 19.3
70 San Jose State 7 48 62 8 118 16.9
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 52 58 9 119 19.8
72 Rutgers 7 52 51 17 120 17.1
73 South Florida 7 39 65 18 122 17.4
73 Kentucky 7 42 71 9 122 17.4
75 Clemson 9 50 60 15 125 13.9
76 Air Force 9 46 75 7 128 14.2
76 Wisconsin 7 51 66 11 128 18.3
78 Arkansas State 6 47 67 15 129 21.5
79 UCLA 8 34 81 15 130 16.3
80 Boise State 8 54 68 10 132 16.5
81 Bowling Green 7 60 63 12 135 19.3
82 Georgia State 7 43 78 15 136 19.4
83 Ohio 10 48 78 16 142 14.2
83 Iowa State 7 57 72 13 142 20.3
85 Texas Tech 7 48 87 9 144 20.6
85 Utah State 6 63 62 19 144 24.0
87 Coastal Carolina 8 68 63 14 145 18.1
88 Oregon State 8 59 68 19 146 18.3
89 Northwestern 8 68 72 7 147 18.4
90 Georgia Tech 7 75 60 13 148 21.1
91 Tennessee 9 48 77 24 149 16.6
92 Jacksonville State 9 46 88 17 151 16.8
93 Iowa 10 56 86 10 152 15.2
93 Notre Dame 10 58 73 21 152 15.2
93 Duke 8 62 82 8 152 19.0
96 North Carolina State 9 48 93 12 153 17.0
97 Western Kentucky 8 71 71 12 154 19.3
98 Kansas State 9 58 84 15 157 17.4
99 Maryland 8 74 70 17 161 20.1
100 Louisville 10 58 87 17 162 16.2
101 West Virginia 9 75 82 8 165 18.3
102 SMU 11 54 91 21 166 15.1
102 Ohio State 11 67 80 19 166 15.1
102 Kansas 9 63 82 21 166 18.4
105 North Carolina 8 57 94 17 168 21.0
106 UTSA 9 58 98 14 170 18.9
106 Texas State 8 57 89 24 170 21.3
108 Fresno State 9 68 93 12 173 19.2
108 Appalachian State 9 78 83 12 173 19.2
110 UNLV 9 72 84 21 177 19.7
111 James Madison 11 45 122 11 178 16.2
112 Wyoming 9 55 114 11 180 20.0
113 Miami (Ohio) 11 77 92 17 186 16.9
114 USC 8 81 80 26 187 23.4
115 Missouri 11 71 99 18 188 17.1
115 Oklahoma State 10 84 94 10 188 18.8
117 Arizona 10 69 104 16 189 18.9
118 Alabama 12 83 91 16 190 15.8
118 New Mexico State 10 69 102 19 190 19.0
120 Oklahoma 10 75 100 16 191 19.1
121 LSU 10 76 105 11 192 19.2
122 Texas 12 55 125 15 195 16.3
122 Troy 11 75 103 17 195 17.7
124 Memphis 10 70 109 17 196 19.6
125 Michigan 15 82 105 12 199 13.3
126 Oregon 12 69 109 25 203 16.9
126 Toledo 11 89 92 22 203 18.5
128 Georgia 13 87 103 14 204 15.7
128 Tulane 11 63 123 18 204 18.5
130 Florida State 13 93 92 28 213 16.4
131 Mississippi 11 88 114 18 220 20.0
132 Liberty 13 97 130 29 256 19.7
133 Washington 14 114 162 40 316 22.6