2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Arkansas 1 1 3 3 7 7.0
2 Louisville 1 2 9 4 15 15.0
3 LSU 2 6 6 4 16 8.0
4 Ole Miss 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
5 Florida State 1 4 13 1 18 18.0
6 Ohio State 2 5 11 3 19 9.5
7 Minnesota 2 6 11 3 20 10.0
7 Oklahoma State 2 7 11 2 20 10.0
7 Kentucky 1 6 13 1 20 20.0
7 Western Kentucky 1 13 6 1 20 20.0
11 South Carolina 2 6 14 2 22 11.0
11 Oklahoma 2 9 10 3 22 11.0
11 Oregon State 1 7 14 1 22 22.0
14 Michigan State 2 12 8 3 23 11.5
15 Houston 2 2 19 3 24 12.0
15 Kansas 2 10 12 2 24 12.0
15 Iowa State 2 12 10 2 24 12.0
18 Iowa 3 8 13 4 25 8.3
19 Air Force 2 11 12 3 26 13.0
20 Louisiana 2 7 17 3 27 13.5
20 Texas 2 13 11 3 27 13.5
22 Boise State 2 7 16 5 28 14.0
22 Arizona 2 7 19 2 28 14.0
22 SMU 2 10 14 4 28 14.0
25 Fresno State 2 13 14 2 29 14.5
25 Louisiana Tech 2 15 10 4 29 14.5
27 Wisconsin 2 12 14 4 30 15.0
27 Army 2 12 15 3 30 15.0
27 Kennesaw State 2 13 16 1 30 15.0
27 Rice 2 16 11 3 30 15.0
31 UTEP 2 16 14 1 31 15.5
32 Indiana 3 11 20 2 33 11.0
32 New Mexico 3 15 16 2 33 11.0
32 Utah State 2 10 19 4 33 16.5
32 Arizona State 2 16 14 3 33 16.5
36 Notre Dame 3 14 19 1 34 11.3
36 Clemson 2 16 16 2 34 17.0
38 Texas Tech 2 8 22 5 35 17.5
38 East Carolina 2 16 14 5 35 17.5
38 Colorado State 2 19 15 1 35 17.5
41 Alabama 3 8 23 5 36 12.0
41 Nebraska 3 19 14 3 36 12.0
41 Georgia Tech 2 22 11 3 36 18.0
44 Kansas State 3 21 12 4 37 12.3
44 Missouri State 2 20 13 4 37 18.5
46 TCU 3 11 22 5 38 12.7
46 Penn State 3 16 15 7 38 12.7
46 Texas A&M 3 18 19 1 38 12.7
46 Troy 2 11 20 7 38 19.0
46 Ball State 2 17 17 4 38 19.0
46 Charlotte 2 17 19 2 38 19.0
46 Louisiana-Monroe 2 23 14 1 38 19.0
53 Auburn 2 9 26 4 39 19.5
53 Florida Atlantic 2 15 18 6 39 19.5
53 Rutgers 2 22 16 1 39 19.5
56 Virginia Tech 3 11 25 4 40 13.3
56 Navy 2 15 20 5 40 20.0
58 Miami (FL) 3 6 31 4 41 13.7
58 Buffalo 2 10 26 5 41 20.5
58 Northern Illinois 2 15 24 2 41 20.5
58 Stanford 2 18 20 3 41 20.5
62 Virginia 3 19 18 5 42 14.0
62 Temple 2 13 27 2 42 21.0
64 Maryland 3 16 23 4 43 14.3
64 Michigan 3 20 16 7 43 14.3
66 Massachusetts 3 12 27 5 44 14.7
66 Utah 3 13 27 4 44 14.7
66 FIU 3 14 27 3 44 14.7
66 Georgia State 3 23 19 2 44 14.7
70 Georgia 3 12 27 6 45 15.0
70 NC State 3 25 17 3 45 15.0
70 Kent State 2 18 25 2 45 22.5
70 Northwestern 2 19 22 4 45 22.5
74 South Alabama 3 15 26 5 46 15.3
74 Pittsburgh 3 17 23 6 46 15.3
74 Sam Houston State 3 22 17 7 46 15.3
74 Marshall 2 14 29 3 46 23.0
78 Western Michigan 2 19 23 5 47 23.5
79 Duke 3 14 27 7 48 16.0
79 Oregon 3 17 23 8 48 16.0
79 BYU 3 18 23 7 48 16.0
79 North Texas 2 21 24 3 48 24.0
83 Appalachian State 3 17 26 6 49 16.3
83 UCF 3 17 28 4 49 16.3
83 Georgia Southern 3 18 22 9 49 16.3
83 Missouri 3 19 22 8 49 16.3
83 San Jose State 3 20 26 3 49 16.3
83 UTSA 2 22 20 7 49 24.5
83 Wake Forest 2 23 20 6 49 24.5
90 James Madison 3 21 23 6 50 16.7
90 Middle Tennessee State 3 22 18 10 50 16.7
90 Syracuse 3 22 18 10 50 16.7
93 Delaware 3 16 32 3 51 17.0
93 Coastal Carolina 3 23 26 2 51 17.0
95 Akron 3 18 28 6 52 17.3
96 Mississippi State 3 15 33 5 53 17.7
96 Tennessee 3 24 23 6 53 17.7
98 Washington 3 17 25 12 54 18.0
98 Vanderbilt 3 21 26 7 54 18.0
98 Toledo 3 24 26 4 54 18.0
98 Washington State 3 26 21 7 54 18.0
98 Boston College 3 26 26 2 54 18.0
98 North Carolina 3 27 24 3 54 18.0
104 New Mexico State 3 18 34 3 55 18.3
104 Old Dominion 3 20 25 10 55 18.3
104 Liberty 3 24 21 10 55 18.3
104 Wyoming 3 34 18 3 55 18.3
104 Texas State 2 13 38 4 55 27.5
109 Baylor 3 19 30 7 56 18.7
110 Cincinnati 3 20 31 6 57 19.0
110 California 3 22 27 8 57 19.0
110 USF 3 27 28 2 57 19.0
110 UAB 3 29 20 8 57 19.0
114 West Virginia 3 16 36 6 58 19.3
114 Florida 3 16 37 5 58 19.3
114 Arkansas State 3 28 27 3 58 19.3
117 UCLA 3 19 29 12 60 20.0
117 Central Michigan 3 25 25 10 60 20.0
119 Colorado 3 22 32 7 61 20.3
119 Illinois 3 25 29 7 61 20.3
119 San Diego State 3 26 31 4 61 20.3
122 UNLV 3 24 30 8 62 20.7
122 Tulsa 3 25 30 7 62 20.7
122 Hawaii 3 30 26 6 62 20.7
125 North Dakota State 4 26 29 8 63 15.8
125 Nevada 3 26 29 8 63 21.0
127 Tulane 3 30 31 4 65 21.7
128 Southern Miss 3 33 28 5 66 22.0
129 Connecticut 3 18 37 12 67 22.3
130 Miami (OH) 3 20 43 5 68 22.7
131 Sacramento State 4 22 38 9 69 17.3
132 Ohio 3 37 29 5 71 23.7
133 USC 4 25 38 9 72 18.0
133 Purdue 3 33 32 7 72 24.0
133 Bowling Green 3 36 30 6 72 24.0
136 Jacksonville State 4 38 29 8 75 18.8
137 Eastern Michigan 4 31 45 3 79 19.8
138 Memphis 4 39 41 7 87 21.8