2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Pittsburgh 1 4 4 1 9 9.0
1 Iowa 1 4 5 0 9 9.0
3 Penn State 1 2 6 3 11 11.0
4 New Mexico 2 11 11 1 23 11.5
5 Western Michigan 1 4 6 2 12 12.0
6 Iowa State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
6 Troy 1 7 4 2 13 13.0
6 USC 2 8 13 5 26 13.0
6 Oklahoma 2 11 10 5 26 13.0
10 Oklahoma State 2 10 15 2 27 13.5
10 Notre Dame 2 10 16 1 27 13.5
12 Alabama 1 3 8 3 14 14.0
12 Arizona State 1 4 8 2 14 14.0
12 Texas 2 11 14 3 28 14.0
15 Liberty 1 7 5 3 15 15.0
15 Michigan State 2 11 15 4 30 15.0
17 FIU 2 13 16 2 31 15.5
18 LSU 2 11 20 2 33 16.5
19 Delaware 1 6 11 0 17 17.0
19 Arizona 1 10 7 0 17 17.0
19 Boston College 1 11 5 1 17 17.0
19 Georgia State 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
19 Kansas 2 12 19 3 34 17.0
19 Michigan 2 16 12 6 34 17.0
19 Texas A&M 2 16 18 0 34 17.0
26 Boise State 2 10 21 4 35 17.5
27 North Texas 1 5 11 2 18 18.0
27 West Virginia 1 6 10 2 18 18.0
27 Vanderbilt 1 7 8 3 18 18.0
27 Missouri 1 8 6 4 18 18.0
27 Northwestern 1 8 8 2 18 18.0
27 Air Force 1 9 8 1 18 18.0
27 Sam Houston State 2 16 15 5 36 18.0
34 Maryland 2 13 20 4 37 18.5
34 BYU 2 15 16 6 37 18.5
36 James Madison 1 6 10 3 19 19.0
36 Illinois 1 7 8 4 19 19.0
36 Nevada 1 7 10 2 19 19.0
36 South Carolina 1 7 10 2 19 19.0
36 Middle Tennessee State 1 10 5 4 19 19.0
36 UAB 2 17 16 5 38 19.0
36 North Carolina 2 18 18 2 38 19.0
36 Wyoming 2 26 10 2 38 19.0
44 Mississippi State 2 10 26 3 39 19.5
44 Syracuse 2 18 13 8 39 19.5
44 Ole Miss 2 19 18 2 39 19.5
44 San Diego State 2 20 17 2 39 19.5
44 NC State 2 23 13 3 39 19.5
49 Miami (FL) 1 3 15 2 20 20.0
49 TCU 1 5 12 3 20 20.0
49 Wisconsin 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
49 UNLV 1 9 8 3 20 20.0
49 California 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
49 Jacksonville State 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
49 UCF 2 12 24 4 40 20.0
49 Coastal Carolina 2 16 22 2 40 20.0
49 Akron 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
58 Rice 2 16 22 3 41 20.5
59 Army 1 8 11 2 21 21.0
59 Colorado 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
59 Virginia 1 13 6 2 21 21.0
59 Colorado State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
59 Sacramento State 2 13 24 5 42 21.0
59 Utah State 2 15 25 2 42 21.0
59 Western Kentucky 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
59 Rutgers 3 34 27 2 63 21.0
67 Oregon 2 17 20 6 43 21.5
68 Tulane 3 30 31 4 65 21.7
69 Georgia Southern 1 8 10 4 22 22.0
69 Houston 1 9 11 2 22 22.0
69 SMU 1 12 7 3 22 22.0
69 Kentucky 2 17 21 6 44 22.0
69 Washington State 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
74 San Jose State 2 19 25 1 45 22.5
74 UTEP 2 19 25 1 45 22.5
74 Arkansas State 2 23 20 2 45 22.5
74 Georgia Tech 2 28 14 3 45 22.5
78 Virginia Tech 1 4 17 2 23 23.0
78 UCLA 1 6 13 4 23 23.0
78 Duke 1 7 12 4 23 23.0
78 Wake Forest 1 8 12 3 23 23.0
78 Oregon State 2 17 25 4 46 23.0
83 Florida 2 13 30 4 47 23.5
83 Marshall 2 14 32 1 47 23.5
83 Charlotte 2 16 28 3 47 23.5
83 Eastern Michigan 2 21 24 2 47 23.5
83 Arkansas 2 23 19 5 47 23.5
88 Baylor 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
88 Cincinnati 1 11 10 3 24 24.0
88 Texas State 2 15 30 3 48 24.0
88 Louisiana Tech 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
88 Northern Illinois 2 20 26 2 48 24.0
93 Florida State 2 19 29 1 49 24.5
93 Stanford 2 21 27 1 49 24.5
93 East Carolina 2 22 20 7 49 24.5
93 Kennesaw State 2 26 19 4 49 24.5
93 Ohio 2 27 18 4 49 24.5
98 Louisiana 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
98 Ohio State 1 11 13 1 25 25.0
98 Buffalo 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
98 Temple 2 14 31 5 50 25.0
102 Auburn 2 18 25 8 51 25.5
102 Louisville 2 24 20 7 51 25.5
104 Old Dominion 1 8 15 3 26 26.0
104 Toledo 1 9 14 3 26 26.0
106 Bowling Green 2 29 21 3 53 26.5
107 Connecticut 1 7 16 4 27 27.0
107 Fresno State 1 8 19 0 27 27.0
107 Tulsa 1 10 13 4 27 27.0
107 Navy 1 11 13 3 27 27.0
107 Texas Tech 1 12 15 0 27 27.0
107 UTSA 1 14 10 3 27 27.0
113 Ball State 2 20 33 2 55 27.5
113 Southern Miss 2 29 22 4 55 27.5
115 Central Michigan 1 12 9 7 28 28.0
115 Minnesota 1 15 8 5 28 28.0
115 Memphis 1 16 10 2 28 28.0
118 Clemson 2 34 20 3 57 28.5
119 Miami (OH) 2 18 36 4 58 29.0
120 Florida Atlantic 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
120 Kent State 2 22 35 3 60 30.0
120 Purdue 2 29 26 5 60 30.0
120 Missouri State 2 30 26 4 60 30.0
124 Louisiana-Monroe 1 14 21 0 35 35.0