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 Georgia 1 3 4 0 7 7.0
2 Iowa 1 4 4 0 8 8.0
2 Minnesota 1 4 4 0 8 8.0
4 Alabama 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
4 Ohio State 1 5 3 1 9 9.0
6 Michigan State 1 2 8 0 10 10.0
6 Texas Tech 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
8 Florida State 1 3 6 3 12 12.0
8 Illinois 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
8 LSU 1 7 2 3 12 12.0
11 Missouri 2 5 6 2 13 6.5
11 Virginia 1 2 9 2 13 13.0
11 Kansas 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
11 Pittsburgh 1 5 7 1 13 13.0
11 Nebraska 1 7 2 4 13 13.0
16 Oklahoma 2 4 8 2 14 7.0
17 California 1 7 8 0 15 15.0
17 Utah 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
19 Clemson 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
19 Houston 1 12 4 0 16 16.0
21 Washington 1 5 10 2 17 17.0
22 Tennessee 1 1 17 0 18 18.0
22 Wake Forest 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
22 UCF 1 11 5 2 18 18.0
25 SMU 1 4 10 5 19 19.0
25 Georgia Tech 1 9 7 3 19 19.0
27 Indiana 2 8 11 1 20 10.0
27 Florida 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
27 Syracuse 1 7 11 2 20 20.0
27 Iowa State 1 11 8 1 20 20.0
27 Kansas State 1 17 3 0 20 20.0
32 Wisconsin 2 8 12 1 21 10.5
32 North Carolina 1 3 16 2 21 21.0
32 Cincinnati 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
32 Arizona 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
32 Oklahoma State 1 10 11 0 21 21.0
32 Arizona State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
38 Duke 1 6 14 2 22 22.0
39 Notre Dame 1 7 11 5 23 23.0
40 BYU 1 8 13 3 24 24.0
40 West Virginia 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
42 Auburn 2 7 13 6 26 13.0
43 Penn State 2 12 14 1 27 13.5
44 Ole Miss 2 18 7 3 28 14.0
45 Michigan 2 8 16 5 29 14.5
45 Virginia Tech 1 11 13 5 29 29.0
47 Mississippi State 2 15 12 5 32 16.0
48 Miami (FL) 2 10 19 4 33 16.5
48 Oregon State 2 17 14 2 33 16.5
48 Louisville 2 20 11 2 33 16.5
51 Texas 3 9 21 6 36 12.0
51 Maryland 2 14 19 3 36 18.0
53 USC 2 14 18 5 37 18.5
54 Kentucky 2 11 25 2 38 19.0
54 Rutgers 2 14 22 2 38 19.0
56 Vanderbilt 2 8 24 7 39 19.5
56 Colorado 2 14 20 5 39 19.5
58 Purdue 2 21 16 3 40 20.0
59 Northwestern 2 20 18 3 41 20.5
59 Ohio 2 21 17 3 41 20.5
61 NC State 2 10 28 4 42 21.0
61 UCLA 2 21 16 5 42 21.0
63 Kent State 2 11 27 6 44 22.0
64 Old Dominion 3 25 16 4 45 15.0
65 San Diego State 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
65 Stanford 2 6 34 7 47 23.5
67 Wyoming 3 18 28 3 49 16.3
68 James Madison 4 18 21 12 51 12.8
69 Temple 3 18 29 5 52 17.3
70 Washington State 3 24 27 4 55 18.3
71 Toledo 4 19 29 8 56 14.0
72 Central Michigan 3 17 36 5 58 19.3
72 Texas A&M 3 22 29 7 58 19.3
72 Miami (OH) 3 22 31 5 58 19.3
72 Northern Illinois 3 30 23 5 58 19.3
76 Louisiana-Monroe 3 18 32 9 59 19.7
76 Missouri State 3 22 30 7 59 19.7
78 Western Michigan 4 23 31 6 60 15.0
78 Ball State 3 29 27 4 60 20.0
80 Fresno State 4 22 31 8 61 15.3
80 Tulane 3 27 25 9 61 20.3
82 Kennesaw State 3 24 33 6 63 21.0
82 Georgia State 3 29 26 8 63 21.0
84 UTSA 4 28 29 7 64 16.0
84 Bowling Green 3 30 28 6 64 21.3
84 Massachusetts 3 30 29 5 64 21.3
87 Memphis 4 18 40 7 65 16.3
87 Colorado State 3 23 34 8 65 21.7
89 USF 3 24 36 6 66 22.0
90 New Mexico 3 25 39 3 67 22.3
91 Hawaii 4 22 40 10 72 18.0
92 East Carolina 4 31 40 4 75 18.8
92 Troy 4 44 30 1 75 18.8
94 Marshall 4 24 43 9 76 19.0
94 Army 4 31 42 3 76 19.0
96 Boise State 5 32 34 12 78 15.6
96 Florida Atlantic 4 38 30 10 78 19.5
98 Louisiana Tech 4 18 51 10 79 19.8
98 Middle Tennessee State 4 37 35 7 79 19.8
100 Nevada 4 36 40 5 81 20.3
100 Arkansas 3 38 36 7 81 27.0
102 Appalachian State 4 16 55 11 82 20.5
102 UAB 4 46 29 7 82 20.5
104 Delaware 4 28 48 7 83 20.8
104 Connecticut 4 43 34 6 83 20.8
106 Buffalo 4 40 36 8 84 21.0
107 Southern Miss 4 34 42 10 86 21.5
107 Louisiana 4 48 36 2 86 21.5
109 FIU 4 32 46 9 87 21.8
109 Arkansas State 4 42 40 5 87 21.8
111 San Jose State 4 31 47 10 88 22.0
112 Utah State 4 35 51 5 91 22.8
113 UNLV 4 43 37 12 92 23.0
114 UTEP 5 37 46 11 94 18.8
114 North Texas 4 63 27 4 94 23.5
116 Coastal Carolina 4 50 42 3 95 23.8
117 Texas State 4 32 55 10 97 24.3
118 Rice 5 42 41 15 98 19.6
119 South Alabama 5 50 43 6 99 19.8
120 Georgia Southern 4 58 38 9 105 26.3
120 Charlotte 4 61 39 5 105 26.3
122 Jacksonville State 5 47 50 9 106 21.2
123 Navy 5 44 56 9 109 21.8
124 Eastern Michigan 5 59 42 9 110 22.0
125 Air Force 5 36 67 10 113 22.6
125 New Mexico State 5 42 59 12 113 22.6
125 Akron 5 52 53 8 113 22.6
128 Liberty 6 62 47 7 116 19.3
129 Tulsa 5 59 56 7 122 24.4
130 Western Kentucky 6 49 58 19 126 21.0
131 Sam Houston State 6 51 72 12 135 22.5