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 | USF | 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 | Ole Miss | 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 | Utah | 4 | 47 | 37 | 7 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 28 | New Mexico State | 4 | 43 | 41 | 7 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 28 | Louisiana | 4 | 31 | 53 | 7 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 31 | UCF | 4 | 47 | 35 | 8 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 31 | Texas | 4 | 38 | 47 | 5 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 31 | Arizona | 4 | 24 | 60 | 6 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 34 | Clemson | 4 | 49 | 32 | 7 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Utah State | 4 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Arkansas State | 4 | 36 | 41 | 11 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Illinois | 4 | 22 | 58 | 8 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 48 | 29 | 10 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 38 | Boise State | 4 | 46 | 37 | 4 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 4 | 31 | 51 | 5 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 41 | Colorado State | 4 | 32 | 44 | 10 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 42 | Missouri | 4 | 42 | 35 | 8 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 4 | 35 | 48 | 2 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 42 | Washington | 4 | 32 | 44 | 9 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 42 | Louisville | 4 | 31 | 48 | 6 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 4 | 30 | 50 | 5 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | 4 | 51 | 31 | 2 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 47 | Virginia | 4 | 30 | 44 | 10 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 47 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 26 | 46 | 12 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 47 | Temple | 4 | 19 | 54 | 11 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Florida | 4 | 32 | 45 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 51 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 24 | 43 | 16 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 53 | Texas Tech | 4 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 53 | NC State | 4 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 55 | Purdue | 4 | 46 | 33 | 2 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 4 | 42 | 35 | 4 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 55 | Penn State | 4 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 55 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 55 | Duke | 4 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 55 | Florida State | 4 | 23 | 47 | 11 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 61 | Connecticut | 4 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 61 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 63 | Baylor | 4 | 32 | 44 | 3 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 25 | 48 | 6 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 65 | Ball State | 4 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 65 | Boston College | 4 | 45 | 29 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 65 | California | 4 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 68 | Rice | 4 | 34 | 37 | 6 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 68 | Hawaii | 4 | 29 | 44 | 4 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 70 | Auburn | 4 | 46 | 24 | 6 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 70 | Kansas | 4 | 34 | 35 | 7 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 4 | 32 | 41 | 3 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 73 | Michigan | 4 | 32 | 38 | 5 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 73 | Wisconsin | 4 | 31 | 40 | 4 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 73 | Maryland | 4 | 17 | 49 | 9 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 76 | Southern Miss | 4 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 76 | Air Force | 4 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 76 | UCLA | 4 | 31 | 42 | 1 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 4 | 32 | 39 | 2 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 79 | UNLV | 4 | 32 | 36 | 5 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 79 | San Diego State | 4 | 30 | 38 | 5 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 79 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 28 | 37 | 8 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 83 | Fresno State | 4 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 4 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 84 | Arkansas | 4 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 84 | BYU | 4 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 84 | Old Dominion | 4 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 4 | 20 | 47 | 3 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 89 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 89 | Arizona State | 4 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 92 | Tulane | 4 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 92 | Houston | 4 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 92 | Akron | 4 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 95 | Iowa | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 95 | Nevada | 4 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 95 | Stanford | 4 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 4 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 99 | Ohio | 3 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 99 | Notre Dame | 3 | 30 | 31 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 99 | Minnesota | 4 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 99 | Charlotte | 4 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 99 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 104 | USC | 3 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 104 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 24 | 36 | 3 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 104 | Northwestern | 4 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 104 | Wake Forest | 4 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 104 | Kent State | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 4 | 18 | 41 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 110 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 18 | 38 | 6 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 110 | Rutgers | 4 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 112 | San Jose State | 3 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 112 | Georgia State | 4 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 112 | Mississippi State | 4 | 26 | 32 | 3 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 112 | Marshall | 4 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 112 | Colorado | 4 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 119 | Toledo | 3 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 4 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 3 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 121 | Navy | 4 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 123 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 124 | UTEP | 3 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 125 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 126 | Western Michigan | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 127 | East Carolina | 4 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 49 | 12.3 |
| 127 | Michigan State | 4 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 |
| 129 | Central Michigan | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 130 | FIU | 3 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 131 | Buffalo | 3 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 132 | Army | 3 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 133 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 |