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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan State 4 12 52 9 73 18.3
2 Charlotte 4 14 36 6 56 14.0
3 Southern Mississippi 3 16 21 3 40 13.3
4 Iowa State 4 17 39 6 62 15.5
5 Tennessee 4 19 31 5 55 13.8
5 Nebraska 3 19 28 7 54 18.0
7 Auburn 5 20 44 9 73 14.6
7 Oklahoma State 4 20 48 10 78 19.5
9 Minnesota 4 21 26 9 56 14.0
9 Rutgers 3 21 24 8 53 17.7
11 Wisconsin 4 22 24 3 49 12.3
11 Washington 4 22 41 3 66 16.5
11 Maryland 3 22 27 5 54 18.0
14 Oregon 4 23 38 5 66 16.5
14 Texas Tech 3 23 33 7 63 21.0
16 Utah 4 24 24 4 52 13.0
16 Kansas 3 24 17 2 43 14.3
16 Northwestern 4 24 46 4 74 18.5
19 Iowa 4 25 26 4 55 13.8
19 Texas State 4 25 41 7 73 18.3
19 Texas 4 25 40 9 74 18.5
19 Arkansas 4 25 41 9 75 18.8
19 Wyoming 4 25 47 6 78 19.5
19 North Carolina 3 25 33 11 69 23.0
25 Air Force 4 26 25 3 54 13.5
25 Cincinnati 5 26 40 17 83 16.6
25 San Diego State 5 26 50 9 85 17.0
25 West Virginia 3 26 27 6 59 19.7
25 East Carolina 4 26 49 9 84 21.0
30 Boston College 4 27 39 6 72 18.0
30 Indiana 3 27 21 7 55 18.3
30 Akron 4 27 45 8 80 20.0
30 Illinois 3 27 42 5 74 24.7
34 Mississippi State 5 28 35 7 70 14.0
34 Syracuse 5 28 57 9 94 18.8
34 Colorado 3 28 25 7 60 20.0
34 UCLA 3 28 33 8 69 23.0
38 Virginia 5 29 44 2 75 15.0
38 Ohio State 4 29 42 7 78 19.5
38 Kansas State 3 29 27 6 62 20.7
38 USC 3 29 31 5 65 21.7
42 Texas A&M 5 30 41 10 81 16.2
42 Boise State 4 30 37 3 70 17.5
42 North Texas 5 30 50 9 89 17.8
42 Appalachian State 4 30 36 8 74 18.5
42 Missouri 5 30 62 11 103 20.6
47 Duke 5 31 51 8 90 18.0
47 UTSA 4 31 45 6 82 20.5
47 Florida State 4 31 46 7 84 21.0
50 Old Dominion 4 32 52 11 95 23.8
50 Oregon State 3 32 40 7 79 26.3
52 TCU 4 33 27 5 65 16.3
52 Troy 5 33 47 8 88 17.6
52 Stanford 4 33 37 3 73 18.3
52 Northern Illinois 5 33 55 9 97 19.4
52 Marshall 5 33 55 10 98 19.6
57 Washington State 4 34 28 7 69 17.3
57 LSU 5 34 41 14 89 17.8
57 Michigan 4 34 27 14 75 18.8
57 Western Kentucky 4 34 39 6 79 19.8
57 Virginia Tech 5 34 60 9 103 20.6
62 North Carolina State 5 35 38 5 78 15.6
63 Miami (Florida) 5 36 24 6 66 13.2
63 Fresno State 5 36 45 7 88 17.6
63 Baylor 4 36 36 5 77 19.3
66 Georgia 5 37 31 1 69 13.8
66 Penn State 4 37 27 7 71 17.8
66 UNLV 4 37 35 2 74 18.5
66 Clemson 6 37 66 11 114 19.0
66 Purdue 4 37 43 8 88 22.0
66 South Alabama 4 37 47 12 96 24.0
72 Georgia State 4 38 52 5 95 23.8
72 SMU 4 38 52 10 100 25.0
72 Arizona 3 38 35 8 81 27.0
75 Arizona State 4 39 42 5 86 21.5
75 Louisiana-Monroe 4 39 69 4 112 28.0
77 Florida 5 40 33 8 81 16.2
77 California 4 40 19 7 66 16.5
77 Louisville 4 40 39 9 88 22.0
80 Georgia Southern 5 41 49 6 96 19.2
80 Utah State 5 41 42 14 97 19.4
80 Tulsa 4 41 32 11 84 21.0
80 Pittsburgh 5 41 46 18 105 21.0
80 Rice 5 41 65 9 115 23.0
80 San Jose State 4 41 50 10 101 25.3
86 Kentucky 5 42 37 5 84 16.8
86 Central Michigan 4 42 34 12 88 22.0
86 Ball State 4 42 41 8 91 22.8
86 Ohio 5 42 67 5 114 22.8
86 New Mexico 4 42 41 10 93 23.3
86 Mississippi 4 42 55 11 108 27.0
92 Kent State 4 43 40 8 91 22.8
92 Temple 5 43 57 14 114 22.8
92 Florida Atlantic 4 43 41 9 93 23.3
92 Nevada 5 43 60 15 118 23.6
92 Coastal Carolina 4 43 51 4 98 24.5
97 Navy 5 44 49 5 98 19.6
97 Memphis 5 44 53 8 105 21.0
99 Alabama 6 45 56 12 113 18.8
99 UTEP 4 45 28 9 82 20.5
101 Western Michigan 5 46 38 7 91 18.2
102 Arkansas State 5 47 31 11 89 17.8
102 UCF 4 47 32 8 87 21.8
104 UAB 5 49 31 17 97 19.4
104 Colorado State 4 49 29 5 83 20.8
104 Middle Tennessee 5 49 48 10 107 21.4
104 Toledo 5 49 57 9 115 23.0
104 Tulane 5 49 65 10 124 24.8
109 Buffalo 5 50 37 7 94 18.8
109 Oklahoma 4 50 41 3 94 23.5
109 Houston 5 50 70 12 132 26.4
112 Miami (Ohio) 4 51 22 6 79 19.8
112 Wake Forest 5 51 55 8 114 22.8
114 Louisiana Tech 5 52 40 8 100 20.0
114 South Carolina 5 52 56 13 121 24.2
116 Florida International 5 54 54 10 118 23.6
117 Georgia Tech 5 55 46 6 107 21.4
118 Hawai'i 6 56 52 8 116 19.3
118 Vanderbilt 5 56 47 6 109 21.8
120 South Florida 5 59 47 11 117 23.4
120 Connecticut 4 59 50 3 112 28.0
122 Bowling Green 4 62 21 8 91 22.8
123 Eastern Michigan 5 63 30 9 102 20.4
123 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 63 54 7 124 24.8
125 Army 12 73 93 17 183 15.3
126 BYU 11 86 99 17 202 18.4
127 Liberty 8 91 82 9 182 22.8
128 Notre Dame 13 95 141 23 259 19.9
129 New Mexico State 9 135 76 13 224 24.9
130 Massachusetts 10 138 83 16 237 23.7