2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/17/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan 1 1 13 2 16 16.0
2 Miami (FL) 1 3 15 2 20 20.0
3 Nebraska 1 4 7 2 13 13.0
3 West Virginia 1 4 12 4 20 20.0
5 North Texas 1 5 11 2 18 18.0
5 Boston College 1 5 12 4 21 21.0
7 Notre Dame 1 6 14 3 23 23.0
8 Troy 1 7 4 2 13 13.0
8 Tennessee 2 7 16 3 26 13.0
8 NC State 1 7 12 3 22 22.0
8 Rice 1 7 16 1 24 24.0
8 Texas State 1 7 18 1 26 26.0
13 Akron 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
13 UCF 1 8 12 3 23 23.0
13 Wake Forest 1 8 12 3 23 23.0
13 Kent State 1 8 15 2 25 25.0
17 Georgia 1 9 8 0 17 17.0
17 Houston 1 9 11 2 22 22.0
17 Northwestern 1 9 11 4 24 24.0
17 Oklahoma State 1 9 15 2 26 26.0
17 Louisiana Tech 1 9 16 1 26 26.0
17 Missouri State 1 9 16 3 28 28.0
23 Arizona 1 10 7 0 17 17.0
23 Indiana 2 10 25 5 40 20.0
23 Virginia 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
23 Washington State 1 10 12 2 24 24.0
23 Charlotte 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
23 Louisiana 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
23 Illinois 1 10 17 0 27 27.0
23 Cincinnati 1 10 16 4 30 30.0
23 Central Michigan 1 10 18 3 31 31.0
32 TCU 1 11 2 2 15 15.0
32 Arizona State 1 11 10 0 21 21.0
32 North Carolina 1 11 15 0 26 26.0
32 Florida Atlantic 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
36 San Diego State 1 12 6 1 19 19.0
36 LSU 2 12 29 3 44 22.0
36 Iowa 1 12 13 0 25 25.0
36 Texas Tech 1 12 15 0 27 27.0
36 San Jose State 1 12 16 1 29 29.0
41 Colorado State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
41 Kansas State 1 13 10 3 26 26.0
41 Georgia Southern 1 13 14 1 28 28.0
44 Oklahoma 3 14 24 4 42 14.0
44 Wisconsin 2 14 21 5 40 20.0
44 Western Michigan 1 14 6 1 21 21.0
44 Sam Houston State 1 14 9 1 24 24.0
44 Kennesaw State 1 14 8 4 26 26.0
44 UTSA 1 14 10 3 27 27.0
50 Ohio State 3 15 38 4 57 19.0
50 Georgia Tech 1 15 7 2 24 24.0
50 East Carolina 1 15 9 4 28 28.0
53 South Alabama 1 16 9 1 26 26.0
53 Memphis 1 16 10 2 28 28.0
55 BYU 2 17 21 3 41 20.5
55 Oregon State 2 17 25 4 46 23.0
55 Kentucky 2 17 25 5 47 23.5
58 Iowa State 3 18 32 2 52 17.3
58 Utah State 2 18 23 2 43 21.5
58 Vanderbilt 2 18 25 5 48 24.0
61 Florida 3 19 35 8 62 20.7
61 Western Kentucky 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
61 Missouri 2 19 24 3 46 23.0
64 Alabama 3 20 29 6 55 18.3
64 Washington 2 20 20 3 43 21.5
64 Michigan State 2 20 21 2 43 21.5
64 Northern Illinois 2 20 26 2 48 24.0
64 Kansas 2 20 25 7 52 26.0
64 Ball State 2 20 35 3 58 29.0
70 Maryland 2 21 14 8 43 21.5
70 California 2 21 18 5 44 22.0
72 Oregon 3 22 32 7 61 20.3
72 Texas 3 22 33 7 62 20.7
72 Fresno State 2 22 33 1 56 28.0
75 Mississippi State 3 25 41 7 73 24.3
76 Penn State 2 26 20 4 50 25.0
76 Rutgers 2 26 23 1 50 25.0
78 Ole Miss 3 27 32 4 63 21.0
78 South Carolina 3 27 33 5 65 21.7
78 Clemson 2 27 27 8 62 31.0
81 Texas A&M 3 28 28 2 58 19.3
81 Colorado 3 28 28 10 66 22.0
83 Auburn 3 29 26 10 65 21.7
83 Florida State 3 29 45 1 75 25.0
85 Arkansas 3 32 28 7 67 22.3
86 Stanford 3 33 44 2 79 26.3
87 Louisville 3 34 26 11 71 23.7
88 Purdue 3 37 36 6 79 26.3