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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Oregon 4 39 72 6 117 29.3
2 James Madison 4 32 71 5 108 27.0
3 Liberty 4 65 29 10 104 26.0
4 Memphis 4 29 63 11 103 25.8
5 New Mexico 4 56 34 12 102 25.5
6 West Virginia 4 59 32 10 101 25.3
6 Texas A&M 4 48 47 6 101 25.3
6 North Texas 4 45 50 6 101 25.3
9 UTSA 4 48 44 7 99 24.8
9 SMU 4 47 44 8 99 24.8
9 Texas State 4 43 46 10 99 24.8
12 Oklahoma State 4 24 65 9 98 24.5
13 Georgia 4 45 47 5 97 24.3
13 UAB 4 42 46 9 97 24.3
13 South Florida 4 37 50 10 97 24.3
13 TCU 4 23 67 7 97 24.3
17 Oklahoma 4 38 52 6 96 24.0
17 North Carolina 4 38 49 9 96 24.0
17 Appalachian State 4 33 52 11 96 24.0
20 Troy 4 30 52 13 95 23.8
21 Alabama 4 50 42 2 94 23.5
21 Indiana 4 36 44 14 94 23.5
21 Kansas State 4 31 53 10 94 23.5
24 Oregon State 4 41 45 7 93 23.3
24 Mississippi 4 41 42 10 93 23.3
24 LSU 4 35 52 6 93 23.3
24 Washington State 4 24 60 9 93 23.3
28 Jacksonville State 3 42 21 6 69 23.0
29 Utah 4 47 37 7 91 22.8
29 New Mexico State 4 43 41 7 91 22.8
29 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 31 53 7 91 22.8
32 UCF 4 47 35 8 90 22.5
32 Texas 4 38 47 5 90 22.5
32 Arizona 4 24 60 6 90 22.5
35 Clemson 4 49 32 7 88 22.0
35 Utah State 4 45 31 12 88 22.0
35 Arkansas State 4 36 41 11 88 22.0
35 Illinois 4 22 58 8 88 22.0
39 Georgia Tech 4 48 29 10 87 21.8
39 Boise State 4 46 37 4 87 21.8
39 Tulsa 4 31 51 5 87 21.8
42 Colorado State 4 32 44 10 86 21.5
43 Missouri 4 42 35 8 85 21.3
43 Tennessee 4 35 48 2 85 21.3
43 Washington 4 32 44 9 85 21.3
43 Louisville 4 31 48 6 85 21.3
43 Ohio State 4 30 50 5 85 21.3
43 Ohio 3 34 24 6 64 21.3
43 Notre Dame 3 30 31 3 64 21.3
50 Cincinnati 4 51 31 2 84 21.0
50 Virginia 4 30 44 10 84 21.0
50 Sam Houston State 4 26 46 12 84 21.0
50 Temple 4 19 54 11 84 21.0
50 USC 3 19 38 6 63 21.0
55 Florida 4 32 45 6 83 20.8
55 Coastal Carolina 4 24 43 16 83 20.8
57 Louisiana Tech 3 18 38 6 62 20.7
58 Texas Tech 4 38 37 7 82 20.5
58 North Carolina State 4 34 40 8 82 20.5
60 Purdue 4 46 33 2 81 20.3
60 Wyoming 4 42 35 4 81 20.3
60 Penn State 4 41 35 5 81 20.3
60 Georgia Southern 4 27 44 10 81 20.3
60 Duke 4 27 42 12 81 20.3
60 Florida State 4 23 47 11 81 20.3
60 San Jose State 3 32 28 1 61 20.3
60 Eastern Michigan 3 28 26 7 61 20.3
68 Connecticut 4 34 38 8 80 20.0
68 Miami (Florida) 4 31 43 6 80 20.0
68 Toledo 3 21 34 5 60 20.0
71 Baylor 4 32 44 3 79 19.8
71 Western Kentucky 4 25 48 6 79 19.8
73 Ball State 4 52 22 4 78 19.5
73 Boston College 4 45 29 4 78 19.5
73 California 4 30 36 12 78 19.5
76 Rice 4 34 37 6 77 19.3
76 Hawai'i 4 29 44 4 77 19.3
78 Auburn 4 46 24 6 76 19.0
78 Kansas 4 34 35 7 76 19.0
78 South Alabama 4 32 41 3 76 19.0
81 Michigan 4 32 38 5 75 18.8
81 Wisconsin 4 31 40 4 75 18.8
81 Maryland 4 17 49 9 75 18.8
84 Massachusetts 3 21 29 6 56 18.7
85 Southern Mississippi 4 42 25 7 74 18.5
85 Air Force 4 41 20 13 74 18.5
85 UCLA 4 31 42 1 74 18.5
88 Bowling Green 4 32 39 2 73 18.3
88 UNLV 4 32 36 5 73 18.3
88 San Diego State 4 30 38 5 73 18.3
88 Middle Tennessee 4 28 37 8 73 18.3
88 Northern Illinois 3 31 21 3 55 18.3
93 Fresno State 4 21 48 3 72 18.0
94 Syracuse 4 52 13 5 70 17.5
94 Arkansas 4 35 30 5 70 17.5
94 BYU 4 32 34 4 70 17.5
94 Old Dominion 4 32 31 7 70 17.5
94 South Carolina 4 20 47 3 70 17.5
99 Virginia Tech 4 37 30 2 69 17.3
99 Arizona State 4 31 28 10 69 17.3
99 UTEP 3 18 28 6 52 17.3
102 Tulane 4 31 34 3 68 17.0
102 Houston 4 31 31 6 68 17.0
102 Akron 4 23 36 9 68 17.0
102 Vanderbilt 3 20 22 9 51 17.0
106 Iowa 4 30 28 9 67 16.8
106 Nevada 4 28 30 9 67 16.8
106 Stanford 4 23 34 10 67 16.8
109 Western Michigan 3 22 25 3 50 16.7
110 Nebraska 4 37 20 9 66 16.5
111 Minnesota 4 28 29 7 64 16.0
111 Charlotte 4 24 30 10 64 16.0
111 Pittsburgh 4 23 33 8 64 16.0
111 Central Michigan 3 26 18 4 48 16.0
115 Florida Atlantic 4 24 36 3 63 15.8
115 Northwestern 4 24 35 4 63 15.8
115 Wake Forest 4 24 35 4 63 15.8
115 Kent State 4 21 36 6 63 15.8
115 Iowa State 4 18 41 4 63 15.8
120 Florida International 3 14 30 3 47 15.7
121 Rutgers 4 28 28 6 62 15.5
122 Georgia State 4 28 27 6 61 15.3
122 Mississippi State 4 26 32 3 61 15.3
122 Louisiana-Monroe 4 25 27 9 61 15.3
122 Marshall 4 24 29 8 61 15.3
122 Colorado 4 13 41 7 61 15.3
127 Buffalo 3 23 17 5 45 15.0
128 Army 3 37 3 4 44 14.7
129 Kentucky 4 18 33 7 58 14.5
130 Navy 4 39 16 1 56 14.0
131 East Carolina 4 18 29 2 49 12.3
131 Michigan State 4 15 30 4 49 12.3
133 Miami (Ohio) 3 17 16 3 36 12.0