2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Lost Only through 12/22/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 1 5 11 1 17 17.0
2 Texas Tech 1 7 11 3 21 21.0
3 Oregon 1 6 13 4 23 23.0
4 Georgia 1 6 16 3 25 25.0
5 Texas A&M 2 19 11 1 31 15.5
6 James Madison 2 11 19 4 34 17.0
6 Ole Miss 1 14 17 3 34 34.0
8 BYU 2 20 15 1 36 18.0
9 Miami (FL) 2 12 27 2 41 20.5
10 Utah 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
11 Notre Dame 2 14 26 4 44 22.0
12 Navy 2 20 21 4 45 22.5
13 Oklahoma 3 15 30 3 48 16.0
13 Alabama 3 26 18 4 48 16.0
13 Vanderbilt 2 15 30 3 48 24.0
16 Virginia 3 29 22 2 53 17.7
17 Texas 3 23 25 6 54 18.0
17 North Texas 2 28 22 4 54 27.0
19 San Diego State 3 22 29 4 55 18.3
20 UNLV 3 21 35 4 60 20.0
21 Toledo 4 29 23 12 64 16.0
22 Georgia Tech 3 31 30 6 67 22.3
23 Arizona 3 37 25 6 68 22.7
24 Michigan 3 32 34 3 69 23.0
24 Houston 3 40 28 1 69 23.0
26 Missouri 4 27 34 9 70 17.5
27 New Mexico 3 29 39 3 71 23.7
28 Iowa 4 33 32 7 72 18.0
29 Iowa State 4 34 35 4 73 18.3
29 Connecticut 3 34 34 5 73 24.3
31 Washington 4 33 37 4 74 18.5
31 USC 3 34 31 9 74 24.7
33 Boise State 5 42 26 10 78 15.6
34 Old Dominion 3 41 31 7 79 26.3
35 Tulane 3 30 46 5 81 27.0
36 Louisville 4 26 49 7 82 20.5
37 Western Michigan 4 34 41 9 84 21.0
37 Kennesaw State 4 44 32 8 84 21.0
39 Fresno State 4 42 32 11 85 21.3
40 Arizona State 4 33 43 10 86 21.5
40 Western Kentucky 4 36 39 11 86 21.5
42 Hawaii 4 33 44 11 88 22.0
42 TCU 4 36 45 7 88 22.0
42 Ohio 4 43 41 4 88 22.0
45 Illinois 4 42 44 3 89 22.3
46 East Carolina 4 32 48 12 92 23.0
47 Nebraska 5 50 33 10 93 18.6
47 Wake Forest 4 35 43 15 93 23.3
49 Tennessee 4 38 49 10 97 24.3
50 Pittsburgh 4 40 48 11 99 24.8
50 USF 4 48 43 8 99 24.8
52 SMU 4 29 59 12 100 25.0
53 LSU 5 38 56 9 103 20.6
53 California 5 53 44 6 103 20.6
55 Memphis 5 38 56 10 104 20.8
55 FIU 5 48 46 10 104 20.8
57 Minnesota 5 40 62 3 105 21.0
58 Troy 6 57 46 7 110 18.3
58 Clemson 5 37 61 12 110 22.0
60 Louisiana Tech 5 35 60 16 111 22.2
60 Southern Miss 5 58 49 4 111 22.2
62 Washington State 6 60 48 6 114 19.0
62 Jacksonville State 5 53 50 11 114 22.8
64 Duke 5 42 61 12 115 23.0
65 Penn State 6 55 52 11 118 19.7
65 Central Michigan 5 56 52 10 118 23.6
67 UTSA 6 52 58 9 119 19.8
68 NC State 5 39 71 11 121 24.2
69 Northwestern 6 56 61 8 125 20.8
70 Delaware 6 54 62 11 127 21.2
70 Cincinnati 5 65 54 8 127 25.4
72 Army 6 64 62 5 131 21.8
73 Arkansas State 6 61 70 4 135 22.5
73 Kansas State 6 69 56 10 135 22.5
75 Miami (OH) 6 56 68 12 136 22.7
76 Missouri State 6 53 69 16 138 23.0
77 Louisiana 7 82 54 6 142 20.3
78 Buffalo 7 67 67 10 144 20.6
79 Florida State 7 62 69 14 145 20.7
80 Bowling Green 8 61 63 22 146 18.3
80 Texas State 6 57 73 16 146 24.3
82 UCF 7 73 69 5 147 21.0
83 Auburn 7 43 86 19 148 21.1
84 Wisconsin 8 60 83 6 149 18.6
84 Rice 7 70 67 12 149 21.3
86 Kentucky 7 67 73 13 153 21.9
87 Akron 7 57 89 9 155 22.1
87 Coastal Carolina 6 74 71 10 155 25.8
89 Kansas 7 74 75 8 157 22.4
89 Temple 7 91 54 12 157 22.4
91 Wyoming 8 90 56 12 158 19.8
92 Michigan State 8 84 60 15 159 19.9
92 Marshall 7 69 76 14 159 22.7
94 Air Force 8 72 81 11 164 20.5
95 South Alabama 8 89 68 10 167 20.9
96 Baylor 7 89 59 20 168 24.0
97 Mississippi State 7 67 81 21 169 24.1
98 Florida 8 72 89 9 170 21.3
98 Kent State 7 82 76 12 170 24.3
100 Stanford 8 59 94 18 171 21.4
100 Rutgers 7 69 85 17 171 24.4
102 Ball State 8 79 82 11 172 21.5
102 Appalachian State 7 61 96 15 172 24.6
102 Georgia Southern 6 91 67 14 172 28.7
105 UAB 8 88 67 19 174 21.8
106 San Jose State 9 84 78 14 176 19.6
107 South Carolina 8 65 94 18 177 22.1
107 Liberty 8 89 71 17 177 22.1
109 Tulsa 8 87 83 8 178 22.3
110 New Mexico State 8 73 93 14 180 22.5
110 North Carolina 8 76 84 20 180 22.5
112 Eastern Michigan 8 104 71 10 185 23.1
113 Syracuse 9 87 85 16 188 20.9
114 West Virginia 8 79 93 17 189 23.6
115 Louisiana-Monroe 9 83 92 17 192 21.3
116 Utah State 7 75 107 11 193 27.6
117 Oregon State 10 83 96 16 195 19.5
117 Florida Atlantic 8 95 84 16 195 24.4
119 Nevada 9 81 98 18 197 21.9
119 Northern Illinois 9 105 77 15 197 21.9
121 Middle Tennessee State 9 80 100 19 199 22.1
121 Colorado 9 104 77 18 199 22.1
123 Maryland 8 93 89 18 200 25.0
124 Virginia Tech 9 91 97 19 207 23.0
125 Colorado State 10 106 92 13 211 21.1
125 UCLA 9 109 84 18 211 23.4
127 UTEP 10 89 101 24 214 21.4
128 Boston College 10 85 119 24 228 22.8
129 Purdue 10 103 105 22 230 23.0
130 Sam Houston State 10 101 118 19 238 23.8
131 Oklahoma State 11 95 125 21 241 21.9
132 Arkansas 10 111 111 29 251 25.1
133 Georgia State 11 124 114 23 261 23.7
134 Massachusetts 12 136 123 18 277 23.1
135 Charlotte 11 133 134 16 283 25.7