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2022: First Downs Defense

Rank	Team	G	W-L	Opp Rush 1st	Opp Pass 1st	Opp Pen 1st	Opp FD
1	James Madison (Sun Belt)	11	8-3	44	95	13	152
2	Air Force (Mountain West)	13	10-3	71	91	6	168
3	Navy (AAC)	12	4-8	64	110	13	187
4	Iowa St. (Big 12)	12	4-8	79	90	19	188
5	Ohio St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	73	102	20	195
6	Kentucky (SEC)	13	7-6	86	98	13	197
7	Illinois (Big Ten)	13	8-5	67	106	26	199
7	Minnesota (Big Ten)	13	9-4	79	109	11	199
9	Marshall (Sun Belt)	13	9-4	68	107	25	200
10	Iowa (Big Ten)	13	8-5	91	99	13	203
11	Boise St. (Mountain West)	14	10-4	102	89	13	204
12	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	13	7-6	70	118	19	207
13	Virginia (ACC)	10	3-7	85	103	20	208
14	New Mexico (Mountain West)	12	2-10	99	92	22	213
15	NC State (ACC)	13	8-5	65	125	25	215
16	Michigan (Big Ten)	14	13-1	78	124	14	216
17	Western Mich. (MAC)	12	5-7	85	105	27	217
18	Texas St. (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	72	133	16	221
18	Utah (Pac-12)	14	10-4	82	125	14	221
20	Miami (FL) (ACC)	12	5-7	94	107	22	223
20	Virginia Tech (ACC)	11	3-8	88	107	28	223
22	San Jose St. (Mountain West)	12	7-5	92	117	16	225
23	San Diego St. (Mountain West)	13	7-6	85	121	20	226
23	UTEP (C-USA)	12	5-7	91	112	23	226
25	Massachusetts (FBS Independent)	12	1-11	103	88	36	227
26	Pittsburgh (ACC)	13	9-4	71	127	30	228
27	Notre Dame (FBS Independent)	13	9-4	98	108	25	231
28	App State (Sun Belt)	12	6-6	89	121	22	232
28	Army West Point (FBS Independent)	12	6-6	125	93	14	232
28	Georgia (SEC)	15	15-0	67	141	24	232
28	Temple (AAC)	12	3-9	110	110	12	232
32	Nevada (Mountain West)	12	2-10	93	119	23	235
32	Penn St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	93	121	21	235
34	Oregon St. (Pac-12)	13	10-3	94	122	20	236
34	Rutgers (Big Ten)	12	4-8	97	111	28	236
34	Toledo (MAC)	14	9-5	107	113	16	236
37	Louisville (ACC)	13	8-5	110	105	23	238
38	Mississippi St. (SEC)	13	9-4	96	110	33	239
39	Boston College (ACC)	12	3-9	99	116	25	240
40	Alabama (SEC)	13	11-2	93	114	34	241
41	Colorado St. (Mountain West)	12	3-9	114	110	18	242
41	Liberty (FBS Independent)	13	8-5	101	113	28	242
41	Missouri (SEC)	13	6-7	98	116	28	242
44	South Alabama (Sun Belt)	13	10-3	78	129	36	243
45	Northwestern (Big Ten)	12	1-11	125	98	21	244
46	Auburn (SEC)	12	5-7	109	119	17	245
46	Buffalo (MAC)	13	7-6	95	124	26	245
48	Rice (C-USA)	13	5-8	106	113	27	246
49	Central Mich. (MAC)	12	4-8	105	126	16	247
49	Tulsa (AAC)	12	5-7	123	105	19	247
51	Florida St. (ACC)	13	10-3	117	107	24	248
51	Louisiana (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	101	119	28	248
53	Arkansas St. (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	114	110	25	249
53	Southern Miss. (Sun Belt)	13	7-6	102	126	21	249
53	Texas A&M (SEC)	12	5-7	129	95	25	249
56	UNLV (Mountain West)	12	5-7	116	111	23	250
57	Syracuse (ACC)	13	7-6	121	114	16	251
58	Fla. Atlantic (C-USA)	12	5-7	95	131	26	252
58	Memphis (AAC)	13	7-6	94	140	18	252
60	Akron (MAC)	12	2-10	111	118	24	253
61	New Mexico St. (FBS Independent)	13	7-6	109	122	23	254
61	UAB (C-USA)	13	7-6	108	124	22	254
63	Wyoming (Mountain West)	13	7-6	115	121	19	255
