2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 South Alabama 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
1 Wyoming 2 14 25 0 39 19.5
1 Memphis 2 13 28 0 41 20.5
1 Georgia Southern 1 9 13 0 22 22.0
1 SMU 3 38 29 0 67 22.3
1 Western Kentucky 1 9 15 0 24 24.0
1 Florida International 1 14 10 0 24 24.0
1 North Texas 1 13 16 0 29 29.0
9 Ohio 1 4 8 1 13 13.0
9 James Madison 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
9 Marshall 2 17 14 1 32 16.0
9 Jacksonville State 1 4 15 1 20 20.0
9 Army 3 33 28 1 62 20.7
9 Toledo 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
9 Tulane 2 24 18 1 43 21.5
9 Temple 2 26 17 1 44 22.0
9 Buffalo 1 13 9 1 23 23.0
9 San Jose State 2 22 29 1 52 26.0
19 New Mexico State 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
19 Sam Houston State 2 16 21 2 39 19.5
19 Coastal Carolina 1 7 11 2 20 20.0
19 Texas State 1 4 16 2 22 22.0
19 San Diego State 2 22 22 2 46 23.0
19 Georgia State 1 9 15 2 26 26.0
19 Appalachian State 1 18 7 2 27 27.0
19 Liberty 1 8 18 2 28 28.0
19 UAB 1 11 18 2 31 31.0
28 Akron 2 9 20 3 32 16.0
28 Troy 2 17 19 3 39 19.5
28 Central Michigan 1 6 11 3 20 20.0
28 Louisiana Tech 1 12 5 3 20 20.0
28 Northern Illinois 2 23 16 3 42 21.0
28 Boise State 3 28 32 3 63 21.0
28 Old Dominion 2 14 26 3 43 21.5
28 UTEP 2 22 18 3 43 21.5
28 Southern Mississippi 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
28 Florida Atlantic 2 19 24 3 46 23.0
28 Rice 2 18 30 3 51 25.5
28 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 16 7 3 26 26.0
28 Eastern Michigan 1 18 7 3 28 28.0
41 Ball State 2 12 23 4 39 19.5
41 UTSA 2 14 22 4 40 20.0
41 Charlotte 2 24 21 4 49 24.5
41 Kent State 2 28 19 4 51 25.5
41 East Carolina 1 4 18 4 26 26.0
41 Nevada 2 15 33 4 52 26.0
47 South Florida 2 13 7 5 25 12.5
47 Fresno State 2 10 19 5 34 17.0
47 Utah State 1 4 9 5 18 18.0
47 Bowling Green 3 31 25 5 61 20.3
47 UNLV 3 21 40 5 66 22.0
47 New Mexico 1 9 13 5 27 27.0
47 Colorado State 2 13 36 5 54 27.0
47 Louisiana-Monroe 2 14 36 5 55 27.5
47 Arkansas State 1 13 18 5 36 36.0
56 Miami (Ohio) 2 23 28 6 57 28.5
57 Auburn 10 81 89 7 177 17.7
57 Middle Tennessee 2 25 13 7 45 22.5
57 Connecticut 4 45 47 7 99 24.8
57 Massachusetts 2 34 14 7 55 27.5
57 Tulsa 2 13 38 7 58 29.0
62 Baylor 10 90 113 8 211 21.1
63 Wake Forest 9 72 91 9 172 19.1
63 Hawai'i 3 22 36 9 67 22.3
63 Duke 9 85 107 9 201 22.3
63 Houston 9 99 112 9 220 24.4
67 California 11 93 137 10 240 21.8
67 Western Michigan 3 29 31 10 70 23.3
69 Michigan 12 65 86 11 162 13.5
70 Northwestern 11 102 89 12 203 18.5
70 LSU 10 92 125 12 229 22.9
70 Vanderbilt 9 82 121 12 215 23.9
73 Penn State 11 59 95 13 167 15.2
73 Nebraska 10 57 100 13 170 17.0
73 Texas A&M 10 59 104 13 176 17.6
73 Kansas State 11 76 108 13 197 17.9
73 Wisconsin 11 86 105 13 204 18.5
73 Minnesota 10 79 107 13 199 19.9
73 Oklahoma State 12 102 128 13 243 20.3
73 South Carolina 10 94 109 13 216 21.6
81 Georgia 11 78 84 14 176 16.0
81 Iowa 12 87 102 14 203 16.9
81 Boston College 8 70 77 14 161 20.1
81 Mississippi 10 85 113 14 212 21.2
81 Kansas 10 94 112 14 220 22.0
86 North Carolina State 9 56 87 15 158 17.6
86 Arkansas 9 89 76 15 180 20.0
86 West Virginia 12 106 127 15 248 20.7
86 Arizona State 10 81 120 15 216 21.6
86 Kentucky 10 84 117 15 216 21.6
86 Georgia Tech 11 130 102 15 247 22.5
86 BYU 10 105 114 15 234 23.4
93 Clemson 10 62 70 16 148 14.8
93 Utah 12 55 123 16 194 16.2
93 Virginia Tech 10 69 82 16 167 16.7
93 Mississippi State 9 81 82 16 179 19.9
93 Texas Tech 11 93 116 16 225 20.5
93 Stanford 9 95 123 16 234 26.0
99 Ohio State 10 69 68 17 154 15.4
99 Florida 10 79 100 17 196 19.6
99 Oklahoma 10 80 114 17 211 21.1
99 Virginia 10 103 106 17 226 22.6
99 UCF 10 117 101 17 235 23.5
104 Alabama 11 76 96 18 190 17.3
104 Texas 12 61 144 18 223 18.6
104 Oregon State 9 69 99 18 186 20.7
104 Indiana 10 87 115 18 220 22.0
108 Louisville 12 70 108 19 197 16.4
108 UCLA 9 46 91 19 156 17.3
110 Rutgers 11 108 85 20 213 19.4
111 Notre Dame 10 59 89 21 169 16.9
111 Missouri 10 76 85 21 182 18.2
111 Iowa State 10 78 102 21 201 20.1
111 Washington State 10 86 99 21 206 20.6
111 Cincinnati 10 95 91 21 207 20.7
111 Michigan State 10 92 111 21 224 22.4
117 Miami (Florida) 10 78 93 22 193 19.3
117 Arizona 11 86 117 22 225 20.5
117 North Carolina 11 93 126 22 241 21.9
120 Colorado 11 106 142 23 271 24.6
121 Tennessee 10 71 97 24 192 19.2
121 Oregon 11 68 123 24 215 19.5
121 Illinois 10 86 111 24 221 22.1
121 Syracuse 9 96 99 24 219 24.3
125 Florida State 12 99 93 25 217 18.1
125 TCU 10 87 105 25 217 21.7
127 Purdue 11 78 107 27 212 19.3
127 Pittsburgh 10 93 88 27 208 20.8
129 Maryland 11 96 112 28 236 21.5
129 USC 10 108 111 28 247 24.7
131 Washington 13 107 149 33 289 22.2