2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (FL) 1 0 4 0 4 4.0
2 Air Force 1 2 4 2 8 8.0
3 Army 1 4 4 1 9 9.0
4 Syracuse 1 4 5 2 11 11.0
5 SMU 1 3 7 2 12 12.0
6 Navy 1 4 7 2 13 13.0
7 LSU 2 6 6 4 16 8.0
8 Stanford 1 5 12 2 19 19.0
9 Texas A&M 2 9 10 1 20 10.0
9 Kentucky 1 6 13 1 20 20.0
11 Alabama 2 5 15 2 22 11.0
11 South Carolina 2 6 14 2 22 11.0
13 Pittsburgh 2 7 14 2 23 11.5
14 Houston 2 2 19 3 24 12.0
15 Iowa 3 8 13 4 25 8.3
15 Arizona State 2 11 11 3 25 12.5
17 NC State 2 10 13 3 26 13.0
18 Georgia 2 9 14 4 27 13.5
19 Arizona 2 7 19 2 28 14.0
20 BYU 2 9 15 5 29 14.5
21 California 2 14 13 3 30 15.0
22 Arkansas 2 11 15 5 31 15.5
23 Oklahoma State 3 12 18 2 32 10.7
23 Mississippi State 2 8 19 5 32 16.0
23 Kansas 2 8 21 3 32 16.0
23 Virginia 2 16 13 3 32 16.0
27 Indiana 3 11 20 2 33 11.0
27 New Mexico 3 15 16 2 33 11.0
27 Duke 2 9 18 6 33 16.5
30 Notre Dame 3 14 19 1 34 11.3
30 North Carolina 2 16 16 2 34 17.0
32 Texas Tech 2 8 22 5 35 17.5
33 Oklahoma 3 15 15 6 36 12.0
33 Nebraska 3 19 14 3 36 12.0
33 Florida 2 10 23 3 36 18.0
33 USF 2 10 24 2 36 18.0
37 Iowa State 3 16 19 2 37 12.3
37 Kansas State 3 21 12 4 37 12.3
37 Purdue 2 13 20 4 37 18.5
37 UCLA 2 15 14 8 37 18.5
37 Ole Miss 2 16 17 4 37 18.5
42 TCU 3 11 22 5 38 12.7
42 Penn State 3 16 15 7 38 12.7
44 Auburn 2 9 26 4 39 19.5
44 Louisville 2 14 19 6 39 19.5
44 Rutgers 2 22 16 1 39 19.5
47 Virginia Tech 3 11 25 4 40 13.3
48 North Dakota State 3 16 20 6 42 14.0
48 UNLV 2 18 19 5 42 21.0
50 Maryland 3 16 23 4 43 14.3
50 Michigan 3 20 16 7 43 14.3
50 Michigan State 3 21 17 5 43 14.3
53 Massachusetts 3 12 27 5 44 14.7
53 Utah 3 13 27 4 44 14.7
53 FIU 3 14 27 3 44 14.7
53 Ohio State 3 16 24 4 44 14.7
53 Georgia State 3 23 19 2 44 14.7
53 Florida State 2 16 27 1 44 22.0
53 Hawaii 2 19 21 4 44 22.0
60 USC 3 14 24 7 45 15.0
60 Northwestern 2 19 22 4 45 22.5
62 Boise State 3 13 27 6 46 15.3
62 South Alabama 3 15 26 5 46 15.3
62 Texas 3 19 23 4 46 15.3
62 Sam Houston State 3 22 17 7 46 15.3
66 Oregon 3 17 23 8 48 16.0
66 Sacramento State 3 17 25 6 48 16.0
66 Minnesota 3 21 19 8 48 16.0
69 Appalachian State 3 17 26 6 49 16.3
69 UCF 3 17 28 4 49 16.3
69 Georgia Southern 3 18 22 9 49 16.3
69 Missouri 3 19 22 8 49 16.3
69 Wake Forest 2 23 20 6 49 24.5
74 Wisconsin 3 20 24 6 50 16.7
74 James Madison 3 21 23 6 50 16.7
74 Middle Tennessee State 3 22 18 10 50 16.7
77 Delaware 3 16 32 3 51 17.0
77 Troy 3 18 24 9 51 17.0
77 Coastal Carolina 3 23 26 2 51 17.0
77 Florida Atlantic 2 16 26 9 51 25.5
77 Clemson 2 22 24 5 51 25.5
82 Louisiana 3 17 31 4 52 17.3
82 Akron 3 18 28 6 52 17.3
84 Tennessee 3 24 23 6 53 17.7
85 Washington 3 17 25 12 54 18.0
85 Vanderbilt 3 21 26 7 54 18.0
85 Rice 3 23 27 4 54 18.0
85 Toledo 3 24 26 4 54 18.0
85 Washington State 3 26 21 7 54 18.0
85 Boston College 3 26 26 2 54 18.0
91 New Mexico State 3 18 34 3 55 18.3
91 Old Dominion 3 20 25 10 55 18.3
91 Liberty 3 24 21 10 55 18.3
91 Louisiana Tech 3 24 26 5 55 18.3
91 Wyoming 3 34 18 3 55 18.3
96 Baylor 3 19 30 7 56 18.7
96 Utah State 3 19 32 5 56 18.7
96 Fresno State 3 21 33 2 56 18.7
96 Kennesaw State 3 27 24 5 56 18.7
96 Colorado State 3 32 23 1 56 18.7
101 Cincinnati 3 20 31 6 57 19.0
101 UAB 3 29 20 8 57 19.0
103 West Virginia 3 16 36 6 58 19.3
103 UTEP 3 27 29 2 58 19.3
103 Arkansas State 3 28 27 3 58 19.3
106 Western Michigan 3 23 29 7 59 19.7
107 Central Michigan 3 25 25 10 60 20.0
107 Georgia Tech 3 37 18 5 60 20.0
109 Colorado 3 22 32 7 61 20.3
109 Illinois 3 25 29 7 61 20.3
109 San Diego State 3 26 31 4 61 20.3
112 Tulsa 3 25 30 7 62 20.7
112 Western Kentucky 3 32 28 2 62 20.7
114 Nevada 3 26 29 8 63 21.0
114 Charlotte 3 27 33 3 63 21.0
114 East Carolina 3 31 23 9 63 21.0
117 Temple 3 21 39 5 65 21.7
117 Tulane 3 30 31 4 65 21.7
119 Buffalo 3 22 37 7 66 22.0
119 North Texas 3 26 35 5 66 22.0
119 Eastern Michigan 3 27 36 3 66 22.0
119 Southern Miss 3 33 28 5 66 22.0
123 Connecticut 3 18 37 12 67 22.3
123 Northern Illinois 3 28 35 4 67 22.3
125 Miami (OH) 3 20 43 5 68 22.7
125 Oregon State 3 24 39 5 68 22.7
127 Kent State 3 26 40 4 70 23.3
127 Ball State 3 27 39 4 70 23.3
129 Marshall 3 23 44 4 71 23.7
129 Ohio 3 37 29 5 71 23.7
131 Bowling Green 3 36 30 6 72 24.0
131 Missouri State 3 37 29 6 72 24.0
133 Louisiana-Monroe 3 37 35 1 73 24.3
134 Jacksonville State 4 38 29 8 75 18.8
135 UTSA 3 36 30 10 76 25.3
136 San Jose State 4 32 42 4 78 19.5
137 Texas State 3 20 56 5 81 27.0
138 Memphis 4 39 41 7 87 21.8