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

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