2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/17/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Liberty 2 10 13 6 29 14.5
2 New Mexico 2 8 15 8 31 15.5
2 Texas State 2 14 15 2 31 15.5
2 FIU 2 14 16 1 31 15.5
5 East Carolina 2 16 15 1 32 16.0
6 North Texas 2 12 18 3 33 16.5
6 New Mexico State 2 12 19 2 33 16.5
8 Louisiana Tech 2 12 17 5 34 17.0
9 Utah State 2 15 16 4 35 17.5
9 Georgia State 2 17 15 3 35 17.5
11 Boise State 2 11 19 6 36 18.0
12 Appalachian State 2 18 17 2 37 18.5
13 Louisiana-Monroe 2 17 18 3 38 19.0
14 Sam Houston State 2 21 11 7 39 19.5
15 Memphis 3 19 15 6 40 13.3
15 Florida Atlantic 2 31 6 3 40 20.0
17 Marshall 2 18 19 4 41 20.5
18 Oklahoma 3 14 24 4 42 14.0
19 Ohio 3 15 24 5 44 14.7
19 Missouri State 2 13 22 9 44 22.0
21 Delaware 2 22 18 5 45 22.5
22 Western Kentucky 3 19 21 6 46 15.3
22 Tulane 2 29 13 4 46 23.0
24 BYU 3 20 23 4 47 15.7
24 Middle Tennessee State 2 19 28 0 47 23.5
26 UTSA 3 25 17 7 49 16.3
27 Washington State 3 19 26 5 50 16.7
28 Oregon State 3 20 24 7 51 17.0
28 Wisconsin 3 21 22 8 51 17.0
28 Northern Illinois 2 41 7 3 51 25.5
31 Nevada 3 31 18 3 52 17.3
31 South Alabama 2 10 37 5 52 26.0
31 Troy 2 20 24 8 52 26.0
34 Miami (OH) 3 15 27 11 53 17.7
34 Buffalo 3 19 31 3 53 17.7
34 Kent State 3 24 21 8 53 17.7
34 Kennesaw State 2 10 31 12 53 26.5
38 Minnesota 3 25 24 5 54 18.0
39 Michigan 3 12 34 9 55 18.3
39 TCU 3 20 22 13 55 18.3
39 Fresno State 3 27 25 3 55 18.3
42 Louisiana 3 20 35 1 56 18.7
42 Southern Miss 2 29 23 4 56 28.0
44 Oregon 3 19 33 5 57 19.0
44 Texas 3 23 25 9 57 19.0
46 Tennessee 4 21 33 4 58 14.5
46 Duke 3 20 31 7 58 19.3
46 Bowling Green 3 23 27 8 58 19.3
46 Clemson 3 26 24 8 58 19.3
46 Iowa State 3 26 29 3 58 19.3
46 Central Michigan 3 36 17 5 58 19.3
52 Northwestern 3 20 32 7 59 19.7
52 Georgia Southern 3 22 23 14 59 19.7
52 Western Michigan 3 27 23 9 59 19.7
52 Arizona 3 31 22 6 59 19.7
56 North Dakota State 4 28 26 6 60 15.0
56 Utah 3 15 32 13 60 20.0
56 Kansas State 3 30 24 6 60 20.0
59 UCLA 4 19 31 11 61 15.3
59 Toledo 3 18 29 14 61 20.3
59 Arkansas State 3 32 23 6 61 20.3
59 Rice 3 33 22 6 61 20.3
59 Akron 3 37 20 4 61 20.3
59 USF 3 40 19 2 61 20.3
65 North Carolina 3 24 34 4 62 20.7
65 UTEP 3 31 26 5 62 20.7
67 UCF 3 19 38 6 63 21.0
67 Jacksonville State 3 23 33 7 63 21.0
67 NC State 3 30 27 6 63 21.0
70 UNLV 3 39 16 9 64 21.3
71 Baylor 3 16 42 7 65 21.7
71 Illinois 3 24 39 2 65 21.7
71 Ball State 3 33 27 5 65 21.7
71 Temple 3 36 25 4 65 21.7
71 Colorado State 2 32 29 4 65 32.5
76 Boston College 3 31 27 8 66 22.0
76 San Jose State 3 37 25 4 66 22.0
78 Ohio State 4 20 40 7 67 16.8
78 Colorado 3 26 28 13 67 22.3
80 Nebraska 4 24 37 8 69 17.3
80 Georgia Tech 3 23 38 8 69 23.0
80 Arizona State 3 29 37 3 69 23.0
80 Rutgers 3 33 34 2 69 23.0
80 Kansas 3 36 25 8 69 23.0
80 UAB 3 41 23 5 69 23.0
86 SMU 4 35 28 7 70 17.5
86 Texas Tech 3 21 46 3 70 23.3
86 Iowa 3 22 41 7 70 23.3
86 Tulsa 3 42 24 4 70 23.3
90 Eastern Michigan 4 25 44 2 71 17.8
90 Coastal Carolina 3 33 34 4 71 23.7
92 Syracuse 4 32 29 11 72 18.0
92 Texas A&M 4 32 35 5 72 18.0
94 Air Force 4 31 35 7 73 18.3
94 LSU 4 31 38 4 73 18.3
94 Hawaii 4 33 33 7 73 18.3
97 Indiana 4 21 46 7 74 18.5
98 Virginia Tech 4 24 42 10 76 19.0
99 Miami (FL) 4 16 52 10 78 19.5
100 Houston 4 27 43 9 79 19.8
101 Navy 4 28 47 5 80 20.0
101 Washington 4 31 42 7 80 20.0
101 Virginia 4 35 35 10 80 20.0
101 Charlotte 3 39 38 3 80 26.7
105 Old Dominion 4 30 41 10 81 20.3
105 Army 4 34 45 2 81 20.3
107 James Madison 4 19 51 12 82 20.5
107 Pittsburgh 4 25 42 15 82 20.5
107 Ole Miss 4 32 44 6 82 20.5
107 Cincinnati 3 28 47 7 82 27.3
107 Oklahoma State 3 38 36 8 82 27.3
112 USC 4 26 48 9 83 20.8
112 Missouri 4 33 44 6 83 20.8
112 Massachusetts 4 37 39 7 83 20.8
112 Penn State 4 43 34 6 83 20.8
116 South Carolina 4 34 43 7 84 21.0
117 Wyoming 4 37 42 7 86 21.5
117 Arkansas 4 45 33 8 86 21.5
119 Georgia 5 30 48 9 87 17.4
119 Michigan State 4 36 46 5 87 21.8
119 Vanderbilt 4 38 42 7 87 21.8
119 Auburn 4 40 34 13 87 21.8
119 San Diego State 3 36 47 4 87 29.0
124 Sacramento State 4 35 35 19 89 22.3
124 Florida State 4 38 46 5 89 22.3
126 Mississippi State 4 32 55 7 94 23.5
127 Purdue 4 35 50 10 95 23.8
128 Wake Forest 5 29 56 11 96 19.2
129 Alabama 5 37 51 10 98 19.6
130 California 4 39 43 17 99 24.8
130 Maryland 4 40 42 17 99 24.8
132 Stanford 4 43 52 5 100 25.0
133 West Virginia 4 42 50 10 102 25.5
134 Florida 5 33 63 10 106 21.2
135 Kentucky 5 39 61 10 110 22.0
136 Louisville 5 46 58 17 121 24.2