2014 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 01/12/2015

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 San Jose State 12 145 64 10 219 18.3
2 Clemson 13 86 81 18 185 14.2
3 New Mexico State 12 189 88 15 292 24.3
4 LSU 13 100 89 13 202 15.5
5 Idaho 11 116 91 18 225 20.5
6 Wisconsin 14 93 93 19 205 14.6
7 Buffalo 11 95 94 13 202 18.4
7 Louisiana-Monroe 12 118 94 15 227 18.9
7 Wake Forest 12 114 94 23 231 19.3
10 UTEP 13 105 95 11 211 16.2
11 Penn State 13 79 96 15 190 14.6
12 Florida International 12 101 97 18 216 18.0
12 San Diego State 13 112 97 25 234 18.0
14 Appalachian State 12 94 100 19 213 17.8
14 Georgia 13 133 100 19 252 19.4
14 Kent State 11 115 100 26 241 21.9
17 Michigan 12 88 101 10 199 16.6
17 Iowa 13 106 101 12 219 16.8
17 Temple 12 111 101 21 233 19.4
20 UCF 13 97 103 25 225 17.3
21 Virginia Tech 13 95 105 16 216 16.6
22 North Texas 12 98 106 18 222 18.5
23 Arkansas State 13 146 108 25 279 21.5
24 Miami (Florida) 13 111 109 29 249 19.2
25 Louisville 13 74 110 15 199 15.3
25 Tennessee 13 120 110 14 244 18.8
25 Connecticut 12 110 110 23 243 20.3
28 South Alabama 13 127 111 30 268 20.6
28 Troy 12 149 111 19 279 23.3
30 Michigan State 13 67 112 20 199 15.3
30 Pittsburgh 13 118 112 16 246 18.9
30 Texas 13 122 112 17 251 19.3
30 UTSA 12 94 112 32 238 19.8
34 UAB 12 113 113 19 245 20.4
34 UNLV 13 178 113 23 314 24.2
36 Florida 12 78 114 24 216 18.0
36 Houston 13 114 114 20 248 19.1
38 Arkansas 13 97 115 13 225 17.3
38 Georgia State 12 182 115 10 307 25.6
40 Northwestern 12 111 116 17 244 20.3
40 North Carolina State 13 138 116 15 269 20.7
42 Stanford 13 84 117 18 219 16.8
42 Minnesota 13 113 117 23 253 19.5
42 Tulane 12 106 117 23 246 20.5
42 Illinois 13 152 117 23 292 22.5
46 Mississippi 13 106 118 15 239 18.4
46 Virginia 12 83 118 24 225 18.8
46 Nebraska 13 113 118 15 246 18.9
46 Duke 13 152 118 15 285 21.9
50 TCU 13 86 119 13 218 16.8
51 Syracuse 12 100 120 20 240 20.0
51 Navy 13 151 120 7 278 21.4
51 Vanderbilt 12 124 120 19 263 21.9
54 Wyoming 12 120 122 10 252 21.0
55 Rutgers 13 136 123 17 276 21.2
55 Tulsa 12 115 123 23 261 21.8
55 Kansas 12 116 123 24 263 21.9
55 Old Dominion 12 159 123 9 291 24.3
59 Rice 13 111 124 21 256 19.7
59 Akron 12 100 124 31 255 21.3
59 Florida Atlantic 12 133 124 17 274 22.8
62 Western Michigan 13 96 125 25 246 18.9
62 Hawai'i 13 129 125 19 273 21.0
62 Texas State 12 121 125 16 262 21.8
62 Kentucky 12 127 125 18 270 22.5
66 South Florida 12 114 127 17 258 21.5
66 Marshall 14 138 127 36 301 21.5
68 Baylor 13 85 128 43 256 19.7
68 Georgia Southern 12 112 128 14 254 21.2
68 Ball State 12 121 128 16 265 22.1
71 Utah 13 113 129 28 270 20.8
72 Miami (Ohio) 12 123 130 25 278 23.2
72 Texas Tech 12 164 130 31 325 27.1
74 Florida State 14 146 131 18 295 21.1
74 Army 12 117 131 13 261 21.8
74 Auburn 13 119 131 37 287 22.1
74 Purdue 12 119 131 18 268 22.3
74 Maryland 13 138 131 22 291 22.4
74 Colorado 12 108 131 32 271 22.6
80 Utah State 14 108 132 27 267 19.1
80 Eastern Michigan 12 130 132 17 279 23.3
82 Ohio 12 98 133 15 246 20.5
82 Oregon State 12 100 133 31 264 22.0
82 New Mexico 12 156 133 17 306 25.5
85 Boston College 13 77 135 13 225 17.3
85 Ohio State 15 120 135 28 283 18.9
85 West Virginia 13 99 135 23 257 19.8
85 Indiana 12 110 135 23 268 22.3
89 Notre Dame 13 126 136 16 278 21.4
90 Missouri 14 113 137 25 275 19.6
91 Central Michigan 13 87 138 23 248 19.1
91 Fresno State 14 127 138 14 279 19.9
91 South Carolina 13 133 138 21 292 22.5
91 Colorado State 13 131 138 24 293 22.5
91 Massachusetts 12 118 138 25 281 23.4
91 North Carolina 13 154 138 24 316 24.3
97 Texas A&M 13 139 139 24 302 23.2
97 Southern Mississippi 12 117 139 23 279 23.3
99 Memphis 13 82 140 23 245 18.8
99 Washington State 12 88 140 28 256 21.3
101 Alabama 14 81 141 12 234 16.7
101 Middle Tennessee 12 121 141 17 279 23.3
103 Cincinnati 13 132 142 13 287 22.1
104 Mississippi State 13 115 143 10 268 20.6
105 Air Force 13 91 144 14 249 19.2
106 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 89 145 19 253 19.5
106 Oklahoma State 13 117 145 24 286 22.0
108 Arizona State 13 100 146 15 261 20.1
109 SMU 12 140 147 15 302 25.2
110 Boise State 14 90 148 20 258 18.4
111 East Carolina 13 79 149 34 262 20.2
112 Iowa State 12 156 150 22 328 27.3
113 UCLA 13 111 151 33 295 22.7
114 Kansas State 13 98 153 11 262 20.2
115 Oklahoma 13 86 155 23 264 20.3
115 Northern Illinois 14 123 155 26 304 21.7
117 Georgia Tech 14 125 160 15 300 21.4
118 USC 13 100 161 41 302 23.2
119 Louisiana Tech 14 103 162 14 279 19.9
120 BYU 13 87 164 31 282 21.7
121 Nevada 13 129 168 19 316 24.3
122 Western Kentucky 13 148 170 21 339 26.1
123 Toledo 13 88 173 22 283 21.8
124 Washington 14 101 188 27 316 22.6
124 Arizona 14 120 188 29 337 24.1
126 Oregon 15 132 189 28 349 23.3
127 Bowling Green 14 149 192 25 366 26.1
128 California 12 95 203 34 332 27.7