2019 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 42 | 52 | 12 | 106 | 15.1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 9 | 46 | 74 | 17 | 137 | 15.2 |
| 3 | Air Force | 5 | 30 | 46 | 2 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 4 | Navy | 6 | 38 | 52 | 4 | 94 | 15.7 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10 | 65 | 80 | 17 | 162 | 16.2 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 6 | 38 | 55 | 8 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 6 | Southern Miss | 6 | 41 | 51 | 9 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 5 | 36 | 39 | 10 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 5 | 33 | 50 | 4 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 8 | 53 | 75 | 13 | 141 | 17.6 |
| 10 | Boise State | 8 | 60 | 74 | 7 | 141 | 17.6 |
| 12 | Georgia | 9 | 44 | 98 | 18 | 160 | 17.8 |
| 13 | Clemson | 8 | 57 | 76 | 10 | 143 | 17.9 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 43 | 56 | 9 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 15 | Wyoming | 6 | 47 | 54 | 8 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 6 | 50 | 52 | 8 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 17 | Missouri | 5 | 37 | 45 | 10 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 18 | LSU | 10 | 51 | 106 | 28 | 185 | 18.5 |
| 19 | Florida | 6 | 36 | 70 | 6 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 19 | UAB | 6 | 44 | 48 | 20 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 19 | Iowa | 7 | 48 | 77 | 6 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 7 | 57 | 69 | 5 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 53 | 75 | 23 | 151 | 18.9 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 6 | 50 | 52 | 12 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 25 | Michigan | 8 | 57 | 74 | 21 | 152 | 19.0 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 8 | 77 | 67 | 8 | 152 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Arizona State | 6 | 39 | 65 | 11 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 29 | Charlotte | 6 | 60 | 43 | 13 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 30 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 43 | 50 | 4 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 30 | Colorado State | 5 | 55 | 35 | 7 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 30 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 62 | 60 | 14 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 30 | Oregon | 8 | 60 | 76 | 19 | 155 | 19.4 |
| 34 | Tulane | 7 | 60 | 69 | 9 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 35 | Rice | 7 | 52 | 83 | 4 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 35 | Tulsa | 9 | 85 | 71 | 23 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 37 | Akron | 6 | 58 | 53 | 9 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 61 | 78 | 21 | 160 | 20.0 |
| 39 | TCU | 7 | 65 | 60 | 16 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 40 | UCF | 6 | 54 | 56 | 12 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 40 | Michigan State | 8 | 62 | 82 | 18 | 162 | 20.3 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 59 | 55 | 9 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 7 | 55 | 76 | 14 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 43 | Washington | 7 | 59 | 77 | 9 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 45 | Stanford | 6 | 46 | 71 | 8 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 45 | Tennessee | 8 | 78 | 74 | 14 | 166 | 20.8 |
| 45 | Auburn | 9 | 69 | 96 | 22 | 187 | 20.8 |
| 48 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 57 | 79 | 12 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 48 | Appalachian State | 7 | 60 | 72 | 16 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 6 | 56 | 62 | 9 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 10 | 86 | 112 | 15 | 213 | 21.3 |
| 52 | Old Dominion | 7 | 66 | 74 | 10 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 52 | New Mexico | 8 | 80 | 79 | 12 | 171 | 21.4 |
| 54 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 33 | 45 | 8 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 54 | Louisville | 6 | 59 | 61 | 9 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 56 | UTEP | 5 | 45 | 56 | 7 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 56 | California | 5 | 50 | 52 | 6 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 56 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 62 | 41 | 5 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 56 | Louisiana | 7 | 75 | 63 | 13 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 9 | 75 | 103 | 16 | 194 | 21.6 |
