2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/22/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Missouri 2 5 6 2 13 6.5
2 Oklahoma 2 4 8 2 14 7.0
2 Georgia 2 6 8 0 14 7.0
4 Iowa 1 4 4 0 8 8.0
4 Minnesota 1 4 4 0 8 8.0
6 Alabama 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
6 Ohio State 1 5 3 1 9 9.0
8 Michigan State 1 2 8 0 10 10.0
8 Texas Tech 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
8 Indiana 2 8 11 1 20 10.0
11 Wisconsin 2 8 12 1 21 10.5
12 Florida State 1 3 6 3 12 12.0
12 Illinois 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
12 Texas 3 9 21 6 36 12.0
15 Virginia 1 2 9 2 13 13.0
15 Kansas 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
15 South Carolina 1 5 8 0 13 13.0
15 Nebraska 1 7 2 4 13 13.0
15 Auburn 2 7 13 6 26 13.0
15 LSU 2 10 9 7 26 13.0
21 Penn State 2 12 14 1 27 13.5
22 Toledo 9 49 62 16 127 14.1
22 James Madison 10 49 70 22 141 14.1
24 Michigan 2 8 16 5 29 14.5
25 California 1 7 8 0 15 15.0
25 Utah 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
27 Washington State 7 46 52 10 108 15.4
27 San Diego State 9 60 65 14 139 15.4
29 Fresno State 9 71 55 17 143 15.9
30 Clemson 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
30 Houston 1 12 4 0 16 16.0
30 Mississippi State 2 15 12 5 32 16.0
30 Ole Miss 3 23 22 3 48 16.0
30 Oregon State 4 35 23 6 64 16.0
35 Western Michigan 11 74 86 17 177 16.1
36 Old Dominion 10 61 84 18 163 16.3
37 Washington 2 9 20 4 33 16.5
37 Miami (FL) 2 10 19 4 33 16.5
37 Pittsburgh 2 14 16 3 33 16.5
37 Louisville 2 20 11 2 33 16.5
41 Boise State 12 90 83 30 203 16.9
42 Wyoming 9 78 64 11 153 17.0
43 Ohio 8 70 62 9 141 17.6
44 UCF 1 11 5 2 18 18.0
44 Maryland 2 14 19 3 36 18.0
44 Notre Dame 2 19 12 5 36 18.0
44 Miami (OH) 10 72 93 15 180 18.0
48 Bowling Green 9 75 66 22 163 18.1
49 Syracuse 2 18 15 4 37 18.5
49 Wake Forest 2 18 16 3 37 18.5
51 UTSA 10 76 90 20 186 18.6
52 Buffalo 10 93 79 16 188 18.8
53 SMU 1 4 10 5 19 19.0
53 Georgia Tech 1 9 7 3 19 19.0
53 Kentucky 2 11 25 2 38 19.0
53 Rutgers 2 14 22 2 38 19.0
53 Hawaii 9 56 93 22 171 19.0
53 East Carolina 9 69 87 15 171 19.0
59 Central Michigan 9 72 82 18 172 19.1
60 Akron 10 85 90 17 192 19.2
60 Troy 12 111 107 12 230 19.2
62 Texas A&M 3 22 29 7 58 19.3
63 Memphis 10 67 109 18 194 19.4
64 Vanderbilt 2 8 24 7 39 19.5
64 Colorado 2 14 20 5 39 19.5
66 New Mexico 9 69 94 13 176 19.6
67 NC State 3 19 34 6 59 19.7
68 Ball State 9 82 85 11 178 19.8
69 Army 10 90 102 7 199 19.9
70 Florida 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
70 Iowa State 1 11 8 1 20 20.0
70 Kansas State 1 17 3 0 20 20.0
70 Purdue 2 21 16 3 40 20.0
70 USC 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
70 Louisiana-Monroe 9 68 89 23 180 20.0
76 Nevada 10 85 94 22 201 20.1
77 Marshall 10 70 111 21 202 20.2
77 Missouri State 10 79 101 22 202 20.2
79 Eastern Michigan 10 107 80 16 203 20.3
80 Arkansas State 10 88 102 14 204 20.4
80 South Alabama 10 98 89 17 204 20.4
82 Northwestern 2 20 18 3 41 20.5
82 UAB 10 98 87 20 205 20.5
82 UNLV 11 94 107 25 226 20.5
85 Northern Illinois 9 94 77 14 185 20.6
85 Liberty 11 110 98 19 227 20.6
87 Louisiana Tech 9 66 95 25 186 20.7
87 San Jose State 9 83 85 18 186 20.7
89 Western Kentucky 10 76 101 31 208 20.8
89 Navy 11 89 120 20 229 20.8
89 Air Force 11 93 124 12 229 20.8
92 Rice 10 87 99 23 209 20.9
93 North Carolina 1 3 16 2 21 21.0
93 Cincinnati 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
93 Arizona 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
93 Oklahoma State 1 10 11 0 21 21.0
93 Arizona State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
93 Tennessee 2 8 31 3 42 21.0
93 Boston College 2 11 25 6 42 21.0
93 UCLA 2 21 16 5 42 21.0
93 FIU 10 91 104 15 210 21.0
102 Utah State 9 77 102 11 190 21.1
102 UTEP 10 78 108 25 211 21.1
102 Tulane 10 79 110 22 211 21.1
102 Louisiana 11 114 106 12 232 21.1
106 Delaware 10 67 122 23 212 21.2
106 Kennesaw State 11 101 107 25 233 21.2
106 North Texas 11 142 82 9 233 21.2
106 Jacksonville State 12 108 122 24 254 21.2
110 Temple 9 92 79 21 192 21.3
111 Colorado State 9 88 89 17 194 21.6
112 Georgia State 9 96 83 18 197 21.9
112 Tulsa 9 100 85 12 197 21.9
112 Middle Tennessee State 10 82 113 24 219 21.9
115 New Mexico State 10 86 116 18 220 22.0
116 Massachusetts 9 106 80 13 199 22.1
117 Kent State 8 69 91 19 179 22.4
118 USF 10 86 113 29 228 22.8
118 Southern Miss 10 103 105 20 228 22.8
120 Oregon 1 10 9 4 23 23.0
121 Connecticut 8 99 78 9 186 23.3
122 Appalachian State 10 74 136 24 234 23.4
122 Texas State 10 92 115 27 234 23.4
124 Duke 2 15 28 4 47 23.5
125 Coastal Carolina 9 101 100 11 212 23.6
126 Stanford 3 13 49 9 71 23.7
126 Sam Houston State 10 97 119 21 237 23.7
126 Florida Atlantic 10 120 98 19 237 23.7
129 BYU 1 8 13 3 24 24.0
129 West Virginia 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
131 Georgia Southern 10 118 122 18 258 25.8
132 Charlotte 9 110 114 14 238 26.4
133 Arkansas 3 38 36 7 81 27.0
134 Virginia Tech 1 11 13 5 29 29.0