2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games at Home Only through 10/17/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Northern Illinois 2 33 9 3 45 22.5
2 New Mexico 3 17 11 2 30 10.0
3 TCU 3 17 12 4 33 11.0
4 Arkansas State 3 33 13 7 53 17.7
5 Notre Dame 3 11 14 2 27 9.0
6 Kent State 3 18 15 4 37 12.3
6 Sam Houston State 3 19 15 11 45 15.0
8 Western Kentucky 2 13 16 2 31 15.5
9 Navy 2 9 17 3 29 14.5
9 Ball State 2 22 17 3 42 21.0
11 LSU 5 28 18 5 51 10.2
11 UCLA 3 21 18 11 50 16.7
11 Louisiana Tech 3 28 18 8 54 18.0
14 North Dakota State 4 21 19 6 46 11.5
14 Oklahoma 3 13 19 4 36 12.0
16 Wisconsin 3 21 20 8 49 16.3
16 Liberty 3 22 20 11 53 17.7
18 Miami (FL) 3 8 21 4 33 11.0
18 FIU 3 14 21 1 36 12.0
18 North Carolina 2 20 21 1 42 21.0
21 North Texas 3 15 22 4 41 13.7
21 Syracuse 3 15 22 6 43 14.3
21 Ohio 3 17 22 4 43 14.3
21 East Carolina 3 21 22 7 50 16.7
25 Boise State 3 13 23 7 43 14.3
25 Appalachian State 3 14 23 6 43 14.3
25 Washington State 3 19 23 7 49 16.3
25 Utah State 3 21 23 11 55 18.3
25 San Jose State 3 32 23 2 57 19.0
30 Kansas 3 10 24 5 39 13.0
30 Oklahoma State 3 18 24 2 44 14.7
30 Minnesota 4 27 24 8 59 14.8
30 Georgia State 3 17 24 4 45 15.0
30 Florida Atlantic 3 26 24 6 56 18.7
30 Fresno State 3 41 24 2 67 22.3
30 Nevada 3 37 24 7 68 22.7
37 Arizona 3 11 25 4 40 13.3
37 Central Michigan 4 35 25 7 67 16.8
37 Wake Forest 3 24 25 7 56 18.7
37 Auburn 3 24 25 9 58 19.3
37 UAB 4 45 25 8 78 19.5
37 Missouri State 3 23 25 12 60 20.0
43 Iowa 4 20 26 4 50 12.5
43 Oregon 4 18 26 10 54 13.5
43 Ohio State 4 21 26 7 54 13.5
43 New Mexico State 3 22 26 3 51 17.0
43 Rice 4 38 26 8 72 18.0
43 Memphis 3 23 26 7 56 18.7
43 Delaware 3 26 26 5 57 19.0
50 Texas A&M 5 32 27 5 64 12.8
50 Virginia 4 21 27 10 58 14.5
50 Iowa State 4 32 27 5 64 16.0
50 Sacramento State 4 28 27 13 68 17.0
50 Southern Miss 3 24 27 7 58 19.3
50 UNLV 3 23 27 9 59 19.7
50 Georgia Southern 3 25 27 9 61 20.3
50 Charlotte 3 41 27 5 73 24.3
58 Arkansas 4 25 28 9 62 15.5
58 Middle Tennessee State 3 19 28 6 53 17.7
60 SMU 4 22 29 7 58 14.5
60 Bowling Green 4 34 29 10 73 18.3
62 Duke 4 19 30 5 54 13.5
62 Air Force 4 23 30 6 59 14.8
62 Missouri 4 22 30 8 60 15.0
62 Toledo 4 27 30 9 66 16.5
62 Arizona State 3 22 30 6 58 19.3
67 Nebraska 5 28 31 9 68 13.6
67 Virginia Tech 4 18 31 7 56 14.0
67 Kansas State 5 41 31 9 81 16.2
67 Massachusetts 4 27 31 9 67 16.8
67 Kennesaw State 3 17 31 9 57 19.0
67 Wyoming 3 25 31 4 60 20.0
67 Louisiana-Monroe 3 26 31 4 61 20.3
67 Cincinnati 3 25 31 6 62 20.7
75 Clemson 4 25 32 8 65 16.3
75 Ole Miss 3 16 32 5 53 17.7
75 South Alabama 3 16 32 6 54 18.0
75 Hawaii 4 33 32 8 73 18.3
75 Mississippi State 3 20 32 7 59 19.7
75 Coastal Carolina 4 42 32 7 81 20.3
75 Colorado 3 26 32 10 68 22.7
82 BYU 4 27 33 6 66 16.5
82 UCF 3 15 33 4 52 17.3
82 Marshall 3 19 33 5 57 19.0
82 Western Michigan 3 27 33 6 66 22.0
82 Georgia Tech 4 46 33 9 88 22.0
87 Louisiana 4 18 34 3 55 13.8
87 Pittsburgh 5 21 34 14 69 13.8
87 UTEP 4 35 34 7 76 19.0
87 Rutgers 4 45 34 1 80 20.0
91 Texas 4 27 35 5 67 16.8
92 Tennessee 5 31 36 4 71 14.2
92 Alabama 4 24 36 5 65 16.3
92 South Carolina 4 24 36 6 66 16.5
92 Old Dominion 4 29 36 13 78 19.5
92 Akron 3 16 36 7 59 19.7
92 Boston College 4 41 36 5 82 20.5
92 Louisville 4 33 36 15 84 21.0
92 Tulane 3 30 36 5 71 23.7
100 Miami (OH) 4 16 37 10 63 15.8
100 USF 4 24 37 5 66 16.5
100 Penn State 4 21 37 9 67 16.8
100 UTSA 4 31 37 11 79 19.8
100 Troy 3 17 37 13 67 22.3
105 Eastern Michigan 4 22 38 4 64 16.0
105 Buffalo 4 21 38 11 70 17.5
105 Tulsa 3 26 38 6 70 23.3
108 Utah 4 15 39 9 63 15.8
108 James Madison 4 24 39 11 74 18.5
108 Jacksonville State 4 34 39 6 79 19.8
108 Illinois 4 32 39 9 80 20.0
108 Connecticut 3 23 39 13 75 25.0
113 Maryland 4 30 40 8 78 19.5
114 Georgia 5 27 41 11 79 15.8
114 NC State 4 19 41 8 68 17.0
114 Texas Tech 4 27 41 6 74 18.5
117 Houston 4 13 42 7 62 15.5
117 Army 4 28 42 3 73 18.3
117 California 5 45 42 15 102 20.4
120 Baylor 4 20 43 11 74 18.5
120 Oregon State 4 25 43 7 75 18.8
120 Washington 5 36 43 15 94 18.8
120 Colorado State 4 44 43 3 90 22.5
124 Michigan 5 24 44 13 81 16.2
125 Indiana 5 21 45 7 73 14.6
125 USC 5 25 45 13 83 16.6
125 Florida State 4 24 45 13 82 20.5
128 Michigan State 5 39 46 8 93 18.6
128 Temple 5 54 46 9 109 21.8
130 Vanderbilt 5 42 47 11 100 20.0
130 Stanford 4 33 47 6 86 21.5
132 Northwestern 4 31 48 8 87 21.8
133 Florida 4 26 50 7 83 20.8
133 Kentucky 4 28 50 8 86 21.5
135 San Diego State 4 38 51 5 94 23.5
136 Purdue 5 29 53 8 90 18.0
137 Texas State 4 26 63 7 96 24.0
138 West Virginia 5 38 65 10 113 22.6