2020 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 BYU 2 7 8 0 15 7.5
2 Oklahoma 2 6 9 2 17 8.5
3 Pittsburgh 3 13 11 3 27 9.0
4 Clemson 2 8 11 4 23 11.5
5 Army 3 12 18 6 36 12.0
6 TCU 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
7 Notre Dame 2 9 17 3 29 14.5
7 West Virginia 2 13 12 4 29 14.5
9 Georgia 1 4 8 3 15 15.0
9 North Carolina 1 4 9 2 15 15.0
11 UTEP 4 19 39 5 63 15.8
12 Kentucky 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
13 Marshall 2 10 14 9 33 16.5
14 Virginia 1 4 12 1 17 17.0
14 Texas A&M 1 6 9 2 17 17.0
14 Vanderbilt 1 7 8 2 17 17.0
14 Louisville 3 21 26 4 51 17.0
18 Georgia Southern 2 11 23 1 35 17.5
18 Liberty 2 14 16 5 35 17.5
20 Appalachian State 3 26 20 7 53 17.7
21 Tulsa 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
21 Cincinnati 2 16 16 4 36 18.0
23 Oklahoma State 2 12 18 7 37 18.5
23 USF 2 26 9 2 37 18.5
25 Arkansas 1 8 10 1 19 19.0
25 Virginia Tech 1 9 10 0 19 19.0
25 Texas 2 9 24 5 38 19.0
25 Tulane 3 23 29 5 57 19.0
29 Baylor 1 8 9 3 20 20.0
29 Alabama 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
29 Boston College 2 15 21 4 40 20.0
32 SMU 3 26 33 2 61 20.3
33 Iowa State 2 18 22 1 41 20.5
34 South Carolina 1 6 13 2 21 21.0
34 Auburn 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
34 UAB 3 25 28 10 63 21.0
37 South Alabama 3 25 34 5 64 21.3
38 Kansas 2 27 11 5 43 21.5
39 Louisiana 3 36 25 4 65 21.7
39 Louisiana-Monroe 3 43 20 2 65 21.7
41 Tennessee 1 5 15 2 22 22.0
41 Missouri 1 7 15 0 22 22.0
41 Miami (FL) 3 25 36 5 66 22.0
41 Georgia Tech 3 30 33 3 66 22.0
45 Coastal Carolina 2 23 17 5 45 22.5
46 UTSA 3 25 37 6 68 22.7
47 Georgia State 1 9 13 1 23 23.0
47 Navy 2 28 16 2 46 23.0
47 Duke 3 28 39 2 69 23.0
47 Syracuse 3 29 32 8 69 23.0
51 Middle Tennessee State 3 38 27 5 70 23.3
52 Louisiana Tech 2 16 27 4 47 23.5
52 Troy 2 17 26 4 47 23.5
54 LSU 1 2 22 0 24 24.0
54 UCF 2 22 23 3 48 24.0
56 Western Kentucky 2 30 18 1 49 24.5
56 Texas State 4 37 51 10 98 24.5
58 Memphis 1 6 15 4 25 25.0
58 Mississippi State 1 8 16 1 25 25.0
58 Arkansas State 2 19 27 4 50 25.0
61 Southern Miss 3 42 31 3 76 25.3
62 Wake Forest 2 25 26 0 51 25.5
63 Kansas State 2 16 32 6 54 27.0
63 NC State 2 27 22 5 54 27.0
65 Texas Tech 2 16 33 6 55 27.5
66 Florida State 2 25 26 6 57 28.5
67 East Carolina 1 10 18 1 29 29.0
67 Florida 1 13 15 1 29 29.0
67 Charlotte 1 16 10 3 29 29.0
70 North Texas 2 21 34 6 61 30.5
71 FIU 1 13 13 5 31 31.0
72 Ole Miss 1 9 21 2 32 32.0