| 61 | Oklahoma | 7 | 53 | 80 | 19 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 61 | Duke | 7 | 70 | 68 | 14 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | 6 | 83 | 41 | 7 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 63 | Virginia | 8 | 80 | 82 | 12 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 65 | BYU | 9 | 85 | 101 | 11 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | 6 | 51 | 76 | 5 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 66 | Alabama | 6 | 52 | 65 | 15 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 66 | Colorado | 6 | 53 | 71 | 8 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 66 | Cincinnati | 7 | 64 | 66 | 24 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 7 | 76 | 70 | 9 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 71 | Toledo | 6 | 58 | 65 | 10 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 72 | Texas State | 7 | 92 | 53 | 11 | 156 | 22.3 |
| 72 | USC | 8 | 76 | 80 | 22 | 178 | 22.3 |
| 74 | Houston | 7 | 79 | 63 | 15 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 74 | Ohio | 8 | 87 | 82 | 10 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 76 | UNLV | 6 | 56 | 68 | 11 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 76 | Texas | 8 | 62 | 101 | 17 | 180 | 22.5 |
| 78 | Liberty | 5 | 52 | 47 | 14 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 5 | 67 | 41 | 5 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 80 | Memphis | 7 | 73 | 71 | 15 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 7 | 76 | 70 | 13 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 80 | Army | 7 | 88 | 63 | 8 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 80 | Penn State | 9 | 69 | 122 | 13 | 204 | 22.7 |
| 80 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 102 | 83 | 19 | 204 | 22.7 |
| 85 | Arizona | 6 | 66 | 56 | 15 | 137 | 22.8 |
| 86 | Indiana | 5 | 47 | 55 | 13 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 86 | Illinois | 6 | 60 | 66 | 12 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 7 | 68 | 80 | 13 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 89 | Marshall | 8 | 78 | 89 | 18 | 185 | 23.1 |
| 90 | Georgia State | 6 | 69 | 57 | 13 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 91 | Arkansas | 6 | 64 | 70 | 6 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 92 | UCLA | 7 | 59 | 92 | 13 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 93 | Purdue | 6 | 61 | 74 | 6 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 93 | Nevada | 6 | 68 | 65 | 8 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 95 | Washington State | 6 | 76 | 57 | 9 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 95 | Baylor | 7 | 64 | 91 | 11 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 97 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 73 | 61 | 9 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 82 | 74 | 11 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 5 | 67 | 49 | 4 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 99 | West Virginia | 6 | 59 | 75 | 10 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 99 | USF | 8 | 120 | 59 | 13 | 192 | 24.0 |
| 102 | Central Michigan | 5 | 50 | 61 | 10 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 103 | Western Michigan | 6 | 47 | 85 | 14 | 146 | 24.3 |
| 103 | Fresno State | 7 | 83 | 75 | 12 | 170 | 24.3 |
| 105 | Ball State | 7 | 78 | 78 | 15 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 92 | 67 | 12 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 107 | NC State | 4 | 31 | 57 | 10 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 76 | 65 | 6 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 8 | 83 | 92 | 21 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 110 | Temple | 7 | 86 | 67 | 19 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 111 | Texas Tech | 6 | 54 | 81 | 13 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 111 | UTSA | 6 | 56 | 78 | 14 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 111 | Florida State | 7 | 56 | 93 | 24 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 114 | Syracuse | 6 | 53 | 78 | 18 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 115 | SMU | 6 | 55 | 82 | 13 | 150 | 25.0 |
| 115 | North Texas | 6 | 65 | 66 | 19 | 150 | 25.0 |
| 117 | Bowling Green | 9 | 112 | 99 | 15 | 226 | 25.1 |
| 118 | Troy | 6 | 63 | 82 | 6 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 119 | FIU | 7 | 87 | 77 | 13 | 177 | 25.3 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 6 | 79 | 64 | 11 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 121 | Ole Miss | 6 | 61 | 84 | 10 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 122 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 70 | 50 | 10 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 122 | Kent State | 7 | 99 | 71 | 12 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 124 | Utah State | 9 | 121 | 107 | 12 | 240 | 26.7 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | 4 | 52 | 51 | 4 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 125 | Kansas | 6 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 161 | 26.8 |
| 127 | Maryland | 7 | 86 | 89 | 13 | 188 | 26.9 |
| 128 | East Carolina | 5 | 69 | 62 | 8 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 129 | Boston College | 7 | 83 | 105 | 7 | 195 | 27.9 |
| 130 | Arkansas State | 5 | 59 | 75 | 10 | 144 | 28.8 |