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

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