2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/13/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Louisiana-Monroe 1 4 3 0 7 7.0
2 BYU 2 5 9 1 15 7.5
2 Oklahoma 2 8 5 2 15 7.5
4 Indiana 3 11 13 1 25 8.3
5 Iowa 2 6 10 1 17 8.5
5 Georgia 2 7 10 0 17 8.5
7 Florida State 1 4 4 1 9 9.0
8 Kansas 2 6 12 1 19 9.5
8 Ohio State 2 11 5 3 19 9.5
10 Minnesota 3 10 17 2 29 9.7
11 Wisconsin 2 8 12 1 21 10.5
12 Missouri 3 14 14 4 32 10.7
13 Florida 2 7 11 4 22 11.0
13 James Madison 2 8 10 4 22 11.0
15 Alabama 2 10 12 1 23 11.5
16 San Diego State 2 10 12 3 25 12.5
17 Texas Tech 3 10 24 4 38 12.7
17 Penn State 3 19 17 2 38 12.7
17 Houston 3 20 15 3 38 12.7
20 Oklahoma State 1 8 3 2 13 13.0
20 Wyoming 2 8 14 4 26 13.0
20 Toledo 3 16 17 6 39 13.0
23 Arizona 3 14 21 5 40 13.3
23 Nebraska 3 26 7 7 40 13.3
25 Temple 2 8 14 5 27 13.5
26 Utah 3 18 18 5 41 13.7
26 Oregon 3 18 22 1 41 13.7
28 Marshall 2 7 19 2 28 14.0
28 Boise State 2 14 10 4 28 14.0
28 Virginia 3 13 27 2 42 14.0
31 Vanderbilt 3 17 22 4 43 14.3
31 North Texas 3 21 20 2 43 14.3
33 Miami (FL) 2 7 17 5 29 14.5
33 Texas 2 7 17 5 29 14.5
33 Michigan 2 8 16 5 29 14.5
33 Army 2 12 17 0 29 14.5
33 Louisville 2 16 8 5 29 14.5
38 Illinois 3 12 26 6 44 14.7
39 Washington 2 9 16 5 30 15.0
39 Louisiana Tech 2 13 13 4 30 15.0
39 Memphis 3 15 25 5 45 15.0
39 Iowa State 4 27 28 5 60 15.0
43 Appalachian State 3 12 27 7 46 15.3
43 Bowling Green 3 16 25 5 46 15.3
45 Oregon State 2 17 13 1 31 15.5
45 UCF 2 20 7 4 31 15.5
47 West Virginia 3 16 23 8 47 15.7
48 Clemson 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
48 Northern Illinois 2 9 19 4 32 16.0
48 South Carolina 2 12 17 3 32 16.0
48 Louisiana 2 21 9 2 32 16.0
48 LSU 3 17 25 6 48 16.0
48 Rice 3 24 17 7 48 16.0
54 Auburn 3 11 28 10 49 16.3
54 Michigan State 3 12 35 2 49 16.3
54 Boston College 3 19 24 6 49 16.3
54 Pittsburgh 3 22 21 6 49 16.3
58 Purdue 2 14 16 3 33 16.5
58 Northwestern 2 16 14 3 33 16.5
58 Baylor 2 17 13 3 33 16.5
61 Maryland 3 17 27 6 50 16.7
61 Cincinnati 3 19 25 6 50 16.7
61 Rutgers 3 20 26 4 50 16.7
61 Mississippi State 3 27 16 7 50 16.7
61 Liberty 3 29 20 1 50 16.7
66 Tennessee 2 12 19 3 34 17.0
66 California 3 19 25 7 51 17.0
66 Washington State 3 26 22 3 51 17.0
69 Western Kentucky 3 22 21 9 52 17.3
70 Texas A&M 2 13 17 5 35 17.5
70 Arkansas 2 16 14 5 35 17.5
72 East Carolina 3 18 29 6 53 17.7
73 Kennesaw State 2 14 18 4 36 18.0
73 Duke 2 14 20 2 36 18.0
73 Missouri State 2 16 16 4 36 18.0
73 New Mexico 2 17 18 1 36 18.0
73 NC State 3 14 36 4 54 18.0
73 Buffalo 3 22 28 4 54 18.0
73 Fresno State 4 20 44 8 72 18.0
73 Hawaii 4 33 25 14 72 18.0
81 Florida Atlantic 3 15 33 7 55 18.3
81 Navy 3 16 33 6 55 18.3
81 Troy 3 24 23 8 55 18.3
84 UTEP 2 12 22 3 37 18.5
84 Ohio 2 15 19 3 37 18.5
84 Old Dominion 2 16 14 7 37 18.5
84 TCU 2 16 17 4 37 18.5
88 Georgia Tech 3 20 28 8 56 18.7
88 Middle Tennessee State 3 24 28 4 56 18.7
90 Kentucky 2 11 25 2 38 19.0
90 Nevada 2 16 18 4 38 19.0
90 Stanford 3 15 36 6 57 19.0
90 Tulsa 3 30 23 4 57 19.0
90 Ole Miss 3 32 19 6 57 19.0
95 Arizona State 3 24 31 3 58 19.3
96 Wake Forest 3 23 29 7 59 19.7
97 San Jose State 1 13 6 1 20 20.0
97 Kent State 2 12 25 3 40 20.0
97 UTSA 2 13 21 6 40 20.0
97 Air Force 2 13 22 5 40 20.0
97 Colorado 2 16 21 3 40 20.0
97 South Alabama 2 19 19 2 40 20.0
97 USC 3 17 33 10 60 20.0
104 Central Michigan 2 9 27 5 41 20.5
104 FIU 2 14 25 2 41 20.5
106 Coastal Carolina 3 28 30 4 62 20.7
107 UCLA 2 21 16 5 42 21.0
107 Utah State 2 23 16 3 42 21.0
109 Kansas State 3 35 24 5 64 21.3
110 Georgia State 2 17 17 9 43 21.5
110 Colorado State 2 18 19 6 43 21.5
112 North Carolina 3 23 36 6 65 21.7
113 Connecticut 3 24 33 9 66 22.0
114 UAB 3 32 32 3 67 22.3
114 Jacksonville State 3 32 33 2 67 22.3
116 Ball State 2 13 30 2 45 22.5
116 Syracuse 2 15 25 5 45 22.5
116 Western Michigan 2 17 22 6 45 22.5
116 Virginia Tech 2 19 21 5 45 22.5
116 USF 2 22 19 4 45 22.5
121 SMU 3 19 40 9 68 22.7
121 New Mexico State 3 29 31 8 68 22.7
123 Tulane 3 28 32 9 69 23.0
123 Texas State 3 35 29 5 69 23.0
125 Sam Houston State 3 18 47 5 70 23.3
125 Southern Miss 3 34 29 7 70 23.3
127 Delaware 3 23 41 7 71 23.7
127 Massachusetts 3 23 43 5 71 23.7
129 Arkansas State 2 19 27 3 49 24.5
130 Charlotte 3 21 50 4 75 25.0
131 Akron 3 25 48 3 76 25.3
131 Eastern Michigan 3 44 28 4 76 25.3
133 Georgia Southern 2 29 20 2 51 25.5
134 UNLV 3 29 36 12 77 25.7
135 Miami (OH) 2 20 29 5 54 27.0