2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Wake Forest 1 4 8 2 14 14.0
2 Air Force 1 7 10 1 18 18.0
2 San Jose State 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
4 Boise State 1 6 10 3 19 19.0
4 Troy 1 14 5 0 19 19.0
6 New Mexico 1 9 11 0 20 20.0
7 Louisiana 1 12 8 1 21 21.0
8 Boston College 1 4 14 4 22 22.0
8 James Madison 1 6 14 2 22 22.0
8 Massachusetts 1 10 12 0 22 22.0
8 Texas State 1 11 9 2 22 22.0
12 California 1 12 11 0 23 23.0
12 UTEP 1 15 6 2 23 23.0
14 Liberty 1 12 10 2 24 24.0
15 Western Michigan 1 9 12 4 25 25.0
16 Sam Houston State 1 13 13 0 26 26.0
17 Missouri State 1 8 15 4 27 27.0
18 Ohio 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
18 Kennesaw State 1 13 13 2 28 28.0
18 San Diego State 1 14 12 2 28 28.0
21 Louisiana-Monroe 1 9 20 0 29 29.0
22 Wyoming 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
23 Appalachian State 1 15 14 3 32 32.0
24 Central Michigan 1 21 13 1 35 35.0
25 Memphis 2 18 16 4 38 19.0
25 Syracuse 2 19 14 5 38 19.0
27 Kansas 2 25 14 1 40 20.0
28 Utah 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
28 UAB 2 25 17 0 42 21.0
30 South Alabama 2 23 19 1 43 21.5
31 East Carolina 2 13 27 4 44 22.0
31 North Texas 2 28 13 3 44 22.0
33 North Carolina 2 18 24 3 45 22.5
33 Georgia Tech 2 19 21 5 45 22.5
33 Navy 2 20 21 4 45 22.5
36 SMU 2 18 26 3 47 23.5
36 Marshall 2 21 22 4 47 23.5
36 Coastal Carolina 2 23 22 2 47 23.5
36 Florida Atlantic 2 30 16 1 47 23.5
40 Louisville 3 25 19 4 48 16.0
40 Pittsburgh 2 20 22 6 48 24.0
40 Tulsa 2 28 16 4 48 24.0
43 Houston 2 25 23 1 49 24.5
43 Arizona 2 29 15 5 49 24.5
45 Kent State 2 28 20 2 50 25.0
46 Texas A&M 3 28 23 3 54 18.0
47 Maryland 2 32 20 3 55 27.5
48 Old Dominion 2 30 23 4 57 28.5
48 Georgia Southern 2 32 23 2 57 28.5
50 Rice 3 30 28 0 58 19.3
51 Florida State 3 25 30 4 59 19.7
52 Ohio State 4 25 32 3 60 15.0
53 Minnesota 3 25 36 0 61 20.3
53 Utah State 2 27 30 4 61 30.5
55 Washington 3 25 34 3 62 20.7
56 Iowa State 3 17 38 8 63 21.0
57 TCU 3 23 33 8 64 21.3
58 Army 3 32 32 2 66 22.0
59 Vanderbilt 3 22 40 5 67 22.3
60 Duke 3 24 37 8 69 23.0
60 Kansas State 3 32 32 5 69 23.0
62 Virginia Tech 3 26 39 5 70 23.3
62 Baylor 3 33 29 8 70 23.3
64 Texas Tech 5 29 33 10 72 14.4
64 Oklahoma State 3 28 34 10 72 24.0
66 Penn State 4 36 32 5 73 18.3
66 UCF 3 37 33 3 73 24.3
68 USF 3 30 39 5 74 24.7
69 BYU 4 36 34 5 75 18.8
69 UTSA 3 22 43 10 75 25.0
71 Arizona State 4 32 34 10 76 19.0
71 NC State 3 25 47 4 76 25.3
71 Oregon State 3 27 46 3 76 25.3
71 Rutgers 3 37 29 10 76 25.3
75 Washington State 4 39 34 4 77 19.3
75 Illinois 3 31 44 2 77 25.7
77 Tulane 3 30 42 6 78 26.0
78 Iowa 4 30 40 9 79 19.8
79 Notre Dame 4 30 40 10 80 20.0
79 Nebraska 4 43 32 5 80 20.0
81 Oklahoma 5 25 51 7 83 16.6
81 Kentucky 4 30 45 8 83 20.8
81 Georgia State 3 40 35 8 83 27.7
84 Michigan State 4 44 37 6 87 21.8
84 Charlotte 3 29 54 4 87 29.0
86 Missouri 5 34 45 9 88 17.6
87 Temple 4 46 38 8 92 23.0
88 Northwestern 4 38 49 6 93 23.3
88 Michigan 4 44 43 6 93 23.3
90 Indiana 6 22 65 7 94 15.7
91 Georgia 5 23 62 10 95 19.0
92 Stanford 4 40 49 7 96 24.0
92 Colorado 4 46 42 8 96 24.0
94 Tennessee 4 38 49 10 97 24.3
95 Miami (FL) 5 30 60 10 100 20.0
96 Alabama 6 46 49 6 101 16.8
96 South Carolina 5 33 60 8 101 20.2
98 Cincinnati 4 63 31 8 102 25.5
99 USC 5 50 47 6 103 20.6
99 UCLA 4 51 44 8 103 25.8
101 Florida 5 42 58 4 104 20.8
101 Mississippi State 4 41 49 14 104 26.0
103 Auburn 5 33 57 16 106 21.2
104 Arkansas 4 35 61 12 108 27.0
105 Texas 6 40 61 10 111 18.5
106 Oregon 6 41 59 15 115 19.2
107 Purdue 5 59 54 8 121 24.2
108 Wisconsin 6 49 68 6 123 20.5
109 West Virginia 5 48 71 15 134 26.8
110 LSU 6 48 71 16 135 22.5
111 Ole Miss 6 53 70 14 137 22.8