COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2020: First Downs Defense
Rank | Team | G | W-L | Opp Rush 1st | Opp Pass 1st | Opp Pen 1st | Opp FD |
1 | Ohio (MAC) | 3 | 2-1 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 56 |
2 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 3 | 2-1 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 62 |
3 | California (Pac-12) | 4 | 1-3 | 34 | 35 | 5 | 74 |
4 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 4 | 1-3 | 27 | 47 | 5 | 79 |
5 | Washington (Pac-12) | 4 | 3-1 | 36 | 39 | 5 | 80 |
6 | Rice (C-USA) | 5 | 2-3 | 38 | 41 | 3 | 82 |
7 | Kent St. (MAC) | 4 | 3-1 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 87 |
8 | Utah (Pac-12) | 5 | 3-2 | 25 | 57 | 9 | 91 |
9 | Arizona St. (Pac-12) | 4 | 2-2 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 93 |
9 | Washington St. (Pac-12) | 4 | 1-3 | 31 | 57 | 5 | 93 |
11 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 4 | 0-4 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 100 |
12 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 6 | 3-3 | 52 | 46 | 8 | 106 |
13 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 7 | 4-3 | 28 | 66 | 13 | 107 |
13 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 6 | 2-4 | 48 | 49 | 10 | 107 |
15 | Arizona (Pac-12) | 5 | 0-5 | 55 | 43 | 10 | 108 |
16 | FIU (C-USA) | 5 | 0-5 | 58 | 47 | 10 | 115 |
17 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 6 | 3-3 | 60 | 50 | 7 | 117 |
18 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 5 | 0-5 | 74 | 37 | 8 | 119 |
19 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 4-2 | 48 | 60 | 12 | 120 |
20 | Toledo (MAC) | 6 | 4-2 | 38 | 64 | 19 | 121 |
21 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 8 | 4-4 | 51 | 59 | 12 | 122 |
22 | Akron (MAC) | 6 | 1-5 | 68 | 49 | 7 | 124 |
23 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 5 | 2-3 | 58 | 53 | 15 | 126 |
23 | Northern Ill. (MAC) | 6 | 0-6 | 53 | 65 | 8 | 126 |
23 | Southern California (Pac-12) | 6 | 5-1 | 55 | 58 | 13 | 126 |
26 | Charlotte (C-USA) | 6 | 2-4 | 58 | 57 | 12 | 127 |
27 | Colorado (Pac-12) | 6 | 4-2 | 45 | 63 | 20 | 128 |
28 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 3-3 | 48 | 68 | 13 | 129 |
29 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 6 | 2-4 | 50 | 67 | 14 | 131 |
30 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 6 | 0-6 | 74 | 51 | 11 | 136 |
31 | Buffalo (MAC) | 7 | 6-1 | 65 | 60 | 14 | 139 |
31 | Stanford (Pac-12) | 6 | 4-2 | 72 | 58 | 9 | 139 |
33 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 7 | 5-2 | 59 | 65 | 16 | 140 |
34 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 8 | 6-2 | 58 | 78 | 5 | 141 |
35 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 7 | 3-4 | 69 | 64 | 10 | 143 |
36 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 6 | 2-4 | 57 | 73 | 14 | 144 |
37 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 7 | 2-5 | 57 | 74 | 14 | 145 |
38 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 7 | 2-5 | 53 | 83 | 13 | 149 |
38 | UTEP (C-USA) | 8 | 3-5 | 59 | 75 | 15 | 149 |
40 | Temple (AAC) | 7 | 1-6 | 81 | 60 | 9 | 150 |
41 | UCLA (Pac-12) | 7 | 3-4 | 60 | 86 | 8 | 154 |
42 | Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 7 | 2-5 | 75 | 66 | 14 | 155 |
43 | Oregon (Pac-12) | 7 | 4-3 | 58 | 84 | 14 | 156 |
43 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 9 | 4-5 | 69 | 75 | 12 | 156 |
43 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 8 | 7-1 | 57 | 86 | 13 | 156 |
43 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 6 | 1-5 | 67 | 78 | 11 | 156 |
47 | Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 9 | 5-4 | 78 | 74 | 7 | 159 |
48 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 2-4 | 88 | 58 | 14 | 160 |
48 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 10 | 6-4 | 72 | 65 | 23 | 160 |
50 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 8 | 6-2 | 61 | 91 | 9 | 161 |
51 | TCU (Big 12) | 10 | 6-4 | 58 | 89 | 15 | 162 |
51 | UAB (C-USA) | 9 | 6-3 | 63 | 75 | 24 | 162 |
53 | Army West Point (FBS Independent) | 12 | 9-3 | 65 | 86 | 15 | 166 |
53 | Houston (AAC) | 8 | 3-5 | 72 | 79 | 15 | 166 |
53 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 8 | 3-5 | 69 | 83 | 14 | 166 |
53 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 8 | 7-1 | 44 | 110 | 12 | 166 |
57 | Marshall (C-USA) | 10 | 7-3 | 65 | 79 | 27 | 171 |
57 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 9 | 7-2 | 78 | 80 | 13 | 171 |
59 | Tulsa (AAC) | 9 | 6-3 | 76 | 75 | 23 | 174 |
60 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 10 | 9-1 | 56 | 100 | 19 | 175 |
