2019 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 36 | 12.0 |
| 2 | TCU | 4 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Missouri | 4 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 6 | UAB | 4 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Georgia | 4 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Penn State | 4 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 9 | Army | 4 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 4 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 11 | Oregon | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 11 | Boise State | 4 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 4 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 13 | Memphis | 4 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 4 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Clemson | 5 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 66 | 13.2 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 4 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 17 | Michigan | 4 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 20 | Baylor | 4 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 21 | Louisville | 4 | 26 | 37 | 5 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 5 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 70 | 14.0 |
| 22 | LSU | 4 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 22 | Temple | 4 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 4 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 26 | Utah | 5 | 16 | 48 | 7 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | 4 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 30 | Maryland | 4 | 23 | 42 | 8 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 30 | Air Force | 4 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 30 | Tulsa | 4 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 30 | Duke | 4 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 39 | 27 | 7 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 35 | Troy | 4 | 22 | 44 | 8 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 36 | Tulane | 4 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 37 | Buffalo | 5 | 29 | 40 | 10 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 37 | Virginia | 5 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 4 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 4 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 41 | Iowa State | 4 | 30 | 49 | 2 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 42 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 42 | Utah State | 4 | 28 | 48 | 6 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 4 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 4 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 47 | Michigan State | 5 | 23 | 47 | 13 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 5 | 28 | 49 | 6 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 47 | Florida | 5 | 31 | 43 | 9 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 47 | Bowling Green | 4 | 32 | 42 | 9 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 51 | Minnesota | 4 | 32 | 44 | 8 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 34 | 44 | 6 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 54 | Connecticut | 4 | 32 | 44 | 9 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 54 | UNLV | 4 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 56 | Marshall | 4 | 34 | 44 | 8 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 56 | Purdue | 4 | 34 | 47 | 5 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 56 | UTSA | 4 | 50 | 28 | 8 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 59 | Illinois | 4 | 38 | 42 | 7 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 60 | West Virginia | 4 | 48 | 33 | 7 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 61 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 35 | 48 | 6 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 61 | Colorado | 4 | 39 | 47 | 3 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 63 | UTEP | 4 | 29 | 53 | 8 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 63 | Ball State | 4 | 34 | 48 | 8 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 65 | Charlotte | 5 | 48 | 35 | 8 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 65 | Appalachian State | 4 | 32 | 49 | 10 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 67 | Auburn | 5 | 29 | 52 | 11 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | 5 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 67 | Texas | 4 | 29 | 55 | 8 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 67 | Ohio | 4 | 45 | 41 | 6 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 67 | Georgia State | 4 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 72 | Indiana | 5 | 36 | 45 | 12 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 72 | North Carolina | 5 | 38 | 50 | 5 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 72 | Kent State | 4 | 57 | 31 | 5 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 5 | 35 | 54 | 5 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 4 | 40 | 44 | 10 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 77 | South Alabama | 5 | 42 | 46 | 7 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 46 | 42 | 7 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 77 | East Carolina | 5 | 47 | 39 | 9 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 77 | USF | 4 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 77 | FIU | 4 | 49 | 38 | 8 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 82 | NC State | 5 | 21 | 62 | 13 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 82 | Southern Miss | 5 | 34 | 58 | 4 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 82 | Alabama | 5 | 35 | 50 | 11 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 82 | Toledo | 4 | 30 | 55 | 11 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 86 | North Texas | 5 | 42 | 42 | 13 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 86 | Rutgers | 4 | 42 | 43 | 12 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 4 | 53 | 37 | 7 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 89 | South Carolina | 5 | 36 | 55 | 7 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 38 | 49 | 11 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 91 | Washington | 5 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 91 | Texas State | 5 | 53 | 41 | 6 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 4 | 29 | 59 | 12 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 36 | 55 | 11 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 94 | California | 5 | 44 | 52 | 6 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 96 | Kentucky | 5 | 42 | 51 | 10 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 96 | Rice | 5 | 48 | 54 | 1 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 96 | Colorado State | 5 | 56 | 38 | 9 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 99 | Central Michigan | 5 | 34 | 59 | 11 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 99 | Arizona | 4 | 32 | 60 | 12 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 55 | 44 | 5 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 102 | UCF | 5 | 37 | 56 | 12 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 102 | Nevada | 5 | 40 | 60 | 5 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 102 | Louisiana | 5 | 48 | 47 | 10 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 102 | Liberty | 5 | 50 | 44 | 11 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 106 | Syracuse | 5 | 33 | 58 | 15 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 106 | SMU | 5 | 33 | 59 | 14 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 106 | Nebraska | 5 | 47 | 53 | 6 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 59 | 41 | 6 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 110 | Stanford | 5 | 34 | 68 | 5 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | 5 | 43 | 56 | 8 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 110 | Hawaii | 5 | 46 | 52 | 9 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 113 | Arkansas | 5 | 39 | 56 | 13 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 113 | Boston College | 5 | 48 | 56 | 4 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 115 | USC | 5 | 45 | 51 | 13 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 116 | Ole Miss | 5 | 35 | 70 | 7 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 117 | Akron | 5 | 50 | 57 | 7 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 117 | Houston | 5 | 50 | 61 | 3 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 119 | BYU | 5 | 58 | 48 | 11 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 120 | Washington State | 5 | 48 | 54 | 16 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 45 | 66 | 8 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 122 | UCLA | 5 | 39 | 75 | 6 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 122 | New Mexico State | 5 | 55 | 63 | 2 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 122 | Kansas | 5 | 63 | 51 | 6 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 125 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 62 | 49 | 10 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 126 | Wyoming | 5 | 34 | 78 | 10 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 127 | Western Michigan | 5 | 46 | 65 | 12 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 128 | Massachusetts | 5 | 57 | 62 | 6 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 129 | Arkansas State | 5 | 49 | 65 | 12 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 130 | Florida State | 5 | 42 | 74 | 17 | 133 | 26.6 |