2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Lost Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Western Michigan 1 4 6 2 12 12.0
2 Iowa State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
2 South Alabama 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
2 Troy 1 7 4 2 13 13.0
5 Arizona State 1 4 8 2 14 14.0
5 New Mexico 1 4 9 1 14 14.0
5 Oklahoma 1 6 5 3 14 14.0
8 Oklahoma State 1 5 8 2 15 15.0
8 UCF 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
8 Liberty 1 7 5 3 15 15.0
11 FIU 2 13 16 2 31 15.5
12 Delaware 1 6 11 0 17 17.0
12 Arizona 1 10 7 0 17 17.0
12 Boston College 1 11 5 1 17 17.0
12 Georgia State 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
12 Kansas 2 12 19 3 34 17.0
17 Boise State 1 6 11 1 18 18.0
17 Air Force 1 9 8 1 18 18.0
17 Texas A&M 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
17 Sam Houston State 2 16 15 5 36 18.0
21 Jacksonville State 2 21 12 4 37 18.5
22 Utah State 3 19 32 5 56 18.7
23 Illinois 1 7 8 4 19 19.0
23 South Carolina 1 7 10 2 19 19.0
23 Middle Tennessee State 1 10 5 4 19 19.0
23 UAB 2 17 16 5 38 19.0
23 Wyoming 2 26 10 2 38 19.0
28 Georgia Southern 2 16 17 6 39 19.5
28 Syracuse 2 18 13 8 39 19.5
28 Hawaii 2 20 16 3 39 19.5
28 San Diego State 2 20 17 2 39 19.5
28 NC State 2 23 13 3 39 19.5
33 TCU 1 5 12 3 20 20.0
33 Wisconsin 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
33 Michigan State 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
33 California 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
33 North Carolina 1 11 8 1 20 20.0
33 Nevada 2 15 19 6 40 20.0
33 Coastal Carolina 2 16 22 2 40 20.0
33 Akron 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
33 Tulane 2 19 18 3 40 20.0
42 New Mexico State 2 14 25 2 41 20.5
42 Rice 2 16 22 3 41 20.5
44 Western Kentucky 3 32 28 2 62 20.7
45 Kentucky 1 8 9 4 21 21.0
45 Army 1 8 11 2 21 21.0
45 Colorado 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
45 Virginia 1 13 6 2 21 21.0
45 Colorado State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
45 UNLV 2 18 19 5 42 21.0
45 Sacramento State 3 18 37 8 63 21.0
45 Charlotte 3 27 33 3 63 21.0
45 Rutgers 3 34 27 2 63 21.0
54 Old Dominion 2 14 21 8 43 21.5
55 Houston 1 9 11 2 22 22.0
55 SMU 1 12 7 3 22 22.0
55 Washington State 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
55 Eastern Michigan 3 27 36 3 66 22.0
59 Northern Illinois 3 28 35 4 67 22.3
60 San Jose State 2 19 25 1 45 22.5
60 UTEP 2 19 25 1 45 22.5
60 Arkansas State 2 23 20 2 45 22.5
60 Georgia Tech 2 28 14 3 45 22.5
64 Wake Forest 1 8 12 3 23 23.0
64 Oregon State 2 17 25 4 46 23.0
66 Buffalo 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
66 Arkansas 2 23 19 5 47 23.5
68 Baylor 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
68 Auburn 1 11 8 5 24 24.0
68 Louisville 1 12 10 2 24 24.0
68 Texas State 2 15 30 3 48 24.0
68 Louisiana Tech 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
68 North Texas 2 19 25 4 48 24.0
68 Bowling Green 3 36 30 6 72 24.0
75 Louisiana-Monroe 3 37 35 1 73 24.3
76 Florida State 2 19 29 1 49 24.5
76 Stanford 2 21 27 1 49 24.5
76 East Carolina 2 22 20 7 49 24.5
76 Kennesaw State 2 26 19 4 49 24.5
76 Ohio 2 27 18 4 49 24.5
81 LSU 1 7 17 1 25 25.0
81 Maryland 1 8 14 3 25 25.0
81 Marshall 1 9 15 1 25 25.0
81 Oregon 1 10 13 2 25 25.0
81 Louisiana 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
81 Ohio State 1 11 13 1 25 25.0
81 Temple 2 14 31 5 50 25.0
88 Toledo 1 9 14 3 26 26.0
89 Connecticut 1 7 16 4 27 27.0
89 Fresno State 1 8 19 0 27 27.0
89 Navy 1 11 13 3 27 27.0
89 UTSA 1 14 10 3 27 27.0
93 Ball State 2 20 33 2 55 27.5
93 Southern Miss 2 29 22 4 55 27.5
95 Central Michigan 1 12 9 7 28 28.0
95 Minnesota 1 15 8 5 28 28.0
95 Memphis 1 16 10 2 28 28.0
98 Miami (OH) 2 18 36 4 58 29.0
99 Florida Atlantic 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
99 Kent State 2 22 35 3 60 30.0
99 Purdue 2 29 26 5 60 30.0
99 Missouri State 2 30 26 4 60 30.0
103 Clemson 1 20 14 3 37 37.0