2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas A&M 2 19 11 1 31 15.5
2 BYU 2 20 15 1 36 18.0
3 James Madison 2 11 19 4 34 17.0
4 Navy 2 20 21 4 45 22.5
5 Ohio State 2 12 22 1 35 17.5
5 Virginia 3 29 22 2 53 17.7
5 Texas Tech 2 10 22 5 37 18.5
5 Oregon 2 14 22 5 41 20.5
5 Utah 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
5 North Texas 2 28 22 4 54 27.0
11 Alabama 4 40 25 5 70 17.5
11 Texas 3 23 25 6 54 18.0
13 Boise State 5 42 26 10 78 15.6
13 Notre Dame 2 14 26 4 44 22.0
15 Miami (FL) 2 12 27 2 41 20.5
16 Houston 3 40 28 1 69 23.0
17 Georgia 2 14 29 5 48 24.0
18 Oklahoma 3 15 30 3 48 16.0
19 Toledo 5 41 31 15 87 17.4
19 Old Dominion 3 41 31 7 79 26.3
19 Ole Miss 2 25 31 6 62 31.0
22 Iowa 4 33 32 7 72 18.0
22 Kennesaw State 4 44 32 8 84 21.0
22 Fresno State 4 42 32 11 85 21.3
25 Iowa State 4 34 35 4 73 18.3
26 Washington 4 33 37 4 74 18.5
26 Arizona 4 42 37 7 86 21.5
28 Western Kentucky 4 36 39 11 86 21.5
29 Vanderbilt 3 22 40 5 67 22.3
29 Connecticut 4 50 40 6 96 24.0
31 UNLV 4 32 41 6 79 19.8
31 San Diego State 4 36 41 6 83 20.8
31 Western Michigan 4 34 41 9 84 21.0
31 Ohio 4 43 41 4 88 22.0
35 Wake Forest 4 35 43 15 93 23.3
35 Michigan 4 44 43 6 93 23.3
35 USF 4 48 43 8 99 24.8
38 Hawaii 4 33 44 11 88 22.0
38 Illinois 4 42 44 3 89 22.3
40 Missouri 5 34 45 9 88 17.6
40 New Mexico 4 36 45 6 87 21.8
40 TCU 4 36 45 7 88 22.0
40 USC 4 40 45 9 94 23.5
44 Troy 6 57 46 7 110 18.3
44 Nebraska 6 62 46 11 119 19.8
44 Tulane 3 30 46 5 81 27.0
47 Georgia Tech 4 38 47 8 93 23.3
48 Washington State 6 60 48 6 114 19.0
48 East Carolina 4 32 48 12 92 23.0
50 Louisville 4 26 49 7 82 20.5
51 Jacksonville State 5 53 50 11 114 22.8
52 Penn State 6 55 52 11 118 19.7
52 Pittsburgh 5 45 52 13 110 22.0
54 Louisiana 7 82 54 6 142 20.3
54 Temple 7 91 54 12 157 22.4
56 Wyoming 8 90 56 12 158 19.8
56 Memphis 5 37 56 10 103 20.6
56 Arizona State 5 42 56 12 110 22.0
56 Kansas State 6 69 56 10 135 22.5
60 UTSA 6 52 58 9 119 19.8
61 Southern Miss 6 66 59 4 129 21.5
61 Baylor 7 89 59 20 168 24.0
61 Tennessee 5 52 59 13 124 24.8
61 Cincinnati 6 80 59 10 149 24.8
61 SMU 4 29 59 12 100 25.0
66 Michigan State 8 84 60 15 159 19.9
66 California 6 59 60 8 127 21.2
66 FIU 6 57 60 12 129 21.5
66 Louisiana Tech 5 35 60 16 111 22.2
70 Northwestern 6 56 61 8 125 20.8
70 Duke 5 42 61 12 115 23.0
72 Minnesota 5 40 62 3 105 21.0
72 Delaware 6 54 62 11 127 21.2
72 Army 6 64 62 5 131 21.8
75 Bowling Green 8 61 63 22 146 18.3
75 Central Michigan 6 61 63 12 136 22.7
77 Buffalo 7 67 67 10 144 20.6
77 UAB 8 88 67 19 174 21.8
77 Georgia Southern 6 91 67 14 172 28.7
80 South Alabama 8 89 68 10 167 20.9
81 Florida State 7 62 69 14 145 20.7
81 UCF 7 73 69 5 147 21.0
81 Missouri State 6 53 69 16 138 23.0
84 Arkansas State 6 61 70 4 135 22.5
85 Clemson 6 47 71 12 130 21.7
85 Liberty 8 89 71 17 177 22.1
85 LSU 6 48 71 16 135 22.5
85 Eastern Michigan 8 104 71 10 185 23.1
85 NC State 5 39 71 11 121 24.2
90 Kentucky 7 67 73 13 153 21.9
90 Texas State 6 57 73 16 146 24.3
92 Coastal Carolina 7 81 74 12 167 23.9
93 Kansas 7 74 75 8 157 22.4
94 Rice 8 81 76 16 173 21.6
94 Miami (OH) 7 65 76 13 154 22.0
94 Marshall 7 69 76 14 159 22.7
94 Kent State 7 82 76 12 170 24.3
98 San Jose State 9 85 77 14 176 19.6
98 Northern Illinois 9 105 77 15 197 21.9
98 Colorado 9 104 77 18 199 22.1
101 Air Force 8 72 81 11 164 20.5
102 Ball State 8 79 82 11 172 21.5
103 Wisconsin 8 60 83 6 149 18.6
103 Tulsa 8 87 83 8 178 22.3
105 North Carolina 8 76 84 20 180 22.5
105 UCLA 9 109 84 18 211 23.4
105 Florida Atlantic 8 95 84 16 195 24.4
108 Syracuse 9 87 85 16 188 20.9
108 Rutgers 7 69 85 17 171 24.4
110 Auburn 7 43 86 19 148 21.1
111 Florida 8 72 89 9 170 21.3
111 Akron 7 57 89 9 155 22.1
111 Maryland 8 93 89 18 200 25.0
114 Colorado State 10 106 92 13 211 21.1
114 Louisiana-Monroe 9 83 92 17 192 21.3
114 Mississippi State 8 77 92 23 192 24.0
117 New Mexico State 8 73 93 14 180 22.5
117 West Virginia 8 79 93 17 189 23.6
119 Stanford 8 59 94 18 171 21.4
119 South Carolina 8 65 94 18 177 22.1
121 Oregon State 10 83 96 16 195 19.5
122 Virginia Tech 9 91 97 19 207 23.0
123 Nevada 9 81 98 18 197 21.9
124 Middle Tennessee State 9 80 100 19 199 22.1
125 UTEP 10 89 101 24 214 21.4
126 Purdue 10 103 105 22 230 23.0
126 Appalachian State 8 72 105 17 194 24.3
128 Utah State 7 75 107 11 193 27.6
129 Arkansas 10 111 111 29 251 25.1
130 Georgia State 11 124 114 23 261 23.7
131 Sam Houston State 10 101 118 19 238 23.8
132 Boston College 10 85 119 24 228 22.8
133 Massachusetts 12 136 123 18 277 23.1
134 Oklahoma State 11 95 125 21 241 21.9
135 Charlotte 11 133 134 16 283 25.7