2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 09/12/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Iowa 2 5 10 1 16 8.0
1 LSU 2 6 6 4 16 8.0
3 Virginia Tech 2 7 8 2 17 8.5
4 Maryland 2 8 9 1 18 9.0
5 Alabama 2 4 12 3 19 9.5
5 New Mexico 2 11 7 1 19 9.5
5 Kansas State 2 12 6 1 19 9.5
8 Texas A&M 2 9 10 1 20 10.0
9 Miami (FL) 2 3 16 2 21 10.5
9 Virginia 2 6 12 3 21 10.5
11 South Carolina 2 6 14 2 22 11.0
12 Indiana 2 7 14 2 23 11.5
12 Pittsburgh 2 7 14 2 23 11.5
12 Notre Dame 2 9 13 1 23 11.5
12 Michigan State 2 12 8 3 23 11.5
16 Houston 2 2 19 3 24 12.0
16 South Alabama 2 7 16 1 24 12.0
16 Oklahoma 2 10 10 4 24 12.0
16 UCF 2 11 12 1 24 12.0
20 Arizona 2 10 15 0 25 12.5
20 Arizona State 2 11 11 3 25 12.5
20 Penn State 2 11 11 3 25 12.5
20 NC State 2 17 8 0 25 12.5
24 Air Force 2 11 12 3 26 13.0
24 Nebraska 2 14 11 1 26 13.0
26 TCU 2 5 18 4 27 13.5
26 FIU 2 8 18 1 27 13.5
26 Georgia 2 9 14 4 27 13.5
26 Oklahoma State 2 10 15 2 27 13.5
26 Iowa State 2 11 15 1 27 13.5
26 Georgia State 2 11 16 0 27 13.5
32 Syracuse 2 10 12 6 28 14.0
32 SMU 2 10 14 4 28 14.0
34 James Madison 2 10 14 5 29 14.5
34 Vanderbilt 2 12 12 5 29 14.5
34 Coastal Carolina 2 18 10 1 29 14.5
37 North Dakota State 3 21 17 6 44 14.7
38 Delaware 2 7 21 2 30 15.0
38 BYU 2 12 15 3 30 15.0
38 Army 2 12 15 3 30 15.0
38 Kennesaw State 2 13 16 1 30 15.0
38 USC 3 14 24 7 45 15.0
43 Arkansas 2 11 15 5 31 15.5
43 Missouri 2 11 16 4 31 15.5
43 Baylor 2 11 17 3 31 15.5
43 UTEP 2 16 14 1 31 15.5
47 Mississippi State 2 8 19 5 32 16.0
47 Kansas 2 8 21 3 32 16.0
47 Akron 2 9 19 4 32 16.0
47 Georgia Southern 2 10 15 7 32 16.0
47 Washington 2 10 16 6 32 16.0
47 Minnesota 2 16 11 5 32 16.0
53 Duke 2 9 18 6 33 16.5
53 Utah State 2 10 19 4 33 16.5
53 Toledo 2 12 18 3 33 16.5
53 Louisiana Tech 2 14 18 1 33 16.5
57 Massachusetts 2 10 21 3 34 17.0
57 Utah 2 12 20 2 34 17.0
57 Appalachian State 2 14 19 1 34 17.0
57 Michigan 2 16 12 6 34 17.0
57 North Carolina 2 16 16 2 34 17.0
62 Texas Tech 2 8 22 5 35 17.5
62 Boise State 2 10 21 4 35 17.5
62 Wisconsin 2 16 16 3 35 17.5
62 Wyoming 2 16 17 2 35 17.5
62 Middle Tennessee State 2 17 11 7 35 17.5
62 Tennessee 2 17 12 6 35 17.5
62 Colorado State 2 19 15 1 35 17.5
69 Sacramento State 3 18 28 7 53 17.7
69 Jacksonville State 3 28 19 6 53 17.7
71 Florida 2 10 23 3 36 18.0
71 North Texas 2 12 21 3 36 18.0
71 Sam Houston State 2 16 15 5 36 18.0
71 UAB 2 18 13 5 36 18.0
71 Boston College 2 20 15 1 36 18.0
76 New Mexico State 3 18 34 3 55 18.3
77 Troy 2 11 20 6 37 18.5
77 Purdue 2 13 20 4 37 18.5
77 Rice 2 14 21 2 37 18.5
77 Texas 2 14 21 2 37 18.5
77 UCLA 2 15 14 8 37 18.5
77 Cincinnati 2 15 18 4 37 18.5
77 Ole Miss 2 16 17 4 37 18.5
77 Arkansas State 2 19 15 3 37 18.5
85 Eastern Michigan 3 23 31 2 56 18.7
86 Liberty 2 13 16 9 38 19.0
86 Old Dominion 2 14 19 5 38 19.0
86 Ohio State 2 14 21 3 38 19.0
86 Temple 2 15 20 3 38 19.0
86 Western Kentucky 2 21 15 2 38 19.0
91 Auburn 2 9 26 4 39 19.5
91 Western Michigan 2 13 21 5 39 19.5
91 Louisville 2 14 19 6 39 19.5
91 Rutgers 2 22 16 1 39 19.5
95 West Virginia 2 10 26 4 40 20.0
95 Colorado 2 12 23 5 40 20.0
95 Navy 2 15 20 5 40 20.0
95 USF 2 21 18 1 40 20.0
99 Buffalo 2 10 26 5 41 20.5
99 Florida State 2 11 28 2 41 20.5
99 Kentucky 2 14 22 5 41 20.5
99 Louisiana 2 14 24 3 41 20.5
99 San Diego State 2 18 20 3 41 20.5
99 Charlotte 2 21 19 1 41 20.5
105 UNLV 3 24 30 8 62 20.7
105 San Jose State 3 25 33 4 62 20.7
105 Hawaii 3 30 26 6 62 20.7
108 Southern Miss 2 22 17 3 42 21.0
109 Miami (OH) 2 11 28 4 43 21.5
109 Central Michigan 2 17 18 8 43 21.5
109 Oregon 2 17 20 6 43 21.5
109 Fresno State 2 18 24 1 43 21.5
109 Illinois 2 19 19 5 43 21.5
114 Nevada 2 19 19 6 44 22.0
114 Washington State 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
116 Kent State 2 18 25 2 45 22.5
116 Northern Illinois 2 21 20 4 45 22.5
116 Tulane 2 22 20 3 45 22.5
116 Georgia Tech 2 28 14 3 45 22.5
120 Connecticut 2 11 25 10 46 23.0
120 Stanford 2 13 31 2 46 23.0
120 Tulsa 2 16 23 7 46 23.0
120 Oregon State 2 17 25 4 46 23.0
124 Marshall 2 14 32 1 47 23.5
124 Ball State 2 17 28 2 47 23.5
124 California 2 18 21 8 47 23.5
124 Bowling Green 2 20 22 5 47 23.5
124 Missouri State 2 24 19 4 47 23.5
129 Texas State 2 15 30 3 48 24.0
129 Florida Atlantic 2 21 20 7 48 24.0
131 Memphis 3 33 34 6 73 24.3
132 East Carolina 2 22 20 7 49 24.5
132 UTSA 2 22 20 7 49 24.5
132 Wake Forest 2 23 20 6 49 24.5
135 Ohio 2 23 24 3 50 25.0
136 Clemson 2 22 24 5 51 25.5
137 Northwestern 1 11 14 2 27 27.0
138 Louisiana-Monroe 2 31 27 0 58 29.0