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