2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/17/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Liberty 1 7 5 3 15 15.0
2 Virginia Tech 1 7 8 3 18 18.0
3 New Mexico State 1 14 4 1 19 19.0
4 Connecticut 1 5 13 2 20 20.0
5 Toledo 1 9 8 5 22 22.0
5 Duke 1 9 11 2 22 22.0
7 Northwestern 1 9 11 4 24 24.0
7 Georgia State 1 13 10 1 24 24.0
9 UCLA 2 11 8 6 25 12.5
9 Marshall 1 9 14 2 25 25.0
9 Middle Tennessee State 1 12 13 0 25 25.0
12 Southern Miss 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
13 Massachusetts 2 19 13 2 34 17.0
14 SMU 2 20 12 3 35 17.5
15 Troy 2 21 11 4 36 18.0
16 Jacksonville State 2 21 12 4 37 18.5
17 Wisconsin 2 14 21 5 40 20.0
17 Air Force 2 16 20 4 40 20.0
17 Georgia 2 19 17 4 40 20.0
20 James Madison 2 14 19 8 41 20.5
20 BYU 2 17 21 3 41 20.5
22 Miami (FL) 2 8 29 5 42 21.0
22 Western Kentucky 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
22 Kansas State 2 23 15 4 42 21.0
25 Tennessee 3 15 25 3 43 14.3
25 Wyoming 2 20 19 4 43 21.5
25 Nevada 2 27 13 3 43 21.5
28 Virginia 2 23 17 4 44 22.0
29 Nebraska 3 23 19 3 45 15.0
29 UAB 2 24 17 4 45 22.5
31 Oregon State 2 17 25 4 46 23.0
31 UTSA 2 20 20 6 46 23.0
31 USF 2 32 14 0 46 23.0
34 Texas Tech 2 15 31 1 47 23.5
34 Wake Forest 2 16 26 5 47 23.5
36 Pittsburgh 3 11 31 6 48 16.0
36 South Alabama 2 24 19 5 48 24.0
38 Michigan 3 19 23 7 49 16.3
38 Baylor 2 17 27 5 49 24.5
40 Florida Atlantic 2 32 14 6 52 26.0
41 Buffalo 3 19 31 3 53 17.7
42 Western Michigan 3 29 19 6 54 18.0
42 Tulsa 2 17 31 6 54 27.0
44 Minnesota 3 24 24 7 55 18.3
44 Syracuse 3 26 22 7 55 18.3
46 Notre Dame 3 15 37 5 57 19.0
46 Ohio State 3 15 38 4 57 19.0
46 Delaware 2 27 25 5 57 28.5
49 TCU 3 19 29 10 58 19.3
49 North Texas 3 20 33 5 58 19.3
49 Texas A&M 3 28 28 2 58 19.3
52 North Dakota State 4 31 20 8 59 14.8
52 Arizona 3 31 22 6 59 19.7
54 Arizona State 3 24 34 3 61 20.3
54 Washington 3 27 29 5 61 20.3
56 Utah State 3 24 35 3 62 20.7
57 FIU 4 23 36 4 63 15.8
57 Vanderbilt 3 26 31 6 63 21.0
57 Missouri State 2 26 32 5 63 31.5
60 Louisiana 3 22 39 3 64 21.3
60 Bowling Green 3 27 26 11 64 21.3
60 Sam Houston State 3 36 21 7 64 21.3
63 Temple 3 33 30 3 66 22.0
63 San Jose State 3 37 28 1 66 22.0
65 Oklahoma 5 25 34 9 68 13.6
65 Boise State 4 20 37 11 68 17.0
65 East Carolina 3 28 32 8 68 22.7
68 Fresno State 3 25 42 2 69 23.0
68 Army 3 28 38 3 69 23.0
70 Iowa 3 22 41 7 70 23.3
70 Illinois 3 29 36 5 70 23.3
70 Coastal Carolina 3 40 24 6 70 23.3
73 Texas 4 27 35 9 71 17.8
73 Iowa State 4 30 38 3 71 17.8
73 Georgia Tech 3 32 32 7 71 23.7
73 Louisville 3 34 26 11 71 23.7
73 Memphis 3 36 27 8 71 23.7
73 Ohio 3 37 29 5 71 23.7
73 Rutgers 3 39 31 1 71 23.7
73 Arkansas State 3 43 21 7 71 23.7
81 Hawaii 4 33 33 7 73 18.3
82 Miami (OH) 3 23 44 8 75 25.0
83 Alabama 4 25 42 9 76 19.0
83 Kennesaw State 3 30 34 12 76 25.3
85 Kansas 3 34 34 9 77 25.7
86 Akron 4 40 33 5 78 19.5
87 Old Dominion 4 28 41 10 79 19.8
88 Eastern Michigan 4 25 53 3 81 20.3
88 NC State 4 32 41 8 81 20.3
88 Texas State 3 20 56 5 81 27.0
91 Kent State 4 36 36 10 82 20.5
91 Oklahoma State 4 37 37 8 82 20.5
91 Clemson 3 41 33 8 82 27.3
94 USC 5 25 45 13 83 16.6
94 Missouri 4 33 44 6 83 20.8
94 Ole Miss 4 37 41 5 83 20.8
94 Boston College 4 42 32 9 83 20.8
98 Indiana 4 24 51 9 84 21.0
98 South Carolina 4 34 43 7 84 21.0
100 UCF 4 27 49 9 85 21.3
101 Houston 4 25 52 9 86 21.5
101 UNLV 4 51 24 11 86 21.5
103 Sacramento State 4 33 40 15 88 22.0
103 North Carolina 4 35 49 4 88 22.0
103 Colorado 4 36 37 15 88 22.0
106 LSU 6 37 44 8 89 14.8
106 Kentucky 4 31 49 9 89 22.3
108 Georgia Southern 4 39 39 12 90 22.5
109 Mississippi State 4 28 53 10 91 22.8
109 West Virginia 4 34 49 8 91 22.8
111 Michigan State 5 40 45 7 92 18.4
111 Auburn 4 36 43 13 92 23.0
113 UTEP 4 38 48 7 93 23.3
114 Louisiana Tech 4 42 40 13 95 23.8
115 Penn State 5 48 38 10 96 19.2
115 Maryland 4 38 40 18 96 24.0
117 Navy 5 39 51 7 97 19.4
117 Colorado State 4 47 45 5 97 24.3
119 Oregon 5 36 53 11 100 20.0
120 Stanford 4 46 52 3 101 25.3
121 Arkansas 5 49 42 11 102 20.4
121 Cincinnati 4 33 60 9 102 25.5
123 Rice 5 48 49 9 106 21.2
124 Washington State 5 46 53 8 107 21.4
125 Ball State 4 45 57 6 108 27.0
126 Florida 5 32 65 12 109 21.8
127 California 5 48 42 20 110 22.0
128 San Diego State 5 50 55 6 111 22.2
128 Tulane 5 59 44 8 111 22.2
130 Purdue 5 45 59 9 113 22.6
131 Central Michigan 5 57 44 13 114 22.8
132 Florida State 5 50 60 5 115 23.0
133 Northern Illinois 5 67 43 6 116 23.2
134 Louisiana-Monroe 5 61 60 3 124 24.8
135 Charlotte 5 54 66 8 128 25.6