2012 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Alabama 5 20 23 5 48 9.6
2 Michigan State 4 8 29 9 46 11.5
3 BYU 6 20 44 14 78 13.0
3 Bowling Green 6 22 47 9 78 13.0
5 Florida State 6 41 30 10 81 13.5
6 Arkansas 2 9 18 1 28 14.0
6 LSU 4 16 33 7 56 14.0
6 Notre Dame 4 17 36 3 56 14.0
9 Maryland 6 44 38 4 86 14.3
10 San Jose State 4 25 30 3 58 14.5
11 Wisconsin 5 22 46 5 73 14.6
12 Nebraska 3 25 15 4 44 14.7
12 Connecticut 7 38 59 6 103 14.7
14 SMU 5 17 56 2 75 15.0
15 Fresno State 6 44 37 10 91 15.2
16 Stanford 4 9 43 9 61 15.3
16 Georgia Tech 4 21 39 1 61 15.3
18 Arizona State 6 45 43 6 94 15.7
19 Illinois 4 31 28 4 63 15.8
19 Texas Tech 5 52 20 7 79 15.8
21 Boise State 7 56 44 11 111 15.9
22 Virginia 4 34 24 6 64 16.0
22 Texas 4 44 16 4 64 16.0
24 Hawai'i 5 48 26 8 82 16.4
25 Vanderbilt 6 45 45 9 99 16.5
26 TCU 3 18 28 4 50 16.7
26 Oregon State 3 19 23 8 50 16.7
28 Washington 4 19 34 14 67 16.8
28 Utah State 6 48 38 15 101 16.8
28 Michigan 6 48 42 11 101 16.8
31 Auburn 2 11 19 4 34 17.0
31 Oklahoma 3 25 18 8 51 17.0
31 Texas State 4 38 29 1 68 17.0
31 Mississippi 5 28 49 8 85 17.0
31 Clemson 6 43 50 9 102 17.0
31 North Carolina State 7 53 59 7 119 17.0
37 Penn State 6 19 74 10 103 17.2
38 Rutgers 7 46 63 13 122 17.4
39 Minnesota 5 41 40 7 88 17.6
40 Buffalo 5 25 56 8 89 17.8
41 Florida 3 19 29 6 54 18.0
42 Virginia Tech 5 38 45 8 91 18.2
43 San Diego State 6 67 34 9 110 18.3
44 Pittsburgh 4 28 37 9 74 18.5
45 South Carolina 5 30 54 9 93 18.6
46 Oklahoma State 3 26 25 5 56 18.7
47 Northwestern 5 34 53 7 94 18.8
47 Ohio State 6 34 64 15 113 18.8
49 Iowa State 2 16 19 3 38 19.0
49 Oregon 3 21 28 8 57 19.0
49 Kansas State 3 25 30 2 57 19.0
49 Florida Atlantic 4 29 38 9 76 19.0
49 Western Michigan 6 42 63 9 114 19.0
49 Louisiana-Monroe 7 54 71 8 133 19.0
49 Louisville 7 67 54 12 133 19.0
49 Tulsa 8 53 82 17 152 19.0
57 Georgia 7 66 59 9 134 19.1
58 Utah 3 15 38 5 58 19.3
58 Indiana 4 33 40 4 77 19.3
58 Mississippi State 6 52 59 5 116 19.3
61 UCLA 5 28 54 16 98 19.6
61 Wake Forest 5 40 50 8 98 19.6
61 USC 5 44 45 9 98 19.6
64 Western Kentucky 6 45 62 12 119 19.8
65 New Mexico 7 51 79 9 139 19.9
65 UCF 8 70 82 7 159 19.9
67 Colorado 3 21 37 2 60 20.0
67 South Florida 3 23 35 2 60 20.0
67 Arkansas State 5 36 57 7 100 20.0
70 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 34 75 13 122 20.3
71 Missouri 2 18 23 0 41 20.5
71 Air Force 6 72 47 4 123 20.5
73 UNLV 7 73 55 16 144 20.6
74 West Virginia 4 36 42 5 83 20.8
74 Florida International 5 31 63 10 104 20.8
74 Rice 8 78 78 10 166 20.8
77 East Carolina 7 49 80 17 146 20.9
78 Iowa 4 28 49 7 84 21.0
78 South Alabama 5 42 49 14 105 21.0
80 Duke 5 57 46 3 106 21.2
80 Syracuse 6 43 72 12 127 21.2
80 North Carolina 6 58 59 10 127 21.2
83 Texas A&M 3 29 34 1 64 21.3
83 Purdue 6 56 62 10 128 21.3
83 Kent State 7 53 85 11 149 21.3
86 Memphis 5 31 57 19 107 21.4
87 UTSA 4 19 53 14 86 21.5
87 Colorado State 6 62 51 16 129 21.5
89 Temple 5 48 50 10 108 21.6
90 Eastern Michigan 3 36 25 4 65 21.7
90 Central Michigan 6 49 72 9 130 21.7
92 UAB 6 58 64 9 131 21.8
93 Kentucky 3 33 31 3 67 22.3
94 Toledo 5 37 58 17 112 22.4
94 Middle Tennessee 7 66 84 7 157 22.4
96 California 2 15 22 8 45 22.5
96 Arizona 2 20 22 3 45 22.5
98 New Mexico State 5 62 42 9 113 22.6
99 Cincinnati 6 42 84 10 136 22.7
100 UTEP 4 32 48 11 91 22.8
100 Northern Illinois 8 98 66 18 182 22.8
102 Nevada 8 87 80 16 183 22.9
103 Wyoming 5 54 54 7 115 23.0
103 Army 5 65 43 7 115 23.0
103 Troy 6 57 71 10 138 23.0
103 Ohio 7 60 86 15 161 23.0
107 Idaho 3 22 40 8 70 23.3
108 Ball State 6 63 63 15 141 23.5
109 Tennessee 4 29 57 9 95 23.8
109 Marshall 5 47 58 14 119 23.8
111 North Texas 4 39 47 10 96 24.0
111 Southern Mississippi 4 46 41 9 96 24.0
111 Navy 6 81 58 5 144 24.0
114 Louisiana Tech 7 49 103 17 169 24.1
115 Baylor 2 23 22 4 49 24.5
116 Massachusetts 6 62 77 9 148 24.7
117 Tulane 4 37 53 9 99 24.8
117 Boston College 4 65 31 3 99 24.8
119 Miami (Ohio) 3 28 40 7 75 25.0
120 Miami (Florida) 5 43 64 19 126 25.2
121 Washington State 4 43 48 10 101 25.3
121 Houston 6 62 83 7 152 25.3
123 Kansas 1 12 15 0 27 27.0
124 Akron 4 38 68 13 119 29.8