2023 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Appalachian State 1 11 16 3 30 30.0
2 Toledo 1 11 11 5 27 27.0
3 Georgia 11 124 145 14 283 25.7
4 Oregon 11 104 160 17 281 25.5
4 Fresno State 2 14 34 3 51 25.5
6 TCU 10 86 155 13 254 25.4
7 LSU 10 91 140 22 253 25.3
8 Oklahoma 10 99 127 21 247 24.7
9 North Carolina 11 107 137 23 267 24.3
10 Texas 12 114 158 14 286 23.8
10 Kansas State 11 123 119 20 262 23.8
12 New Mexico State 1 13 7 3 23 23.0
12 Jacksonville State 1 12 7 4 23 23.0
12 Georgia Southern 1 5 15 3 23 23.0
15 Arizona 11 83 150 19 252 22.9
16 Washington 13 88 180 28 296 22.8
16 Mississippi 10 108 107 13 228 22.8
16 Clemson 10 100 111 17 228 22.8
19 Oklahoma State 12 84 163 18 265 22.1
19 Oregon State 9 87 100 12 199 22.1
21 Tennessee 10 111 101 8 220 22.0
21 Memphis 2 15 28 1 44 22.0
23 Missouri 10 88 114 16 218 21.8
23 USC 10 65 136 17 218 21.8
25 West Virginia 12 142 90 28 260 21.7
25 SMU 3 23 35 7 65 21.7
27 UCLA 9 84 97 13 194 21.6
28 San Jose State 2 16 19 8 43 21.5
29 Georgia Tech 11 123 93 19 235 21.4
29 UCF 10 101 96 17 214 21.4
31 Texas Tech 11 108 107 19 234 21.3
32 Boston College 8 89 68 11 168 21.0
32 Colorado State 2 7 33 2 42 21.0
32 Coastal Carolina 1 5 14 2 21 21.0
35 Penn State 11 100 115 15 230 20.9
35 Colorado 11 65 138 27 230 20.9
35 Texas A&M 10 83 106 20 209 20.9
35 Virginia 10 83 106 20 209 20.9
35 Ohio State 10 74 118 17 209 20.9
40 Cincinnati 10 112 87 8 207 20.7
40 Washington State 10 60 129 18 207 20.7
42 Purdue 11 100 109 18 227 20.6
42 California 11 86 111 30 227 20.6
42 Kansas 10 95 94 17 206 20.6
42 Florida 10 69 120 17 206 20.6
46 Louisville 12 103 123 20 246 20.5
46 Wyoming 2 19 15 7 41 20.5
46 Marshall 2 14 23 4 41 20.5
49 Miami (Florida) 10 71 111 21 203 20.3
50 Akron 2 22 16 2 40 20.0
50 Florida Atlantic 2 13 20 7 40 20.0
50 UAB 1 7 13 0 20 20.0
50 Texas State 1 5 15 0 20 20.0
54 Virginia Tech 10 100 84 15 199 19.9
55 Alabama 11 102 105 11 218 19.8
55 Illinois 10 56 124 18 198 19.8
55 Wake Forest 9 78 74 26 178 19.8
58 Notre Dame 10 84 103 10 197 19.7
58 UNLV 3 18 31 10 59 19.7
60 Wisconsin 11 91 111 14 216 19.6
61 Michigan 12 99 122 13 234 19.5
61 Maryland 11 65 132 18 215 19.5
61 Tulsa 2 17 18 4 39 19.5
64 Boise State 3 28 25 5 58 19.3
65 Arizona State 10 79 92 21 192 19.2
65 Stanford 9 59 91 23 173 19.2
67 Indiana 10 75 93 22 190 19.0
67 Baylor 10 66 115 9 190 19.0
67 UTSA 2 16 22 0 38 19.0
67 Central Michigan 1 9 5 5 19 19.0
67 Utah State 1 5 12 2 19 19.0
72 Florida State 12 75 125 22 222 18.5
73 Utah 12 117 86 18 221 18.4
74 Hawai'i 3 10 35 9 54 18.0
74 South Alabama 1 11 6 1 18 18.0
74 Ohio 1 8 8 2 18 18.0
74 James Madison 1 7 8 3 18 18.0
74 New Mexico 1 6 8 4 18 18.0
79 Duke 9 68 73 18 159 17.7
79 Bowling Green 3 21 27 5 53 17.7
81 Auburn 10 94 65 17 176 17.6
82 South Florida 2 19 16 0 35 17.5
82 San Diego State 2 12 20 3 35 17.5
84 Houston 9 57 89 11 157 17.4
85 North Carolina State 9 66 76 14 156 17.3
86 South Carolina 10 54 105 13 172 17.2
87 BYU 10 63 91 17 171 17.1
88 Iowa State 10 58 103 9 170 17.0
88 Tulane 2 16 15 3 34 17.0
88 Troy 2 7 22 5 34 17.0
88 Georgia State 1 6 10 1 17 17.0
88 Louisiana Tech 1 6 10 1 17 17.0
93 Kentucky 10 57 89 20 166 16.6
94 Northwestern 11 64 102 16 182 16.5
94 Old Dominion 2 20 10 3 33 16.5
94 Northern Illinois 2 10 18 5 33 16.5
94 Temple 2 6 23 4 33 16.5
98 Minnesota 10 74 74 16 164 16.4
99 Rutgers 11 97 67 15 179 16.3
100 Syracuse 9 84 44 16 144 16.0
100 Arkansas 9 62 69 13 144 16.0
100 Rice 2 8 22 2 32 16.0
103 Michigan State 10 60 79 19 158 15.8
103 Vanderbilt 9 47 75 20 142 15.8
105 Nebraska 10 88 52 15 155 15.5
105 UTEP 2 9 20 2 31 15.5
105 Ball State 2 6 21 4 31 15.5
108 Pittsburgh 10 55 80 19 154 15.4
109 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
109 Liberty 1 7 7 1 15 15.0
109 Western Kentucky 1 5 9 1 15 15.0
112 Mississippi State 9 51 72 10 133 14.8
113 Western Michigan 3 15 26 3 44 14.7
114 Middle Tennessee 2 10 17 2 29 14.5
114 Kent State 2 9 16 4 29 14.5
116 Connecticut 4 24 25 7 56 14.0
116 Southern Mississippi 2 13 12 3 28 14.0
116 Buffalo 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
116 Florida International 1 4 9 1 14 14.0
120 Louisiana-Monroe 2 15 7 5 27 13.5
121 Army 3 28 10 2 40 13.3
122 Charlotte 2 9 15 2 26 13.0
122 Nevada 2 9 12 5 26 13.0
124 Miami (Ohio) 2 8 14 3 25 12.5
125 Iowa 12 66 61 17 144 12.0
125 East Carolina 1 7 5 0 12 12.0
127 Massachusetts 2 11 7 2 20 10.0
127 Arkansas State 1 3 5 2 10 10.0
129 Sam Houston State 2 5 11 2 18 9.0
129 Eastern Michigan 1 6 2 1 9 9.0
129 North Texas 1 4 5 0 9 9.0