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 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Kansas | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 6 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 12 | Missouri | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 16 | Georgia | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 19 | Auburn | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 19 | California | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 19 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Indiana | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 23 | Michigan | 2 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 23 | Clemson | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 2 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 23 | BYU | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 30 | Texas | 3 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Utah | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 30 | Washington | 2 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 30 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 34 | LSU | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 34 | Oregon | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 39 | UCF | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 2 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 39 | Iowa State | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Boston College | 2 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 44 | Penn State | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 44 | Houston | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 46 | Arizona State | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Stanford | 3 | 13 | 49 | 9 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 48 | Maryland | 2 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 48 | Rutgers | 2 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 48 | Colorado | 2 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 52 | Duke | 2 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 55 | Syracuse | 2 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 2 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 57 | Notre Dame | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 57 | NC State | 3 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 59 | Louisville | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 2 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 61 | Purdue | 2 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 61 | UCLA | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | 3 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 64 | Ole Miss | 3 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 65 | USC | 3 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 66 | Oregon State | 4 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 67 | Arkansas | 3 | 38 | 36 | 7 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 68 | Washington State | 7 | 46 | 52 | 10 | 108 | 15.4 |
| 69 | Toledo | 9 | 49 | 62 | 16 | 127 | 14.1 |
| 69 | James Madison | 10 | 49 | 70 | 22 | 141 | 14.1 |
| 71 | Hawaii | 9 | 56 | 93 | 22 | 171 | 19.0 |
| 72 | San Diego State | 9 | 60 | 65 | 14 | 139 | 15.4 |
| 73 | Old Dominion | 10 | 61 | 84 | 18 | 163 | 16.3 |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 66 | 95 | 25 | 186 | 20.7 |
| 75 | Memphis | 10 | 67 | 109 | 18 | 194 | 19.4 |
| 75 | Delaware | 10 | 67 | 122 | 23 | 212 | 21.2 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 68 | 89 | 23 | 180 | 20.0 |
| 78 | East Carolina | 9 | 69 | 87 | 15 | 171 | 19.0 |
| 78 | New Mexico | 9 | 69 | 94 | 13 | 176 | 19.6 |
| 78 | Kent State | 8 | 69 | 91 | 19 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 81 | Ohio | 8 | 70 | 62 | 9 | 141 | 17.6 |
| 81 | Marshall | 10 | 70 | 111 | 21 | 202 | 20.2 |
| 83 | Fresno State | 9 | 71 | 55 | 17 | 143 | 15.9 |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 72 | 93 | 15 | 180 | 18.0 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 9 | 72 | 82 | 18 | 172 | 19.1 |
| 86 | Western Michigan | 11 | 74 | 86 | 17 | 177 | 16.1 |
| 86 | Appalachian State | 10 | 74 | 136 | 24 | 234 | 23.4 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 9 | 75 | 66 | 22 | 163 | 18.1 |
| 89 | UTSA | 10 | 76 | 90 | 20 | 186 | 18.6 |
| 89 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 76 | 101 | 31 | 208 | 20.8 |
| 91 | Utah State | 9 | 77 | 102 | 11 | 190 | 21.1 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 9 | 78 | 64 | 11 | 153 | 17.0 |
| 92 | UTEP | 10 | 78 | 108 | 25 | 211 | 21.1 |
| 94 | Missouri State | 10 | 79 | 101 | 22 | 202 | 20.2 |
| 94 | Tulane | 10 | 79 | 110 | 22 | 211 | 21.1 |
| 96 | Ball State | 9 | 82 | 85 | 11 | 178 | 19.8 |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 82 | 113 | 24 | 219 | 21.9 |
| 98 | San Jose State | 9 | 83 | 85 | 18 | 186 | 20.7 |
| 99 | Akron | 10 | 85 | 90 | 17 | 192 | 19.2 |
| 99 | Nevada | 10 | 85 | 94 | 22 | 201 | 20.1 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 10 | 86 | 116 | 18 | 220 | 22.0 |
| 101 | USF | 10 | 86 | 113 | 29 | 228 | 22.8 |
| 103 | Rice | 10 | 87 | 99 | 23 | 209 | 20.9 |
| 104 | Arkansas State | 10 | 88 | 102 | 14 | 204 | 20.4 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 9 | 88 | 89 | 17 | 194 | 21.6 |
| 106 | Navy | 11 | 89 | 120 | 20 | 229 | 20.8 |
| 107 | Boise State | 12 | 90 | 83 | 30 | 203 | 16.9 |
| 107 | Army | 10 | 90 | 102 | 7 | 199 | 19.9 |
| 109 | FIU | 10 | 91 | 104 | 15 | 210 | 21.0 |
| 110 | Temple | 9 | 92 | 79 | 21 | 192 | 21.3 |
| 110 | Texas State | 10 | 92 | 115 | 27 | 234 | 23.4 |
| 112 | Buffalo | 10 | 93 | 79 | 16 | 188 | 18.8 |
| 112 | Air Force | 11 | 93 | 124 | 12 | 229 | 20.8 |
| 114 | UNLV | 11 | 94 | 107 | 25 | 226 | 20.5 |
| 114 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 94 | 77 | 14 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 116 | Georgia State | 9 | 96 | 83 | 18 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 117 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 97 | 119 | 21 | 237 | 23.7 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 10 | 98 | 89 | 17 | 204 | 20.4 |
| 118 | UAB | 10 | 98 | 87 | 20 | 205 | 20.5 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 8 | 99 | 78 | 9 | 186 | 23.3 |
| 121 | Tulsa | 9 | 100 | 85 | 12 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 122 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 101 | 107 | 25 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 122 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 101 | 100 | 11 | 212 | 23.6 |
| 124 | Southern Miss | 10 | 103 | 105 | 20 | 228 | 22.8 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | 9 | 106 | 80 | 13 | 199 | 22.1 |
| 126 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 107 | 80 | 16 | 203 | 20.3 |
| 127 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 108 | 122 | 24 | 254 | 21.2 |
| 128 | Liberty | 11 | 110 | 98 | 19 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 9 | 110 | 114 | 14 | 238 | 26.4 |
| 130 | Troy | 12 | 111 | 107 | 12 | 230 | 19.2 |
| 131 | Louisiana | 11 | 114 | 106 | 12 | 232 | 21.1 |
| 132 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 118 | 122 | 18 | 258 | 25.8 |
| 133 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 120 | 98 | 19 | 237 | 23.7 |
| 134 | North Texas | 11 | 142 | 82 | 9 | 233 | 21.2 |