64	Purdue (Big Ten)	14	8-6	95	134	27	256
64	Vanderbilt (SEC)	12	5-7	90	145	21	256
66	Clemson (ACC)	14	11-3	89	143	25	257
66	Fresno St. (Mountain West)	14	10-4	109	122	26	257
68	ULM (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	117	127	14	258
69	West Virginia (Big 12)	12	5-7	102	136	22	260
70	Miami (OH) (MAC)	13	6-7	99	140	24	263
71	LSU (SEC)	14	10-4	118	127	19	264
72	Georgia St. (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	124	112	29	265
72	Kansas St. (Big 12)	14	10-4	105	138	22	265
72	Stanford (Pac-12)	12	3-9	135	107	23	265
75	Cincinnati (AAC)	13	9-4	117	114	35	266
75	Washington St. (Pac-12)	13	7-6	111	136	19	266
77	NIU (MAC)	12	3-9	97	143	27	267
77	Texas Tech (Big 12)	13	8-5	113	133	21	267
79	Maryland (Big Ten)	13	8-5	97	132	39	268
79	Wake Forest (ACC)	13	8-5	105	148	15	268
81	Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt)	13	9-4	92	156	22	270
81	Duke (ACC)	13	9-4	99	153	18	270
83	Baylor (Big 12)	13	6-7	123	130	19	272
83	Michigan St. (Big Ten)	12	5-7	114	140	18	272
85	Oklahoma St. (Big 12)	13	7-6	108	149	16	273
86	Georgia Tech (ACC)	12	5-7	128	115	31	274
87	East Carolina (AAC)	13	8-5	93	168	14	275
87	Eastern Mich. (MAC)	13	9-4	107	130	38	275
87	Tulane (AAC)	14	12-2	124	138	13	275
90	Indiana (Big Ten)	12	4-8	104	149	23	276
90	Nebraska (Big Ten)	12	4-8	133	129	14	276
90	Texas (Big 12)	13	8-5	95	159	22	276
90	Troy (Sun Belt)	14	12-2	109	144	23	276
90	Washington (Pac-12)	13	11-2	106	145	25	276
95	Ole Miss (SEC)	13	8-5	125	128	24	277
96	Utah St. (Mountain West)	13	6-7	130	120	28	278
97	Ball St. (MAC)	12	5-7	126	128	25	279
97	Kent St. (MAC)	12	5-7	111	151	17	279
97	Middle Tenn. (C-USA)	13	8-5	92	164	23	279
100	Bowling Green (MAC)	13	6-7	115	146	20	281
100	California (Pac-12)	12	4-8	107	162	12	281
100	UConn (FBS Independent)	13	6-7	131	123	27	281
100	UTSA (C-USA)	14	11-3	111	142	28	281
104	Hawaii (Mountain West)	13	3-10	132	129	21	282
104	UCF (AAC)	14	9-5	104	147	31	282
106	Old Dominion (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	130	126	27	283
106	Oregon (Pac-12)	13	10-3	94	161	28	283
108	SMU (AAC)	13	7-6	134	129	21	284
109	Arizona St. (Pac-12)	12	3-9	120	138	30	288
110	Louisiana Tech (C-USA)	12	3-9	140	124	26	290
111	FIU (C-USA)	12	4-8	120	142	29	291
112	Charlotte (C-USA)	12	3-9	130	136	26	292
112	South Carolina (SEC)	13	8-5	139	122	31	292
114	BYU (FBS Independent)	13	8-5	127	138	28	293
115	Arkansas (SEC)	13	7-6	112	156	27	295
116	Florida (SEC)	13	6-7	135	140	21	296
116	UCLA (Pac-12)	13	9-4	115	159	22	296
118	Houston (AAC)	13	8-5	111	162	30	303
119	Western Ky. (C-USA)	14	9-5	116	161	27	304
120	Tennessee (SEC)	13	11-2	96	178	34	308
121	Arizona (Pac-12)	12	5-7	140	139	30	309
121	Colorado (Pac-12)	12	1-11	150	145	14	309
121	South Fla. (AAC)	12	1-11	134	159	16	309
124	Ohio (MAC)	14	10-4	98	188	24	310
124	Southern California (Pac-12)	14	11-3	120	162	28	310
126	Ga. Southern (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	162	141	15	318
126	TCU (Big 12)	15	13-2	132	162	24	318
128	North Carolina (ACC)	14	9-5	124	169	29	322
129	Kansas (Big 12)	13	6-7	143	155	25	323
130	North Texas (C-USA)	14	7-7	149	164	15	328
131	Oklahoma (Big 12)	13	6-7	139	173	23	335