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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 1 5 14 2 21 21.0
2 BYU 2 12 21 2 35 17.5
3 Massachusetts 2 28 20 2 50 25.0
4 New Mexico State 3 31 37 4 72 24.0
5 Liberty 4 49 53 5 107 26.8
6 Cincinnati 8 38 62 17 117 14.6
7 Clemson 9 60 50 11 121 13.4
7 Southern Mississippi 8 43 68 10 121 15.1
9 Michigan 9 55 55 21 131 14.6
9 San Diego State 8 51 70 10 131 16.4
11 Appalachian State 9 61 62 11 134 14.9
12 Nevada 8 51 78 9 138 17.3
12 Virginia 8 63 65 10 138 17.3
14 Miami (Florida) 8 71 56 12 139 17.4
15 Michigan State 9 43 87 10 140 15.6
15 Alabama 9 48 75 17 140 15.6
15 Texas A&M 8 46 83 11 140 17.5
18 Charlotte 8 50 80 11 141 17.6
18 Missouri 8 54 75 12 141 17.6
20 Ohio 8 58 71 13 142 17.8
20 Mississippi State 8 62 63 17 142 17.8
20 Kentucky 8 62 64 16 142 17.8
23 Eastern Michigan 8 72 51 20 143 17.9
23 Arkansas State 8 72 57 14 143 17.9
25 Marshall 8 46 75 23 144 18.0
26 UAB 9 43 76 26 145 16.1
26 Wyoming 8 71 64 10 145 18.1
28 Georgia Southern 8 62 74 11 147 18.4
29 Louisiana Tech 8 64 73 11 148 18.5
29 Texas State 8 75 65 8 148 18.5
31 Florida 8 65 66 19 150 18.8
32 Troy 8 67 74 11 152 19.0
33 Air Force 8 50 96 9 155 19.4
33 Georgia Tech 8 70 79 6 155 19.4
35 Tulane 8 57 80 19 156 19.5
35 North Texas 8 57 86 13 156 19.5
37 Utah State 8 59 81 17 157 19.6
37 Georgia State 8 75 72 10 157 19.6
37 Louisiana-Monroe 8 77 61 19 157 19.6
37 Central Michigan 8 81 59 17 157 19.6
41 Buffalo 9 78 70 10 158 17.6
42 Iowa 9 76 72 11 159 17.7
42 East Carolina 8 70 81 8 159 19.9
44 UTEP 8 75 74 11 160 20.0
45 California 9 66 84 11 161 17.9
45 Fresno State 9 70 79 12 161 17.9
45 Virginia Tech 8 88 60 13 161 20.1
45 Coastal Carolina 8 93 56 12 161 20.1
49 Boise State 9 61 86 15 162 18.0
50 North Carolina State 8 54 96 13 163 20.4
51 Western Michigan 8 66 85 13 164 20.5
51 Syracuse 8 75 76 13 164 20.5
53 Rice 8 66 91 8 165 20.6
53 LSU 8 73 75 17 165 20.6
55 Middle Tennessee 9 78 74 17 169 18.8
55 Miami (Ohio) 8 59 91 19 169 21.1
57 UTSA 8 69 94 7 170 21.3
58 Washington 10 66 94 11 171 17.1
58 Georgia 9 62 90 19 171 19.0
60 Toledo 8 67 83 22 172 21.5
60 Navy 8 79 89 4 172 21.5
62 South Alabama 8 76 76 21 173 21.6
63 Auburn 8 75 78 21 174 21.8
63 Florida International 8 93 62 19 174 21.8
63 Tulsa 8 94 63 17 174 21.8
66 Pittsburgh 9 85 78 12 175 19.4
67 Wake Forest 8 69 94 13 176 22.0
67 Kent State 8 74 82 20 176 22.0
67 Akron 8 100 66 10 176 22.0
70 TCU 9 77 89 11 177 19.7
71 Florida State 8 71 89 18 178 22.3
72 North Carolina 8 93 77 10 180 22.5
72 SMU 8 94 77 9 180 22.5
74 USC 9 65 97 19 181 20.1
74 Wisconsin 9 76 84 21 181 20.1
74 Minnesota 9 80 94 7 181 20.1
74 Hawai'i 8 82 90 9 181 22.6
78 Western Kentucky 8 78 88 16 182 22.8
78 Colorado State 8 84 86 12 182 22.8
78 Duke 8 103 73 6 182 22.8
81 Florida Atlantic 8 69 101 13 183 22.9
81 UNLV 8 77 98 8 183 22.9
81 Temple 8 99 59 25 183 22.9
84 Colorado 9 71 92 21 184 20.4
84 Iowa State 9 80 99 5 184 20.4
84 Arkansas 8 91 78 15 184 23.0
87 Boston College 8 76 96 13 185 23.1
87 South Florida 8 101 70 14 185 23.1
89 Utah 10 58 104 24 186 18.6
89 Washington State 9 67 90 29 186 20.7
91 Tennessee 8 84 93 11 188 23.5
91 San Jose State 8 88 88 12 188 23.5
91 Bowling Green 8 113 57 18 188 23.5
94 Northern Illinois 9 55 106 28 189 21.0
94 Penn State 9 85 87 17 189 21.0
96 Baylor 9 80 91 19 190 21.1
97 New Mexico 8 92 88 11 191 23.9
98 Kansas State 9 70 112 10 192 21.3
98 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 97 80 15 192 21.3
98 Louisville 8 112 70 10 192 24.0
101 Vanderbilt 8 94 90 11 195 24.4
102 Old Dominion 8 89 91 16 196 24.5
102 Mississippi 8 102 75 19 196 24.5
104 Stanford 9 70 117 12 199 22.1
105 Rutgers 9 94 88 19 201 22.3
106 Northwestern 10 80 114 9 203 20.3
106 Arizona 9 64 111 28 203 22.6
106 West Virginia 9 86 104 13 203 22.6
106 Houston 8 102 91 10 203 25.4
110 Maryland 9 101 75 28 204 22.7
111 Ohio State 10 73 103 29 205 20.5
111 Ball State 8 104 84 17 205 25.6
113 Oregon 9 79 109 18 206 22.9
113 Memphis 9 84 102 20 206 22.9
113 Arizona State 9 90 95 21 206 22.9
116 South Carolina 8 100 95 14 209 26.1
117 UCLA 9 93 102 17 212 23.6
118 Connecticut 8 120 84 9 213 26.6
119 Texas Tech 9 84 109 21 214 23.8
120 Texas 10 79 118 18 215 21.5
121 Indiana 9 88 108 21 217 24.1
122 Nebraska 9 95 101 22 218 24.2
123 Purdue 9 81 120 18 219 24.3
124 Kansas 9 94 111 15 220 24.4
124 UCF 9 113 90 17 220 24.4
126 Oklahoma State 9 88 108 27 223 24.8
127 Illinois 9 120 89 18 227 25.2
127 Oregon State 9 123 93 11 227 25.2
129 Oklahoma 10 84 140 24 248 24.8