2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/22/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 North Carolina 1 6 8 2 16 16.0
1 Hawaii 1 10 3 3 16 16.0
3 Air Force 1 7 10 1 18 18.0
3 Clemson 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
3 San Jose State 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
6 Boise State 1 6 10 3 19 19.0
6 Georgia Tech 1 12 4 3 19 19.0
6 Troy 1 14 5 0 19 19.0
9 New Mexico 1 9 11 0 20 20.0
10 James Madison 1 6 14 2 22 22.0
10 Texas State 1 11 9 2 22 22.0
12 SMU 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
12 California 1 12 11 0 23 23.0
12 UTEP 1 15 6 2 23 23.0
15 Liberty 1 12 10 2 24 24.0
15 Arizona 1 15 7 2 24 24.0
17 Western Michigan 1 9 12 4 25 25.0
18 Sam Houston State 1 13 13 0 26 26.0
19 Missouri State 1 8 15 4 27 27.0
20 TCU 1 10 16 2 28 28.0
20 Ohio 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
20 Kennesaw State 1 13 13 2 28 28.0
23 Louisiana-Monroe 1 9 20 0 29 29.0
24 Indiana 2 8 19 4 31 15.5
24 Massachusetts 1 15 16 0 31 31.0
24 Wyoming 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
27 Appalachian State 1 15 14 3 32 32.0
28 Central Michigan 1 21 13 1 35 35.0
29 Nebraska 2 22 12 2 36 18.0
30 Iowa State 2 14 22 1 37 18.5
31 Memphis 2 18 16 4 38 19.0
32 Miami (FL) 2 15 20 4 39 19.5
33 Wake Forest 2 16 19 6 41 20.5
33 Baylor 2 20 16 5 41 20.5
35 Ohio State 3 18 21 3 42 14.0
35 Utah 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
35 UAB 2 25 17 0 42 21.0
38 South Alabama 2 23 19 1 43 21.5
39 Texas Tech 3 19 19 6 44 14.7
39 East Carolina 2 13 27 4 44 22.0
39 Rice 2 22 22 0 44 22.0
39 North Texas 2 28 13 3 44 22.0
43 Navy 2 20 21 4 45 22.5
44 Marshall 2 21 22 4 47 23.5
44 UCF 2 21 25 1 47 23.5
44 Coastal Carolina 2 23 22 2 47 23.5
44 Florida Atlantic 2 30 16 1 47 23.5
48 Louisville 3 25 19 4 48 16.0
48 Minnesota 2 18 30 0 48 24.0
48 Houston 2 23 22 3 48 24.0
48 Tulsa 2 28 16 4 48 24.0
52 Kent State 2 28 20 2 50 25.0
53 Boston College 2 18 29 5 52 26.0
54 Louisiana 2 34 17 2 53 26.5
55 Rutgers 2 27 21 6 54 27.0
56 Maryland 2 32 20 3 55 27.5
57 Old Dominion 2 30 23 4 57 28.5
57 Georgia Southern 2 32 23 2 57 28.5
59 Iowa 3 25 27 6 58 19.3
60 Florida State 3 25 30 4 59 19.7
60 Oregon State 2 24 34 1 59 29.5
62 Utah State 2 27 30 4 61 30.5
63 Washington 3 25 34 3 62 20.7
63 Penn State 3 28 30 4 62 20.7
65 Arizona State 3 30 27 6 63 21.0
66 Syracuse 3 32 28 6 66 22.0
66 Army 3 32 32 2 66 22.0
66 USC 3 35 26 5 66 22.0
69 Oregon 3 18 39 12 69 23.0
69 Pittsburgh 3 28 33 8 69 23.0
69 Michigan 3 32 34 3 69 23.0
72 Missouri 4 27 34 9 70 17.5
72 Vanderbilt 3 26 39 5 70 23.3
74 Texas A&M 4 39 26 6 71 17.8
74 Michigan State 3 35 30 6 71 23.7
74 Kansas State 3 36 28 7 71 23.7
77 Oklahoma State 3 26 40 7 73 24.3
78 USF 3 30 39 5 74 24.7
79 UTSA 3 22 43 10 75 25.0
80 Washington State 4 39 34 4 77 19.3
80 Illinois 3 31 44 2 77 25.7
80 Cincinnati 3 39 30 8 77 25.7
83 Tulane 3 30 42 6 78 26.0
84 Notre Dame 4 30 40 10 80 20.0
85 Kentucky 4 30 45 8 83 20.8
85 BYU 4 41 35 7 83 20.8
85 Georgia State 3 40 35 8 83 27.7
88 Georgia 5 18 58 10 86 17.2
88 Ole Miss 4 34 45 7 86 21.5
88 Kansas 4 46 37 3 86 21.5
91 Charlotte 3 29 54 4 87 29.0
92 West Virginia 3 36 44 8 88 29.3
93 Duke 4 34 45 11 90 22.5
94 Texas 5 30 53 9 92 18.4
95 Alabama 6 40 48 5 93 15.5
95 Northwestern 4 38 49 6 93 23.3
97 Colorado 4 52 34 9 95 23.8
98 Stanford 4 40 49 7 96 24.0
99 Tennessee 4 38 49 10 97 24.3
100 Virginia Tech 4 42 49 7 98 24.5
101 Oklahoma 6 30 61 11 102 17.0
102 LSU 5 38 56 9 103 20.6
102 UCLA 4 51 44 8 103 25.8
104 Florida 5 42 58 4 104 20.8
105 Wisconsin 5 38 61 6 105 21.0
106 NC State 4 35 65 6 106 26.5
107 Temple 5 57 44 10 111 22.2
108 Mississippi State 5 53 53 15 121 24.2
108 Purdue 5 59 54 8 121 24.2
110 South Carolina 6 48 70 12 130 21.7
111 Auburn 6 38 76 18 132 22.0
112 Arkansas 5 53 63 18 134 26.8