2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 09/13/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Nebraska 3 26 7 7 40 13.3
1 UCF 2 20 7 4 31 15.5
3 Louisville 2 16 8 5 29 14.5
4 BYU 2 5 9 1 15 7.5
5 Oklahoma 3 12 10 5 27 9.0
5 James Madison 2 8 10 4 22 11.0
5 Boise State 2 14 10 4 28 14.0
8 Ohio State 3 21 11 3 35 11.7
9 San Diego State 2 10 12 3 25 12.5
9 Oklahoma State 2 22 12 3 37 18.5
11 Indiana 3 11 13 1 25 8.3
12 Missouri 3 14 14 4 32 10.7
13 Iowa 3 14 15 2 31 10.3
13 Houston 3 20 15 3 38 12.7
13 Florida State 2 9 15 3 27 13.5
13 San Jose State 2 22 15 1 38 19.0
17 Alabama 3 23 16 4 43 14.3
17 Washington 2 9 16 5 30 15.0
17 Mississippi State 3 27 16 7 50 16.7
17 Baylor 3 38 16 4 58 19.3
21 Minnesota 3 10 17 2 29 9.7
21 Penn State 3 19 17 2 38 12.7
21 Toledo 3 16 17 6 39 13.0
21 Army 2 12 17 0 29 14.5
21 Rice 3 24 17 7 48 16.0
21 TCU 2 16 17 4 37 18.5
27 Utah 3 18 18 5 41 13.7
27 Louisiana 3 43 18 3 64 21.3
29 Florida 3 8 19 5 32 10.7
29 Northern Illinois 2 9 19 4 32 16.0
29 Ole Miss 3 32 19 6 57 19.0
29 Colorado State 2 18 19 6 43 21.5
33 North Texas 3 21 20 2 43 14.3
33 Liberty 3 29 20 1 50 16.7
35 Arizona 3 14 21 5 40 13.3
35 Pittsburgh 3 22 21 6 49 16.3
35 Western Kentucky 3 22 21 9 52 17.3
38 Texas 3 11 22 7 40 13.3
38 Oregon 3 18 22 1 41 13.7
38 Vanderbilt 3 17 22 4 43 14.3
38 Washington State 3 26 22 3 51 17.0
38 Air Force 2 13 22 5 40 20.0
38 Old Dominion 3 35 22 10 67 22.3
44 West Virginia 3 16 23 8 47 15.7
44 Louisiana-Monroe 2 13 23 0 36 18.0
44 Troy 3 24 23 8 55 18.3
44 Tulsa 3 30 23 4 57 19.0
48 Texas Tech 3 10 24 4 38 12.7
48 Boston College 3 19 24 6 49 16.3
50 Georgia 3 13 25 2 40 13.3
50 Memphis 3 15 25 5 45 15.0
50 Bowling Green 3 16 25 5 46 15.3
50 LSU 3 17 25 6 48 16.0
50 Cincinnati 3 19 25 6 50 16.7
50 California 3 19 25 7 51 17.0
50 Northwestern 3 24 25 5 54 18.0
50 Hawaii 4 33 25 14 72 18.0
50 Wyoming 3 26 25 6 57 19.0
50 Arkansas 3 25 25 10 60 20.0
50 UCLA 3 41 25 6 72 24.0
61 Illinois 3 12 26 6 44 14.7
61 Miami (FL) 3 14 26 7 47 15.7
61 Rutgers 3 20 26 4 50 16.7
61 South Carolina 3 21 26 7 54 18.0
61 South Alabama 3 31 26 2 59 19.7
61 Notre Dame 2 14 26 4 44 22.0
67 Virginia 3 13 27 2 42 14.0
67 Appalachian State 3 12 27 7 46 15.3
67 Maryland 3 17 27 6 50 16.7
67 Michigan 3 17 27 7 51 17.0
67 Purdue 3 22 27 6 55 18.3
72 Wisconsin 3 11 28 4 43 14.3
72 Iowa State 4 27 28 5 60 15.0
72 Kansas 3 18 28 1 47 15.7
72 Auburn 3 11 28 10 49 16.3
72 Buffalo 3 22 28 4 54 18.0
72 Georgia Tech 3 20 28 8 56 18.7
72 Temple 3 21 28 7 56 18.7
72 Middle Tennessee State 3 24 28 4 56 18.7
72 Louisiana Tech 3 19 28 10 57 19.0
72 UTEP 3 27 28 5 60 20.0
72 Eastern Michigan 3 44 28 4 76 25.3
83 East Carolina 3 18 29 6 53 17.7
83 New Mexico 3 26 29 1 56 18.7
83 Texas A&M 3 22 29 7 58 19.3
83 Wake Forest 3 23 29 7 59 19.7
83 Western Michigan 3 27 29 9 65 21.7
83 Colorado 3 33 29 5 67 22.3
83 Texas State 3 35 29 5 69 23.0
83 Southern Miss 3 34 29 7 70 23.3
83 Miami (OH) 2 20 29 5 54 27.0
92 Clemson 3 25 30 4 59 19.7
92 Coastal Carolina 3 28 30 4 62 20.7
92 Utah State 3 36 30 6 72 24.0
95 Marshall 3 21 31 3 55 18.3
95 Arizona State 3 24 31 3 58 19.3
95 Oregon State 3 28 31 2 61 20.3
95 Missouri State 3 24 31 8 63 21.0
95 Kennesaw State 3 27 31 6 64 21.3
95 New Mexico State 3 29 31 8 68 22.7
101 UAB 3 32 32 3 67 22.3
101 Virginia Tech 3 30 32 6 68 22.7
101 Tulane 3 28 32 9 69 23.0
101 Georgia State 3 34 32 11 77 25.7
105 Florida Atlantic 3 15 33 7 55 18.3
105 Navy 3 16 33 6 55 18.3
105 Kentucky 3 22 33 3 58 19.3
105 USC 3 17 33 10 60 20.0
105 Duke 3 22 33 6 61 20.3
105 Tennessee 3 21 33 8 62 20.7
105 Kansas State 4 44 33 6 83 20.8
105 Connecticut 3 24 33 9 66 22.0
105 Jacksonville State 3 32 33 2 67 22.3
114 UTSA 3 17 34 6 57 19.0
114 FIU 3 24 34 3 61 20.3
114 Ohio 3 27 34 4 65 21.7
114 Syracuse 3 27 34 6 67 22.3
114 USF 3 33 34 5 72 24.0
114 Georgia Southern 3 42 34 3 79 26.3
120 Michigan State 3 12 35 2 49 16.3
120 Nevada 3 24 35 4 63 21.0
122 NC State 3 14 36 4 54 18.0
122 Stanford 3 15 36 6 57 19.0
122 North Carolina 3 23 36 6 65 21.7
122 UNLV 3 29 36 12 77 25.7
126 Kent State 3 25 38 4 67 22.3
126 Arkansas State 3 27 38 4 69 23.0
128 SMU 3 19 40 9 68 22.7
128 Central Michigan 3 30 40 6 76 25.3
130 Delaware 3 23 41 7 71 23.7
131 Massachusetts 3 23 43 5 71 23.7
131 Ball State 3 26 43 3 72 24.0
133 Fresno State 4 20 44 8 72 18.0
134 Sam Houston State 3 18 47 5 70 23.3
135 Akron 3 25 48 3 76 25.3
136 Charlotte 3 21 50 4 75 25.0