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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Minnesota 3 10 17 2 29 9.7
1 Texas Tech 3 10 24 4 38 12.7
3 Indiana 3 11 13 1 25 8.3
3 Wisconsin 3 11 28 4 43 14.3
3 Arizona 2 11 16 5 32 16.0
6 Virginia 3 12 23 3 38 12.7
6 Illinois 3 12 26 6 44 14.7
6 Michigan State 3 12 35 2 49 16.3
6 Washington 3 12 31 8 51 17.0
10 Georgia 4 13 23 2 38 9.5
10 Oregon 3 13 20 1 34 11.3
10 Texas 4 13 26 8 47 11.8
10 BYU 3 13 22 4 39 13.0
10 NC State 3 13 35 7 55 18.3
15 Oklahoma 4 14 14 6 34 8.5
15 Iowa 3 14 15 2 31 10.3
17 Missouri 4 16 20 5 41 10.3
17 LSU 4 16 24 9 49 12.3
17 West Virginia 3 16 23 8 47 15.7
17 Auburn 4 16 40 12 68 17.0
21 Maryland 3 17 27 6 50 16.7
21 Michigan 3 17 27 7 51 17.0
23 Utah 3 18 18 5 41 13.7
23 Kansas 3 18 28 1 47 15.7
25 Penn State 3 19 17 2 38 12.7
25 Miami (FL) 4 19 28 7 54 13.5
25 Vanderbilt 4 19 33 10 62 15.5
25 Cincinnati 3 19 25 6 50 16.7
25 Navy 3 19 30 6 55 18.3
30 San Diego State 4 20 27 5 52 13.0
30 Rutgers 3 20 26 4 50 16.7
30 Fresno State 4 20 44 8 72 18.0
30 Tennessee 4 20 50 6 76 19.0
34 Ohio State 3 21 11 3 35 11.7
35 Marshall 4 22 41 6 69 17.3
35 TCU 3 22 28 6 56 18.7
35 Boston College 4 22 43 11 76 19.0
35 Appalachian State 4 22 46 12 80 20.0
35 Stanford 4 22 56 11 89 22.3
40 Texas A&M 4 23 30 8 61 15.3
40 Iowa State 3 23 19 5 47 15.7
40 Bowling Green 4 23 36 8 67 16.8
40 Northwestern 3 23 23 5 51 17.0
40 Florida Atlantic 4 23 54 9 86 21.5
45 Alabama 4 24 17 4 45 11.3
45 Boise State 4 24 23 9 56 14.0
45 Army 3 24 26 2 52 17.3
45 Clemson 4 24 43 6 73 18.3
45 Arizona State 3 24 31 3 58 19.3
45 Kansas State 2 24 16 3 43 21.5
51 Toledo 4 25 23 11 59 14.8
51 Florida State 4 25 32 8 65 16.3
51 Memphis 4 25 38 5 68 17.0
51 UTSA 4 25 45 7 77 19.3
55 Nebraska 3 26 7 7 40 13.3
55 California 4 26 33 7 66 16.5
55 South Carolina 4 26 37 7 70 17.5
55 East Carolina 4 26 39 8 73 18.3
59 UCF 3 27 14 4 45 15.0
59 Houston 3 27 16 2 45 15.0
59 Tulsa 4 27 41 5 73 18.3
59 Purdue 3 27 28 5 60 20.0
59 Louisiana-Monroe 4 27 50 6 83 20.8
59 SMU 4 27 54 11 92 23.0
65 Louisville 4 28 18 7 53 13.3
65 James Madison 4 28 22 7 57 14.3
65 Missouri State 4 28 39 10 77 19.3
65 New Mexico State 4 28 48 10 86 21.5
69 North Texas 4 29 29 3 61 15.3
69 Rice 4 29 30 7 66 16.5
69 Florida 4 29 32 6 67 16.8
72 Ole Miss 4 30 16 8 54 13.5
72 Troy 4 30 30 9 69 17.3
72 Colorado State 4 30 35 10 75 18.8
72 Western Michigan 4 30 40 11 81 20.3
76 Pittsburgh 4 31 30 8 69 17.3
76 New Mexico 4 31 40 1 72 18.0
76 Buffalo 4 31 38 4 73 18.3
76 Wake Forest 4 31 35 10 76 19.0
76 Virginia Tech 4 31 38 7 76 19.0
76 USC 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
76 Duke 4 31 47 8 86 21.5
76 Colorado 3 31 28 7 66 22.0
84 Temple 4 32 34 9 75 18.8
84 Oklahoma State 3 32 23 3 58 19.3
84 Ohio 4 32 44 5 81 20.3
84 Kennesaw State 4 32 41 9 82 20.5
84 FIU 4 32 44 6 82 20.5
84 Central Michigan 4 32 42 9 83 20.8
84 North Carolina 4 32 48 8 88 22.0
84 Louisiana Tech 4 32 47 14 93 23.3
92 Mississippi State 4 33 22 9 64 16.0
92 Hawaii 4 33 25 14 72 18.0
92 Northern Illinois 4 33 33 8 74 18.5
92 Akron 4 33 50 5 88 22.0
96 Georgia Tech 4 34 30 13 77 19.3
96 Western Kentucky 4 34 31 15 80 20.0
96 Wyoming 4 34 37 9 80 20.0
96 San Jose State 4 34 45 4 83 20.8
96 Nevada 4 34 46 5 85 21.3
96 Miami (OH) 4 34 49 10 93 23.3
96 UAB 4 34 52 10 96 24.0
103 Ball State 4 35 49 5 89 22.3
103 Delaware 4 35 50 7 92 23.0
105 Air Force 4 36 28 5 69 17.3
105 UTEP 4 36 35 7 78 19.5
105 Kentucky 4 36 40 3 79 19.8
105 Charlotte 4 36 64 5 105 26.3
109 UNLV 4 37 46 13 96 24.0
109 Sam Houston State 4 37 55 6 98 24.5
111 Baylor 3 38 16 4 58 19.3
111 Liberty 4 38 38 5 81 20.3
111 Middle Tennessee State 4 38 38 7 83 20.8
111 Syracuse 4 38 38 8 84 21.0
111 Utah State 4 38 47 8 93 23.3
111 Massachusetts 4 38 59 5 102 25.5
117 USF 4 39 46 7 92 23.0
118 Coastal Carolina 4 40 40 7 87 21.8
118 Arkansas State 4 40 55 4 99 24.8
120 Tulane 4 41 41 10 92 23.0
120 UCLA 3 41 25 6 72 24.0
122 Southern Miss 4 42 30 6 78 19.5
122 South Alabama 4 42 34 3 79 19.8
124 Old Dominion 4 43 25 10 78 19.5
124 Jacksonville State 4 43 36 9 88 22.0
124 Arkansas 4 43 43 7 93 23.3
127 Texas State 4 44 33 9 86 21.5
128 Georgia State 4 45 48 14 107 26.8
129 Georgia Southern 4 48 42 6 96 24.0
130 Eastern Michigan 4 50 41 7 98 24.5
131 Louisiana 4 53 28 3 84 21.0
132 Kent State 4 61 38 5 104 26.0
133 Notre Dame 12 77 113 32 222 18.5
134 Oregon State 10 80 94 16 190 19.0
135 Washington State 10 86 76 10 172 17.2
136 Connecticut 12 133 124 16 273 22.8