2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Wyoming 1 7 6 0 13 13.0
1 South Alabama 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
1 SMU 1 11 11 0 22 22.0
1 Florida International 1 17 5 0 22 22.0
1 Army 1 10 13 0 23 23.0
1 Central Michigan 1 13 10 0 23 23.0
1 Hawai'i 1 13 12 0 25 25.0
1 North Texas 1 19 9 0 28 28.0
9 Marshall 1 8 7 1 16 16.0
9 Bowling Green 2 22 14 1 37 18.5
9 Sam Houston State 1 9 9 1 19 19.0
9 Western Michigan 1 13 5 1 19 19.0
9 Troy 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
9 UTSA 1 8 12 1 21 21.0
9 Boise State 1 3 18 1 22 22.0
9 Memphis 2 21 23 1 45 22.5
9 Oklahoma State 4 36 54 1 91 22.8
18 Rutgers 4 41 29 2 72 18.0
18 Wisconsin 3 25 31 2 58 19.3
18 Tulane 2 15 22 2 39 19.5
18 Florida Atlantic 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
18 Buffalo 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
18 Charlotte 1 11 7 2 20 20.0
18 Nebraska 2 21 17 2 40 20.0
18 Ball State 1 7 13 2 22 22.0
18 Old Dominion 1 11 9 2 22 22.0
18 Georgia Tech 4 49 38 2 89 22.3
18 UCLA 1 8 13 2 23 23.0
18 Baylor 2 14 30 2 46 23.0
18 South Carolina 4 55 37 2 94 23.5
18 Nevada 1 8 14 2 24 24.0
18 Connecticut 2 23 24 2 49 24.5
18 Georgia State 1 9 15 2 26 26.0
18 Southern Mississippi 1 12 12 2 26 26.0
18 Vanderbilt 4 41 64 2 107 26.8
18 California 2 20 33 2 55 27.5
18 Liberty 1 8 18 2 28 28.0
18 UAB 1 11 18 2 31 31.0
39 Clemson 3 12 23 3 38 12.7
39 South Florida 1 10 3 3 16 16.0
39 Duke 5 51 53 3 107 21.4
39 Auburn 4 39 44 3 86 21.5
39 Oregon State 4 37 47 3 87 21.8
39 UNLV 2 15 27 3 45 22.5
39 Houston 3 28 40 3 71 23.7
39 Stanford 4 48 44 3 95 23.8
39 Navy 2 19 26 3 48 24.0
39 Jacksonville State 1 13 9 3 25 25.0
39 Arizona 2 18 29 3 50 25.0
39 UTEP 2 33 14 3 50 25.0
39 Western Kentucky 2 26 22 3 51 25.5
39 LSU 4 46 56 3 105 26.3
39 Temple 1 13 20 3 36 36.0
54 Penn State 4 29 38 4 71 17.8
54 Ohio State 4 34 36 4 74 18.5
54 Kansas State 5 38 52 4 94 18.8
54 Virginia Tech 3 27 30 4 61 20.3
54 Washington State 3 28 31 4 63 21.0
54 Syracuse 2 14 26 4 44 22.0
54 Virginia 3 37 28 4 69 23.0
54 West Virginia 3 28 41 4 73 24.3
54 Louisiana-Monroe 1 8 15 4 27 27.0
54 New Mexico State 2 34 23 4 61 30.5
64 Northwestern 2 15 13 5 33 16.5
64 Minnesota 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
64 Utah State 1 4 9 5 18 18.0
64 North Carolina State 4 30 42 5 77 19.3
64 Purdue 3 21 33 5 59 19.7
64 East Carolina 2 6 29 5 40 20.0
64 Florida 5 40 57 5 102 20.4
64 Indiana 4 35 44 5 84 21.0
64 Oregon 3 22 38 5 65 21.7
64 Utah 3 21 40 5 66 22.0
64 Iowa 3 36 25 5 66 22.0
64 Cincinnati 3 25 37 5 67 22.3
64 Texas Tech 4 45 40 5 90 22.5
64 Kansas 4 44 50 5 99 24.8
64 Arkansas State 1 13 18 5 36 36.0
79 Louisville 3 15 17 6 38 12.7
79 Wake Forest 4 34 43 6 83 20.8
79 Tennessee 4 40 38 6 84 21.0
79 BYU 4 42 39 6 87 21.8
79 Maryland 3 23 37 6 66 22.0
79 Arizona State 4 24 58 6 88 22.0
79 Rice 2 19 26 6 51 25.5
86 Georgia 5 39 37 7 83 16.6
86 Miami (Florida) 4 19 48 7 74 18.5
86 Boston College 3 25 32 7 64 21.3
86 Illinois 3 25 33 7 65 21.7
86 Mississippi 4 39 54 7 100 25.0
86 North Carolina 2 19 26 7 52 26.0
86 Colorado 2 20 25 7 52 26.0
86 Massachusetts 2 33 15 7 55 27.5
94 Michigan 5 31 41 8 80 16.0
94 Mississippi State 4 37 44 8 89 22.3
94 Louisiana Tech 2 26 21 8 55 27.5
94 Tulsa 3 24 53 8 85 28.3
98 Missouri 5 39 44 9 92 18.4
98 Texas 6 33 73 9 115 19.2
98 Alabama 6 41 67 9 117 19.5
98 Arkansas 4 40 33 9 82 20.5
98 Texas A&M 5 33 70 9 112 22.4
98 Kentucky 6 59 81 9 149 24.8
98 Pittsburgh 3 17 49 9 75 25.0
98 UCF 4 45 48 9 102 25.5
98 Middle Tennessee 3 49 20 9 78 26.0
107 USC 5 52 54 10 116 23.2
107 TCU 4 47 45 10 102 25.5
109 Notre Dame 4 28 36 11 75 18.8
109 Florida State 4 37 46 11 94 23.5
109 Michigan State 5 37 72 11 120 24.0
112 Washington 5 43 60 12 115 23.0
113 Oklahoma 5 33 69 14 116 23.2
114 Iowa State 6 47 66 15 128 21.3