2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 12/22/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 4 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 47 | 11.8 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 4 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Stanford | 4 | 18 | 55 | 8 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Auburn | 5 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 2 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 |
| 10 | Liberty | 3 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 5 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 57 | 11.4 |
| 12 | Boston College | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Washington State | 4 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 4 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 3 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 4 | 25 | 45 | 8 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 19 | BYU | 4 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 20 | Michigan | 5 | 27 | 45 | 9 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 3 | 27 | 30 | 2 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 20 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 27 | 61 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 23 | Louisville | 4 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 3 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 23 | Clemson | 5 | 28 | 56 | 10 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 23 | Illinois | 5 | 28 | 62 | 5 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 23 | NC State | 3 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 28 | Washington | 6 | 29 | 56 | 12 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 28 | Colorado State | 3 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 28 | LSU | 3 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 31 | Indiana | 6 | 30 | 51 | 2 | 83 | 13.8 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | 3 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 33 | Western Michigan | 5 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 5 | 31 | 35 | 9 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 4 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 33 | Colorado | 3 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 33 | Florida | 3 | 31 | 37 | 2 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 38 | Texas Tech | 7 | 32 | 53 | 7 | 92 | 13.1 |
| 38 | Virginia | 5 | 32 | 39 | 7 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 38 | Boise State | 5 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 38 | Notre Dame | 5 | 32 | 47 | 11 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 38 | New Mexico State | 5 | 32 | 61 | 8 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 43 | Missouri | 7 | 33 | 52 | 17 | 102 | 14.6 |
| 43 | Iowa | 5 | 33 | 40 | 5 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 43 | TCU | 5 | 33 | 55 | 8 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 43 | Purdue | 3 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 43 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 33 | 42 | 11 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 49 | Arizona | 5 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 70 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Georgia | 6 | 34 | 39 | 12 | 85 | 14.2 |
| 49 | Arizona State | 5 | 34 | 48 | 6 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 49 | Kansas | 4 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 49 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 34 | 47 | 10 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 49 | SMU | 4 | 34 | 56 | 8 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 55 | Toledo | 6 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 79 | 13.2 |
| 55 | Kentucky | 4 | 35 | 36 | 3 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 55 | USC | 5 | 35 | 51 | 16 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 36 | 45 | 10 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 58 | Utah State | 4 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 58 | Nevada | 5 | 36 | 55 | 9 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 58 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 36 | 45 | 10 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 62 | Alabama | 5 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 62 | Missouri State | 5 | 37 | 44 | 11 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 62 | Florida State | 4 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 62 | Rice | 5 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 62 | UTEP | 5 | 37 | 57 | 11 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 62 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 68 | UCLA | 4 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 68 | Memphis | 6 | 38 | 68 | 8 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 38 | 78 | 11 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 68 | Michigan State | 4 | 38 | 47 | 5 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 72 | Air Force | 5 | 39 | 59 | 4 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 72 | Delaware | 6 | 39 | 74 | 15 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 74 | Appalachian State | 6 | 40 | 81 | 16 | 137 | 22.8 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 41 | 51 | 6 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 75 | San Jose State | 5 | 41 | 54 | 11 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 77 | Bowling Green | 6 | 42 | 45 | 15 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 77 | Penn State | 5 | 42 | 45 | 11 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 42 | 47 | 10 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 77 | Temple | 5 | 42 | 46 | 15 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 77 | USF | 6 | 42 | 64 | 19 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 77 | Baylor | 4 | 42 | 40 | 9 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 83 | James Madison | 8 | 43 | 55 | 18 | 116 | 14.5 |
| 83 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 83 | Buffalo | 5 | 43 | 35 | 11 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 83 | Texas | 7 | 43 | 80 | 15 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 87 | UTSA | 6 | 44 | 41 | 8 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 87 | Texas A&M | 7 | 44 | 55 | 14 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 87 | FIU | 5 | 44 | 55 | 6 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 90 | Oregon | 6 | 45 | 24 | 1 | 70 | 11.7 |
| 91 | Hawaii | 7 | 46 | 68 | 20 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 91 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 46 | 77 | 12 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 7 | 48 | 64 | 7 | 119 | 17.0 |
| 93 | Central Michigan | 7 | 48 | 69 | 14 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 95 | Akron | 7 | 49 | 63 | 12 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 95 | California | 5 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 97 | Old Dominion | 8 | 50 | 64 | 18 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 6 | 50 | 48 | 10 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 99 | Ball State | 6 | 51 | 70 | 5 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 99 | Maryland | 6 | 51 | 62 | 14 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | 5 | 51 | 46 | 14 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 102 | Army | 7 | 52 | 68 | 3 | 123 | 17.6 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 52 | 51 | 10 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 104 | UCF | 6 | 53 | 48 | 4 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 104 | East Carolina | 7 | 53 | 59 | 11 | 123 | 17.6 |
| 104 | Minnesota | 6 | 53 | 59 | 5 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 104 | Troy | 6 | 53 | 59 | 5 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 104 | UAB | 5 | 53 | 33 | 13 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 104 | Marshall | 7 | 53 | 79 | 17 | 149 | 21.3 |
| 104 | Georgia State | 5 | 53 | 51 | 7 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 111 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 55 | 57 | 8 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 111 | Navy | 7 | 55 | 78 | 10 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 113 | Nebraska | 6 | 56 | 39 | 13 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 56 | 59 | 15 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 115 | Ole Miss | 6 | 58 | 40 | 10 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 116 | Kansas State | 6 | 60 | 48 | 9 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 117 | Tulsa | 7 | 61 | 65 | 9 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 117 | Texas State | 6 | 61 | 63 | 19 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 119 | Fresno State | 8 | 62 | 64 | 17 | 143 | 17.9 |
| 120 | South Alabama | 6 | 63 | 43 | 9 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 120 | Tulane | 8 | 63 | 80 | 17 | 160 | 20.0 |
| 120 | Massachusetts | 6 | 63 | 64 | 9 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 120 | Tennessee | 7 | 63 | 82 | 14 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 124 | Houston | 7 | 67 | 49 | 6 | 122 | 17.4 |
| 125 | Arkansas State | 7 | 68 | 67 | 12 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 6 | 68 | 58 | 5 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 125 | Louisiana | 6 | 68 | 61 | 7 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 128 | Ohio | 8 | 69 | 68 | 9 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 128 | Utah | 7 | 69 | 50 | 11 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 69 | 55 | 16 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 131 | UNLV | 7 | 70 | 70 | 22 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 132 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 71 | 72 | 11 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 133 | Kent State | 7 | 78 | 76 | 17 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 134 | North Texas | 7 | 83 | 53 | 3 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 134 | Southern Miss | 7 | 83 | 69 | 15 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 136 | Connecticut | 8 | 96 | 86 | 5 | 187 | 23.4 |