2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in October Only through 11/29/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Hawaii 2 11 19 5 35 17.5
2 Western Michigan 3 13 24 1 38 12.7
2 NC State 3 13 41 12 66 22.0
4 Notre Dame 3 14 32 12 58 19.3
4 Auburn 3 14 40 7 61 20.3
4 Duke 2 14 21 6 41 20.5
7 Liberty 2 15 15 2 32 16.0
7 San Diego State 3 15 29 7 51 17.0
7 Jacksonville State 3 15 33 7 55 18.3
7 East Carolina 2 15 27 3 45 22.5
11 Indiana 3 16 26 3 45 15.0
12 Toledo 3 17 15 7 39 13.0
12 Ohio State 3 17 20 5 42 14.0
12 Army 3 17 32 1 50 16.7
12 Marshall 3 17 31 3 51 17.0
12 South Carolina 3 17 38 4 59 19.7
17 Oregon State 3 18 26 8 52 17.3
17 Clemson 3 18 31 6 55 18.3
17 New Mexico State 3 18 37 4 59 19.7
17 Missouri State 3 18 39 8 65 21.7
17 San Jose State 3 18 41 9 68 22.7
22 James Madison 4 19 29 10 58 14.5
22 Oklahoma 4 19 33 6 58 14.5
22 Missouri 3 19 26 9 54 18.0
22 Central Michigan 3 19 27 8 54 18.0
22 Florida 3 19 36 2 57 19.0
22 Georgia 3 19 30 9 58 19.3
28 Louisville 3 20 27 2 49 16.3
28 Florida State 3 20 27 9 56 18.7
28 SMU 4 20 52 6 78 19.5
28 Virginia 3 20 36 8 64 21.3
32 Iowa 3 21 17 3 41 13.7
32 Wake Forest 3 21 17 8 46 15.3
32 Washington State 3 21 29 3 53 17.7
35 Oregon 3 22 19 5 46 15.3
35 Miami (FL) 3 22 31 5 58 19.3
35 Kentucky 3 22 29 8 59 19.7
35 Delaware 3 22 37 5 64 21.3
39 Iowa State 3 23 27 3 53 17.7
39 UTEP 3 23 29 8 60 20.0
39 Middle Tennessee State 3 23 33 7 63 21.0
39 Western Kentucky 3 23 41 8 72 24.0
43 UCF 3 24 20 4 48 16.0
43 Texas Tech 4 24 33 8 65 16.3
43 Kennesaw State 3 24 32 5 61 20.3
43 Vanderbilt 3 24 33 4 61 20.3
43 Virginia Tech 3 24 33 9 66 22.0
43 Illinois 3 24 43 2 69 23.0
43 Utah State 3 24 44 2 70 23.3
43 Maryland 3 24 38 10 72 24.0
51 Pittsburgh 4 25 30 5 60 15.0
51 Miami (OH) 4 25 32 5 62 15.5
51 Kansas State 3 25 35 2 62 20.7
51 Louisiana Tech 3 25 33 5 63 21.0
55 Fresno State 3 26 17 6 49 16.3
55 Boise State 4 26 33 8 67 16.8
55 Bowling Green 3 26 19 6 51 17.0
55 Ohio 3 26 24 2 52 17.3
55 Michigan 4 26 39 4 69 17.3
55 Buffalo 3 26 20 8 54 18.0
55 USC 2 26 14 0 40 20.0
55 West Virginia 3 26 32 5 63 21.0
55 Georgia Tech 3 26 34 3 63 21.0
55 Washington 4 26 54 9 89 22.3
55 Mississippi State 3 26 35 8 69 23.0
55 USF 4 26 57 13 96 24.0
55 Navy 3 26 44 3 73 24.3
68 Penn State 3 27 22 7 56 18.7
68 Stanford 3 27 34 3 64 21.3
68 Southern Miss 3 27 30 8 65 21.7
68 Air Force 3 27 35 5 67 22.3
68 Texas 4 27 57 5 89 22.3
68 Ole Miss 3 27 32 10 69 23.0
74 Northwestern 4 28 29 3 60 15.0
74 North Carolina 4 28 33 9 70 17.5
74 Texas A&M 4 28 35 9 72 18.0
74 Louisiana 3 28 24 4 56 18.7
74 Utah 3 28 23 6 57 19.0
74 North Texas 3 28 28 3 59 19.7
74 Oklahoma State 4 28 60 14 102 25.5
81 Arkansas State 3 29 24 8 61 20.3
81 Memphis 4 29 45 8 82 20.5
81 UTSA 4 29 43 13 85 21.3
84 Alabama 4 30 38 7 75 18.8
84 Rice 4 30 41 8 79 19.8
84 Arizona State 3 30 22 9 61 20.3
84 UAB 3 30 24 7 61 20.3
84 New Mexico 4 30 46 6 82 20.5
84 Old Dominion 4 30 44 10 84 21.0
84 TCU 4 30 48 8 86 21.5
84 Tennessee 3 30 38 9 77 25.7
84 Georgia Southern 3 30 39 12 81 27.0
93 Minnesota 4 31 39 2 72 18.0
93 Temple 4 31 38 11 80 20.0
93 Rutgers 3 31 34 4 69 23.0
93 Tulane 3 31 33 7 71 23.7
97 Arizona 3 32 18 6 56 18.7
97 Houston 4 32 39 6 77 19.3
97 Colorado State 4 32 48 9 89 22.3
97 Colorado 3 32 35 3 70 23.3
101 Nebraska 4 33 30 8 71 17.8
101 Connecticut 3 33 26 3 62 20.7
101 South Alabama 3 33 26 5 64 21.3
101 Purdue 4 33 41 11 85 21.3
101 California 3 33 26 7 66 22.0
101 Texas State 4 33 56 9 98 24.5
101 Appalachian State 4 33 57 10 100 25.0
108 Kansas 3 34 22 4 60 20.0
108 UNLV 3 34 32 8 74 24.7
110 FIU 4 35 38 5 78 19.5
111 Wyoming 4 36 30 4 70 17.5
111 Nevada 4 36 34 10 80 20.0
111 Wisconsin 4 36 43 3 82 20.5
111 LSU 3 36 24 4 64 21.3
111 Arkansas 3 36 33 4 73 24.3
116 Akron 4 37 29 10 76 19.0
116 Louisiana-Monroe 4 37 32 7 76 19.0
116 Baylor 3 37 35 6 78 26.0
119 UCLA 4 38 31 10 79 19.8
119 Kent State 4 38 47 10 95 23.8
119 Boston College 4 38 50 7 95 23.8
119 Tulsa 3 38 37 2 77 25.7
123 BYU 4 39 40 10 89 22.3
123 Massachusetts 4 39 45 8 92 23.0
125 Troy 4 40 35 2 77 19.3
125 Syracuse 4 40 39 6 85 21.3
127 Eastern Michigan 4 41 35 8 84 21.0
127 Ball State 4 41 39 4 84 21.0
129 Northern Illinois 4 42 35 4 81 20.3
130 Michigan State 4 43 29 7 79 19.8
131 Coastal Carolina 4 44 45 4 93 23.3
132 Georgia State 4 45 34 8 87 21.8
133 Cincinnati 4 46 33 14 93 23.3
134 Sam Houston State 4 52 34 8 94 23.5
134 Charlotte 4 52 49 5 106 26.5
136 Florida Atlantic 4 53 29 7 89 22.3