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