2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Lost Only through 11/08/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 2 | James Madison | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Oregon | 1 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 5 | North Texas | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 7 | Texas | 2 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 7 | Virginia | 2 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Boise State | 3 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Houston | 2 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 9 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 1 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 15 | Iowa | 3 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 3 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 15 | Southern Miss | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 15 | USC | 2 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 19 | Navy | 2 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 2 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 2 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 21 | Fresno State | 3 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 21 | Utah | 2 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 24 | Toledo | 4 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 24 | Louisville | 2 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 24 | UNLV | 2 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 2 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 24 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 29 | Michigan | 2 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 30 | Arizona | 3 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 31 | Missouri | 3 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 2 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 3 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 34 | Memphis | 2 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 37 | Troy | 3 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 37 | Tulane | 2 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 39 | Washington | 3 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 39 | TCU | 3 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 3 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 3 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 41 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 41 | Baylor | 4 | 59 | 30 | 9 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 41 | USF | 2 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | 3 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 3 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 49 | Temple | 5 | 68 | 34 | 7 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 3 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 4 | 34 | 35 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 52 | Ohio | 3 | 32 | 36 | 4 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 5 | 61 | 37 | 6 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 54 | California | 4 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 54 | Tennessee | 3 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 54 | Illinois | 3 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 3 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 57 | New Mexico | 3 | 29 | 39 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 39 | 40 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | 4 | 34 | 41 | 9 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 60 | Northwestern | 4 | 39 | 41 | 6 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 60 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 61 | 41 | 13 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 60 | Missouri State | 3 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 64 | Rice | 5 | 44 | 42 | 8 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 64 | Buffalo | 4 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 64 | Delaware | 4 | 38 | 42 | 6 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 5 | 45 | 43 | 10 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 68 | UCF | 5 | 52 | 44 | 4 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 68 | Kansas State | 5 | 53 | 44 | 6 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 68 | UAB | 6 | 68 | 44 | 16 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 68 | SMU | 3 | 23 | 44 | 6 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 72 | Washington State | 5 | 49 | 45 | 6 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 72 | Liberty | 5 | 51 | 45 | 8 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 74 | FIU | 5 | 48 | 46 | 10 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 74 | Louisiana | 6 | 74 | 46 | 6 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 74 | Army | 4 | 38 | 46 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 74 | LSU | 4 | 35 | 46 | 8 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 4 | 45 | 46 | 9 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 79 | Florida State | 5 | 40 | 49 | 10 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 79 | Michigan State | 6 | 60 | 49 | 15 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 79 | Duke | 4 | 33 | 49 | 11 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 79 | UCLA | 6 | 78 | 49 | 13 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 83 | Ball State | 5 | 52 | 51 | 6 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 84 | Penn State | 6 | 55 | 52 | 11 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 84 | UTEP | 7 | 70 | 52 | 16 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 84 | Marshall | 5 | 48 | 52 | 10 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 84 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 88 | UTSA | 5 | 41 | 54 | 8 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 88 | Kansas | 5 | 54 | 54 | 6 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 88 | NC State | 4 | 28 | 54 | 11 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 88 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 40 | 54 | 9 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 92 | Bowling Green | 7 | 54 | 55 | 17 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 93 | Maryland | 5 | 56 | 58 | 11 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 93 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 69 | 58 | 13 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 95 | South Alabama | 7 | 72 | 59 | 10 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 95 | San Jose State | 6 | 52 | 59 | 10 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 95 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 62 | 59 | 12 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 5 | 41 | 60 | 9 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 98 | Utah State | 4 | 44 | 60 | 4 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 100 | Florida | 6 | 46 | 61 | 8 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 100 | Clemson | 5 | 37 | 61 | 12 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 102 | Mississippi State | 5 | 46 | 62 | 15 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 53 | 63 | 9 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 104 | Colorado | 7 | 82 | 64 | 14 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 104 | Rutgers | 5 | 48 | 64 | 11 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 106 | South Carolina | 6 | 52 | 65 | 12 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 5 | 51 | 65 | 3 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 108 | West Virginia | 6 | 62 | 66 | 11 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 108 | Appalachian State | 5 | 41 | 66 | 10 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 91 | 66 | 10 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 111 | Colorado State | 7 | 65 | 67 | 10 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 6 | 59 | 67 | 12 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 113 | Wisconsin | 6 | 42 | 69 | 6 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 113 | Syracuse | 7 | 72 | 69 | 11 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 115 | Air Force | 6 | 47 | 70 | 11 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 70 | 70 | 12 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 117 | Kent State | 6 | 72 | 71 | 11 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 118 | Texas State | 6 | 57 | 73 | 16 | 146 | 24.3 |
| 119 | Tulsa | 7 | 74 | 77 | 8 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 119 | Akron | 6 | 56 | 77 | 8 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 121 | Stanford | 7 | 52 | 79 | 16 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 122 | Georgia State | 8 | 94 | 80 | 17 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 123 | Oregon State | 8 | 60 | 81 | 9 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 123 | Auburn | 6 | 35 | 81 | 14 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 125 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 69 | 83 | 18 | 170 | 21.3 |
| 125 | Arkansas | 7 | 81 | 83 | 18 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 127 | Nevada | 8 | 70 | 87 | 16 | 173 | 21.6 |
| 128 | Purdue | 8 | 78 | 88 | 18 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 8 | 94 | 94 | 11 | 199 | 24.9 |
| 130 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 83 | 95 | 13 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 131 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 72 | 102 | 20 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 132 | Boston College | 9 | 71 | 104 | 23 | 198 | 22.0 |
| 133 | Massachusetts | 9 | 89 | 115 | 15 | 219 | 24.3 |