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