2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/29/2025

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 Ole Miss 2 18 7 3 28 14.0
22 Toledo 9 50 60 16 126 14.0
24 James Madison 9 48 62 19 129 14.3
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
28 San Diego State 9 60 65 14 139 15.4
29 Western Michigan 9 60 69 12 141 15.7
30 Washington State 6 44 44 7 95 15.8
31 Fresno State 9 71 55 17 143 15.9
32 Clemson 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
32 Houston 1 12 4 0 16 16.0
32 Mississippi State 2 15 12 5 32 16.0
32 Oregon State 4 35 23 6 64 16.0
32 Old Dominion 9 53 75 16 144 16.0
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
37 Boise State 11 81 70 30 181 16.5
41 Washington 1 5 10 2 17 17.0
41 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) 9 63 87 12 162 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
61 Texas A&M 3 22 29 7 58 19.3
62 Memphis 10 67 109 18 194 19.4
63 Vanderbilt 2 8 24 7 39 19.5
63 Colorado 2 14 20 5 39 19.5
65 New Mexico 9 69 94 13 176 19.6
65 Troy 10 91 93 12 196 19.6
67 Ball State 9 82 85 11 178 19.8
68 Florida 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
68 Iowa State 1 11 8 1 20 20.0
68 Kansas State 1 17 3 0 20 20.0
68 Purdue 2 21 16 3 40 20.0
68 USC 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
68 Louisiana-Monroe 9 68 89 23 180 20.0
74 Arkansas State 9 79 91 11 181 20.1
74 Nevada 10 85 94 22 201 20.1
76 Army 9 78 97 7 182 20.2
76 Marshall 10 70 111 21 202 20.2
78 UNLV 10 86 95 22 203 20.3
78 Eastern Michigan 10 107 80 16 203 20.3
80 South Alabama 10 98 89 17 204 20.4
81 Northwestern 2 20 18 3 41 20.5
81 UAB 10 98 87 20 205 20.5
83 Northern Illinois 9 94 77 14 185 20.6
83 Liberty 11 110 98 19 227 20.6
85 Louisiana Tech 9 66 95 25 186 20.7
85 Tulane 9 71 95 20 186 20.7
85 Missouri State 9 75 92 19 186 20.7
85 San Jose State 9 83 85 18 186 20.7
89 Western Kentucky 10 76 101 31 208 20.8
89 Air Force 11 93 124 12 229 20.8
91 Rice 10 87 99 23 209 20.9
92 North Carolina 1 3 16 2 21 21.0
92 Cincinnati 1 6 11 4 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 NC State 2 10 28 4 42 21.0
92 Boston College 2 11 25 6 42 21.0
92 UCLA 2 21 16 5 42 21.0
92 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 North Texas 10 131 73 7 211 21.1
105 Delaware 9 61 110 21 192 21.3
105 Temple 9 92 79 21 192 21.3
107 Colorado State 9 88 89 17 194 21.6
107 Jacksonville State 10 94 102 20 216 21.6
107 Louisiana 10 106 98 12 216 21.6
110 Kennesaw State 9 78 97 21 196 21.8
110 Navy 10 83 116 19 218 21.8
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 Southern Miss 10 103 105 20 228 22.8
119 USF 9 74 106 27 207 23.0
120 Connecticut 8 99 78 9 186 23.3
121 Appalachian State 10 74 136 24 234 23.4
121 Texas State 10 92 115 27 234 23.4
123 Duke 2 15 28 4 47 23.5
124 Coastal Carolina 9 101 100 11 212 23.6
125 Stanford 3 13 49 9 71 23.7
125 Sam Houston State 10 97 119 21 237 23.7
125 Florida Atlantic 10 120 98 19 237 23.7
128 BYU 1 8 13 3 24 24.0
128 West Virginia 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
130 Georgia Southern 10 118 122 18 258 25.8
131 Charlotte 9 110 114 14 238 26.4
132 Arkansas 3 38 36 7 81 27.0
133 Virginia Tech 1 11 13 5 29 29.0