2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/08/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 James Madison 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
2 Indiana 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
2 UCF 1 7 6 1 14 14.0
4 Texas Tech 2 10 15 5 30 15.0
5 Louisville 4 28 28 6 62 15.5
6 North Carolina 1 6 8 2 16 16.0
6 Ohio State 1 10 6 0 16 16.0
8 Boise State 2 13 15 6 34 17.0
9 Texas 3 15 33 4 52 17.3
9 Nebraska 3 34 15 3 52 17.3
11 Kansas State 1 9 8 1 18 18.0
11 Clemson 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
11 San Jose State 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
11 Miami (FL) 3 19 31 4 54 18.0
15 UTSA 2 15 22 0 37 18.5
15 Iowa State 2 17 18 2 37 18.5
15 Iowa 2 21 14 2 37 18.5
18 Missouri 3 22 26 8 56 18.7
19 Washington State 2 18 18 2 38 19.0
19 Oklahoma 4 22 45 9 76 19.0
21 Florida 5 37 52 8 97 19.4
22 Bowling Green 2 12 23 4 39 19.5
22 California 2 19 18 2 39 19.5
22 Arizona State 2 24 11 4 39 19.5
22 South Carolina 4 29 43 6 78 19.5
26 Kentucky 4 33 37 9 79 19.8
27 East Carolina 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
27 New Mexico 1 9 11 0 20 20.0
27 USC 2 26 14 0 40 20.0
27 Alabama 3 24 29 7 60 20.0
27 Utah 3 28 31 1 60 20.0
32 Wake Forest 2 16 19 6 41 20.5
32 BYU 2 19 19 3 41 20.5
32 Florida State 4 32 43 7 82 20.5
35 Penn State 3 28 30 4 62 20.7
36 Minnesota 1 9 12 0 21 21.0
36 Duke 1 10 8 3 21 21.0
36 Louisiana 1 12 8 1 21 21.0
39 Wisconsin 4 28 52 6 86 21.5
40 Texas State 1 11 9 2 22 22.0
40 Auburn 4 25 52 11 88 22.0
40 Syracuse 4 43 38 7 88 22.0
43 Notre Dame 3 18 39 10 67 22.3
43 LSU 4 35 46 8 89 22.3
45 Northwestern 2 16 25 4 45 22.5
45 Washington 2 18 26 1 45 22.5
47 Oregon 1 6 13 4 23 23.0
47 Pittsburgh 1 6 16 1 23 23.0
47 Navy 1 9 11 3 23 23.0
47 Texas A&M 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
47 Coastal Carolina 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
47 SMU 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
47 Tulane 1 13 9 1 23 23.0
47 UTEP 1 15 6 2 23 23.0
47 Michigan 2 20 24 2 46 23.0
47 Georgia 3 18 44 7 69 23.0
47 Boston College 3 20 40 9 69 23.0
47 Virginia Tech 3 38 27 4 69 23.0
59 Tennessee 3 23 38 9 70 23.3
60 Marshall 2 21 22 4 47 23.5
61 Oklahoma State 3 28 35 8 71 23.7
61 West Virginia 3 30 33 8 71 23.7
61 Michigan State 3 35 30 6 71 23.7
64 Liberty 1 12 10 2 24 24.0
64 Arizona 1 15 7 2 24 24.0
64 Vanderbilt 2 15 30 3 48 24.0
64 Ole Miss 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
64 Temple 2 24 20 4 48 24.0
69 Stanford 4 42 47 8 97 24.3
70 Mississippi State 4 37 49 13 99 24.8
70 Purdue 4 45 47 7 99 24.8
72 Kent State 2 28 20 2 50 25.0
73 Kansas 2 26 24 1 51 25.5
74 Illinois 3 31 44 2 77 25.7
75 Virginia 1 5 18 3 26 26.0
75 Sam Houston State 1 13 13 0 26 26.0
75 Florida Atlantic 1 15 9 2 26 26.0
75 Baylor 1 16 8 2 26 26.0
79 Colorado 3 46 26 7 79 26.3
80 NC State 4 28 67 12 107 26.8
81 Missouri State 1 8 15 4 27 27.0
81 USF 1 11 15 1 27 27.0
81 Houston 1 16 11 0 27 27.0
81 Arkansas 4 43 56 9 108 27.0
85 Georgia State 3 40 35 8 83 27.7
86 Ohio 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
86 Kennesaw State 1 13 13 2 28 28.0
86 Maryland 1 17 11 0 28 28.0
89 Central Michigan 2 26 26 5 57 28.5
89 Old Dominion 2 30 23 4 57 28.5
89 Georgia Southern 2 32 23 2 57 28.5
89 UCLA 2 33 18 6 57 28.5
93 Louisiana-Monroe 1 9 20 0 29 29.0
93 Memphis 1 10 17 2 29 29.0
93 UAB 1 12 12 5 29 29.0
93 Rutgers 1 15 11 3 29 29.0
93 Cincinnati 1 17 8 4 29 29.0
98 Oregon State 2 24 34 1 59 29.5
99 Utah State 2 27 30 4 61 30.5
100 Wyoming 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
101 North Texas 1 17 13 2 32 32.0
102 Charlotte 1 23 10 3 36 36.0