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

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