2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 11/08/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Oregon | 3 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 11.3 |
| 2 | Kansas | 3 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 4 | 31 | 40 | 1 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Iowa | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 10.3 |
| 6 | Penn State | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 6 | Houston | 3 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 3 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 6 | Army | 3 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 2 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 |
| 13 | Virginia | 3 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 13 | North Texas | 4 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 2 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 3 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 3 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 13 | South Alabama | 4 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 4 | 53 | 28 | 3 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 2 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 3 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 23 | BYU | 3 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 23 | Alabama | 3 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 23 | UCF | 3 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 3 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 23 | Buffalo | 4 | 31 | 38 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 3 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 23 | Baylor | 3 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 23 | Clemson | 2 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 23 | San Jose State | 4 | 34 | 45 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 4 | 40 | 55 | 4 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 23 | Charlotte | 3 | 21 | 50 | 4 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 37 | Missouri | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 37 | LSU | 3 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 35 | 11.7 |
| 37 | San Diego State | 4 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 37 | Utah | 3 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 37 | Florida | 3 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 37 | Louisville | 3 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 37 | Iowa State | 3 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 37 | Arizona | 2 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 37 | Northwestern | 3 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 37 | Air Force | 3 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 37 | Memphis | 4 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 37 | Purdue | 3 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 37 | USC | 3 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 37 | Ohio | 4 | 32 | 44 | 5 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 37 | Liberty | 4 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 37 | Nevada | 4 | 34 | 46 | 5 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 37 | Akron | 4 | 33 | 50 | 5 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 37 | Ball State | 4 | 35 | 49 | 5 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 4 | 38 | 59 | 5 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 37 | Kent State | 4 | 61 | 38 | 5 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 57 | Oklahoma | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 8.5 |
| 57 | James Madison | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 57 | Florida State | 3 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 57 | Illinois | 3 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 57 | Maryland | 3 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | 3 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 57 | Marshall | 4 | 22 | 41 | 6 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 57 | Navy | 3 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 57 | TCU | 3 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 57 | Southern Miss | 4 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 57 | FIU | 4 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 57 | Syracuse | 3 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 57 | UCLA | 3 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 37 | 55 | 6 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 74 | Nebraska | 3 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 74 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 74 | California | 4 | 26 | 33 | 7 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 74 | Rice | 4 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 74 | Michigan | 3 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 74 | NC State | 3 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 74 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 31 | 38 | 7 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 74 | Texas A&M | 3 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 74 | UTSA | 4 | 25 | 45 | 7 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 74 | UTEP | 4 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 74 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 74 | Colorado | 3 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 74 | USF | 4 | 39 | 46 | 7 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 74 | Arkansas | 4 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 74 | Delaware | 3 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 50 | 41 | 7 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 91 | Texas | 4 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 47 | 11.8 |
| 91 | Ole Miss | 4 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 91 | West Virginia | 3 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 4 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 91 | Washington | 3 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 4 | 20 | 44 | 8 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 91 | East Carolina | 4 | 26 | 39 | 8 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 91 | Washington State | 8 | 69 | 70 | 8 | 147 | 18.4 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 91 | Duke | 4 | 31 | 47 | 8 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 91 | North Carolina | 4 | 32 | 48 | 8 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 91 | Utah State | 4 | 38 | 47 | 8 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 103 | Boise State | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 4 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 103 | Troy | 4 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 103 | Temple | 4 | 32 | 34 | 9 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 103 | Wake Forest | 3 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 103 | Wyoming | 4 | 34 | 37 | 9 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 103 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 32 | 41 | 9 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 4 | 32 | 42 | 9 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | 3 | 18 | 37 | 9 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 103 | Texas State | 4 | 44 | 33 | 9 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 103 | Stanford | 3 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 103 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 43 | 36 | 9 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 115 | Auburn | 3 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 115 | Colorado State | 4 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 115 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 115 | Missouri State | 4 | 28 | 39 | 10 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 115 | Old Dominion | 4 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 115 | Tulane | 4 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 115 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 34 | 49 | 10 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 115 | UAB | 4 | 34 | 52 | 10 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 124 | Toledo | 4 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 124 | Boston College | 4 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 124 | Western Michigan | 4 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 124 | SMU | 4 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 128 | Appalachian State | 4 | 22 | 46 | 12 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 129 | Oregon State | 9 | 65 | 89 | 13 | 167 | 18.6 |
| 129 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 129 | UNLV | 4 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 129 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 133 | Hawaii | 4 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 133 | Connecticut | 10 | 103 | 96 | 14 | 213 | 21.3 |
| 133 | Georgia State | 4 | 45 | 48 | 14 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 136 | Notre Dame | 9 | 59 | 91 | 21 | 171 | 19.0 |