2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Won Only through 10/17/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Sacramento State 1 4 1 1 6 6.0
1 Washington State 1 5 1 4 10 10.0
3 Sam Houston State 1 6 2 2 10 10.0
4 UTEP 1 8 4 1 13 13.0
5 Kennesaw State 1 1 5 1 7 7.0
5 Rice 1 7 5 1 13 13.0
7 Southern Miss 1 4 6 1 11 11.0
8 Old Dominion 2 10 8 3 21 10.5
8 Michigan State 2 12 8 3 23 11.5
10 Maryland 2 8 9 1 18 9.0
10 Akron 1 1 9 2 12 12.0
10 Charlotte 1 11 9 0 20 20.0
13 Kansas 2 5 10 3 18 9.0
13 Hawaii 1 10 10 3 23 23.0
15 Kent State 2 6 13 3 22 11.0
15 Ball State 2 15 13 5 33 16.5
17 Rutgers 2 13 14 1 28 14.0
17 East Carolina 3 23 14 6 43 14.3
19 Penn State 3 16 15 7 38 12.7
19 Nevada 2 15 15 2 32 16.0
19 Missouri State 2 10 15 10 35 17.5
19 Colorado State 2 19 15 1 35 17.5
23 Iowa State 3 24 16 3 43 14.3
23 Utah State 2 17 16 8 41 20.5
25 Navy 2 9 17 3 29 14.5
25 Coastal Carolina 2 18 17 1 36 18.0
27 LSU 5 28 18 5 51 10.2
27 Texas A&M 4 23 18 5 46 11.5
27 Temple 2 14 18 0 32 16.0
27 Bowling Green 2 11 18 6 35 17.5
31 Georgia Tech 2 18 19 6 43 21.5
32 Oklahoma 3 14 20 4 38 12.7
32 Georgia Southern 3 14 20 12 46 15.3
32 Arkansas State 3 22 20 4 46 15.3
32 Syracuse 2 11 20 8 39 19.5
36 FIU 3 14 21 1 36 12.0
36 Kansas State 4 28 21 6 55 13.8
36 Delaware 2 10 21 3 34 17.0
39 Western Kentucky 3 18 22 3 43 14.3
39 New Mexico State 2 8 22 2 32 16.0
41 South Carolina 3 15 23 4 42 14.0
41 Central Michigan 3 22 23 7 52 17.3
41 Colorado 2 12 23 5 40 20.0
44 Arkansas 3 11 24 4 39 13.0
44 Clemson 4 23 24 6 53 13.3
44 Fresno State 4 33 24 3 60 15.0
47 TCU 3 9 25 7 41 13.7
47 Wisconsin 4 27 25 9 61 15.3
47 Arizona State 3 22 25 7 54 18.0
47 UAB 4 45 25 8 78 19.5
51 Louisiana Tech 4 31 26 9 66 16.5
51 Vanderbilt 3 21 26 7 54 18.0
53 Minnesota 4 15 27 5 47 11.8
53 Virginia 4 21 27 10 58 14.5
55 Middle Tennessee State 3 19 28 6 53 17.7
55 Stanford 3 25 28 6 59 19.7
55 Boston College 3 29 28 2 59 19.7
58 NC State 3 12 29 5 46 15.3
59 Purdue 3 11 30 7 48 16.0
59 Florida State 3 17 30 12 59 19.7
61 Duke 4 17 31 7 55 13.8
61 Eastern Michigan 4 25 31 5 61 15.3
61 Michigan 4 23 31 11 65 16.3
61 Oklahoma State 4 36 31 6 73 18.3
65 Miami (OH) 4 17 32 9 58 14.5
65 Texas 4 27 32 9 68 17.0
65 Florida Atlantic 4 30 32 7 69 17.3
65 Connecticut 3 19 32 10 61 20.3
65 California 3 19 32 11 62 20.7
70 UCF 3 15 33 4 52 17.3
70 Illinois 3 25 33 3 61 20.3
70 Tulsa 4 39 33 9 81 20.3
73 North Texas 4 23 34 6 63 15.8
74 Oregon 4 19 35 9 63 15.8
75 New Mexico 5 26 36 10 72 14.4
75 SMU 5 29 36 9 74 14.8
75 Georgia State 4 22 36 4 62 15.5
75 Tulane 3 30 36 5 71 23.7
79 Air Force 5 29 37 8 74 14.8
79 Troy 3 17 37 13 67 22.3
81 Louisiana 5 19 38 4 61 12.2
81 Buffalo 4 18 38 10 66 16.5
81 Army 4 30 38 1 69 17.3
81 Appalachian State 4 25 38 7 70 17.5
81 Washington 4 21 38 14 73 18.3
81 UNLV 4 28 38 12 78 19.5
87 Boise State 5 23 39 14 76 15.2
87 Nebraska 5 29 39 9 77 15.4
87 Liberty 5 33 39 15 87 17.4
87 Memphis 5 38 39 10 87 17.4
87 San Jose State 4 32 39 7 78 19.5
92 North Dakota State 6 36 40 10 86 14.3
92 Ohio 5 25 40 8 73 14.6
92 Missouri 5 27 40 11 78 15.6
92 Marshall 3 19 40 6 65 21.7
92 San Diego State 3 30 40 4 74 24.7
97 Iowa 5 18 41 11 70 14.0
97 Pittsburgh 5 23 41 13 77 15.4
97 Massachusetts 4 20 41 6 67 16.8
100 North Carolina 4 29 42 5 76 19.0
100 Wyoming 4 31 42 7 80 20.0
100 Louisville 4 33 42 15 90 22.5
103 Toledo 5 27 43 13 83 16.6
103 USF 5 40 43 3 86 17.2
105 Notre Dame 6 28 44 5 77 12.8
105 Oregon State 5 32 44 15 91 18.2
105 Cincinnati 4 30 44 8 82 20.5
108 Alabama 5 25 45 9 79 15.8
108 UCLA 6 34 45 19 98 16.3
108 Baylor 4 23 45 11 79 19.8
111 Virginia Tech 5 21 46 7 74 14.8
111 Mississippi State 4 22 46 8 76 19.0
111 Western Michigan 5 46 46 14 106 21.2
114 Arizona 5 34 47 12 93 18.6
115 Tennessee 6 40 48 9 97 16.2
116 Auburn 4 27 49 9 85 21.3
117 Jacksonville State 5 40 50 11 101 20.2
117 West Virginia 4 28 50 8 86 21.5
119 Ohio State 6 25 51 10 86 14.3
119 BYU 6 37 51 10 98 16.3
119 UTSA 6 53 51 15 119 19.8
119 Texas State 3 18 51 5 74 24.7
123 Georgia 6 29 53 9 91 15.2
123 Ole Miss 5 31 53 8 92 18.4
125 South Alabama 4 21 54 10 85 21.3
126 Indiana 6 26 55 7 88 14.7
126 Florida 5 30 55 11 96 19.2
128 Northwestern 5 38 56 8 102 20.4
129 Utah 6 28 59 17 104 17.3
129 USC 6 34 59 12 105 17.5
131 Miami (FL) 6 19 62 11 92 15.3
132 Wake Forest 6 44 64 14 122 20.3
133 Houston 6 24 66 13 103 17.2
134 Texas Tech 6 35 73 8 116 19.3
135 James Madison 7 40 74 18 132 18.9
136 Kentucky 6 42 77 9 128 21.3