2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 UCLA 2 14 13 4 31 15.5
2 Wisconsin 3 11 22 1 34 11.3
3 Purdue 2 19 15 1 35 17.5
4 Duke 2 9 25 3 37 18.5
5 Oregon 4 26 13 1 40 10.0
5 Syracuse 2 18 18 4 40 20.0
5 Colorado State 2 26 12 2 40 20.0
8 Ohio State 4 19 16 7 42 10.5
8 Rutgers 3 24 16 2 42 14.0
10 Virginia Tech 2 22 18 3 43 21.5
11 South Carolina 3 23 20 3 46 15.3
12 Oklahoma 4 13 24 10 47 11.8
12 Northwestern 3 18 26 3 47 15.7
14 Boston College 3 24 18 6 48 16.0
14 Arkansas 2 22 18 8 48 24.0
16 Liberty 3 23 23 3 49 16.3
16 Oregon State 3 25 18 6 49 16.3
18 Iowa State 4 17 37 3 57 14.3
18 Colorado 3 31 20 6 57 19.0
20 Iowa 4 23 32 4 59 14.8
20 West Virginia 3 27 30 2 59 19.7
20 NC State 3 28 27 4 59 19.7
20 LSU 3 29 24 6 59 19.7
24 UTSA 4 24 32 4 60 15.0
24 Louisville 4 28 28 4 60 15.0
26 BYU 4 26 31 5 62 15.5
27 USC 3 18 35 10 63 21.0
27 Mississippi State 3 30 27 6 63 21.0
29 Washington State 4 24 30 10 64 16.0
29 Temple 3 21 31 12 64 21.3
31 Indiana 5 22 42 2 66 13.2
32 Arizona State 4 21 40 6 67 16.8
33 Nebraska 4 36 26 7 69 17.3
34 Arizona 5 34 31 5 70 14.0
34 Western Kentucky 4 24 32 14 70 17.5
34 Michigan 4 24 39 7 70 17.5
34 Florida 3 31 37 2 70 23.3
38 Michigan State 3 23 43 5 71 23.7
39 Kentucky 4 35 36 3 74 18.5
40 San Diego State 5 31 35 9 75 15.0
40 Nevada 4 28 38 9 75 18.8
40 Penn State 4 33 36 6 75 18.8
40 Kansas 4 34 33 8 75 18.8
44 Illinois 4 25 49 2 76 19.0
44 Rice 4 28 35 13 76 19.0
44 Utah State 4 36 34 6 76 19.0
47 Florida State 4 37 30 10 77 19.3
48 Virginia 5 32 39 7 78 15.6
48 North Carolina 4 25 45 8 78 19.5
48 Louisiana-Monroe 4 33 34 11 78 19.5
51 Auburn 5 21 46 12 79 15.8
52 Alabama 5 37 34 10 81 16.2
52 Stanford 4 18 55 8 81 20.3
54 Charlotte 4 36 44 2 82 20.5
54 UAB 4 38 32 12 82 20.5
56 East Carolina 5 32 47 5 84 16.8
56 Miami (FL) 5 43 33 8 84 16.8
58 Georgia 6 34 39 12 85 14.2
58 FIU 4 34 46 5 85 21.3
60 James Madison 6 31 40 15 86 14.3
60 Florida Atlantic 4 33 42 11 86 21.5
60 Georgia State 4 38 44 4 86 21.5
63 Boise State 5 32 40 15 87 17.4
63 Air Force 4 28 56 3 87 21.8
65 South Alabama 5 46 34 9 89 17.8
66 Notre Dame 5 32 47 11 90 18.0
66 Louisiana Tech 5 36 43 11 90 18.0
68 Pittsburgh 5 36 45 10 91 18.2
68 Sam Houston State 4 34 47 10 91 22.8
68 Kennesaw State 4 36 45 10 91 22.8
68 Baylor 4 42 40 9 91 22.8
72 Texas Tech 7 32 53 7 92 13.1
72 Tulane 5 32 48 12 92 18.4
72 Missouri State 5 37 44 11 92 18.4
72 Wake Forest 5 39 40 13 92 18.4
72 Minnesota 5 43 45 4 92 18.4
77 Toledo 7 41 40 13 94 13.4
77 Clemson 5 28 56 10 94 18.8
79 Texas A&M 6 36 47 13 96 16.0
79 TCU 5 33 55 8 96 19.2
79 Jacksonville State 5 42 46 8 96 19.2
79 Troy 5 42 49 5 96 19.2
83 Washington 6 29 56 12 97 16.2
83 Kansas State 5 43 45 9 97 19.4
85 Marshall 5 38 46 14 98 19.6
85 Oklahoma State 5 41 51 6 98 19.6
85 California 5 49 37 12 98 19.6
85 SMU 4 34 56 8 98 24.5
89 Georgia Tech 5 42 47 10 99 19.8
89 North Texas 5 52 45 2 99 19.8
91 USF 5 34 51 15 100 20.0
92 New Mexico State 5 32 61 8 101 20.2
93 Missouri 7 33 52 17 102 14.6
93 Bowling Green 6 42 45 15 102 17.0
93 Arkansas State 5 47 48 7 102 20.4
96 Army 6 46 56 3 105 17.5
96 Buffalo 6 51 43 11 105 17.5
96 UCF 6 53 48 4 105 17.5
96 UTEP 5 37 57 11 105 21.0
100 San Jose State 5 42 53 11 106 21.2
101 Wyoming 6 50 48 10 108 18.0
101 Ole Miss 6 58 40 10 108 18.0
101 Middle Tennessee State 5 37 59 12 108 21.6
104 Western Michigan 7 42 59 9 110 15.7
105 Cincinnati 5 51 46 14 111 22.2
106 Appalachian State 5 36 61 15 112 22.4
107 Georgia Southern 5 35 72 6 113 22.6
108 Memphis 6 38 68 8 114 19.0
108 Louisiana 5 61 48 5 114 22.8
110 Tulsa 6 48 63 5 116 19.3
111 Southern Miss 5 61 47 10 118 23.6
112 Old Dominion 7 48 56 15 119 17.0
112 New Mexico 7 48 64 7 119 17.0
114 Houston 7 67 49 6 122 17.4
115 Vanderbilt 6 38 78 11 127 21.2
115 Maryland 6 51 62 14 127 21.2
117 Delaware 6 39 74 15 128 21.3
118 Utah 7 69 50 11 130 18.6
118 Texas State 6 55 56 19 130 21.7
118 Coastal Carolina 6 61 61 8 130 21.7
121 Central Michigan 7 48 69 14 131 18.7
122 Navy 6 49 74 9 132 22.0
123 Eastern Michigan 7 63 54 16 133 19.0
124 Hawaii 7 46 68 20 134 19.1
125 Miami (OH) 7 46 77 12 135 19.3
125 Northern Illinois 7 64 59 12 135 19.3
127 Massachusetts 6 63 64 9 136 22.7
128 Texas 7 43 80 15 138 19.7
129 Fresno State 8 64 59 19 142 17.8
130 Akron 8 59 71 14 144 18.0
131 Ball State 7 63 78 8 149 21.3
132 Tennessee 7 63 82 14 159 22.7
133 Ohio 9 74 76 12 162 18.0
134 Kent State 7 78 76 17 171 24.4
135 UNLV 8 78 80 23 181 22.6
136 Connecticut 8 96 86 5 187 23.4