2023 National Leaders First Downs - Games Won Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 13 | 141 | 183 | 20 | 344 | 26.5 |
| 2 | Liberty | 13 | 200 | 107 | 26 | 333 | 25.6 |
| 3 | Washington | 14 | 95 | 205 | 32 | 332 | 23.7 |
| 4 | Oregon | 12 | 122 | 183 | 18 | 323 | 26.9 |
| 5 | Michigan | 15 | 121 | 159 | 18 | 298 | 19.9 |
| 6 | Texas | 12 | 111 | 152 | 12 | 275 | 22.9 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 11 | 118 | 136 | 16 | 270 | 24.5 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 10 | 102 | 142 | 25 | 269 | 26.9 |
| 8 | SMU | 11 | 112 | 130 | 27 | 269 | 24.5 |
| 10 | Florida State | 13 | 92 | 145 | 26 | 263 | 20.2 |
| 11 | LSU | 10 | 103 | 138 | 17 | 258 | 25.8 |
| 12 | Troy | 11 | 99 | 122 | 25 | 246 | 22.4 |
| 13 | Alabama | 12 | 118 | 110 | 17 | 245 | 20.4 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 81 | 144 | 18 | 243 | 24.3 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 11 | 79 | 143 | 19 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 16 | Missouri | 11 | 106 | 115 | 19 | 240 | 21.8 |
| 17 | Penn State | 10 | 117 | 105 | 17 | 239 | 23.9 |
| 18 | James Madison | 11 | 83 | 136 | 16 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 19 | Memphis | 10 | 91 | 125 | 14 | 230 | 23.0 |
| 20 | Toledo | 11 | 100 | 111 | 17 | 228 | 20.7 |
| 21 | Arizona | 10 | 82 | 130 | 11 | 223 | 22.3 |
| 22 | UTSA | 9 | 101 | 107 | 14 | 222 | 24.7 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 9 | 108 | 98 | 15 | 221 | 24.6 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 10 | 100 | 112 | 9 | 221 | 22.1 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 9 | 112 | 96 | 9 | 217 | 24.1 |
| 26 | Appalachian State | 9 | 79 | 117 | 20 | 216 | 24.0 |
| 27 | New Mexico State | 10 | 103 | 98 | 14 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 28 | Tulane | 11 | 101 | 104 | 9 | 214 | 19.5 |
| 29 | Kansas | 9 | 93 | 100 | 19 | 212 | 23.6 |
| 29 | Ohio | 10 | 94 | 94 | 24 | 212 | 21.2 |
| 31 | Clemson | 9 | 101 | 94 | 15 | 210 | 23.3 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 8 | 92 | 99 | 18 | 209 | 26.1 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 9 | 58 | 132 | 19 | 209 | 23.2 |
| 32 | Louisville | 10 | 94 | 100 | 15 | 209 | 20.9 |
| 35 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 125 | 68 | 15 | 208 | 23.1 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 9 | 115 | 67 | 24 | 206 | 22.9 |
| 37 | Texas State | 8 | 86 | 98 | 12 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 38 | USC | 8 | 56 | 121 | 13 | 190 | 23.8 |
| 39 | UNLV | 9 | 87 | 89 | 13 | 189 | 21.0 |
| 40 | UCLA | 8 | 90 | 85 | 12 | 187 | 23.4 |
| 41 | Wyoming | 9 | 91 | 72 | 20 | 183 | 20.3 |
| 42 | Oregon State | 8 | 86 | 90 | 6 | 182 | 22.8 |
| 42 | Air Force | 9 | 148 | 23 | 11 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 44 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 71 | 85 | 24 | 180 | 22.5 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 81 | 77 | 20 | 178 | 16.2 |
| 46 | NC State | 9 | 81 | 82 | 14 | 177 | 19.7 |
| 47 | Maryland | 8 | 68 | 92 | 14 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 48 | Boise State | 8 | 92 | 69 | 11 | 172 | 21.5 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 7 | 85 | 82 | 4 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 50 | Boston College | 7 | 104 | 49 | 15 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 50 | USF | 7 | 67 | 83 | 18 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 52 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 44 | 110 | 12 | 166 | 20.8 |
| 53 | Utah | 8 | 94 | 57 | 10 | 161 | 20.1 |
| 54 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 70 | 81 | 9 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 7 | 79 | 69 | 10 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | 7 | 70 | 76 | 12 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 89 | 60 | 8 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 58 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 53 | 91 | 12 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 87 | 54 | 15 | 156 | 22.3 |
| 60 | Duke | 8 | 61 | 73 | 20 | 154 | 19.3 |
| 61 | UCF | 6 | 82 | 61 | 10 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 6 | 76 | 63 | 14 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | 7 | 78 | 65 | 9 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 64 | Georgia State | 7 | 73 | 63 | 15 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 64 | Northwestern | 8 | 52 | 84 | 15 | 151 | 18.9 |
| 66 | San Jose State | 7 | 78 | 64 | 8 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 66 | Iowa | 10 | 68 | 62 | 20 | 150 | 15.0 |
| 68 | North Texas | 5 | 70 | 70 | 6 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 69 | Arkansas State | 6 | 70 | 65 | 10 | 145 | 24.2 |
