2018 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Southern Mississippi 4 21 28 3 52 13.0
2 Utah 4 17 32 8 57 14.3
2 Minnesota 4 22 26 9 57 14.3
4 Iowa 4 25 30 4 59 14.8
5 Boise State 4 26 32 2 60 15.0
6 East Carolina 4 20 33 8 61 15.3
7 Wisconsin 4 24 32 6 62 15.5
8 San Diego State 4 16 40 8 64 16.0
8 Texas State 4 24 34 6 64 16.0
8 Akron 3 21 36 7 64 21.3
11 Appalachian State 4 27 30 9 66 16.5
12 Missouri 4 21 43 5 69 17.3
13 Miami (Florida) 5 33 29 8 70 14.0
13 Air Force 4 14 54 2 70 17.5
13 Fresno State 4 25 38 7 70 17.5
13 UAB 4 34 23 13 70 17.5
17 Northwestern 4 30 35 6 71 17.8
17 California 4 37 26 8 71 17.8
19 Clemson 5 28 34 10 72 14.4
19 Virginia Tech 4 17 49 6 72 18.0
19 Navy 4 25 44 3 72 18.0
19 Iowa State 4 29 38 5 72 18.0
23 Washington 5 31 38 4 73 14.6
24 UNLV 4 37 35 2 74 18.5
25 Marshall 4 21 46 8 75 18.8
25 Colorado 4 36 30 9 75 18.8
27 Charlotte 5 22 46 8 76 15.2
27 Texas A&M 5 23 43 10 76 15.2
27 North Carolina State 4 26 42 8 76 19.0
30 Georgia 5 28 43 6 77 15.4
30 Maryland 4 30 36 11 77 19.3
32 Cincinnati 5 21 38 19 78 15.6
33 North Carolina 4 40 33 6 79 19.8
34 Michigan State 4 11 59 10 80 20.0
34 Tulsa 4 40 30 10 80 20.0
34 Louisiana Tech 4 42 34 4 80 20.0
37 Virginia 5 30 47 5 82 16.4
37 Mississippi State 5 35 39 8 82 16.4
37 Tennessee 5 38 40 4 82 16.4
37 Utah State 4 49 27 6 82 20.5
37 UCF 4 51 25 6 82 20.5
42 Auburn 5 24 44 15 83 16.6
42 North Texas 5 25 47 11 83 16.6
42 Kentucky 5 35 39 9 83 16.6
42 West Virginia 4 37 39 7 83 20.8
46 Alabama 5 28 47 9 84 16.8
46 Florida 5 45 28 11 84 16.8
46 Georgia Southern 4 36 46 2 84 21.0
49 Ohio State 5 32 41 12 85 17.0
50 TCU 5 39 39 8 86 17.2
51 Texas 5 33 43 11 87 17.4
51 Michigan 5 34 33 20 87 17.4
51 Nebraska 4 34 40 13 87 21.8
54 Army 5 32 46 10 88 17.6
54 Duke 5 32 49 7 88 17.6
54 South Florida 4 51 27 10 88 22.0
57 Oregon 5 31 49 9 89 17.8
57 Western Michigan 5 45 37 7 89 17.8
57 Arkansas State 5 54 25 10 89 17.8
57 Toledo 4 39 44 6 89 22.3
61 Washington State 5 40 32 18 90 18.0
61 Kansas 5 48 37 5 90 18.0
63 Baylor 5 38 44 9 91 18.2
63 Memphis 5 47 39 5 91 18.2
63 Middle Tennessee 4 42 40 9 91 22.8
63 South Carolina 4 45 35 11 91 22.8
67 Syracuse 5 37 48 8 93 18.6
67 Indiana 5 39 42 12 93 18.6
67 New Mexico 4 42 41 10 93 23.3
70 LSU 5 33 48 13 94 18.8
71 Louisville 5 41 48 6 95 19.0
71 Buffalo 5 51 35 9 95 19.0
71 UCLA 4 39 45 11 95 23.8
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 51 40 4 95 23.8
71 Liberty 4 55 34 6 95 23.8
76 Western Kentucky 5 40 50 6 96 19.2
76 Ohio 4 32 59 5 96 24.0
78 Arkansas 5 33 52 12 97 19.4
78 Northern Illinois 5 37 52 8 97 19.4
78 UTSA 5 39 51 7 97 19.4
81 USC 5 35 53 11 99 19.8
81 Boston College 5 43 49 7 99 19.8
81 Troy 5 46 47 6 99 19.8
81 UTEP 5 50 38 11 99 19.8
81 Eastern Michigan 5 52 39 8 99 19.8
86 Florida State 5 34 56 10 100 20.0
86 BYU 5 41 49 10 100 20.0
88 Stanford 5 43 56 3 102 20.4
88 Penn State 5 48 44 10 102 20.4
90 Central Michigan 5 50 39 14 103 20.6
91 Oklahoma State 5 27 65 12 104 20.8
91 Notre Dame 5 36 57 11 104 20.8
91 Kansas State 5 40 57 7 104 20.8
91 Georgia Tech 5 45 51 8 104 20.8
95 Houston 4 26 68 11 105 26.3
95 Illinois 4 47 49 9 105 26.3
97 San Jose State 4 33 64 9 106 26.5
98 Wyoming 5 36 61 10 107 21.4
98 Texas Tech 5 37 60 10 107 21.4
98 Vanderbilt 5 49 50 8 107 21.4
101 Georgia State 5 43 58 7 108 21.6
101 Bowling Green 5 72 27 9 108 21.6
103 Rice 5 40 61 8 109 21.8
103 Rutgers 5 41 53 15 109 21.8
103 Nevada 5 44 52 13 109 21.8
106 Wake Forest 5 48 56 7 111 22.2
106 Coastal Carolina 5 57 46 8 111 22.2
108 Florida International 5 50 53 10 113 22.6
108 Colorado State 5 58 48 7 113 22.6
108 New Mexico State 5 66 38 9 113 22.6
111 Ball State 5 48 57 10 115 23.0
111 Pittsburgh 5 51 47 17 115 23.0
111 Florida Atlantic 5 51 55 9 115 23.0
114 Purdue 5 45 61 11 117 23.4
114 Arizona 5 56 49 12 117 23.4
116 Arizona State 5 57 53 8 118 23.6
117 Miami (Ohio) 5 49 57 13 119 23.8
117 Oklahoma 5 55 55 9 119 23.8
119 Hawai'i 6 44 69 9 122 20.3
120 Kent State 5 50 59 14 123 24.6
120 SMU 5 60 53 10 123 24.6
122 Louisiana-Monroe 5 49 69 6 124 24.8
122 Temple 5 54 54 16 124 24.8
124 Tulane 5 46 67 13 126 25.2
125 Old Dominion 5 54 67 11 132 26.4
126 South Alabama 5 55 60 18 133 26.6
127 Oregon State 5 72 54 9 135 27.0
128 Mississippi 5 58 66 19 143 28.6
129 Connecticut 5 73 76 5 154 30.8
130 Massachusetts 6 84 60 12 156 26.0