2014 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/12/2015

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan State 10 40 76 14 130 13.0
2 Clemson 9 56 51 13 120 13.3
2 Wisconsin 12 70 74 16 160 13.3
4 LSU 8 48 52 10 110 13.8
5 Penn State 11 59 81 13 153 13.9
6 Louisville 10 53 74 13 140 14.0
7 Alabama 9 44 79 8 131 14.6
8 Stanford 8 40 66 13 119 14.9
9 Arkansas 7 45 55 6 106 15.1
10 TCU 10 64 82 7 153 15.3
11 Boston College 9 52 79 11 142 15.8
12 Michigan 9 57 79 8 144 16.0
13 Mississippi 7 53 55 5 113 16.1
14 Virginia Tech 11 74 92 12 178 16.2
15 UTEP 12 98 86 11 195 16.3
16 Iowa 12 95 94 12 201 16.8
17 Memphis 11 62 111 16 189 17.2
17 UCF 12 87 95 24 206 17.2
19 Boise State 12 73 118 16 207 17.3
20 Buffalo 10 85 77 13 175 17.5
20 San Jose State 11 127 58 8 193 17.5
22 Tennessee 9 74 75 10 159 17.7
22 Baylor 10 57 87 33 177 17.7
22 Ohio State 11 85 85 25 195 17.7
22 San Diego State 12 102 87 23 212 17.7
26 Appalachian State 12 94 100 19 213 17.8
27 Florida 8 46 79 18 143 17.9
28 Kansas State 9 57 96 9 162 18.0
29 Fresno State 10 77 94 10 181 18.1
30 Florida International 10 89 78 15 182 18.2
31 North Carolina State 9 83 73 9 165 18.3
31 Pittsburgh 12 95 108 16 219 18.3
33 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 66 117 19 202 18.4
34 Missouri 12 83 115 24 222 18.5
34 North Texas 12 98 106 18 222 18.5
34 Utah State 13 94 121 26 241 18.5
37 Virginia 8 50 81 18 149 18.6
37 Texas 9 77 79 11 167 18.6
37 Wake Forest 9 87 62 18 167 18.6
40 Miami (Florida) 10 76 84 27 187 18.7
40 Nebraska 10 78 94 15 187 18.7
42 Air Force 12 85 128 12 225 18.8
42 Rice 12 98 107 21 226 18.8
44 Syracuse 9 70 86 14 170 18.9
44 Louisiana-Monroe 12 118 94 15 227 18.9
44 Western Michigan 13 96 125 25 246 18.9
47 Oklahoma 9 55 101 15 171 19.0
47 West Virginia 9 70 90 11 171 19.0
47 Minnesota 9 71 84 16 171 19.0
47 Wyoming 9 72 91 8 171 19.0
47 Houston 12 107 102 19 228 19.0
52 Central Michigan 13 87 138 23 248 19.1
53 Cincinnati 11 89 111 12 212 19.3
54 UAB 10 86 92 17 195 19.5
54 Ohio 11 82 119 14 215 19.5
56 Auburn 7 51 68 18 137 19.6
56 Vanderbilt 8 69 77 11 157 19.6
56 Florida State 10 97 85 14 196 19.6
56 UTSA 11 83 104 29 216 19.6
56 Temple 11 108 88 20 216 19.6
61 Louisiana Tech 12 85 137 14 236 19.7
62 Georgia 8 82 61 15 158 19.8
63 Notre Dame 9 83 89 8 180 20.0
64 Utah 8 58 81 22 161 20.1
64 Kansas 9 79 81 21 181 20.1
66 Connecticut 10 97 89 16 202 20.2
66 East Carolina 13 79 149 34 262 20.2
68 Rutgers 10 92 95 16 203 20.3
68 South Alabama 12 113 102 29 244 20.3
70 Northwestern 11 98 110 17 225 20.5
70 Idaho 11 116 91 18 225 20.5
70 Georgia Southern 11 93 121 12 226 20.5
73 Mississippi State 9 65 112 8 185 20.6
73 Akron 11 87 113 27 227 20.6
75 Indiana 9 76 90 20 186 20.7
76 Texas A&M 8 71 79 16 166 20.8
76 Oklahoma State 9 71 100 16 187 20.8
76 Kent State 10 100 85 23 208 20.8
76 Colorado State 11 97 110 22 229 20.8
80 Arizona State 9 64 115 9 188 20.9
80 Tulane 10 81 107 21 209 20.9
80 BYU 11 66 134 30 230 20.9
83 Hawai'i 13 129 125 19 273 21.0
84 Kentucky 8 82 75 12 169 21.1
85 UCLA 6 55 59 13 127 21.2
85 Georgia Tech 10 86 115 11 212 21.2
85 Northern Illinois 13 111 140 25 276 21.2
88 South Florida 10 90 111 12 213 21.3
89 Purdue 10 93 105 17 215 21.5
89 Duke 11 127 96 14 237 21.5
89 Toledo 12 79 158 21 258 21.5
89 Arkansas State 13 146 108 25 279 21.5
89 Marshall 14 138 127 36 301 21.5
94 Southern Mississippi 9 79 95 20 194 21.6
94 Tulsa 11 102 116 20 238 21.6
94 Navy 12 139 113 7 259 21.6
97 Maryland 10 97 100 20 217 21.7
98 Army 12 117 131 13 261 21.8
98 Texas State 12 121 125 16 262 21.8
100 Colorado 6 51 64 17 132 22.0
100 Washington State 7 47 89 18 154 22.0
100 Oregon State 8 58 97 21 176 22.0
100 Illinois 11 121 100 21 242 22.0
104 USC 9 75 95 29 199 22.1
104 Ball State 12 121 128 16 265 22.1
106 Washington 10 65 137 21 223 22.3
107 Middle Tennessee 10 98 115 12 225 22.5
108 Oregon 8 54 108 19 181 22.6
109 Florida Atlantic 10 114 98 15 227 22.7
110 Eastern Michigan 11 116 124 15 255 23.2
111 Troy 11 136 103 17 256 23.3
112 SMU 9 103 97 11 211 23.4
112 Massachusetts 12 118 138 25 281 23.4
114 Miami (Ohio) 11 119 117 22 258 23.5
114 UNLV 12 165 96 21 282 23.5
116 North Carolina 11 126 115 19 260 23.6
117 South Carolina 9 89 107 17 213 23.7
118 Old Dominion 11 144 110 9 263 23.9
119 Arizona 7 53 104 12 169 24.1
119 Nevada 11 113 138 14 265 24.1
121 New Mexico State 12 189 88 15 292 24.3
122 New Mexico 10 121 110 16 247 24.7
123 Texas Tech 9 125 84 18 227 25.2
123 Western Kentucky 12 131 151 20 302 25.2
125 California 8 53 131 23 207 25.9
125 Georgia State 11 171 105 9 285 25.9
125 Bowling Green 13 123 189 25 337 25.9
128 Iowa State 9 120 104 15 239 26.6