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