61 | Baylor (Big 12) | 9 | 2-7 | 80 | 83 | 13 | 176 |
62 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 9 | 7-2 | 65 | 100 | 15 | 180 |
63 | Ball St. (MAC) | 8 | 7-1 | 62 | 105 | 17 | 184 |
64 | Georgia (SEC) | 10 | 8-2 | 57 | 110 | 18 | 185 |
65 | Liberty (FBS Independent) | 11 | 10-1 | 78 | 94 | 19 | 191 |
66 | Clemson (ACC) | 12 | 10-2 | 65 | 105 | 22 | 192 |
67 | Cincinnati (AAC) | 10 | 9-1 | 71 | 95 | 28 | 194 |
68 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 9 | 5-4 | 104 | 81 | 11 | 196 |
68 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 8 | 2-6 | 96 | 87 | 13 | 196 |
70 | Navy (AAC) | 10 | 3-7 | 105 | 80 | 13 | 198 |
71 | Louisville (ACC) | 11 | 4-7 | 99 | 87 | 14 | 200 |
72 | East Carolina (AAC) | 9 | 3-6 | 86 | 104 | 13 | 203 |
73 | Virginia (ACC) | 10 | 5-5 | 69 | 124 | 11 | 204 |
74 | Oklahoma (Big 12) | 11 | 9-2 | 64 | 109 | 32 | 205 |
75 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 11 | 6-5 | 76 | 101 | 29 | 206 |
76 | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | 10 | 5-5 | 97 | 96 | 15 | 208 |
76 | Middle Tenn. (C-USA) | 9 | 3-6 | 105 | 92 | 11 | 208 |
76 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 11 | 8-3 | 88 | 99 | 21 | 208 |
79 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 9 | 4-5 | 100 | 91 | 18 | 209 |
80 | Kansas (Big 12) | 9 | 0-9 | 112 | 84 | 14 | 210 |
80 | Notre Dame (ACC) | 12 | 10-2 | 73 | 118 | 19 | 210 |
80 | South Fla. (AAC) | 9 | 1-8 | 99 | 97 | 14 | 210 |
83 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 9 | 3-6 | 92 | 98 | 23 | 213 |
84 | Florida St. (ACC) | 9 | 3-6 | 91 | 96 | 28 | 215 |
84 | Southern Miss. (C-USA) | 10 | 3-7 | 102 | 103 | 10 | 215 |
86 | BYU (FBS Independent) | 12 | 11-1 | 89 | 115 | 12 | 216 |
87 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 10 | 6-4 | 72 | 125 | 20 | 217 |
87 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 12 | 9-3 | 77 | 129 | 11 | 217 |
89 | LSU (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 87 | 120 | 12 | 219 |
89 | Missouri (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 92 | 108 | 19 | 219 |
89 | ULM (Sun Belt) | 10 | 0-10 | 130 | 76 | 13 | 219 |
89 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 9 | 0-9 | 92 | 117 | 10 | 219 |
93 | Tennessee (SEC) | 10 | 3-7 | 83 | 124 | 14 | 221 |
94 | App State (Sun Belt) | 12 | 9-3 | 105 | 95 | 23 | 223 |
94 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 12 | 11-1 | 100 | 109 | 14 | 223 |
96 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 88 | 121 | 18 | 227 |
97 | SMU (AAC) | 10 | 7-3 | 98 | 115 | 15 | 228 |
98 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 10 | 4-6 | 89 | 121 | 19 | 229 |
99 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 11 | 4-7 | 90 | 130 | 11 | 231 |
100 | Western Ky. (C-USA) | 12 | 5-7 | 120 | 95 | 17 | 232 |
101 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 10 | 4-6 | 102 | 108 | 23 | 233 |
102 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 11 | 10-1 | 119 | 89 | 26 | 234 |
102 | South Carolina (SEC) | 10 | 2-8 | 113 | 106 | 15 | 234 |
104 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 11 | 4-7 | 90 | 125 | 20 | 235 |
105 | Texas (Big 12) | 10 | 7-3 | 79 | 131 | 27 | 237 |
106 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 10 | 3-7 | 101 | 117 | 23 | 241 |
107 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 11 | 5-6 | 101 | 120 | 21 | 242 |
107 | UTSA (C-USA) | 12 | 7-5 | 111 | 101 | 30 | 242 |
109 | Kentucky (SEC) | 11 | 5-6 | 99 | 121 | 23 | 243 |
110 | Boston College (ACC) | 11 | 6-5 | 102 | 115 | 29 | 246 |
111 | Duke (ACC) | 11 | 2-9 | 121 | 111 | 15 | 247 |
112 | Memphis (AAC) | 11 | 8-3 | 93 | 143 | 14 | 250 |
113 | Auburn (SEC) | 11 | 6-5 | 105 | 128 | 19 | 252 |
113 | North Texas (C-USA) | 10 | 4-6 | 120 | 110 | 22 | 252 |
115 | Arkansas (SEC) | 10 | 3-7 | 103 | 134 | 18 | 255 |
115 | Tulane (AAC) | 12 | 6-6 | 110 | 124 | 21 | 255 |
117 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 11 | 5-6 | 105 | 139 | 12 | 256 |
118 | North Carolina (ACC) | 12 | 8-4 | 103 | 123 | 31 | 257 |
119 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 11 | 8-3 | 103 | 124 | 31 | 258 |
120 | Alabama (SEC) | 13 | 13-0 | 89 | 143 | 27 | 259 |
121 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 11 | 4-7 | 88 | 153 | 19 | 260 |
122 | Florida (SEC) | 12 | 8-4 | 118 | 138 | 18 | 274 |
122 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 108 | 150 | 16 | 274 |
124 | UCF (AAC) | 10 | 6-4 | 112 | 144 | 20 | 276 |
125 | Syracuse (ACC) | 11 | 1-10 | 124 | 130 | 28 | 282 |
126 | NC State (ACC) | 12 | 8-4 | 115 | 132 | 36 | 283 |
127 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 2-10 | 143 | 147 | 24 | 314 |