2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Nebraska 1 7 2 4 13 13.0
2 Ohio State 1 5 3 1 9 9.0
2 Kansas State 1 17 3 0 20 20.0
4 Iowa 1 4 4 0 8 8.0
4 Utah 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
4 Houston 1 12 4 0 16 16.0
7 Alabama 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
7 Illinois 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
7 UCF 1 11 5 2 18 18.0
10 Missouri 2 5 6 2 13 6.5
10 Texas Tech 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
10 Florida State 1 3 6 3 12 12.0
13 Minnesota 2 16 7 2 25 12.5
13 Georgia Tech 1 9 7 3 19 19.0
15 Oklahoma 2 4 8 2 14 7.0
15 Georgia 2 6 8 0 14 7.0
15 Michigan State 1 2 8 0 10 10.0
15 South Carolina 1 5 8 0 13 13.0
15 Clemson 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
15 Iowa State 1 11 8 1 20 20.0
15 Arizona State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
22 Virginia 1 2 9 2 13 13.0
22 Kansas 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
22 LSU 2 10 9 7 26 13.0
22 Oregon 1 10 9 4 23 23.0
26 SMU 1 4 10 5 19 19.0
26 Florida 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
26 West Virginia 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
29 Indiana 2 8 11 1 20 10.0
29 Oklahoma State 1 10 11 0 21 21.0
31 Wisconsin 2 8 12 1 21 10.5
31 Mississippi State 2 15 12 5 32 16.0
31 Notre Dame 2 19 12 5 36 18.0
31 Arizona 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
35 Auburn 2 7 13 6 26 13.0
35 BYU 1 8 13 3 24 24.0
35 Virginia Tech 1 11 13 5 29 29.0
38 Penn State 2 12 14 1 27 13.5
39 Syracuse 2 18 15 4 37 18.5
40 Michigan 2 8 16 5 29 14.5
40 Wake Forest 2 18 16 3 37 18.5
40 Purdue 2 21 16 3 40 20.0
40 North Carolina 1 3 16 2 21 21.0
40 UCLA 2 21 16 5 42 21.0
40 Cincinnati 2 21 16 6 43 21.5
46 Miami (FL) 2 10 19 4 33 16.5
46 Maryland 2 14 19 3 36 18.0
48 Pittsburgh 3 19 20 5 44 14.7
48 Washington 2 9 20 4 33 16.5
48 Louisville 3 30 20 3 53 17.7
48 Colorado 2 14 20 5 39 19.5
52 Texas 3 9 21 6 36 12.0
53 Ole Miss 3 23 22 3 48 16.0
53 Rutgers 2 14 22 2 38 19.0
55 Oregon State 4 35 23 6 64 16.0
56 Vanderbilt 2 8 24 7 39 19.5
56 California 2 13 24 2 39 19.5
56 USC 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
59 Kentucky 2 11 25 2 38 19.0
59 Boston College 2 11 25 6 42 21.0
61 Northwestern 3 24 28 4 56 18.7
61 Duke 2 15 28 4 47 23.5
63 Texas A&M 3 22 29 7 58 19.3
64 Tennessee 2 8 31 3 42 21.0
65 NC State 3 19 34 6 59 19.7
66 Arkansas 3 38 36 7 81 27.0
67 Stanford 3 13 49 9 71 23.7
68 Washington State 7 46 52 10 108 15.4
69 Fresno State 10 76 59 20 155 15.5
70 Toledo 9 49 62 16 127 14.1
71 Wyoming 9 78 64 11 153 17.0
72 Bowling Green 9 75 66 22 163 18.1
73 James Madison 10 49 70 22 141 14.1
74 Ohio 9 77 71 11 159 17.7
75 San Diego State 10 74 77 16 167 16.7
75 Northern Illinois 9 94 77 14 185 20.6
77 Buffalo 10 93 79 16 188 18.8
77 Temple 9 92 79 21 192 21.3
79 Eastern Michigan 10 107 80 16 203 20.3
79 Massachusetts 9 106 80 13 199 22.1
81 Central Michigan 9 72 82 18 172 19.1
82 Boise State 12 90 83 30 203 16.9
82 Georgia State 9 96 83 18 197 21.9
84 Old Dominion 10 61 84 18 163 16.3
84 San Jose State 9 84 84 18 186 20.7
84 Connecticut 9 115 84 10 209 23.2
87 Ball State 9 82 85 11 178 19.8
87 Tulsa 9 100 85 12 197 21.9
89 Western Michigan 11 74 86 17 177 16.1
90 East Carolina 9 69 87 15 171 19.0
90 UAB 10 98 87 20 205 20.5
92 Louisiana-Monroe 9 68 89 23 180 20.0
92 South Alabama 10 98 89 17 204 20.4
92 Colorado State 9 88 89 17 194 21.6
95 Akron 10 85 90 17 192 19.2
96 North Texas 12 155 91 12 258 21.5
96 Kent State 8 69 91 19 179 22.4
98 Hawaii 9 56 93 22 171 19.0
99 New Mexico 9 69 94 13 176 19.6
99 Nevada 10 85 94 22 201 20.1
101 Liberty 11 110 98 19 227 20.6
101 Florida Atlantic 10 120 98 19 237 23.7
103 Miami (OH) 11 81 101 16 198 18.0
103 UTSA 11 81 101 26 208 18.9
103 Missouri State 10 79 101 22 202 20.2
106 Arkansas State 10 88 102 14 204 20.4
106 Utah State 9 77 102 11 190 21.1
108 Coastal Carolina 10 108 103 13 224 22.4
109 Louisiana 11 114 106 12 232 21.1
110 Troy 12 111 107 12 230 19.2
110 Army 11 99 107 7 213 19.4
110 Louisiana Tech 10 69 107 29 205 20.5
110 Kennesaw State 11 101 107 25 233 21.2
114 UTEP 10 78 108 25 211 21.1
114 Rice 11 98 108 27 233 21.2
116 Memphis 10 67 109 18 194 19.4
117 Tulane 10 79 110 22 211 21.1
118 Marshall 10 70 111 21 202 20.2
119 UNLV 12 105 113 27 245 20.4
119 Middle Tennessee State 10 82 113 24 219 21.9
119 USF 10 86 113 29 228 22.8
122 Charlotte 9 110 114 14 238 26.4
123 Western Kentucky 11 81 115 33 229 20.8
123 Southern Miss 11 111 115 20 246 22.4
125 New Mexico State 10 86 116 18 220 22.0
126 FIU 11 100 118 17 235 21.4
127 Texas State 11 98 119 29 246 22.4
127 Sam Houston State 10 97 119 21 237 23.7
129 Navy 11 89 120 20 229 20.8
130 Delaware 10 67 122 23 212 21.2
130 Jacksonville State 12 108 122 24 254 21.2
132 Air Force 11 93 124 12 229 20.8
133 Georgia Southern 11 126 133 20 279 25.4
134 Appalachian State 11 86 144 26 256 23.3