| 70 | Utah State | 6 | 75 | 54 | 15 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 71 | Rutgers | 7 | 91 | 39 | 9 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 72 | TCU | 5 | 51 | 81 | 4 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 72 | Louisiana | 6 | 66 | 56 | 14 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 74 | Rice | 6 | 52 | 71 | 12 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 75 | California | 6 | 64 | 55 | 15 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 68 | 52 | 14 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 77 | Auburn | 6 | 75 | 49 | 8 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 78 | Bowling Green | 7 | 66 | 57 | 8 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 79 | Washington State | 5 | 39 | 81 | 10 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 79 | Marshall | 6 | 50 | 61 | 19 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 81 | Florida | 5 | 53 | 64 | 12 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 6 | 71 | 44 | 14 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 83 | Kentucky | 7 | 46 | 66 | 14 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 84 | Illinois | 5 | 43 | 66 | 10 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 85 | UAB | 4 | 58 | 51 | 6 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 7 | 42 | 63 | 8 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 5 | 28 | 73 | 8 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 87 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 44 | 51 | 14 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 89 | Central Michigan | 5 | 57 | 38 | 10 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Army | 6 | 79 | 20 | 6 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 91 | Western Michigan | 4 | 48 | 43 | 13 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 92 | South Carolina | 5 | 27 | 69 | 6 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 92 | Old Dominion | 6 | 40 | 53 | 9 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 94 | Hawaii | 5 | 37 | 54 | 9 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 95 | Purdue | 4 | 45 | 47 | 6 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 96 | Colorado | 4 | 20 | 63 | 13 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 97 | Wake Forest | 4 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 98 | New Mexico | 4 | 49 | 36 | 9 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 99 | Mississippi State | 5 | 38 | 45 | 9 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 100 | Ball State | 4 | 57 | 25 | 8 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 100 | Tulsa | 4 | 44 | 40 | 6 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 102 | Nebraska | 5 | 53 | 28 | 8 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 34 | 41 | 13 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 104 | Arkansas | 4 | 44 | 37 | 6 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 104 | Houston | 4 | 29 | 49 | 9 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 106 | Navy | 5 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 108 | BYU | 5 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 76 | 15.2 |
| 109 | Virginia | 3 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 110 | Michigan State | 4 | 22 | 46 | 6 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 111 | Stanford | 3 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 112 | Cincinnati | 3 | 33 | 37 | 2 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 112 | San Diego State | 4 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 114 | Southern Miss | 3 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 114 | FIU | 4 | 26 | 42 | 3 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 116 | Baylor | 3 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 116 | Temple | 3 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 118 | Indiana | 3 | 20 | 40 | 7 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 119 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 120 | Arizona State | 3 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 122 | UTEP | 3 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 122 | Connecticut | 3 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 122 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | 3 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 3 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 127 | Buffalo | 3 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 128 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 129 | Akron | 2 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 130 | Nevada | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 131 | East Carolina | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 132 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 133 | Kent State | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |