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First downs defense

Rank	Team	G	W-L	Opp Rush 1st	Opp Pass 1st	Opp Pen 1st	Opp FD
1	Penn St. (Big Ten)	13	10-3	66	98	17	181
2	Clemson (ACC)	13	9-4	73	92	20	185
3	Ohio (MAC)	13	10-3	67	97	22	186
4	Air Force (Mountain West)	13	9-4	74	104	13	191
5	Michigan (Big Ten)	15	15-0	82	105	12	199
5	Nebraska (Big Ten)	12	5-7	66	117	16	199
5	Utah (Pac-12)	13	8-5	56	126	17	199
8	Ohio St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	88	95	20	203
9	Notre Dame (FBS Independent)	13	10-3	81	99	27	207
10	South Alabama (Sun Belt)	13	7-6	80	105	25	210
11	East Carolina (AAC)	12	2-10	74	113	25	212
11	Florida (SEC)	12	5-7	84	110	18	212
13	Texas A&M (SEC)	13	7-6	73	123	18	214
14	Akron (MAC)	12	2-10	94	95	26	215
14	Buffalo (MAC)	12	3-9	99	103	13	215
14	Navy (AAC)	12	5-7	84	114	17	215
17	Ball St. (MAC)	12	4-8	78	114	24	216
18	Mississippi St. (SEC)	12	5-7	98	103	19	220
18	Virginia Tech (ACC)	13	7-6	100	98	22	220
20	Army West Point (FBS Independent)	12	6-6	102	103	16	221
20	NC State (ACC)	13	9-4	78	124	19	221
22	Louisville (ACC)	14	10-4	80	121	21	222
23	Auburn (SEC)	13	6-7	107	105	11	223
23	Miami (FL) (ACC)	13	7-6	82	116	25	223
23	UCLA (Pac-12)	13	8-5	68	130	25	223
26	Georgia (SEC)	14	13-1	94	113	17	224
26	Wake Forest (ACC)	12	4-8	91	119	14	224
28	Kansas St. (Big 12)	13	9-4	81	127	17	225
29	Arkansas (SEC)	12	4-8	100	103	23	226
30	Alabama (SEC)	14	12-2	95	113	20	228
31	Charlotte (AAC)	12	3-9	100	103	26	229
32	Iowa (Big Ten)	14	10-4	97	117	16	230
32	UTEP (CUSA)	12	3-9	115	91	24	230
34	NIU (MAC)	13	7-6	111	103	19	233
34	SMU (AAC)	14	11-3	92	120	21	233
36	Missouri (SEC)	13	11-2	91	119	24	234
37	Kent St. (MAC)	12	1-11	105	109	23	237
37	Southern Miss. (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	101	123	13	237
39	Cincinnati (Big 12)	12	3-9	109	106	23	238
40	Northwestern (Big Ten)	13	8-5	118	107	14	239
40	Purdue (Big Ten)	12	4-8	86	125	28	239
40	Rutgers (Big Ten)	13	7-6	117	98	24	239
43	Minnesota (Big Ten)	13	6-7	98	126	16	240
43	Pittsburgh (ACC)	12	3-9	101	109	30	240
45	Baylor (Big 12)	12	3-9	104	129	8	241
45	Marshall (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	94	124	23	241
45	Washington St. (Pac-12)	12	5-7	96	122	23	241
45	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	13	7-6	96	128	17	241
49	Central Mich. (MAC)	12	5-7	101	120	21	242
50	Tennessee (SEC)	13	9-4	87	124	33	244
50	Western Mich. (MAC)	12	4-8	102	116	26	244
52	Bowling Green (MAC)	13	7-6	122	104	20	246
52	UTSA (AAC)	13	9-4	93	133	20	246
54	Boston College (ACC)	13	7-6	107	118	22	247
54	Troy (Sun Belt)	14	11-3	98	129	20	247
56	Texas (Big 12)	14	12-2	72	156	20	248
57	Florida St. (ACC)	14	13-1	113	105	31	249
57	Louisiana Tech (CUSA)	12	3-9	133	87	29	249
57	New Mexico (Mountain West)	12	4-8	105	110	34	249
60	Arizona St. (Pac-12)	12	3-9	91	140	19	250
61	Rice (AAC)	13	6-7	96	129	26	251
62	Indiana (Big Ten)	12	3-9	108	123	21	252
62	San Diego St. (Mountain West)	12	4-8	113	121	18	252
64	Nevada (Mountain West)	12	2-10	108	124	21	253
64	Oregon (Pac-12)	14	12-2	84	140	29	253
64	TCU (Big 12)	12	5-7	102	124	27	253
64	Tulsa (AAC)	12	4-8	96	142	15	253
68	Michigan St. (Big Ten)	12	4-8	105	122	27	254
