2023 National Leaders First Downs - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 17 | 45 | 6 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 2 | Texas | 2 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 4 | Liberty | 2 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Oregon | 2 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 2 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Troy | 2 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Michigan | 3 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 9 | SMU | 2 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 12 | UNLV | 2 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 13 | Boise State | 2 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 14 | Alabama | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 15 | Louisville | 2 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 16 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 16 | Toledo | 2 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 1 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 19 | South Alabama | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 21 | Tulane | 2 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 22 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 22 | LSU | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 27 | Georgia State | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Clemson | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 31 | Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 31 | Florida State | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 35 | Kansas State | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Memphis | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Kansas | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | San Jose State | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 42 | South Florida | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 42 | Penn State | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Boston College | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 45 | UTSA | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 45 | Auburn | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 50 | Minnesota | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 50 | Missouri | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 50 | Duke | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 50 | UCF | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 50 | USC | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 50 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 56 | Air Force | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 56 | UCLA | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 56 | Ohio | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 56 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 56 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 56 | Iowa | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 |
| 63 | Rutgers | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 63 | North Carolina State | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 63 | Navy | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 63 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 68 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 68 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 68 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 72 | Army | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 72 | Maryland | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 72 | Texas State | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 72 | California | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 77 | Utah | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 77 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 79 | Old Dominion | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 79 | Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 79 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 82 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |