2023 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Liberty 14 207 114 27 348 24.9
2 Air Force 12 170 41 21 232 19.3
3 Jacksonville State 12 150 95 19 264 22.0
4 Boston College 12 148 91 17 256 21.3
5 Boise State 13 144 118 18 280 21.5
6 Georgia 13 142 176 18 336 25.8
6 West Virginia 12 142 90 28 260 21.7
8 New Mexico State 14 136 125 19 280 20.0
9 UTSA 13 133 146 16 295 22.7
10 Kansas State 12 132 129 21 282 23.5
11 South Florida 12 131 123 22 276 23.0
11 Tennessee 12 131 127 9 267 22.3
11 Virginia Tech 13 131 109 18 258 19.8
14 Oklahoma 13 130 174 28 332 25.5
14 UCF 12 130 118 21 269 22.4
16 Georgia Tech 12 129 111 22 262 21.8
17 Texas 14 128 180 15 323 23.1
18 Oregon 13 125 190 19 334 25.7
18 North Carolina 12 125 144 25 294 24.5
18 SMU 13 125 153 28 306 23.5
18 Cincinnati 11 125 101 11 237 21.5
18 Alabama 13 125 115 18 258 19.8
23 Texas State 12 124 135 19 278 23.2
24 Minnesota 13 123 90 24 237 18.2
25 Mississippi 12 122 134 17 273 22.8
26 Michigan 15 121 159 18 298 19.9
27 Clemson 12 119 127 21 267 22.3
28 Penn State 12 117 122 19 258 21.5
28 Utah 12 117 86 18 221 18.4
30 UCLA 12 116 125 17 258 21.5
30 Auburn 12 116 77 22 215 17.9
32 Texas Tech 12 115 126 19 260 21.7
32 Army 10 115 36 9 160 16.0
34 Georgia State 12 114 99 21 234 19.5
34 Nebraska 12 114 66 18 198 16.5
36 North Texas 11 113 144 13 270 24.5
36 Appalachian State 13 113 169 28 310 23.8
36 Louisville 13 113 129 21 263 20.2
36 Wisconsin 13 113 133 15 261 20.1
40 New Mexico 11 112 112 31 255 23.2
40 South Alabama 12 112 143 16 271 22.6
42 Missouri 12 111 131 19 261 21.8
43 LSU 12 110 168 24 302 25.2
43 Kansas 12 110 121 21 252 21.0
43 Notre Dame 12 110 126 11 247 20.6
43 Tulane 13 110 119 12 241 18.5
43 Navy 11 110 42 4 156 14.2
48 Oregon State 12 109 134 13 256 21.3
48 Rutgers 12 109 74 16 199 16.6
50 Toledo 13 108 124 20 252 19.4
51 Purdue 12 107 118 21 246 20.5
51 San Jose State 12 107 115 24 246 20.5
53 UNLV 13 106 135 26 267 20.5
53 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 106 119 21 246 20.5
53 Southern Mississippi 11 106 86 25 217 19.7
56 Utah State 12 105 127 29 261 21.8
56 Wyoming 12 105 94 24 223 18.6
58 UAB 11 103 129 22 254 23.1
59 Ohio 12 101 123 30 254 21.2
59 Northern Illinois 12 101 101 24 226 18.8
59 Old Dominion 12 101 83 16 200 16.7
59 Syracuse 12 101 74 24 199 16.6
63 TCU 11 99 167 13 279 25.4
63 California 12 99 127 30 256 21.3
63 Central Michigan 11 99 85 24 208 18.9
66 Texas A&M 12 98 140 26 264 22.0
67 Washington 15 97 218 34 349 23.3
68 Arizona 12 95 162 21 278 23.2
68 Miami (Florida) 12 95 135 24 254 21.2
68 Wake Forest 11 95 94 28 217 19.7
68 Ball State 11 95 77 19 191 17.4
72 Bowling Green 12 94 84 14 192 16.0
73 Troy 13 93 150 30 273 21.0
74 Tulsa 11 91 107 13 211 19.2
75 Memphis 12 90 160 19 269 22.4
75 Oklahoma State 13 90 171 18 279 21.5
75 North Carolina State 12 90 103 22 215 17.9
78 USC 13 88 183 23 294 22.6
78 Virginia 11 88 116 21 225 20.5
80 Florida State 13 87 137 24 248 19.1
80 Arkansas 11 87 85 15 187 17.0
82 Arkansas State 12 86 122 24 232 19.3
82 Duke 12 86 105 24 215 17.9
84 Ohio State 12 85 147 20 252 21.0
84 Coastal Carolina 12 85 136 31 252 21.0
86 Houston 12 84 128 18 230 19.2
86 Western Michigan 11 84 99 25 208 18.9
86 San Diego State 11 84 93 11 188 17.1
86 Eastern Michigan 12 84 81 25 190 15.8
90 Connecticut 11 83 90 19 192 17.5
90 Iowa 14 83 75 23 181 12.9
92 Georgia Southern 12 82 166 24 272 22.7
92 James Madison 12 82 157 15 254 21.2
92 Arizona State 11 82 102 23 207 18.8
95 Massachusetts 11 81 96 20 197 17.9
95 Buffalo 11 81 87 17 185 16.8
95 Miami (Ohio) 13 81 86 20 187 14.4
98 Maryland 12 80 143 20 243 20.3
98 Nevada 11 80 77 29 186 16.9
100 Florida 11 78 130 19 227 20.6
100 Akron 11 78 87 18 183 16.6
102 Illinois 12 77 148 20 245 20.4
102 Indiana 11 77 104 23 204 18.5
104 Middle Tennessee 11 75 113 24 212 19.3
104 Charlotte 11 75 87 22 184 16.7
106 Marshall 12 74 114 29 217 18.1
106 Northwestern 12 74 108 17 199 16.6
108 Fresno State 12 73 163 18 254 21.2
108 Louisiana Tech 11 73 125 24 222 20.2
110 Stanford 11 72 113 32 217 19.7
111 UTEP 11 71 97 26 194 17.6
111 Louisiana-Monroe 11 71 83 17 171 15.5
113 Colorado 12 70 153 31 254 21.2
113 Baylor 11 70 131 11 212 19.3
115 Rice 12 69 133 21 223 18.6
115 Florida Atlantic 11 69 105 20 194 17.6
115 Kentucky 12 69 108 24 201 16.8
115 BYU 11 69 97 17 183 16.6
115 Mississippi State 11 69 93 14 176 16.0
120 Washington State 11 68 150 19 237 21.5
121 Michigan State 11 66 90 22 178 16.2
122 East Carolina 11 65 81 12 158 14.4
123 Iowa State 12 64 128 10 202 16.8
124 Western Kentucky 12 63 154 20 237 19.8
124 Hawai'i 12 63 145 24 232 19.3
126 Kent State 11 62 83 15 160 14.5
127 Florida International 11 61 100 11 172 15.6
128 Colorado State 11 60 145 18 223 20.3
129 Sam Houston State 11 59 115 18 192 17.5
130 South Carolina 11 58 120 14 192 17.5
130 Pittsburgh 11 58 87 20 165 15.0
132 Vanderbilt 11 56 99 25 180 16.4
133 Temple 11 49 144 27 220 20.0