2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in November Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Virginia 4 21 21 1 43 10.8
1 Akron 3 18 21 4 43 14.3
3 Eastern Michigan 3 25 16 4 45 15.0
4 Alabama 4 15 26 6 47 11.8
4 Texas Tech 4 19 25 3 47 11.8
6 Old Dominion 4 15 28 6 49 12.3
7 Indiana 4 19 33 0 52 13.0
8 Washington 4 21 25 7 53 13.3
9 Texas A&M 4 30 18 6 54 13.5
10 Washington State 4 29 20 7 56 14.0
10 Ole Miss 4 30 22 4 56 14.0
12 Ohio State 5 22 26 9 57 11.4
13 Syracuse 3 24 26 8 58 19.3
14 LSU 4 16 37 8 61 15.3
14 Fresno State 4 36 18 7 61 15.3
16 Toledo 4 25 29 8 62 15.5
16 Western Michigan 4 30 26 6 62 15.5
16 Memphis 3 25 32 5 62 20.7
19 James Madison 4 26 32 6 64 16.0
19 UTSA 4 30 31 3 64 16.0
21 Oklahoma State 4 33 31 1 65 16.3
22 BYU 4 24 40 2 66 16.5
22 Wisconsin 4 31 34 1 66 16.5
22 Boise State 4 32 20 14 66 16.5
25 Ohio 4 33 29 6 68 17.0
26 Oregon State 4 33 26 10 69 17.3
27 Georgia 5 24 38 8 70 14.0
27 Illinois 4 20 45 5 70 17.5
27 Miami (OH) 4 26 40 4 70 17.5
27 Wyoming 4 37 26 7 70 17.5
27 Tulsa 4 37 28 5 70 17.5
32 Bowling Green 4 31 28 12 71 17.8
33 Oregon 4 26 36 10 72 18.0
33 Arkansas State 4 29 41 2 72 18.0
35 Michigan 4 29 38 6 73 18.3
35 Iowa 4 34 31 8 73 18.3
35 Rice 3 32 35 6 73 24.3
38 Buffalo 4 40 31 4 75 18.8
39 Tulane 4 22 46 8 76 19.0
39 Nevada 4 31 37 8 76 19.0
39 Colorado 4 41 27 8 76 19.0
42 Stanford 4 19 50 8 77 19.3
42 Arizona State 4 24 43 10 77 19.3
42 TCU 4 31 40 6 77 19.3
42 Ball State 4 32 40 5 77 19.3
42 Missouri 4 33 33 11 77 19.3
47 San Diego State 5 39 33 6 78 15.6
47 Iowa State 4 22 49 7 78 19.5
47 Western Kentucky 4 28 38 12 78 19.5
47 Northwestern 4 28 45 5 78 19.5
47 Utah State 4 30 42 6 78 19.5
47 New Mexico 4 34 37 7 78 19.5
53 Oklahoma 4 18 49 12 79 19.8
53 Michigan State 4 31 42 6 79 19.8
53 California 4 39 33 7 79 19.8
56 Miami (FL) 5 31 39 10 80 16.0
56 South Carolina 4 29 45 6 80 20.0
56 Kansas 4 35 39 6 80 20.0
56 Central Michigan 4 42 32 6 80 20.0
56 Nebraska 4 46 26 8 80 20.0
61 Arizona 5 39 37 5 81 16.2
61 Houston 4 39 40 2 81 20.3
63 Minnesota 4 33 47 2 82 20.5
63 South Alabama 4 35 38 9 82 20.5
65 Auburn 4 27 44 12 83 20.8
65 Troy 4 31 43 9 83 20.8
65 Baylor 4 32 36 15 83 20.8
65 Army 4 39 41 3 83 20.8
65 Massachusetts 4 59 19 5 83 20.8
70 Hawaii 4 28 45 11 84 21.0
70 Kent State 4 40 35 9 84 21.0
70 Missouri State 4 42 35 7 84 21.0
73 Notre Dame 5 36 34 15 85 17.0
73 Tennessee 4 37 43 5 85 21.3
73 Louisiana Tech 4 39 33 13 85 21.3
73 FIU 4 40 41 4 85 21.3
73 Northern Illinois 4 43 35 7 85 21.3
78 Navy 4 34 42 10 86 21.5
78 Boston College 4 34 45 7 86 21.5
78 USF 4 36 38 12 86 21.5
81 Pittsburgh 4 30 48 9 87 21.8
81 SMU 4 31 46 10 87 21.8
81 Louisiana-Monroe 4 37 40 10 87 21.8
84 Texas State 4 38 37 13 88 22.0
84 Rutgers 4 45 36 7 88 22.0
86 Clemson 5 27 53 9 89 17.8
86 Georgia State 4 42 40 7 89 22.3
88 UNLV 5 34 47 9 90 18.0
88 Marshall 4 34 46 10 90 22.5
88 North Texas 4 57 31 2 90 22.5
91 Wake Forest 5 29 49 13 91 18.2
91 Air Force 5 45 44 2 91 18.2
91 Georgia Tech 4 39 44 8 91 22.8
91 Kansas State 4 42 38 11 91 22.8
91 UCLA 4 42 44 5 91 22.8
96 North Carolina 4 40 40 12 92 23.0
96 Virginia Tech 4 40 44 8 92 23.0
96 Jacksonville State 4 41 41 10 92 23.0
96 Colorado State 4 53 34 5 92 23.0
100 Kennesaw State 4 40 41 12 93 23.3
100 Coastal Carolina 4 43 42 8 93 23.3
100 Utah 4 48 39 6 93 23.3
103 Louisville 5 31 52 11 94 18.8
103 Texas 4 33 50 11 94 23.5
103 Temple 4 57 30 7 94 23.5
106 Arkansas 4 39 38 18 95 23.8
106 Louisiana 4 42 46 7 95 23.8
108 East Carolina 5 38 47 11 96 19.2
108 USC 5 45 42 9 96 19.2
108 Middle Tennessee State 4 28 56 12 96 24.0
108 Vanderbilt 4 28 63 5 96 24.0
108 West Virginia 4 30 53 13 96 24.0
108 Purdue 4 49 41 6 96 24.0
114 Georgia Southern 4 40 54 3 97 24.3
115 San Jose State 5 52 38 8 98 19.6
116 Penn State 5 43 47 9 99 19.8
116 UTEP 4 31 57 11 99 24.8
116 NC State 4 38 55 6 99 24.8
119 Florida State 5 53 42 6 101 20.2
119 Sam Houston State 4 37 53 11 101 25.3
119 Southern Miss 4 48 48 5 101 25.3
119 Mississippi State 4 51 39 11 101 25.3
123 UAB 5 47 45 11 103 20.6
123 Appalachian State 4 33 61 9 103 25.8
125 Kentucky 5 45 55 4 104 20.8
125 Cincinnati 4 55 41 8 104 26.0
127 Delaware 5 40 53 13 106 21.2
128 New Mexico State 5 45 57 5 107 21.4
128 Florida Atlantic 4 46 55 6 107 26.8
130 UCF 5 54 52 3 109 21.8
130 Connecticut 4 55 50 4 109 27.3
132 Liberty 5 48 51 12 111 22.2
133 Charlotte 4 52 52 9 113 28.3
134 Duke 5 44 70 6 120 24.0
135 Florida 5 59 61 4 124 24.8
136 Maryland 5 69 51 8 128 25.6