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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Georgia 5 59 70 11 140 28.0
1 Oregon 4 42 64 6 112 28.0
3 Penn State 4 53 48 9 110 27.5
4 Oklahoma 4 41 59 8 108 27.0
5 Cincinnati 3 35 41 4 80 26.7
5 Washington State 3 26 49 5 80 26.7
7 LSU 5 50 73 9 132 26.4
8 UCF 4 53 47 5 105 26.3
9 Texas Tech 4 41 53 9 103 25.8
10 Colorado 3 15 51 11 77 25.7
11 Mississippi 5 47 74 5 126 25.2
11 Texas A&M 5 40 71 15 126 25.2
13 Appalachian State 5 53 62 10 125 25.0
13 Kansas 4 39 52 9 100 25.0
15 Georgia Tech 5 60 55 9 124 24.8
15 Fresno State 5 33 79 12 124 24.8
15 Washington 5 25 86 13 124 24.8
18 TCU 3 33 40 1 74 24.7
19 Jacksonville State 5 72 40 11 123 24.6
20 Houston 3 27 39 7 73 24.3
21 Miami (Florida) 5 53 58 10 121 24.2
22 North Carolina 5 56 57 7 120 24.0
22 Georgia Southern 5 39 73 8 120 24.0
24 Clemson 5 60 53 6 119 23.8
24 UAB 4 36 56 3 95 23.8
24 USC 4 26 62 7 95 23.8
27 Tennessee 5 64 50 4 118 23.6
28 North Texas 4 49 42 3 94 23.5
29 Syracuse 5 45 57 15 117 23.4
29 SMU 5 42 58 17 117 23.4
31 Maryland 4 41 44 8 93 23.3
31 Purdue 3 21 40 9 70 23.3
33 Minnesota 4 59 23 10 92 23.0
34 Wake Forest 4 42 43 6 91 22.8
35 Boston College 5 72 30 10 112 22.4
36 Kansas State 4 40 45 4 89 22.3
36 Arizona 4 31 51 7 89 22.3
38 Louisville 5 60 45 6 111 22.2
39 Toledo 5 45 54 11 110 22.0
39 Duke 5 43 56 11 110 22.0
39 Illinois 3 25 37 4 66 22.0
39 Indiana 3 17 42 7 66 22.0
43 South Florida 5 59 41 9 109 21.8
43 Memphis 5 45 61 3 109 21.8
43 Wisconsin 4 36 49 2 87 21.8
43 New Mexico 4 34 40 13 87 21.8
47 Western Kentucky 5 29 66 13 108 21.6
48 UCLA 4 46 36 4 86 21.5
48 California 4 39 41 6 86 21.5
50 South Alabama 5 53 47 7 107 21.4
50 San Jose State 5 38 52 17 107 21.4
52 Arkansas 4 42 39 4 85 21.3
52 Colorado State 4 11 69 5 85 21.3
54 Liberty 5 55 42 9 106 21.2
54 Texas State 5 45 54 7 106 21.2
56 Notre Dame 13 120 141 12 273 21.0
56 Missouri 5 51 46 8 105 21.0
56 Florida 4 35 44 5 84 21.0
59 Boise State 5 44 51 9 104 20.8
59 Oklahoma State 4 29 50 4 83 20.8
59 Texas 4 29 47 7 83 20.8
59 Vanderbilt 4 28 48 7 83 20.8
63 Baylor 3 27 31 4 62 20.7
63 Stanford 3 23 30 9 62 20.7
65 Georgia State 5 48 48 7 103 20.6
65 Arkansas State 5 38 53 12 103 20.6
65 Coastal Carolina 5 32 59 12 103 20.6
68 Tulsa 4 42 34 6 82 20.5
68 Mississippi State 4 33 42 7 82 20.5
70 North Carolina State 5 45 48 9 102 20.4
70 Ohio 5 44 48 10 102 20.4
70 Utah State 5 39 54 9 102 20.4
70 UNLV 5 38 49 15 102 20.4
70 James Madison 5 32 60 10 102 20.4
75 Florida State 5 37 52 12 101 20.2
76 UTSA 5 46 52 2 100 20.0
76 Oregon State 4 35 43 2 80 20.0
76 Virginia 4 35 37 8 80 20.0
76 Temple 4 22 47 11 80 20.0
80 Rice 5 31 54 14 99 19.8
80 Rutgers 4 51 22 6 79 19.8
82 Troy 5 41 49 8 98 19.6
83 Buffalo 4 26 44 8 78 19.5
83 Ohio State 4 23 48 7 78 19.5
85 Alabama 5 56 33 8 97 19.4
85 Auburn 5 47 40 10 97 19.4
85 Bowling Green 5 41 48 8 97 19.4
85 Marshall 5 30 53 14 97 19.4
89 West Virginia 4 43 29 5 77 19.3
89 UTEP 4 32 34 11 77 19.3
89 South Carolina 4 17 54 6 77 19.3
89 Nebraska 3 36 19 3 58 19.3
93 New Mexico State 6 57 48 10 115 19.2
93 Virginia Tech 5 42 46 8 96 19.2
93 Northern Illinois 5 39 46 11 96 19.2
96 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 43 43 9 95 19.0
96 Michigan 5 37 53 5 95 19.0
96 Northwestern 4 33 36 7 76 19.0
99 Hawai'i 5 24 56 14 94 18.8
99 Middle Tennessee 4 27 43 5 75 18.8
99 Florida Atlantic 4 22 42 11 75 18.8
102 Michigan State 3 18 32 6 56 18.7
103 Western Michigan 4 34 34 5 73 18.3
104 Wyoming 5 46 34 10 90 18.0
105 Massachusetts 10 77 83 18 178 17.8
105 Central Michigan 4 34 23 14 71 17.8
105 Pittsburgh 4 32 30 9 71 17.8
105 Louisiana Tech 4 27 33 11 71 17.8
109 Air Force 5 62 15 11 88 17.6
109 Tulane 5 38 45 5 88 17.6
111 Connecticut 11 84 91 17 192 17.5
111 Akron 4 35 32 3 70 17.5
113 Utah 4 42 24 3 69 17.3
113 San Diego State 4 31 33 5 69 17.3
115 Southern Mississippi 4 24 35 9 68 17.0
116 Ball State 4 26 35 6 67 16.8
117 Kentucky 5 27 50 6 83 16.6
118 Miami (Ohio) 5 42 32 7 81 16.2
119 Florida International 4 20 41 3 64 16.0
119 Arizona State 3 21 22 5 48 16.0
121 Army 11 126 39 10 175 15.9
122 Charlotte 4 26 31 6 63 15.8
123 BYU 3 11 32 4 47 15.7
124 Old Dominion 5 38 32 7 77 15.4
125 Louisiana-Monroe 4 39 16 6 61 15.3
125 East Carolina 4 35 25 1 61 15.3
125 Iowa State 4 17 41 3 61 15.3
128 Kent State 4 30 26 4 60 15.0
128 Nevada 4 24 27 9 60 15.0
130 Navy 4 32 24 1 57 14.3
130 Iowa 4 30 20 7 57 14.3
132 Sam Houston State 4 21 22 8 51 12.8
133 Eastern Michigan 5 27 25 7 59 11.8