2019 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 14 | 86 | 105 | 17 | 208 | 14.9 |
| 2 | Navy | 12 | 79 | 94 | 11 | 184 | 15.3 |
| 2 | Utah | 13 | 68 | 113 | 18 | 199 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 14 | 99 | 89 | 29 | 217 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 12 | 68 | 102 | 18 | 188 | 15.7 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 12 | 65 | 111 | 17 | 193 | 16.1 |
| 7 | Georgia | 13 | 67 | 118 | 26 | 211 | 16.2 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 14 | 78 | 121 | 28 | 227 | 16.2 |
| 9 | Iowa | 13 | 83 | 121 | 12 | 216 | 16.6 |
| 10 | TCU | 11 | 77 | 87 | 22 | 186 | 16.9 |
| 11 | Missouri | 11 | 73 | 87 | 27 | 187 | 17.0 |
| 12 | Florida | 11 | 65 | 108 | 15 | 188 | 17.1 |
| 12 | Air Force | 12 | 71 | 127 | 7 | 205 | 17.1 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 12 | 79 | 110 | 17 | 206 | 17.2 |
| 15 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 101 | 86 | 20 | 207 | 17.3 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 13 | 85 | 115 | 25 | 225 | 17.3 |
| 17 | Michigan | 13 | 95 | 103 | 28 | 226 | 17.4 |
| 18 | Southern Miss | 12 | 76 | 116 | 18 | 210 | 17.5 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 12 | 94 | 94 | 22 | 210 | 17.5 |
| 18 | UAB | 13 | 82 | 98 | 48 | 228 | 17.5 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 12 | 81 | 108 | 22 | 211 | 17.6 |
| 22 | Kansas State | 12 | 91 | 103 | 19 | 213 | 17.8 |
| 23 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 82 | 103 | 30 | 215 | 17.9 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 13 | 118 | 102 | 15 | 235 | 18.1 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 84 | 101 | 36 | 221 | 18.4 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 83 | 102 | 19 | 204 | 18.5 |
| 26 | Appalachian State | 13 | 89 | 126 | 26 | 241 | 18.5 |
| 28 | Rice | 12 | 84 | 130 | 10 | 224 | 18.7 |
| 29 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 95 | 114 | 16 | 225 | 18.8 |
| 30 | Army | 11 | 104 | 93 | 11 | 208 | 18.9 |
| 30 | Boise State | 13 | 89 | 139 | 18 | 246 | 18.9 |
| 32 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 99 | 95 | 16 | 210 | 19.1 |
| 32 | Iowa State | 12 | 100 | 118 | 11 | 229 | 19.1 |
| 32 | LSU | 14 | 84 | 148 | 36 | 268 | 19.1 |
| 35 | Tulsa | 12 | 103 | 99 | 31 | 233 | 19.4 |
| 36 | Oregon | 13 | 93 | 128 | 34 | 255 | 19.6 |
| 37 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 82 | 137 | 18 | 237 | 19.8 |
| 37 | Alabama | 12 | 92 | 115 | 30 | 237 | 19.8 |
| 37 | Auburn | 12 | 90 | 117 | 31 | 238 | 19.8 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 13 | 94 | 125 | 39 | 258 | 19.8 |
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 94 | 134 | 30 | 258 | 19.8 |
| 37 | Virginia | 13 | 114 | 121 | 23 | 258 | 19.8 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 12 | 91 | 124 | 24 | 239 | 19.9 |
| 43 | Tulane | 12 | 106 | 113 | 20 | 239 | 19.9 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 12 | 116 | 109 | 14 | 239 | 19.9 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 14 | 114 | 127 | 38 | 279 | 19.9 |
| 47 | Penn State | 12 | 86 | 137 | 18 | 241 | 20.1 |
| 47 | Texas A&M | 12 | 97 | 124 | 20 | 241 | 20.1 |
| 47 | Charlotte | 12 | 118 | 105 | 18 | 241 | 20.1 |
| 50 | Duke | 11 | 105 | 98 | 19 | 222 | 20.2 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 12 | 110 | 110 | 22 | 242 | 20.2 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 13 | 99 | 139 | 24 | 262 | 20.2 |
| 53 | Indiana | 12 | 93 | 114 | 36 | 243 | 20.3 |
| 53 | Washington | 12 | 101 | 122 | 20 | 243 | 20.3 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 12 | 85 | 143 | 17 | 245 | 20.4 |
| 56 | Old Dominion | 11 | 98 | 108 | 20 | 226 | 20.5 |
| 56 | Liberty | 11 | 103 | 97 | 26 | 226 | 20.5 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 11 | 116 | 84 | 26 | 226 | 20.5 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 12 | 102 | 125 | 19 | 246 | 20.5 |
| 60 | UTEP | 11 | 99 | 113 | 15 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 60 | Memphis | 13 | 125 | 116 | 27 | 268 | 20.6 |
| 62 | Nevada | 12 | 106 | 132 | 10 | 248 | 20.7 |
| 63 | Ohio | 12 | 116 | 116 | 17 | 249 | 20.8 |
