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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Iowa 4 14 29 4 47 11.8
2 Penn State 4 17 26 5 48 12.0
3 Ball State 4 19 27 5 51 12.8
4 Ohio 3 18 18 4 40 13.3
5 Florida State 4 26 21 9 56 14.0
6 Clemson 4 25 28 4 57 14.3
7 Alabama 4 27 27 7 61 15.3
7 Ohio State 4 29 26 6 61 15.3
9 James Madison 4 13 43 7 63 15.8
9 Nebraska 4 24 36 3 63 15.8
9 Air Force 4 28 29 6 63 15.8
12 Miami (Ohio) 3 28 18 2 48 16.0
13 Northern Illinois 3 18 28 3 49 16.3
13 Buffalo 3 27 21 1 49 16.3
13 North Carolina State 4 19 42 4 65 16.3
16 Michigan 4 22 37 7 66 16.5
16 Washington State 4 26 28 12 66 16.5
16 Auburn 4 33 30 3 66 16.5
19 Utah 4 19 41 7 67 16.8
19 Tulane 4 26 38 3 67 16.8
19 Kansas State 4 31 33 3 67 16.8
22 Sam Houston State 4 25 41 2 68 17.0
22 SMU 4 26 37 5 68 17.0
22 East Carolina 4 27 35 6 68 17.0
22 Bowling Green 4 34 31 3 68 17.0
26 Notre Dame 3 25 21 6 52 17.3
27 Wyoming 4 22 43 5 70 17.5
27 Miami (Florida) 4 24 41 5 70 17.5
27 Louisville 4 28 37 5 70 17.5
27 Mississippi State 4 39 24 7 70 17.5
31 Texas A&M 4 23 42 6 71 17.8
31 Troy 4 25 40 6 71 17.8
33 UTEP 3 35 16 3 54 18.0
33 Navy 4 18 46 8 72 18.0
33 Texas 4 18 48 6 72 18.0
33 South Alabama 4 25 40 7 72 18.0
33 New Mexico State 4 30 32 10 72 18.0
33 Missouri 4 31 33 8 72 18.0
33 Northwestern 4 34 33 5 72 18.0
33 Hawai'i 4 35 28 9 72 18.0
41 Toledo 3 22 27 6 55 18.3
41 Southern Mississippi 4 26 41 6 73 18.3
41 Virginia Tech 4 29 37 7 73 18.3
41 Western Kentucky 4 29 40 4 73 18.3
41 UTSA 4 35 34 4 73 18.3
46 Liberty 4 26 40 8 74 18.5
46 Wisconsin 4 30 35 9 74 18.5
46 Oklahoma State 4 32 37 5 74 18.5
46 Georgia 4 41 28 5 74 18.5
50 Oregon State 4 20 49 6 75 18.8
50 Oregon 4 21 45 9 75 18.8
50 Appalachian State 4 28 40 7 75 18.8
50 Tulsa 4 33 39 3 75 18.8
50 Rice 4 34 31 10 75 18.8
55 Boise State 4 29 42 5 76 19.0
55 Rutgers 4 38 33 5 76 19.0
55 South Carolina 4 41 26 9 76 19.0
58 Purdue 4 22 47 8 77 19.3
58 Akron 4 38 28 11 77 19.3
60 UCLA 4 23 44 11 78 19.5
60 Middle Tennessee 4 24 48 6 78 19.5
60 Kentucky 4 33 43 2 78 19.5
60 San Diego State 4 35 40 3 78 19.5
60 Boston College 4 40 32 6 78 19.5
60 Kansas 4 41 30 7 78 19.5
60 Kent State 4 41 31 6 78 19.5
67 San Jose State 3 25 29 5 59 19.7
68 UNLV 4 40 33 6 79 19.8
69 Connecticut 4 23 51 6 80 20.0
69 UCF 4 34 43 3 80 20.0
69 West Virginia 4 34 43 3 80 20.0
72 Central Michigan 3 30 27 4 61 20.3
72 Western Michigan 3 38 21 2 61 20.3
72 Pittsburgh 4 43 30 8 81 20.3
75 Marshall 4 24 48 10 82 20.5
76 Arizona 4 37 40 6 83 20.8
76 Wake Forest 4 38 37 8 83 20.8
76 Arkansas 4 43 35 5 83 20.8
76 Maryland 4 44 31 8 83 20.8
80 Army 3 23 29 11 63 21.0
80 Illinois 4 31 41 12 84 21.0
80 New Mexico 4 43 31 10 84 21.0
80 Coastal Carolina 4 52 27 5 84 21.0
84 Eastern Michigan 3 17 37 10 64 21.3
84 Florida International 3 23 38 3 64 21.3
84 Colorado State 4 34 43 8 85 21.3
84 Florida 4 35 42 8 85 21.3
84 Washington 4 36 41 8 85 21.3
84 Syracuse 4 42 32 11 85 21.3
84 Nevada 4 46 32 7 85 21.3
91 Jacksonville State 3 19 40 6 65 21.7
92 Memphis 4 31 47 9 87 21.8
92 Oklahoma 4 32 48 7 87 21.8
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 45 36 6 87 21.8
92 Georgia Tech 4 46 34 7 87 21.8
96 Vanderbilt 3 21 43 2 66 22.0
96 Charlotte 4 36 44 8 88 22.0
96 Minnesota 4 40 46 2 88 22.0
99 Massachusetts 3 35 22 10 67 22.3
99 Iowa State 4 33 44 12 89 22.3
99 Old Dominion 4 37 39 13 89 22.3
99 Utah State 4 47 28 14 89 22.3
99 Cincinnati 4 55 28 6 89 22.3
104 Duke 4 31 52 7 90 22.5
104 Baylor 4 31 54 5 90 22.5
104 Mississippi 4 36 45 9 90 22.5
104 Michigan State 4 43 41 6 90 22.5
108 Florida Atlantic 4 33 53 5 91 22.8
108 Georgia State 4 36 48 7 91 22.8
108 Arkansas State 4 38 41 12 91 22.8
108 Virginia 4 38 43 10 91 22.8
108 Temple 4 44 39 8 91 22.8
113 Tennessee 4 34 43 15 92 23.0
113 Colorado 4 41 43 8 92 23.0
115 Texas State 4 37 44 12 93 23.3
115 Georgia Southern 4 39 44 10 93 23.3
115 Fresno State 4 52 40 1 93 23.3
118 TCU 4 36 48 10 94 23.5
118 North Carolina 4 38 46 10 94 23.5
118 Texas Tech 4 39 49 6 94 23.5
118 LSU 4 41 49 4 94 23.5
122 Houston 4 36 55 4 95 23.8
123 USC 3 27 40 5 72 24.0
123 Indiana 4 29 56 11 96 24.0
123 Arizona State 4 35 58 3 96 24.0
123 UAB 4 40 47 9 96 24.0
123 North Texas 4 52 39 5 96 24.0
128 South Florida 4 33 55 9 97 24.3
129 California 4 30 63 6 99 24.8
129 BYU 4 44 44 11 99 24.8
131 Stanford 4 51 43 6 100 25.0
132 Louisiana Tech 3 47 25 7 79 26.3
133 Louisiana-Monroe 4 40 51 15 106 26.5