2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 7 | TCU | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 7 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Liberty | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Texas | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 7 | USF | 2 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Delaware | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 7 | James Madison | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Toledo | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Ohio | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Illinois | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 35 | Alabama | 2 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 35 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 35 | East Carolina | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 35 | Indiana | 2 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 35 | Fresno State | 2 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 35 | SMU | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 35 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 35 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 35 | Stanford | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 35 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 35 | New Mexico State | 2 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 35 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Troy | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Arizona State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Nevada | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 35 | UTSA | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 58 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 58 | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 9.5 |
| 58 | Duke | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 58 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 58 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 58 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 58 | Missouri | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 58 | UAB | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 58 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 58 | Sacramento State | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 58 | Marshall | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 58 | North Texas | 2 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 73 | Penn State | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 73 | Kansas State | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 73 | Utah | 2 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 73 | Georgia | 2 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 73 | South Alabama | 2 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 73 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 73 | Memphis | 2 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 73 | USC | 2 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 73 | Baylor | 1 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 82 | Old Dominion | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 82 | UNLV | 2 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 82 | Tennessee | 2 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 82 | California | 1 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 87 | Washington | 2 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 87 | Appalachian State | 2 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 87 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 87 | Hawaii | 3 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | 2 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 92 | North Dakota State | 3 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 92 | UCLA | 2 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 37 | 18.5 |