2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026

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
5 Alabama 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
5 Ohio State 1 5 3 1 9 9.0
7 Michigan State 1 2 8 0 10 10.0
7 Texas Tech 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
7 Indiana 2 8 11 1 20 10.0
10 Wisconsin 2 8 12 1 21 10.5
11 Florida State 1 3 6 3 12 12.0
11 Illinois 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
11 Texas 3 9 21 6 36 12.0
14 Minnesota 2 16 7 2 25 12.5
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 Pittsburgh 3 19 20 5 44 14.7
26 Utah 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
27 Washington State 7 46 52 10 108 15.4
28 Fresno State 10 76 59 20 155 15.5
29 Clemson 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
29 Houston 1 12 4 0 16 16.0
29 Mississippi State 2 15 12 5 32 16.0
29 Ole Miss 3 23 22 3 48 16.0
29 Oregon State 4 35 23 6 64 16.0
34 Western Michigan 11 74 86 17 177 16.1
35 Old Dominion 10 61 84 18 163 16.3
36 Washington 2 9 20 4 33 16.5
36 Miami (FL) 2 10 19 4 33 16.5
38 San Diego State 10 74 77 16 167 16.7
39 Boise State 12 90 83 30 203 16.9
40 Wyoming 9 78 64 11 153 17.0
41 Louisville 3 30 20 3 53 17.7
41 Ohio 9 77 71 11 159 17.7
43 UCF 1 11 5 2 18 18.0
43 Maryland 2 14 19 3 36 18.0
43 Notre Dame 2 19 12 5 36 18.0
43 Miami (OH) 11 81 101 16 198 18.0
47 Bowling Green 9 75 66 22 163 18.1
48 Syracuse 2 18 15 4 37 18.5
48 Wake Forest 2 18 16 3 37 18.5
50 Northwestern 3 24 28 4 56 18.7
51 Buffalo 10 93 79 16 188 18.8
52 UTSA 11 81 101 26 208 18.9
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
63 Army 11 99 107 7 213 19.4
65 Vanderbilt 2 8 24 7 39 19.5
65 California 2 13 24 2 39 19.5
65 Colorado 2 14 20 5 39 19.5
68 New Mexico 9 69 94 13 176 19.6
69 NC State 3 19 34 6 59 19.7
70 Ball State 9 82 85 11 178 19.8
71 Florida 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
71 Iowa State 1 11 8 1 20 20.0
71 Kansas State 1 17 3 0 20 20.0
71 Purdue 2 21 16 3 40 20.0
71 USC 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
71 Louisiana-Monroe 9 68 89 23 180 20.0
77 Nevada 10 85 94 22 201 20.1
78 Marshall 10 70 111 21 202 20.2
78 Missouri State 10 79 101 22 202 20.2
80 Eastern Michigan 10 107 80 16 203 20.3
81 Arkansas State 10 88 102 14 204 20.4
81 South Alabama 10 98 89 17 204 20.4
81 UNLV 12 105 113 27 245 20.4
84 Louisiana Tech 10 69 107 29 205 20.5
84 UAB 10 98 87 20 205 20.5
86 Northern Illinois 9 94 77 14 185 20.6
86 Liberty 11 110 98 19 227 20.6
88 San Jose State 9 84 84 18 186 20.7
89 Western Kentucky 11 81 115 33 229 20.8
89 Navy 11 89 120 20 229 20.8
89 Air Force 11 93 124 12 229 20.8
92 North Carolina 1 3 16 2 21 21.0
92 Arizona 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
92 Oklahoma State 1 10 11 0 21 21.0
92 Arizona State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
92 Tennessee 2 8 31 3 42 21.0
92 Boston College 2 11 25 6 42 21.0
92 UCLA 2 21 16 5 42 21.0
99 Utah State 9 77 102 11 190 21.1
99 UTEP 10 78 108 25 211 21.1
99 Tulane 10 79 110 22 211 21.1
99 Louisiana 11 114 106 12 232 21.1
103 Delaware 10 67 122 23 212 21.2
103 Rice 11 98 108 27 233 21.2
103 Kennesaw State 11 101 107 25 233 21.2
103 Jacksonville State 12 108 122 24 254 21.2
107 Temple 9 92 79 21 192 21.3
108 FIU 11 100 118 17 235 21.4
109 Cincinnati 2 21 16 6 43 21.5
109 North Texas 12 155 91 12 258 21.5
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
117 Coastal Carolina 10 108 103 13 224 22.4
117 Texas State 11 98 119 29 246 22.4
117 Southern Miss 11 111 115 20 246 22.4
121 USF 10 86 113 29 228 22.8
122 Oregon 1 10 9 4 23 23.0
123 Connecticut 9 115 84 10 209 23.2
124 Appalachian State 11 86 144 26 256 23.3
125 Duke 2 15 28 4 47 23.5
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 11 126 133 20 279 25.4
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