2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 10/17/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Indiana 5 18 32 1 51 10.2
1 Oregon 5 32 31 1 64 12.8
1 New Mexico 4 31 40 1 72 18.0
4 Penn State 4 29 27 2 58 14.5
5 Virginia 5 33 45 3 81 16.2
5 North Texas 5 53 31 3 87 17.4
5 Army 4 34 41 3 78 19.5
5 Louisiana 5 65 43 3 111 22.2
9 Wisconsin 4 14 38 4 56 14.0
9 Minnesota 4 23 31 4 58 14.5
9 Houston 4 34 22 4 60 15.0
9 Kansas 5 38 52 4 94 18.8
9 Kentucky 4 34 39 4 77 19.3
9 San Jose State 4 34 45 4 83 20.8
9 Oregon State 5 44 59 4 107 21.4
9 Charlotte 4 32 56 4 92 23.0
17 Ohio State 4 25 20 5 50 12.5
17 San Diego State 4 20 27 5 52 13.0
17 BYU 4 24 27 5 56 14.0
17 Iowa State 5 36 39 5 80 16.0
17 Georgia 4 19 41 5 65 16.3
17 UCF 4 39 22 5 66 16.5
17 Washington State 5 48 41 5 94 18.8
17 South Alabama 5 49 40 5 94 18.8
17 Michigan State 4 25 46 5 76 19.0
17 Notre Dame 4 27 47 5 79 19.8
17 Liberty 5 53 41 5 99 19.8
17 Coastal Carolina 4 42 37 5 84 21.0
17 Nevada 4 34 46 5 85 21.3
17 Ball State 4 35 49 5 89 22.3
17 Akron 5 47 64 5 116 23.2
17 Arkansas State 5 48 64 5 117 23.4
17 Sam Houston State 4 31 60 5 96 24.0
17 Massachusetts 4 38 59 5 102 25.5
17 Kent State 4 52 47 5 104 26.0
36 Florida 4 18 29 6 53 13.3
36 Iowa 5 25 38 6 69 13.8
36 Arizona 4 22 31 6 59 14.8
36 Alabama 4 33 21 6 60 15.0
36 Memphis 5 30 51 6 87 17.4
36 Northwestern 4 31 35 6 72 18.0
36 Arizona State 5 33 52 6 91 18.2
36 Buffalo 5 40 47 6 93 18.6
36 NC State 5 32 56 6 94 18.8
36 Ohio 5 43 53 6 102 20.4
46 Miami (FL) 4 19 28 7 54 13.5
46 Nebraska 4 35 14 7 56 14.0
46 Louisville 4 27 23 7 57 14.3
46 Utah 5 35 33 7 75 15.0
46 Florida State 4 26 33 7 66 16.5
46 Navy 4 23 38 7 68 17.0
46 Pittsburgh 4 28 37 7 72 18.0
46 Kansas State 5 52 37 7 96 19.2
46 UTSA 4 25 45 7 77 19.3
46 Clemson 4 33 43 7 83 20.8
46 FIU 4 33 44 7 84 21.0
46 Delaware 4 28 50 7 85 21.3
46 USF 4 39 46 7 92 23.0
46 Eastern Michigan 5 66 47 7 120 24.0
46 Georgia Southern 5 67 51 7 125 25.0
61 Missouri 5 17 31 8 56 11.2
61 Texas 4 13 26 8 47 11.8
61 James Madison 4 21 19 8 48 12.0
61 Texas Tech 4 16 30 8 54 13.5
61 East Carolina 5 35 42 8 85 17.0
61 Northern Illinois 4 33 33 8 74 18.5
61 Virginia Tech 5 36 50 8 94 18.8
61 Cincinnati 4 27 41 8 76 19.0
61 Louisiana-Monroe 4 19 52 8 79 19.8
61 Middle Tennessee State 5 46 46 8 100 20.0
61 Purdue 4 35 39 8 82 20.5
61 Illinois 5 37 59 8 104 20.8
61 Tulsa 5 49 47 8 104 20.8
61 Oklahoma State 4 42 37 8 87 21.8
61 North Carolina 4 32 48 8 88 22.0
61 Air Force 4 27 54 8 89 22.3
61 Utah State 5 54 54 8 116 23.2
61 UCLA 4 54 31 8 93 23.3
61 UAB 4 44 44 8 96 24.0
80 Oklahoma 4 17 19 9 45 11.3
80 Boise State 4 30 22 9 61 15.3
80 Texas A&M 4 24 34 9 67 16.8
80 California 5 35 42 9 86 17.2
80 Troy 4 30 30 9 69 17.3
80 Maryland 4 25 37 9 71 17.8
80 Washington 4 19 45 9 73 18.3
80 Temple 4 32 34 9 75 18.8
80 Wyoming 4 34 37 9 80 20.0
80 TCU 4 31 41 9 81 20.3
80 Connecticut 5 45 48 9 102 20.4
80 Texas State 4 44 33 9 86 21.5
80 Jacksonville State 5 53 46 9 108 21.6
93 Toledo 5 28 29 10 67 13.4
93 Appalachian State 4 19 42 10 71 17.8
93 Bowling Green 5 34 47 10 91 18.2
93 Michigan 4 22 42 10 74 18.5
93 Colorado State 4 30 35 10 75 18.8
93 UTEP 5 44 40 10 94 18.8
93 Old Dominion 4 43 25 10 78 19.5
93 West Virginia 5 42 47 10 99 19.8
93 Southern Miss 5 52 43 10 105 21.0
93 Kennesaw State 5 41 55 10 106 21.2
93 Baylor 5 58 38 10 106 21.2
93 Miami (OH) 4 34 49 10 93 23.3
93 Syracuse 5 45 64 10 119 23.8
106 Vanderbilt 5 25 46 11 82 16.4
106 Ole Miss 5 47 33 11 91 18.2
106 Fresno State 5 26 55 11 92 18.4
106 Rutgers 5 32 49 11 92 18.4
106 Marshall 5 35 52 11 98 19.6
106 Florida Atlantic 4 29 39 11 79 19.8
106 Tennessee 5 37 56 11 104 20.8
106 Wake Forest 4 35 40 11 86 21.5
106 SMU 4 27 54 11 92 23.0
115 LSU 5 31 43 12 86 17.2
115 Rice 5 40 37 12 89 17.8
115 Boston College 4 24 36 12 72 18.0
115 Georgia Tech 5 38 45 12 95 19.0
115 Western Michigan 5 38 47 12 97 19.4
115 South Carolina 5 45 40 12 97 19.4
115 Central Michigan 5 39 51 12 102 20.4
115 Tulane 5 46 50 12 108 21.6
115 Stanford 5 30 71 12 113 22.6
115 New Mexico State 4 36 44 12 92 23.0
115 Arkansas 5 52 54 12 118 23.6
126 Auburn 5 23 50 13 86 17.2
126 Mississippi State 5 38 37 13 88 17.6
126 Missouri State 5 36 53 13 102 20.4
126 Duke 5 35 58 13 106 21.2
126 Colorado 5 54 47 13 114 22.8
126 UNLV 4 37 46 13 96 24.0
132 Georgia State 4 45 48 14 107 26.8
133 Hawaii 6 44 45 16 105 17.5
133 Louisiana Tech 5 29 57 16 102 20.4
135 Western Kentucky 5 40 37 18 95 19.0
136 USC 5 33 53 19 105 21.0