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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Louisville 3 59 17 0 76 25.3
2 Iowa State 3 19 35 1 55 18.3
3 Army 3 10 31 2 43 14.3
3 Southern Mississippi 3 21 23 2 46 15.3
3 Virginia 3 14 33 2 49 16.3
3 Massachusetts 3 34 15 2 51 17.0
3 Northwestern 4 37 34 2 73 18.3
3 UTSA 3 18 36 2 56 18.7
3 TCU 3 28 30 2 60 20.0
3 North Carolina 3 28 38 2 68 22.7
3 SMU 3 32 34 2 68 22.7
3 Connecticut 3 44 24 2 70 23.3
13 Michigan State 4 21 44 3 68 17.0
13 Wyoming 4 30 37 3 70 17.5
13 Washington 4 31 39 3 73 18.3
13 Akron 4 36 36 3 75 18.8
13 Georgia Tech 3 24 31 3 58 19.3
13 Syracuse 3 29 31 3 63 21.0
13 Coastal Carolina 3 26 36 3 65 21.7
13 Auburn 3 33 29 3 65 21.7
13 Stanford 3 20 43 3 66 22.0
13 Duke 3 44 23 3 70 23.3
13 Purdue 3 19 49 3 71 23.7
13 Vanderbilt 4 55 39 3 97 24.3
13 Oregon State 3 31 40 3 74 24.7
26 BYU 3 18 26 4 48 16.0
26 Appalachian State 3 25 19 4 48 16.0
26 Notre Dame 3 23 26 4 53 17.7
26 Miami (Florida) 3 28 22 4 54 18.0
26 Troy 3 20 38 4 62 20.7
26 Georgia State 3 29 29 4 62 20.7
26 Hawai'i 4 44 40 4 88 22.0
26 Texas 3 27 36 4 67 22.3
26 Liberty 3 25 41 4 70 23.3
26 Tennessee 3 32 35 4 71 23.7
26 Minnesota 4 38 53 4 95 23.8
26 Navy 4 42 49 4 95 23.8
38 San Diego State 4 22 35 5 62 15.5
38 Charlotte 3 15 31 5 51 17.0
38 Ohio 4 33 36 5 74 18.5
38 Nevada 4 24 47 5 76 19.0
38 USC 3 33 26 5 64 21.3
38 East Carolina 3 33 28 5 66 22.0
38 Memphis 3 24 38 5 67 22.3
38 Boston College 3 28 35 5 68 22.7
38 Pittsburgh 3 26 40 5 71 23.7
38 Mississippi 3 42 25 5 72 24.0
38 Arkansas 4 50 41 5 96 24.0
38 Wake Forest 3 27 41 5 73 24.3
38 UNLV 4 47 48 5 100 25.0
38 Kansas State 3 38 42 5 85 28.3
38 Kansas 3 29 52 5 86 28.7
53 Michigan 3 14 13 6 33 11.0
53 Clemson 3 16 20 6 42 14.0
53 Texas A&M 3 18 18 6 42 14.0
53 Cincinnati 3 10 27 6 43 14.3
53 Kentucky 3 17 23 6 46 15.3
53 Oklahoma 3 20 26 6 52 17.3
53 LSU 3 27 19 6 52 17.3
53 Rutgers 3 31 16 6 53 17.7
53 Air Force 4 27 38 6 71 17.8
53 Georgia 3 25 23 6 54 18.0
53 Fresno State 4 28 39 6 73 18.3
53 Louisiana Tech 4 33 34 6 73 18.3
53 Colorado State 4 35 36 6 77 19.3
53 North Texas 4 28 44 6 78 19.5
53 UTEP 3 31 26 6 63 21.0
53 South Carolina 3 29 36 6 71 23.7
53 Houston 4 47 48 6 101 25.3
53 New Mexico State 4 58 44 6 108 27.0
71 Buffalo 4 28 28 7 63 15.8
71 Alabama 3 14 27 7 48 16.0
71 California 4 31 26 7 64 16.0
71 Iowa 4 26 32 7 65 16.3
71 Temple 3 30 13 7 50 16.7
71 Tulane 3 21 28 7 56 18.7
71 West Virginia 3 22 29 7 58 19.3
71 Rice 4 33 39 7 79 19.8
71 Maryland 4 47 26 7 80 20.0
71 North Carolina State 3 15 44 7 66 22.0
71 Baylor 3 29 31 7 67 22.3
71 Florida State 3 25 37 7 69 23.0
71 UCLA 4 47 40 7 94 23.5
71 Florida Atlantic 3 29 37 7 73 24.3
71 Oregon 3 25 42 7 74 24.7
71 Penn State 3 26 47 7 80 26.7
87 South Alabama 3 25 12 8 45 15.0
87 Mississippi State 3 18 25 8 51 17.0
87 Wisconsin 4 39 32 8 79 19.8
87 Texas Tech 3 22 30 8 60 20.0
87 Texas State 4 38 34 8 80 20.0
87 Western Michigan 4 32 42 8 82 20.5
87 Florida International 3 34 21 8 63 21.0
87 San Jose State 4 49 28 8 85 21.3
87 New Mexico 4 33 56 8 97 24.3
87 Louisiana-Monroe 3 32 34 8 74 24.7
87 Virginia Tech 3 43 24 8 75 25.0
98 Georgia Southern 4 31 32 9 72 18.0
98 Miami (Ohio) 4 40 27 9 76 19.0
98 Arkansas State 3 29 23 9 61 20.3
98 Boise State 4 33 40 9 82 20.5
98 Middle Tennessee 4 37 39 9 85 21.3
98 Ohio State 3 20 36 9 65 21.7
98 Marshall 3 20 37 9 66 22.0
98 Arizona State 3 26 33 9 68 22.7
98 Oklahoma State 3 28 31 9 68 22.7
98 Washington State 3 22 39 9 70 23.3
98 Nebraska 4 31 54 9 94 23.5
98 UCF 3 28 40 9 77 25.7
98 Illinois 4 58 48 9 115 28.8
111 UAB 4 16 32 10 58 14.5
111 Florida 3 20 27 10 57 19.0
111 Central Michigan 4 43 26 10 79 19.8
111 Tulsa 4 44 30 10 84 21.0
111 Kent State 4 31 46 10 87 21.8
111 Missouri 4 29 50 10 89 22.3
111 Ball State 5 67 49 10 126 25.2
111 Indiana 4 36 55 10 101 25.3
111 South Florida 4 49 45 10 104 26.0
120 Colorado 4 30 44 11 85 21.3
120 Arizona 4 29 49 11 89 22.3
120 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 38 47 11 96 24.0
120 Western Kentucky 3 34 30 11 75 25.0
120 Old Dominion 4 46 50 11 107 26.8
125 Utah 4 20 40 12 72 18.0
125 Utah State 4 23 37 12 72 18.0
125 Bowling Green 4 68 35 12 115 28.8
128 Northern Illinois 3 14 35 13 62 20.7
129 Toledo 5 42 57 14 113 22.6
129 Eastern Michigan 4 48 29 14 91 22.8