2023 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 TCU 4 40 71 5 116 29.0
2 Oregon 6 70 85 9 164 27.3
2 Oklahoma 6 57 89 18 164 27.3
4 Kansas State 4 52 48 7 107 26.8
5 North Carolina 5 46 74 8 128 25.6
6 Tennessee 5 60 66 1 127 25.4
6 Washington State 5 38 79 10 127 25.4
8 Texas State 8 90 97 15 202 25.3
8 North Texas 7 82 88 7 177 25.3
8 New Mexico 4 42 39 20 101 25.3
11 Notre Dame 5 58 63 5 126 25.2
11 LSU 5 51 69 6 126 25.2
13 Georgia 6 60 84 6 150 25.0
14 South Alabama 7 78 92 4 174 24.9
15 Liberty 8 124 59 15 198 24.8
16 Appalachian State 6 53 84 11 148 24.7
17 Oregon State 5 62 54 7 123 24.6
17 USC 5 35 84 4 123 24.6
19 Kansas 5 62 52 8 122 24.4
20 West Virginia 7 95 58 17 170 24.3
20 UCLA 6 61 74 11 146 24.3
22 SMU 9 93 106 19 218 24.2
22 Boston College 5 77 33 11 121 24.2
22 Utah State 5 59 47 15 121 24.2
25 UCF 4 51 38 7 96 24.0
26 Michigan 6 47 83 13 143 23.8
26 Colorado 6 37 89 17 143 23.8
26 Syracuse 5 62 43 14 119 23.8
26 Wake Forest 4 42 42 11 95 23.8
30 South Florida 8 83 90 16 189 23.6
31 UAB 6 54 75 12 141 23.5
31 Arizona 6 47 86 8 141 23.5
31 Ohio State 4 34 54 6 94 23.5
31 Florida 4 33 53 8 94 23.5
35 Arkansas State 5 44 60 13 117 23.4
36 Washington 6 39 85 16 140 23.3
37 Georgia Southern 5 36 70 10 116 23.2
38 Purdue 5 43 58 14 115 23.0
39 Ohio 8 73 89 20 182 22.8
40 Rice 6 44 81 11 136 22.7
41 Mississippi 5 56 45 12 113 22.6
41 California 5 52 52 9 113 22.6
43 Minnesota 6 66 55 14 135 22.5
43 UNLV 6 65 60 10 135 22.5
43 Memphis 6 51 71 13 135 22.5
43 Penn State 4 43 40 7 90 22.5
43 Marshall 4 35 40 15 90 22.5
48 Jacksonville State 8 107 57 15 179 22.4
48 Fresno State 7 47 97 13 157 22.4
48 Cincinnati 5 59 51 2 112 22.4
51 Louisville 3 21 38 8 67 22.3
51 Arizona State 3 20 41 6 67 22.3
53 Texas A&M 6 57 66 10 133 22.2
53 Western Michigan 5 39 58 14 111 22.2
55 UTSA 9 91 97 10 198 22.0
55 Louisiana-Lafayette 7 63 78 13 154 22.0
55 Oklahoma State 5 36 63 11 110 22.0
55 Indiana 4 32 44 12 88 22.0
59 Missouri 5 47 54 8 109 21.8
59 Troy 5 44 51 14 109 21.8
59 Illinois 5 33 70 6 109 21.8
62 Texas Tech 6 62 61 7 130 21.7
63 Georgia Tech 4 50 27 9 86 21.5
63 Baylor 4 33 51 2 86 21.5
65 Georgia State 7 76 62 12 150 21.4
65 Boise State 5 65 37 5 107 21.4
65 Coastal Carolina 5 38 55 14 107 21.4
68 Stanford 4 26 45 14 85 21.3
69 Louisiana Tech 6 43 70 14 127 21.2
69 Hawai'i 6 28 87 12 127 21.2
69 Auburn 5 60 38 8 106 21.2
69 Florida State 5 33 62 11 106 21.2
73 Texas 5 39 61 5 105 21.0
73 San Jose State 4 43 35 6 84 21.0
73 South Carolina 3 20 39 4 63 21.0
76 Wisconsin 8 75 83 9 167 20.9
76 Tulane 7 72 68 6 146 20.9
76 Toledo 7 62 71 13 146 20.9
76 Colorado State 7 44 90 12 146 20.9
80 James Madison 6 37 79 9 125 20.8
80 Wyoming 4 44 33 6 83 20.8
82 Central Michigan 6 56 55 13 124 20.7
83 Connecticut 4 44 31 7 82 20.5
84 Virginia Tech 7 67 65 11 143 20.4
84 Utah 5 61 35 6 102 20.4
84 Temple 5 26 64 12 102 20.4
87 Maryland 7 52 82 8 142 20.3
88 Middle Tennessee 5 39 52 10 101 20.2
89 Alabama 4 44 32 4 80 20.0
89 Clemson 4 43 31 6 80 20.0
89 Rutgers 3 41 16 3 60 20.0
89 Miami (Florida) 2 21 19 0 40 20.0
93 Tulsa 6 50 62 7 119 19.8
93 North Carolina State 4 44 30 5 79 19.8
93 Duke 4 19 45 15 79 19.8
96 New Mexico State 9 87 78 12 177 19.7
96 Western Kentucky 6 28 82 8 118 19.7
98 Houston 6 48 59 9 116 19.3
99 Massachusetts 6 45 56 13 114 19.0
100 Northern Illinois 9 81 70 18 169 18.8
101 Southern Mississippi 5 49 36 8 93 18.6
102 Air Force 7 88 26 15 129 18.4
102 Mississippi State 5 33 50 9 92 18.4
104 Iowa State 4 32 36 5 73 18.3
105 Arkansas 6 58 45 6 109 18.2
106 Florida Atlantic 6 43 50 15 108 18.0
106 Nevada 5 45 31 14 90 18.0
106 Ball State 5 42 37 11 90 18.0
106 UTEP 4 29 35 8 72 18.0
110 Kentucky 6 38 53 16 107 17.8
111 Sam Houston State 6 34 62 9 105 17.5
112 Northwestern 5 32 48 7 87 17.4
113 Nebraska 6 59 33 12 104 17.3
114 Akron 6 45 48 10 103 17.2
114 Buffalo 5 35 45 6 86 17.2
116 Eastern Michigan 8 59 60 18 137 17.1
117 Michigan State 4 19 41 8 68 17.0
118 Pittsburgh 3 17 25 7 49 16.3
119 Bowling Green 6 52 41 4 97 16.2
120 Florida International 7 44 63 6 113 16.1
121 Vanderbilt 5 25 48 7 80 16.0
122 Louisiana-Monroe 5 31 43 5 79 15.8
122 Army 4 44 16 3 63 15.8
124 Old Dominion 5 38 33 7 78 15.6
125 San Diego State 4 30 27 5 62 15.5
126 Charlotte 6 39 43 10 92 15.3
126 BYU 4 21 32 8 61 15.3
128 Iowa 7 41 48 17 106 15.1
129 Navy 6 64 26 0 90 15.0
130 Miami (Ohio) 7 40 53 9 102 14.6
131 East Carolina 6 34 45 8 87 14.5
132 Kent State 6 33 39 9 81 13.5