2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in December/January Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Pittsburgh 1 5 4 2 11 11.0
2 Navy 2 13 8 2 23 11.5
3 Oklahoma 1 2 8 2 12 12.0
3 Fresno State 1 5 4 3 12 12.0
3 Texas State 1 6 4 2 12 12.0
3 Coastal Carolina 1 7 3 2 12 12.0
3 Texas A&M 1 8 4 0 12 12.0
8 Washington State 1 2 8 3 13 13.0
9 Northwestern 1 4 10 1 15 15.0
9 Texas Tech 2 12 15 3 30 15.0
11 Army 2 21 10 0 31 15.5
12 Indiana 4 13 44 6 63 15.8
13 Memphis 1 4 9 3 16 16.0
13 Missouri State 1 4 9 3 16 16.0
13 Washington 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
13 New Mexico 1 7 6 3 16 16.0
13 Penn State 1 7 7 2 16 16.0
13 Louisiana 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
13 Virginia 2 15 14 3 32 16.0
20 Houston 1 5 11 1 17 17.0
20 NC State 1 9 6 2 17 17.0
20 Utah 1 11 6 0 17 17.0
20 Minnesota 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
20 James Madison 2 7 22 5 34 17.0
20 Georgia 2 8 22 4 34 17.0
20 Troy 2 20 14 0 34 17.0
20 Oregon 3 22 24 5 51 17.0
28 Ohio State 2 12 22 1 35 17.5
29 Central Michigan 1 5 11 2 18 18.0
29 Arizona 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
29 Ohio 1 7 9 2 18 18.0
29 Missouri 1 7 11 0 18 18.0
29 Southern Miss 1 8 10 0 18 18.0
29 Illinois 1 10 8 0 18 18.0
29 Western Michigan 2 14 17 5 36 18.0
29 Miami (OH) 2 18 14 4 36 18.0
37 Kennesaw State 2 23 10 4 37 18.5
38 Alabama 3 27 26 3 56 18.7
39 Louisiana Tech 1 3 12 4 19 19.0
39 TCU 1 5 11 3 19 19.0
39 Vanderbilt 1 7 10 2 19 19.0
39 Old Dominion 1 8 9 2 19 19.0
39 Texas 1 10 8 1 19 19.0
39 Jacksonville State 2 14 20 4 38 19.0
45 Boise State 2 17 22 0 39 19.5
46 Delaware 1 6 12 2 20 20.0
46 USC 1 6 14 0 20 20.0
46 Wake Forest 1 8 9 3 20 20.0
46 Louisville 1 10 9 1 20 20.0
46 Clemson 1 10 10 0 20 20.0
46 BYU 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
52 Miami (FL) 4 23 51 8 82 20.5
53 Iowa 1 5 13 3 21 21.0
53 Western Kentucky 1 5 14 2 21 21.0
53 Georgia Southern 1 8 11 2 21 21.0
53 USF 1 12 7 2 21 21.0
53 UNLV 2 19 18 5 42 21.0
58 UTSA 1 5 11 6 22 22.0
58 Appalachian State 1 11 9 2 22 22.0
58 Cincinnati 1 15 5 2 22 22.0
61 Arkansas State 1 9 11 3 23 23.0
61 Mississippi State 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
61 Toledo 1 12 8 3 23 23.0
61 Connecticut 1 16 6 1 23 23.0
65 Duke 2 18 23 6 47 23.5
65 North Texas 2 24 18 5 47 23.5
67 Ole Miss 3 24 40 7 71 23.7
68 California 1 6 16 2 24 24.0
68 East Carolina 1 8 16 0 24 24.0
68 Arizona State 1 9 13 2 24 24.0
68 Rice 1 11 9 4 24 24.0
68 Michigan 1 12 9 3 24 24.0
73 FIU 1 9 14 2 25 25.0
74 Georgia Tech 1 7 17 2 26 26.0
74 SMU 1 11 13 2 26 26.0
74 Nebraska 1 12 13 1 26 26.0
77 Tennessee 1 14 10 3 27 27.0
78 Tulane 2 17 33 5 55 27.5
79 Hawaii 1 9 17 2 28 28.0
79 San Diego State 1 14 12 2 28 28.0
81 Utah State 1 11 17 2 30 30.0
82 LSU 1 10 15 7 32 32.0