2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/29/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Washington State 2 12 14 5 31 15.5
2 Oregon State 2 15 17 6 38 19.0
3 Fresno State 8 68 46 16 130 16.3
4 Toledo 8 46 48 14 108 13.5
5 Boise State 8 64 52 22 138 17.3
6 Ohio State 9 43 55 16 114 12.7
7 Wyoming 8 73 56 11 140 17.5
8 Western Michigan 8 51 57 8 116 14.5
8 Texas A&M 8 59 57 16 132 16.5
8 Eastern Michigan 8 82 57 12 151 18.9
11 James Madison 8 38 58 17 113 14.1
11 Bowling Green 8 68 58 20 146 18.3
13 Buffalo 8 75 60 14 149 18.6
14 UAB 8 87 61 16 164 20.5
14 North Texas 8 109 61 5 175 21.9
16 San Diego State 8 54 62 13 129 16.1
16 Ohio 8 70 62 9 141 17.6
18 Nebraska 9 88 63 16 167 18.6
19 Texas Tech 9 49 64 15 128 14.2
19 Akron 8 69 64 14 147 18.4
19 Massachusetts 8 98 64 13 175 21.9
22 Oregon 9 67 66 15 148 16.4
23 Alabama 8 54 68 15 137 17.1
23 Central Michigan 8 68 68 17 153 19.1
23 California 8 81 68 16 165 20.6
23 Temple 8 88 68 18 174 21.8
27 Liberty 8 78 69 14 161 20.1
27 Florida Atlantic 8 105 69 15 189 23.6
29 Arizona 10 82 70 12 164 16.4
29 Miami (FL) 8 53 70 15 138 17.3
29 Missouri 8 53 70 23 146 18.3
29 Florida State 8 74 70 14 158 19.8
29 South Alabama 8 75 70 16 161 20.1
29 Northern Illinois 8 85 70 11 166 20.8
35 Iowa 9 66 71 15 152 16.9
35 Wake Forest 8 54 71 22 147 18.4
35 Nevada 8 67 71 18 156 19.5
35 Ole Miss 8 74 71 17 162 20.3
35 Tulsa 8 97 71 10 178 22.3
40 Miami (OH) 8 51 72 9 132 16.5
40 Old Dominion 8 45 72 16 133 16.6
42 North Carolina 8 68 73 21 162 20.3
43 UTSA 8 59 74 16 149 18.6
43 Arkansas State 8 66 74 11 151 18.9
43 Louisiana-Monroe 8 66 74 19 159 19.9
43 Georgia State 8 87 74 15 176 22.0
47 Louisiana Tech 8 61 76 20 157 19.6
48 East Carolina 8 62 77 14 153 19.1
48 Utah 9 93 77 14 184 20.4
50 Indiana 9 42 78 3 123 13.7
50 Troy 8 71 78 11 160 20.0
52 Virginia 9 62 79 9 150 16.7
52 Penn State 9 80 79 16 175 19.4
52 Ball State 8 73 79 9 161 20.1
52 UNLV 8 68 79 17 164 20.5
52 FIU 8 76 79 10 165 20.6
52 San Jose State 8 70 79 17 166 20.8
58 UCF 9 90 80 8 178 19.8
58 LSU 8 67 80 15 162 20.3
60 UCLA 9 93 81 17 191 21.2
60 Colorado 9 96 81 17 194 21.6
62 Michigan State 9 87 82 16 185 20.6
62 Colorado State 8 85 82 14 181 22.6
62 Arkansas 8 84 82 27 193 24.1
65 New Mexico 8 64 83 13 160 20.0
65 Kentucky 8 65 83 13 161 20.1
65 Rice 8 73 83 19 175 21.9
68 Louisville 8 50 84 13 147 18.4
68 Hawaii 8 50 84 18 152 19.0
68 Clemson 8 54 84 16 154 19.3
68 Jacksonville State 8 66 84 17 167 20.9
68 Coastal Carolina 8 89 84 10 183 22.9
73 Pittsburgh 8 52 85 13 150 18.8
73 BYU 9 74 85 13 172 19.1
73 Houston 9 78 85 10 173 19.2
73 USC 9 73 85 23 181 20.1
73 Western Kentucky 8 57 85 23 165 20.6
73 Kansas 9 89 85 13 187 20.8
73 Louisiana 8 82 85 11 178 22.3
80 Northwestern 9 64 86 9 159 17.7
80 Arizona State 9 63 86 22 171 19.0
80 Georgia 8 49 86 20 155 19.4
80 South Carolina 8 65 86 15 166 20.8
84 Wisconsin 9 70 87 4 161 17.9
84 Oklahoma 8 40 87 21 148 18.5
84 Kennesaw State 8 73 87 18 178 22.3
84 Tennessee 8 84 87 19 190 23.8
88 Army 8 66 88 5 159 19.9
88 Tulane 8 58 88 17 163 20.4
88 Marshall 8 64 88 18 170 21.3
88 Missouri State 8 68 88 18 174 21.8
88 Boston College 8 74 88 15 177 22.1
93 Virginia Tech 8 69 89 18 176 22.0
93 Mississippi State 8 82 89 23 194 24.3
95 Delaware 8 55 90 18 163 20.4
95 Memphis 8 59 90 14 163 20.4
95 New Mexico State 8 71 90 11 172 21.5
95 Cincinnati 9 109 90 24 223 24.8
99 UTEP 8 62 91 22 175 21.9
99 Syracuse 8 71 91 16 178 22.3
99 Kent State 8 69 91 19 179 22.4
99 Southern Miss 8 85 91 17 193 24.1
103 Michigan 9 60 92 13 165 18.3
103 Sam Houston State 8 83 92 18 193 24.1
105 Washington 9 54 93 17 164 18.2
105 Utah State 8 70 93 8 171 21.4
105 Georgia Tech 8 69 93 10 172 21.5
105 Rutgers 9 88 93 18 199 22.1
105 Purdue 9 90 93 20 203 22.6
105 Baylor 9 89 93 27 209 23.2
105 Texas State 8 71 93 22 186 23.3
105 Charlotte 8 100 93 13 206 25.8
113 Auburn 8 48 94 20 162 20.3
113 Kansas State 10 95 94 17 206 20.6
113 Florida 8 67 94 6 167 20.9
113 Navy 8 64 94 14 172 21.5
117 USF 8 62 95 25 182 22.8
118 Iowa State 9 58 96 10 164 18.2
119 Middle Tennessee State 8 59 97 20 176 22.0
120 SMU 8 51 98 16 165 20.6
121 Stanford 8 54 99 12 165 20.6
121 Maryland 9 101 99 21 221 24.6
123 Minnesota 9 77 100 6 183 20.3
124 TCU 9 70 101 17 188 20.9
125 Duke 8 62 102 17 181 22.6
125 Georgia Southern 8 89 102 16 207 25.9
127 Oklahoma State 9 71 105 20 196 21.8
127 Air Force 8 63 105 10 178 22.3
129 Texas 8 60 107 16 183 22.9
130 Vanderbilt 8 58 109 10 177 22.1
130 West Virginia 9 82 109 20 211 23.4
132 Appalachian State 8 63 114 17 194 24.3
133 NC State 9 70 117 17 204 22.7
134 Illinois 9 69 121 9 199 22.1