2023 National Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 South Alabama 3 36 54 1 91 30.3
2 Texas State 3 42 38 5 85 28.3
3 Georgia 3 33 48 2 83 27.7
4 UCLA 4 51 48 10 109 27.3
5 North Carolina 4 53 48 7 108 27.0
6 Liberty 4 63 32 9 104 26.0
7 Virginia 3 39 33 5 77 25.7
7 Oklahoma 3 34 34 9 77 25.7
7 SMU 3 26 46 5 77 25.7
10 North Texas 4 32 65 5 102 25.5
11 West Virginia 3 40 30 5 75 25.0
11 Arizona 3 33 39 3 75 25.0
13 Utah State 3 32 38 4 74 24.7
14 Boston College 3 49 20 4 73 24.3
14 LSU 3 33 36 4 73 24.3
14 Georgia Southern 3 23 45 5 73 24.3
17 UTSA 4 39 50 7 96 24.0
17 TCU 3 22 47 3 72 24.0
19 Kansas State 4 60 31 4 95 23.8
20 Colorado 3 21 43 7 71 23.7
20 Stanford 3 19 42 10 71 23.7
22 Oregon 3 27 38 5 70 23.3
22 Arizona State 3 27 36 7 70 23.3
24 Boise State 3 37 27 5 69 23.0
24 South Florida 3 35 28 6 69 23.0
24 Kansas 3 31 33 5 69 23.0
24 UNLV 3 26 40 3 69 23.0
24 Florida 3 23 40 6 69 23.0
24 Michigan 3 23 40 6 69 23.0
30 Oklahoma State 4 37 49 5 91 22.8
31 Virginia Tech 3 37 26 5 68 22.7
31 Tulane 3 33 32 3 68 22.7
31 UAB 3 33 27 8 68 22.7
31 UCF 3 32 32 4 68 22.7
31 Louisiana Tech 3 23 39 6 68 22.7
31 Temple 3 21 40 7 68 22.7
37 Ohio State 4 30 51 9 90 22.5
38 Georgia State 3 38 23 6 67 22.3
38 California 3 25 31 11 67 22.3
38 Maryland 3 22 40 5 67 22.3
41 Tennessee 3 34 28 4 66 22.0
41 Oregon State 3 29 36 1 66 22.0
41 Missouri 3 24 38 4 66 22.0
44 Ohio 4 29 46 12 87 21.8
45 Georgia Tech 3 33 27 5 65 21.7
45 Louisville 3 29 30 6 65 21.7
45 Coastal Carolina 3 27 33 5 65 21.7
45 New Mexico 3 23 36 6 65 21.7
45 Memphis 3 22 39 4 65 21.7
45 Rice 3 20 41 4 65 21.7
51 Florida State 4 30 52 4 86 21.5
51 Sam Houston State 4 25 54 7 86 21.5
53 Jacksonville State 4 43 36 6 85 21.3
53 Miami (Florida) 4 28 49 8 85 21.3
53 Mississippi 3 33 25 6 64 21.3
53 Middle Tennessee 3 21 35 8 64 21.3
53 Washington 3 15 41 8 64 21.3
58 San Jose State 4 43 35 6 84 21.0
58 Central Michigan 4 38 38 8 84 21.0
58 Western Michigan 4 32 42 10 84 21.0
58 USC 4 27 45 12 84 21.0
62 Texas Tech 3 29 29 4 62 20.7
62 Southern Mississippi 3 29 24 9 62 20.7
62 Penn State 3 28 26 8 62 20.7
62 Appalachian State 3 18 39 5 62 20.7
66 New Mexico State 4 41 36 4 81 20.3
66 James Madison 3 19 40 2 61 20.3
68 Texas 3 27 32 1 60 20.0
68 Fresno State 3 20 35 5 60 20.0
68 Hawai'i 3 12 42 6 60 20.0
71 Wisconsin 4 37 35 7 79 19.8
72 Clemson 3 24 32 3 59 19.7
73 Florida Atlantic 4 30 38 10 78 19.5
74 Colorado State 4 20 52 5 77 19.3
75 Utah 3 32 20 5 57 19.0
76 Rutgers 3 33 20 3 56 18.7
76 Cincinnati 3 31 21 4 56 18.7
76 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 31 19 6 56 18.7
76 Nevada 3 29 17 10 56 18.7
76 Troy 3 25 26 5 56 18.7
76 Baylor 3 16 37 3 56 18.7
82 Notre Dame 3 19 33 3 55 18.3
82 Kentucky 3 18 32 5 55 18.3
82 South Carolina 3 17 33 5 55 18.3
85 Toledo 4 35 31 6 72 18.0
85 Northern Illinois 4 30 32 10 72 18.0
85 Marshall 4 23 44 5 72 18.0
85 Old Dominion 3 25 28 1 54 18.0
85 Mississippi State 3 23 24 7 54 18.0
85 Alabama 3 20 31 3 54 18.0
85 Illinois 3 19 30 5 54 18.0
85 Western Kentucky 3 12 39 3 54 18.0
93 Wake Forest 4 29 26 16 71 17.8
94 Ball State 3 30 16 7 53 17.7
94 Wyoming 3 18 27 8 53 17.7
96 Washington State 4 22 42 6 70 17.5
97 Buffalo 4 33 32 4 69 17.3
97 Florida International 4 24 41 4 69 17.3
97 Charlotte 3 28 21 3 52 17.3
97 Iowa State 3 22 26 4 52 17.3
97 Northwestern 3 22 23 7 52 17.3
97 Texas A&M 3 17 26 9 52 17.3
103 Miami (Ohio) 4 26 33 9 68 17.0
103 UTEP 3 22 26 3 51 17.0
103 Houston 3 13 34 4 51 17.0
106 Eastern Michigan 4 24 31 10 65 16.3
106 Louisiana-Monroe 4 22 39 4 65 16.3
106 Air Force 3 35 8 6 49 16.3
106 Auburn 3 22 21 6 49 16.3
110 Michigan State 3 20 21 7 48 16.0
110 Arkansas State 3 17 28 3 48 16.0
112 Massachusetts 3 25 19 3 47 15.7
112 Indiana 3 24 20 3 47 15.7
112 Akron 3 20 21 6 47 15.7
115 Nebraska 3 27 14 5 46 15.3
115 Minnesota 3 24 18 4 46 15.3
115 Purdue 3 20 21 5 46 15.3
115 East Carolina 3 17 23 6 46 15.3
119 Army 4 40 17 3 60 15.0
120 BYU 3 21 18 5 44 14.7
120 Tulsa 3 19 22 3 44 14.7
120 Pittsburgh 3 13 28 3 44 14.7
123 Kent State 3 20 19 4 43 14.3
123 North Carolina State 3 17 23 3 43 14.3
125 Arkansas 3 19 20 3 42 14.0
125 Connecticut 3 16 22 4 42 14.0
125 San Diego State 2 18 9 1 28 14.0
128 Navy 3 31 9 1 41 13.7
129 Bowling Green 3 25 8 4 37 12.3
130 Duke 3 20 10 6 36 12.0
131 Vanderbilt 3 12 18 5 35 11.7
132 Syracuse 3 11 19 2 32 10.7
133 Iowa 3 15 12 4 31 10.3