68	Middle Tenn. (CUSA)	12	4-8	97	134	23	254
70	Arizona (Pac-12)	13	10-3	90	136	29	255
70	Miami (OH) (MAC)	14	11-3	108	123	24	255
70	San Jose St. (Mountain West)	13	7-6	122	120	13	255
70	South Carolina (SEC)	12	5-7	112	126	17	255
74	West Virginia (Big 12)	13	9-4	107	136	15	258
74	Wyoming (Mountain West)	13	9-4	102	143	13	258
76	Boise St. (Mountain West)	14	8-6	99	145	15	259
76	UConn (FBS Independent)	12	3-9	94	140	25	259
76	Virginia (ACC)	12	3-9	119	119	21	259
79	BYU (Big 12)	12	5-7	109	134	17	260
79	Iowa St. (Big 12)	13	7-6	102	133	25	260
79	Oklahoma (Big 12)	13	10-3	95	141	24	260
79	Oregon St. (Pac-12)	13	8-5	102	133	25	260
83	Hawaii (Mountain West)	13	5-8	118	115	28	261
83	Memphis (AAC)	13	10-3	99	142	20	261
83	Toledo (MAC)	14	11-3	117	115	29	261
86	Ga. Southern (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	107	137	18	262
87	Massachusetts (FBS Independent)	12	3-9	127	100	36	263
88	Duke (ACC)	13	8-5	111	138	15	264
89	Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt)	13	8-5	120	120	25	265
89	Fla. Atlantic (AAC)	12	4-8	109	140	16	265
89	Kentucky (SEC)	13	7-6	98	148	19	265
89	Ole Miss (SEC)	13	11-2	108	135	22	265
93	Kansas (Big 12)	13	9-4	109	132	26	267
94	Fresno St. (Mountain West)	13	9-4	120	130	18	268
94	Illinois (Big Ten)	12	5-7	104	131	33	268
94	Maryland (Big Ten)	13	8-5	111	127	30	268
94	Texas Tech (Big 12)	13	7-6	109	137	22	268
94	Tulane (AAC)	14	11-3	96	151	21	268
99	Vanderbilt (SEC)	12	2-10	102	151	16	269
100	California (Pac-12)	13	6-7	100	158	13	271
101	Georgia St. (Sun Belt)	13	7-6	95	151	26	272
102	FIU (CUSA)	12	4-8	117	137	19	273
103	Houston (Big 12)	12	4-8	119	143	12	274
103	LSU (SEC)	13	10-3	116	144	14	274
103	South Fla. (AAC)	13	7-6	103	141	30	274
106	Western Ky. (CUSA)	13	8-5	133	127	16	276
107	Colorado St. (Mountain West)	12	5-7	115	136	26	277
107	Temple (AAC)	12	3-9	130	128	19	277
109	Syracuse (ACC)	13	6-7	122	126	30	278
110	App State (Sun Belt)	14	9-5	134	126	19	279
111	Oklahoma St. (Big 12)	14	10-4	120	145	15	280
112	North Texas (AAC)	12	5-7	151	117	13	281
112	UNLV (Mountain West)	14	9-5	112	139	30	281
114	UAB (AAC)	12	4-8	130	127	25	282
115	Louisiana (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	143	121	19	283
115	UCF (Big 12)	13	6-7	139	124	20	283
117	Liberty (CUSA)	14	13-1	105	148	31	284
118	Georgia Tech (ACC)	13	7-6	148	119	20	287
118	Texas St. (Sun Belt)	13	8-5	109	140	38	287
120	Arkansas St. (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	123	132	33	288
121	Eastern Mich. (MAC)	13	6-7	129	127	33	289
122	Old Dominion (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	105	154	31	290
123	North Carolina (ACC)	13	8-5	113	150	28	291
124	Colorado (Pac-12)	12	4-8	111	159	25	295
124	Southern California (Pac-12)	13	8-5	127	134	34	295
126	ULM (Sun Belt)	12	2-10	121	153	24	298
127	Stanford (Pac-12)	12	3-9	126	158	19	303
128	Utah St. (Mountain West)	13	6-7	153	119	33	305
129	New Mexico St. (CUSA)	15	10-5	123	160	29	312
130	Washington (Pac-12)	15	14-1	124	168	40	332
Reclassifying
-	James Madison (Sun Belt)	13	11-2	64	141	15	220
-	Sam Houston (CUSA)	12	3-9	104	109	10	223
-	Jacksonville St. (CUSA)	13	9-4	79	137	26	242