| 63 | Marshall | 12 | 103 | 121 | 26 | 250 | 20.8 |
| 63 | Baylor | 13 | 107 | 142 | 21 | 270 | 20.8 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 11 | 93 | 118 | 21 | 232 | 21.1 |
| 67 | UCF | 12 | 110 | 115 | 29 | 254 | 21.2 |
| 68 | Illinois | 13 | 131 | 124 | 22 | 277 | 21.3 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 12 | 89 | 146 | 22 | 257 | 21.4 |
| 69 | BYU | 12 | 120 | 121 | 16 | 257 | 21.4 |
| 69 | FIU | 12 | 131 | 104 | 22 | 257 | 21.4 |
| 72 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 111 | 110 | 15 | 236 | 21.5 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 11 | 109 | 115 | 13 | 237 | 21.5 |
| 72 | California | 12 | 94 | 150 | 14 | 258 | 21.5 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 111 | 129 | 18 | 258 | 21.5 |
| 72 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 135 | 121 | 23 | 279 | 21.5 |
| 77 | Louisiana | 13 | 142 | 111 | 28 | 281 | 21.6 |
| 78 | Colorado | 12 | 97 | 150 | 14 | 261 | 21.8 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | 12 | 102 | 146 | 13 | 261 | 21.8 |
| 78 | Purdue | 12 | 119 | 128 | 14 | 261 | 21.8 |
| 78 | Georgia State | 12 | 130 | 114 | 17 | 261 | 21.8 |
| 78 | Akron | 12 | 138 | 106 | 17 | 261 | 21.8 |
| 83 | North Texas | 11 | 108 | 109 | 24 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 83 | UCLA | 12 | 88 | 156 | 19 | 263 | 21.9 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 11 | 95 | 124 | 23 | 242 | 22.0 |
| 86 | Houston | 11 | 99 | 127 | 17 | 243 | 22.1 |
| 86 | UNLV | 11 | 103 | 122 | 18 | 243 | 22.1 |
| 86 | Temple | 12 | 116 | 116 | 33 | 265 | 22.1 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 122 | 105 | 19 | 246 | 22.4 |
| 90 | Ole Miss | 11 | 100 | 130 | 17 | 247 | 22.5 |
| 90 | Texas State | 11 | 131 | 95 | 21 | 247 | 22.5 |
| 90 | Ball State | 11 | 102 | 128 | 18 | 248 | 22.5 |
| 90 | Fresno State | 11 | 121 | 110 | 17 | 248 | 22.5 |
| 90 | Western Michigan | 12 | 107 | 142 | 21 | 270 | 22.5 |
| 90 | Texas | 13 | 100 | 164 | 28 | 292 | 22.5 |
| 96 | NC State | 11 | 85 | 139 | 27 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 96 | Troy | 11 | 99 | 136 | 16 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 96 | Rutgers | 12 | 119 | 126 | 28 | 273 | 22.8 |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 133 | 125 | 15 | 273 | 22.8 |
| 96 | Stanford | 12 | 102 | 153 | 19 | 274 | 22.8 |
| 96 | USC | 13 | 124 | 141 | 32 | 297 | 22.8 |
| 102 | West Virginia | 11 | 112 | 122 | 19 | 253 | 23.0 |
| 102 | USF | 11 | 148 | 80 | 25 | 253 | 23.0 |
| 102 | Washington State | 12 | 120 | 133 | 23 | 276 | 23.0 |
| 102 | Louisville | 12 | 121 | 133 | 22 | 276 | 23.0 |
| 106 | Bowling Green | 11 | 122 | 113 | 19 | 254 | 23.1 |
| 106 | Hawaii | 14 | 148 | 149 | 26 | 323 | 23.1 |
| 108 | Arkansas | 11 | 116 | 123 | 16 | 255 | 23.2 |
| 108 | SMU | 13 | 105 | 167 | 30 | 302 | 23.2 |
| 110 | Toledo | 11 | 110 | 125 | 21 | 256 | 23.3 |
| 110 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 114 | 131 | 11 | 256 | 23.3 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 126 | 106 | 24 | 256 | 23.3 |
| 113 | Texas Tech | 11 | 95 | 142 | 20 | 257 | 23.4 |
| 113 | UTSA | 11 | 110 | 124 | 23 | 257 | 23.4 |
| 115 | San Jose State | 11 | 144 | 102 | 14 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 146 | 96 | 20 | 262 | 23.8 |
| 116 | Boston College | 12 | 115 | 159 | 12 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 118 | New Mexico State | 11 | 142 | 109 | 12 | 263 | 23.9 |
| 119 | Florida State | 12 | 97 | 153 | 38 | 288 | 24.0 |
| 119 | Arkansas State | 12 | 114 | 146 | 28 | 288 | 24.0 |
| 119 | Utah State | 12 | 143 | 128 | 17 | 288 | 24.0 |
| 122 | Arizona | 11 | 117 | 130 | 20 | 267 | 24.3 |
| 123 | Maryland | 11 | 121 | 135 | 16 | 272 | 24.7 |
| 123 | Connecticut | 11 | 126 | 121 | 25 | 272 | 24.7 |
| 125 | Syracuse | 11 | 118 | 131 | 24 | 273 | 24.8 |
| 126 | East Carolina | 10 | 113 | 120 | 16 | 249 | 24.9 |
| 126 | Oregon State | 11 | 100 | 146 | 28 | 274 | 24.9 |
| 128 | Kent State | 12 | 154 | 123 | 24 | 301 | 25.1 |
| 129 | Kansas | 11 | 141 | 129 | 19 | 289 | 26.3 |
| 129 | Massachusetts | 11 | 150 | 125 | 14 | 289 | 26.3 |