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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Liberty 9 152 72 18 242 26.9
2 Oregon 10 97 147 16 260 26.0
3 Texas State 8 96 95 15 206 25.8
4 LSU 8 78 109 17 204 25.5
5 North Texas 8 77 115 11 203 25.4
6 TCU 9 75 140 12 227 25.2
7 North Carolina 8 82 99 19 200 25.0
8 Oklahoma 9 89 115 20 224 24.9
9 Georgia 9 89 123 11 223 24.8
10 Kansas State 9 103 100 18 221 24.6
11 UTSA 8 87 94 14 195 24.4
12 SMU 9 93 107 17 217 24.1
13 Texas 10 99 133 8 240 24.0
13 New Mexico 8 88 83 21 192 24.0
13 Connecticut 1 13 9 2 24 24.0
16 South Florida 8 79 93 19 191 23.9
17 UAB 8 84 87 19 190 23.8
18 West Virginia 9 116 73 24 213 23.7
19 Arizona 9 75 122 15 212 23.6
20 South Alabama 8 71 107 9 187 23.4
20 Memphis 8 58 113 16 187 23.4
22 Appalachian State 9 69 119 20 208 23.1
22 Clemson 8 74 95 16 185 23.1
24 Utah State 8 82 80 20 182 22.8
25 Georgia Southern 8 56 107 18 181 22.6
26 Washington 10 72 132 21 225 22.5
27 Mississippi 8 86 80 13 179 22.4
27 Missouri 8 72 94 13 179 22.4
29 Troy 9 66 110 24 200 22.2
30 Oregon State 9 87 100 12 199 22.1
30 USC 9 62 121 16 199 22.1
32 Oklahoma State 10 69 136 15 220 22.0
32 Boise State 9 107 79 12 198 22.0
32 Florida 8 62 99 15 176 22.0
35 Ohio State 9 68 113 16 197 21.9
36 Southern Mississippi 8 88 65 21 174 21.8
36 James Madison 8 61 105 8 174 21.8
38 UCF 9 94 85 16 195 21.7
39 UCLA 9 84 97 13 194 21.6
40 Virginia 8 66 90 16 172 21.5
40 Coastal Carolina 8 66 85 21 172 21.5
40 Louisiana Tech 8 56 99 17 172 21.5
43 New Mexico State 9 91 90 12 193 21.4
43 California 9 74 91 28 193 21.4
43 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 72 85 14 171 21.4
46 Ohio 8 70 79 21 170 21.3
47 Washington State 9 52 120 18 190 21.1
48 Air Force 8 127 28 13 168 21.0
48 Boston College 8 89 68 11 168 21.0
48 Sam Houston State 8 48 104 16 168 21.0
51 Temple 8 41 108 18 167 20.9
52 Cincinnati 9 103 77 7 187 20.8
52 Jacksonville State 8 92 62 12 166 20.8
52 Georgia Tech 8 83 68 15 166 20.8
52 Tennessee 8 76 84 6 166 20.8
56 UNLV 9 77 95 13 185 20.6
56 Miami (Florida) 8 59 92 14 165 20.6
58 Western Michigan 8 69 73 22 164 20.5
59 San Jose State 8 81 74 8 163 20.4
59 Texas A&M 8 71 79 13 163 20.4
59 Colorado State 8 52 96 15 163 20.4
62 Michigan 10 84 106 13 203 20.3
62 Texas Tech 9 89 82 12 183 20.3
62 Alabama 9 82 91 10 183 20.3
62 Virginia Tech 8 89 63 10 162 20.3
66 Penn State 9 83 86 13 182 20.2
67 Louisville 9 68 96 17 181 20.1
68 Maryland 9 52 112 16 180 20.0
69 Kansas 9 83 82 14 179 19.9
69 Illinois 9 52 111 16 179 19.9
71 Arizona State 9 69 88 20 177 19.7
71 Colorado 9 55 102 20 177 19.7
73 Purdue 9 86 78 12 176 19.6
73 Toledo 9 72 90 14 176 19.6
73 Baylor 9 60 108 8 176 19.6
73 Middle Tennessee 8 55 83 19 157 19.6
73 Hawai'i 8 46 98 13 157 19.6
78 Central Michigan 8 76 67 13 156 19.5
79 Utah 9 90 69 16 175 19.4
79 Tulsa 8 64 82 9 155 19.4
79 Western Kentucky 8 43 103 9 155 19.4
82 Wisconsin 9 77 84 13 174 19.3
82 Arkansas State 8 63 77 14 154 19.3
84 Florida State 9 59 99 15 173 19.2
84 Stanford 9 59 91 23 173 19.2
86 Tulane 9 80 85 7 172 19.1
87 Indiana 9 72 80 19 171 19.0
87 Wyoming 8 69 69 14 152 19.0
87 Army 1 12 6 1 19 19.0
90 Georgia State 8 78 58 15 151 18.9
90 Fresno State 8 47 95 9 151 18.9
92 Ball State 8 86 49 15 150 18.8
93 Northern Illinois 8 67 68 14 149 18.6
93 Wake Forest 8 63 63 23 149 18.6
93 Rice 8 52 86 11 149 18.6
96 Massachusetts 2 15 18 4 37 18.5
97 Eastern Michigan 8 64 64 19 147 18.4
98 Auburn 8 84 48 12 144 18.0
99 UTEP 8 57 67 18 142 17.8
100 Florida Atlantic 8 54 74 13 141 17.6
100 Marshall 8 51 74 16 141 17.6
102 Charlotte 8 62 61 17 140 17.5
102 Nevada 8 62 57 21 140 17.5
102 South Carolina 8 45 85 10 140 17.5
105 Houston 9 57 89 11 157 17.4
105 North Carolina State 8 58 68 13 139 17.4
107 Old Dominion 8 64 63 11 138 17.3
107 Kentucky 8 47 72 19 138 17.3
109 BYU 9 59 81 14 154 17.1
109 San Diego State 8 66 64 7 137 17.1
111 Iowa State 9 51 91 9 151 16.8
111 Duke 8 55 61 18 134 16.8
113 Rutgers 9 75 62 11 148 16.4
114 Buffalo 8 63 57 10 130 16.3
114 Akron 8 50 65 15 130 16.3
116 Minnesota 9 64 67 14 145 16.1
116 Louisiana-Monroe 8 47 71 11 129 16.1
118 Northwestern 9 51 80 13 144 16.0
119 Michigan State 9 56 71 16 143 15.9
120 Nebraska 9 78 47 15 140 15.6
121 Pittsburgh 8 41 71 12 124 15.5
122 Arkansas 8 53 58 12 123 15.4
123 Florida International 8 44 68 9 121 15.1
123 Vanderbilt 8 41 60 20 121 15.1
125 Bowling Green 8 61 52 7 120 15.0
125 Kent State 8 46 63 11 120 15.0
125 East Carolina 8 42 66 12 120 15.0
128 Miami (Ohio) 9 55 63 16 134 14.9
129 Navy 8 90 24 3 117 14.6
129 Mississippi State 8 46 64 7 117 14.6
131 Syracuse 8 70 37 9 116 14.5
132 Iowa 10 53 55 16 124 12.4