2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/17/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Missouri 2 5 6 2 13 6.5
2 Georgia 1 3 4 0 7 7.0
2 Oklahoma 2 4 8 2 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 LSU 1 7 2 3 12 12.0
12 Texas 3 9 21 6 36 12.0
16 James Madison 4 18 21 12 51 12.8
17 Virginia 1 2 9 2 13 13.0
17 Kansas 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
17 Pittsburgh 1 5 7 1 13 13.0
17 Nebraska 1 7 2 4 13 13.0
17 Auburn 2 7 13 6 26 13.0
22 Penn State 2 12 14 1 27 13.5
23 Ole Miss 2 18 7 3 28 14.0
23 Toledo 4 19 29 8 56 14.0
25 Michigan 2 8 16 5 29 14.5
26 California 1 7 8 0 15 15.0
26 Utah 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
26 Old Dominion 3 25 16 4 45 15.0
26 Western Michigan 4 23 31 6 60 15.0
30 Fresno State 4 22 31 8 61 15.3
31 Boise State 5 32 34 12 78 15.6
32 San Diego State 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
33 Clemson 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
33 Houston 1 12 4 0 16 16.0
33 Mississippi State 2 15 12 5 32 16.0
33 UTSA 4 28 29 7 64 16.0
37 Wyoming 3 18 28 3 49 16.3
37 Memphis 4 18 40 7 65 16.3
39 Miami (FL) 2 10 19 4 33 16.5
39 Oregon State 2 17 14 2 33 16.5
39 Louisville 2 20 11 2 33 16.5
42 Washington 1 5 10 2 17 17.0
43 Temple 3 18 29 5 52 17.3
44 Tennessee 1 1 17 0 18 18.0
44 Wake Forest 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
44 UCF 1 11 5 2 18 18.0
44 Maryland 2 14 19 3 36 18.0
44 Hawaii 4 22 40 10 72 18.0
49 Washington State 3 24 27 4 55 18.3
50 USC 2 14 18 5 37 18.5
51 East Carolina 4 31 40 4 75 18.8
51 Troy 4 44 30 1 75 18.8
51 UTEP 5 37 46 11 94 18.8
54 SMU 1 4 10 5 19 19.0
54 Georgia Tech 1 9 7 3 19 19.0
54 Kentucky 2 11 25 2 38 19.0
54 Rutgers 2 14 22 2 38 19.0
54 Marshall 4 24 43 9 76 19.0
54 Army 4 31 42 3 76 19.0
60 Central Michigan 3 17 36 5 58 19.3
60 Texas A&M 3 22 29 7 58 19.3
60 Miami (OH) 3 22 31 5 58 19.3
60 Northern Illinois 3 30 23 5 58 19.3
60 Liberty 6 62 47 7 116 19.3
65 Vanderbilt 2 8 24 7 39 19.5
65 Colorado 2 14 20 5 39 19.5
65 Florida Atlantic 4 38 30 10 78 19.5
68 Rice 5 42 41 15 98 19.6
69 Louisiana-Monroe 3 18 32 9 59 19.7
69 Missouri State 3 22 30 7 59 19.7
71 Louisiana Tech 4 18 51 10 79 19.8
71 Middle Tennessee State 4 37 35 7 79 19.8
71 South Alabama 5 50 43 6 99 19.8
74 Florida 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
74 Syracuse 1 7 11 2 20 20.0
74 Iowa State 1 11 8 1 20 20.0
74 Kansas State 1 17 3 0 20 20.0
74 Purdue 2 21 16 3 40 20.0
74 Ball State 3 29 27 4 60 20.0
80 Tulane 3 27 25 9 61 20.3
80 Nevada 4 36 40 5 81 20.3
82 Northwestern 2 20 18 3 41 20.5
82 Ohio 2 21 17 3 41 20.5
82 Appalachian State 4 16 55 11 82 20.5
82 UAB 4 46 29 7 82 20.5
86 Delaware 4 28 48 7 83 20.8
86 Connecticut 4 43 34 6 83 20.8
88 North Carolina 1 3 16 2 21 21.0
88 Cincinnati 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
88 Arizona 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
88 Oklahoma State 1 10 11 0 21 21.0
88 Arizona State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
88 NC State 2 10 28 4 42 21.0
88 UCLA 2 21 16 5 42 21.0
88 Kennesaw State 3 24 33 6 63 21.0
88 Georgia State 3 29 26 8 63 21.0
88 Buffalo 4 40 36 8 84 21.0
88 Western Kentucky 6 49 58 19 126 21.0
99 Jacksonville State 5 47 50 9 106 21.2
100 Bowling Green 3 30 28 6 64 21.3
100 Massachusetts 3 30 29 5 64 21.3
102 Southern Miss 4 34 42 10 86 21.5
102 Louisiana 4 48 36 2 86 21.5
104 Colorado State 3 23 34 8 65 21.7
105 FIU 4 32 46 9 87 21.8
105 Arkansas State 4 42 40 5 87 21.8
105 Navy 5 44 56 9 109 21.8
108 Duke 1 6 14 2 22 22.0
108 Kent State 2 11 27 6 44 22.0
108 USF 3 24 36 6 66 22.0
108 San Jose State 4 31 47 10 88 22.0
108 Eastern Michigan 5 59 42 9 110 22.0
113 New Mexico 3 25 39 3 67 22.3
114 Sam Houston State 6 51 72 12 135 22.5
115 Air Force 5 36 67 10 113 22.6
115 New Mexico State 5 42 59 12 113 22.6
115 Akron 5 52 53 8 113 22.6
118 Utah State 4 35 51 5 91 22.8
119 Notre Dame 1 7 11 5 23 23.0
119 UNLV 4 43 37 12 92 23.0
121 Stanford 2 6 34 7 47 23.5
121 North Texas 4 63 27 4 94 23.5
123 Coastal Carolina 4 50 42 3 95 23.8
124 BYU 1 8 13 3 24 24.0
124 West Virginia 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
126 Texas State 4 32 55 10 97 24.3
127 Tulsa 5 59 56 7 122 24.4
128 Georgia Southern 4 58 38 9 105 26.3
128 Charlotte 4 61 39 5 105 26.3
130 Arkansas 3 38 36 7 81 27.0
131 Virginia Tech 1 11 13 5 29 29.0