2020 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 1 4 9 1 14 14.0
2 Wisconsin 3 11 25 8 44 14.7
3 USC 1 8 6 2 16 16.0
4 San Diego State 2 11 21 1 33 16.5
5 Tulsa 1 5 11 1 17 17.0
5 Utah 1 5 12 0 17 17.0
5 Appalachian State 2 21 11 2 34 17.0
8 TCU 3 23 26 4 53 17.7
9 Ball State 1 4 11 3 18 18.0
9 Nevada 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
9 Iowa 1 9 8 1 18 18.0
12 Clemson 4 22 45 8 75 18.8
12 Iowa State 5 32 57 5 94 18.8
14 Air Force 1 2 13 4 19 19.0
14 California 1 8 9 2 19 19.0
14 Purdue 2 14 23 1 38 19.0
14 Georgia Southern 2 15 21 2 38 19.0
18 Baylor 3 22 32 4 58 19.3
19 Minnesota 1 12 7 1 20 20.0
19 Oklahoma State 5 35 51 14 100 20.0
21 Washington State 2 12 28 1 41 20.5
21 Cincinnati 2 16 22 3 41 20.5
21 South Alabama 2 19 21 1 41 20.5
21 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 22 17 2 41 20.5
21 North Carolina 4 23 46 13 82 20.5
26 Texas A&M 3 17 37 8 62 20.7
27 Notre Dame 4 26 52 5 83 20.8
28 Hawai'i 1 14 7 0 21 21.0
28 UAB 2 22 14 6 42 21.0
28 Michigan State 4 31 44 9 84 21.0
31 Nebraska 3 26 33 5 64 21.3
31 Penn State 3 27 32 5 64 21.3
31 South Florida 3 38 25 1 64 21.3
34 Louisville 2 17 21 5 43 21.5
34 West Virginia 2 19 19 5 43 21.5
34 Liberty 2 21 19 3 43 21.5
34 Navy 2 24 18 1 43 21.5
34 Virginia 4 29 51 6 86 21.5
39 BYU 1 18 4 0 22 22.0
39 SMU 2 19 25 0 44 22.0
39 Arkansas State 2 20 22 2 44 22.0
39 Northwestern 2 24 17 3 44 22.0
39 Coastal Carolina 3 32 31 3 66 22.0
39 Mississippi State 4 35 48 5 88 22.0
45 Kentucky 4 35 45 9 89 22.3
46 Rutgers 2 15 22 8 45 22.5
46 UCLA 2 15 28 2 45 22.5
46 UTSA 2 22 16 7 45 22.5
46 Illinois 2 25 18 2 45 22.5
50 South Carolina 3 40 26 2 68 22.7
51 Alabama 5 34 67 13 114 22.8
52 New Mexico 1 4 17 2 23 23.0
52 UNLV 1 8 11 4 23 23.0
52 Oregon State 1 11 10 2 23 23.0
52 Vanderbilt 2 17 27 2 46 23.0
52 Louisiana-Monroe 2 24 19 3 46 23.0
57 Houston 2 19 24 4 47 23.5
57 Ohio State 4 22 67 5 94 23.5
59 Maryland 2 26 18 4 48 24.0
60 Duke 4 46 46 5 97 24.3
61 Oklahoma 4 29 54 15 98 24.5
62 LSU 3 29 38 7 74 24.7
63 Auburn 4 47 48 4 99 24.8
63 Virginia Tech 5 69 52 3 124 24.8
65 Southern Mississippi 1 11 13 1 25 25.0
65 Oregon 2 18 27 5 50 25.0
65 Missouri 3 31 41 3 75 25.0
68 Kansas 3 38 35 3 76 25.3
69 Syracuse 5 51 64 12 127 25.4
70 Boise State 2 12 32 7 51 25.5
70 Florida 4 46 52 4 102 25.5
72 Georgia Tech 3 25 45 7 77 25.7
73 Arizona 1 7 15 4 26 26.0
73 Tulane 1 10 15 1 26 26.0
73 Louisiana Tech 1 11 14 1 26 26.0
73 Colorado 1 12 11 3 26 26.0
73 Western Kentucky 2 30 16 6 52 26.0
73 Georgia 3 21 50 7 78 26.0
73 Pittsburgh 4 37 48 19 104 26.0
73 Arkansas 4 41 53 10 104 26.0
81 Boston College 3 33 37 9 79 26.3
82 Georgia State 2 24 27 2 53 26.5
82 Tennessee 4 31 68 7 106 26.5
84 Kansas State 3 35 41 4 80 26.7
85 Indiana 1 13 13 1 27 27.0
85 East Carolina 2 22 29 3 54 27.0
85 North Carolina State 3 35 36 10 81 27.0
85 Wake Forest 3 37 43 1 81 27.0
89 Texas 2 19 31 5 55 27.5
89 Florida State 4 45 50 15 110 27.5
91 UCF 3 32 46 5 83 27.7
92 Michigan 1 7 18 3 28 28.0
92 UTEP 1 7 21 0 28 28.0
92 Memphis 1 11 15 2 28 28.0
92 Arizona State 1 12 16 0 28 28.0
96 Texas Tech 3 37 43 5 85 28.3
97 Stanford 1 15 10 4 29 29.0
98 Miami (Florida) 3 40 38 11 89 29.7
99 Troy 2 22 34 5 61 30.5
100 Florida International 1 13 13 5 31 31.0
100 Massachusetts 1 19 11 1 31 31.0
100 Texas State 3 51 37 5 93 31.0
103 Mississippi 3 34 53 8 95 31.7