2018 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Washington 1 1 6 0 7 7.0
2 Tennessee 2 8 9 3 20 10.0
3 Auburn 2 3 17 2 22 11.0
4 Nebraska 1 5 4 3 12 12.0
4 Kansas 1 5 7 0 12 12.0
4 Miami (Florida) 2 9 14 1 24 12.0
4 Clemson 2 10 11 3 24 12.0
4 Washington State 2 12 9 3 24 12.0
9 North Carolina State 3 12 22 3 37 12.3
10 TCU 1 9 3 1 13 13.0
11 Ohio State 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
11 Mississippi State 2 13 15 0 28 14.0
11 Minnesota 3 10 24 8 42 14.0
14 Wisconsin 3 19 21 3 43 14.3
15 Southern Mississippi 9 49 75 10 134 14.9
16 Iowa State 1 4 8 3 15 15.0
16 Iowa 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
16 Georgia 2 15 14 1 30 15.0
19 Cincinnati 10 49 78 26 153 15.3
20 Rutgers 2 9 15 7 31 15.5
21 Appalachian State 11 76 82 15 173 15.7
22 Baylor 1 5 11 0 16 16.0
22 Utah 2 17 14 1 32 16.0
22 Army 9 45 84 15 144 16.0
25 Virginia 2 14 19 0 33 16.5
26 San Diego State 10 67 87 12 166 16.6
27 Wyoming 9 73 69 10 152 16.9
28 Oregon State 1 6 10 1 17 17.0
28 Kansas State 1 8 8 1 17 17.0
28 California 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
28 Texas 1 9 7 1 17 17.0
28 Maryland 2 13 17 4 34 17.0
28 Alabama 2 17 16 1 34 17.0
28 BYU 7 46 65 8 119 17.0
35 UAB 12 72 97 39 208 17.3
36 Michigan State 2 4 26 5 35 17.5
36 Charlotte 10 62 98 15 175 17.5
36 Arkansas State 11 100 73 19 192 17.5
39 LSU 3 20 25 8 53 17.7
40 Boise State 12 81 114 18 213 17.8
41 Arkansas 3 17 30 7 54 18.0
41 Louisiana Tech 10 80 85 15 180 18.0
43 Fresno State 10 77 90 15 182 18.2
44 Buffalo 12 110 97 13 220 18.3
45 Oregon 2 9 25 3 37 18.5
45 Duke 2 14 22 1 37 18.5
45 Kentucky 2 17 17 3 37 18.5
45 Florida State 2 18 17 2 37 18.5
45 Texas State 10 87 87 11 185 18.5
45 Eastern Michigan 11 112 65 26 203 18.5
51 Marshall 10 58 101 27 186 18.6
51 Nevada 10 70 102 14 186 18.6
51 Air Force 11 75 119 11 205 18.6
51 Troy 11 82 108 15 205 18.6
55 Georgia Southern 11 83 107 16 206 18.7
56 Ohio 11 81 110 16 207 18.8
57 Purdue 1 3 13 3 19 19.0
57 Oklahoma State 2 7 26 5 38 19.0
57 South Carolina 2 17 15 6 38 19.0
57 Notre Dame 2 22 15 1 38 19.0
61 Tulane 10 78 94 20 192 19.2
61 Middle Tennessee 10 87 85 20 192 19.2
63 North Texas 11 79 117 17 213 19.4
64 Texas A&M 2 15 23 1 39 19.5
65 Central Michigan 8 81 59 17 157 19.6
66 Vanderbilt 3 30 23 6 59 19.7
66 East Carolina 9 73 91 13 177 19.7
68 Utah State 11 83 109 27 219 19.9
69 Colorado 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
69 Northwestern 2 13 25 2 40 20.0
69 Missouri 2 14 19 7 40 20.0
69 Penn State 2 15 21 4 40 20.0
69 Stanford 2 18 21 1 40 20.0
69 USC 2 19 20 1 40 20.0
69 Indiana 2 20 15 5 40 20.0
69 Michigan 3 24 22 14 60 20.0
69 Louisiana-Monroe 9 81 79 20 180 20.0
78 Western Michigan 10 79 109 16 204 20.4
78 UTEP 10 102 84 18 204 20.4
80 Northern Illinois 11 66 129 31 226 20.5
80 Miami (Ohio) 11 98 105 23 226 20.5
82 UTSA 9 73 103 9 185 20.6
83 Georgia State 10 100 98 11 209 20.9
83 Coastal Carolina 10 113 82 14 209 20.9
85 Boston College 2 12 27 3 42 21.0
85 UCLA 2 19 19 4 42 21.0
85 Syracuse 3 21 35 7 63 21.0
85 Arizona State 3 34 25 4 63 21.0
89 Rice 10 82 118 11 211 21.1
90 Navy 12 117 129 8 254 21.2
91 UNLV 10 98 113 8 219 21.9
91 Florida International 10 112 85 22 219 21.9
93 Florida 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
93 Kent State 8 74 82 20 176 22.0
93 Akron 8 100 66 10 176 22.0
93 Tulsa 9 108 72 18 198 22.0
93 Hawai'i 13 137 135 14 286 22.0
98 Wake Forest 4 45 36 8 89 22.3
99 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 123 103 20 246 22.4
100 Memphis 11 100 123 24 247 22.5
101 South Alabama 10 101 98 27 226 22.6
101 Toledo 11 95 126 28 249 22.6
103 Virginia Tech 4 33 50 8 91 22.8
103 Colorado State 8 84 86 12 182 22.8
105 Western Kentucky 9 86 102 18 206 22.9
106 Oklahoma 2 29 14 3 46 23.0
107 Temple 9 106 76 28 210 23.3
108 San Jose State 9 107 90 14 211 23.4
108 Florida Atlantic 10 94 120 20 234 23.4
110 Bowling Green 8 113 57 18 188 23.5
111 New Mexico 10 103 113 20 236 23.6
112 Massachusetts 9 125 75 13 213 23.7
113 SMU 9 99 104 11 214 23.8
113 South Florida 10 119 101 18 238 23.8
115 Liberty 8 90 90 11 191 23.9
116 Mississippi 2 21 22 5 48 24.0
116 New Mexico State 10 132 91 17 240 24.0
118 UCF 10 131 95 19 245 24.5
119 Old Dominion 10 104 122 24 250 25.0
120 Houston 10 131 107 14 252 25.2
121 Ball State 10 125 109 20 254 25.4
122 Arizona 2 25 23 3 51 25.5
123 North Carolina 1 9 15 2 26 26.0
123 Louisville 1 11 14 1 26 26.0
125 Georgia Tech 2 20 30 4 54 27.0
125 Pittsburgh 2 21 24 9 54 27.0
127 Connecticut 10 151 109 11 271 27.1
128 Illinois 2 23 31 1 55 27.5
129 Texas Tech 1 8 18 2 28 28.0