2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (Florida) 4 11 37 8 56 14.0
2 Michigan 5 23 32 2 57 11.4
3 Penn State 5 23 29 6 58 11.6
4 Ohio State 4 22 32 5 59 14.8
4 Marshall 4 29 26 4 59 14.8
6 Wake Forest 4 23 36 2 61 15.3
7 Utah 5 15 42 5 62 12.4
8 Ohio 5 20 40 5 65 13.0
8 UCLA 4 20 41 4 65 16.3
8 Army 4 25 36 4 65 16.3
11 Texas A&M 5 28 30 8 66 13.2
12 Air Force 5 30 32 5 67 13.4
12 Kansas State 4 14 44 9 67 16.8
14 Florida 5 29 33 6 68 13.6
14 Liberty 4 29 29 10 68 17.0
16 Clemson 5 26 38 7 71 14.2
17 Oklahoma State 4 30 38 4 72 18.0
18 Texas 5 26 42 5 73 14.6
19 UTSA 4 34 37 5 76 19.0
20 Rutgers 5 33 38 6 77 15.4
20 Auburn 5 35 40 2 77 15.4
20 Wisconsin 4 27 45 5 77 19.3
20 Sam Houston State 4 42 30 5 77 19.3
24 North Carolina State 5 26 44 9 79 15.8
24 Oregon 5 30 35 14 79 15.8
26 Tennessee 5 31 40 9 80 16.0
26 Washington State 4 29 45 6 80 20.0
28 Troy 5 33 42 6 81 16.2
29 Louisville 5 30 44 8 82 16.4
29 Georgia 5 32 44 6 82 16.4
29 Alabama 5 36 40 6 82 16.4
29 Navy 4 34 43 5 82 20.5
33 California 5 24 54 5 83 16.6
33 Virginia Tech 5 44 31 8 83 16.6
35 James Madison 5 17 59 8 84 16.8
35 Kentucky 5 25 50 9 84 16.8
35 South Alabama 5 30 47 7 84 16.8
35 Fresno State 5 33 43 8 84 16.8
39 Akron 5 24 50 11 85 17.0
40 Missouri 5 25 55 6 86 17.2
40 Oklahoma 5 32 46 8 86 17.2
40 Florida State 4 31 44 11 86 21.5
40 Louisiana-Monroe 4 31 50 5 86 21.5
44 Cincinnati 5 29 47 11 87 17.4
44 Memphis 5 40 41 6 87 17.4
44 North Carolina 4 31 48 8 87 21.8
47 Jacksonville State 5 31 45 12 88 17.6
47 Georgia Southern 5 36 48 4 88 17.6
47 Pittsburgh 5 38 38 12 88 17.6
47 Appalachian State 5 49 35 4 88 17.6
47 Florida Atlantic 4 32 49 7 88 22.0
52 Syracuse 5 28 45 16 89 17.8
53 West Virginia 5 41 46 3 90 18.0
54 Arizona 5 23 55 13 91 18.2
54 Oregon State 5 31 47 13 91 18.2
56 Michigan State 5 31 47 14 92 18.4
56 South Florida 5 32 48 12 92 18.4
56 SMU 5 38 45 9 92 18.4
56 Arizona State 5 38 46 8 92 18.4
56 Baylor 5 42 48 2 92 18.4
56 North Texas 4 40 46 6 92 23.0
62 Minnesota 5 38 48 7 93 18.6
62 Duke 5 45 43 5 93 18.6
62 Southern Mississippi 5 47 42 4 93 18.6
65 Notre Dame 6 37 42 15 94 15.7
65 Arkansas 5 30 51 13 94 18.8
65 Iowa State 5 38 47 9 94 18.8
65 Iowa 5 43 45 6 94 18.8
65 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 46 39 9 94 18.8
65 Indiana 5 46 43 5 94 18.8
65 Northern Illinois 5 50 38 6 94 18.8
72 East Carolina 5 31 49 16 96 19.2
72 Mississippi State 5 36 52 8 96 19.2
72 BYU 5 40 52 4 96 19.2
72 Temple 5 53 37 6 96 19.2
76 Tulane 5 32 56 9 97 19.4
76 Northwestern 5 47 46 4 97 19.4
78 Nebraska 5 33 56 9 98 19.6
78 Colorado State 4 30 57 11 98 24.5
80 Kansas 5 29 61 9 99 19.8
80 Connecticut 5 33 54 12 99 19.8
80 TCU 5 34 54 11 99 19.8
80 Western Michigan 5 39 48 12 99 19.8
84 New Mexico 5 41 46 13 100 20.0
84 Charlotte 5 45 46 9 100 20.0
86 Georgia State 5 31 61 9 101 20.2
86 Middle Tennessee 5 38 53 10 101 20.2
86 Boise State 5 40 54 7 101 20.2
89 Boston College 5 37 52 13 102 20.4
89 UCF 5 42 52 8 102 20.4
89 Toledo 5 45 46 11 102 20.4
92 Ball State 5 35 57 11 103 20.6
92 Miami (Ohio) 5 39 54 10 103 20.6
92 Bowling Green 5 40 54 9 103 20.6
92 Maryland 5 46 49 8 103 20.6
96 UNLV 5 34 58 12 104 20.8
96 New Mexico State 5 44 51 9 104 20.8
96 San Jose State 5 61 41 2 104 20.8
99 LSU 5 44 55 6 105 21.0
100 Texas Tech 5 40 54 12 106 21.2
100 Kent State 5 45 49 12 106 21.2
102 Central Michigan 5 41 58 8 107 21.4
103 Coastal Carolina 5 43 54 11 108 21.6
103 USC 5 46 47 15 108 21.6
105 Tulsa 5 33 67 9 109 21.8
105 Buffalo 5 46 54 9 109 21.8
105 Georgia Tech 5 57 42 10 109 21.8
108 Arkansas State 5 42 55 13 110 22.0
108 South Carolina 5 43 64 3 110 22.0
108 Houston 5 49 55 6 110 22.0
111 Rice 5 36 63 12 111 22.2
111 Wyoming 5 40 65 6 111 22.2
111 Purdue 5 41 56 14 111 22.2
111 Virginia 5 56 46 9 111 22.2
115 Washington 5 36 57 20 113 22.6
115 Nevada 5 40 66 7 113 22.6
115 Old Dominion 5 41 60 12 113 22.6
118 UTEP 6 53 44 17 114 19.0
118 Mississippi 5 43 62 9 114 22.8
120 Stanford 5 44 69 3 116 23.2
120 UAB 5 54 52 10 116 23.2
122 Western Kentucky 5 57 54 7 118 23.6
123 Utah State 5 56 52 11 119 23.8
123 Eastern Michigan 5 65 42 12 119 23.8
125 Illinois 5 48 55 17 120 24.0
126 Louisiana Tech 6 66 38 17 121 20.2
126 Texas State 5 46 60 15 121 24.2
128 Colorado 5 44 70 8 122 24.4
129 Florida International 5 57 55 11 123 24.6
130 Hawai'i 6 53 56 16 125 20.8
131 Vanderbilt 6 48 71 11 130 21.7
131 Massachusetts 6 52 58 20 130 21.7
133 San Diego State 6 64 63 11 138 23.0