2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Missouri State | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Houston | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 8 | Arizona | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 8 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 8 | UTSA | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 17 | Texas State | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 17 | Delaware | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 17 | USC | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 17 | California | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 21 | Penn State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 21 | James Madison | 2 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 21 | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 21 | Missouri | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 29 | Louisiana | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 29 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 29 | Georgia | 2 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 29 | Old Dominion | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 29 | Wake Forest | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 29 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 38 | NC State | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 38 | FIU | 1 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 38 | Hawaii | 1 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 43 | Illinois | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 43 | Texas | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 43 | Louisville | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 43 | Clemson | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 43 | LSU | 1 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 49 | Utah | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 49 | Appalachian State | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 49 | Rice | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 49 | SMU | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 49 | Utah State | 1 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 2 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 54 | Ohio State | 2 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 54 | USF | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 54 | Toledo | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 54 | Michigan | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 54 | Nebraska | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 61 | Navy | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 2 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 62 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 62 | Tennessee | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 66 | Virginia | 2 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 66 | Cincinnati | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 68 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 16 | 40 | 6 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 68 | Connecticut | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 70 | Boise State | 2 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 70 | BYU | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 70 | Tulane | 2 | 17 | 33 | 5 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 73 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 73 | Duke | 2 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 75 | UNLV | 2 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 76 | Troy | 2 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 77 | Army | 2 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 78 | Oregon | 3 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 79 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 80 | North Texas | 2 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | 3 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 82 | Alabama | 3 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 |