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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 UCLA 2 11 8 6 25 12.5
2 Nevada 2 13 13 2 28 14.0
3 Liberty 2 10 13 6 29 14.5
4 Oklahoma 2 9 19 2 30 15.0
5 New Mexico 2 8 15 8 31 15.5
5 Clemson 2 9 16 6 31 15.5
5 Oregon 2 11 16 4 31 15.5
5 Texas State 2 14 15 2 31 15.5
5 FIU 2 14 16 1 31 15.5
10 SMU 2 16 14 2 32 16.0
10 East Carolina 2 16 15 1 32 16.0
12 USC 2 9 21 3 33 16.5
12 North Texas 2 12 18 3 33 16.5
12 New Mexico State 2 12 19 2 33 16.5
15 Texas 2 15 16 4 35 17.5
15 Utah State 2 15 16 4 35 17.5
15 Georgia State 2 17 15 3 35 17.5
18 Ole Miss 2 6 27 3 36 18.0
18 Boise State 2 11 19 6 36 18.0
20 Utah 2 8 21 8 37 18.5
20 Appalachian State 2 18 17 2 37 18.5
20 Iowa State 2 18 18 1 37 18.5
23 TCU 2 14 17 7 38 19.0
23 Illinois 2 14 22 2 38 19.0
23 Louisiana-Monroe 2 17 18 3 38 19.0
23 Minnesota 2 22 13 3 38 19.0
27 North Dakota State 3 18 17 4 39 13.0
27 Michigan 2 11 21 7 39 19.5
27 Wisconsin 2 15 17 7 39 19.5
27 Sam Houston State 2 21 11 7 39 19.5
27 Florida Atlantic 2 32 6 1 39 19.5
32 Memphis 3 19 15 6 40 13.3
33 Baylor 2 9 28 4 41 20.5
33 Miami (FL) 2 10 25 6 41 20.5
33 Auburn 2 18 18 5 41 20.5
33 Marshall 2 18 19 4 41 20.5
37 Ohio State 3 8 29 5 42 14.0
37 Arizona 2 21 15 6 42 21.0
39 LSU 3 19 21 3 43 14.3
39 Texas Tech 2 9 31 3 43 21.5
39 Jacksonville State 2 13 24 6 43 21.5
39 Duke 2 15 22 6 43 21.5
39 Boston College 2 19 19 5 43 21.5
44 Ohio 3 15 24 5 44 14.7
44 Tennessee 3 16 25 3 44 14.7
44 Missouri State 2 13 22 9 44 22.0
44 NC State 2 15 23 6 44 22.0
44 Kansas State 2 20 19 5 44 22.0
49 UCF 2 15 25 5 45 22.5
49 Colorado 2 18 19 8 45 22.5
49 South Carolina 2 20 21 4 45 22.5
49 Rutgers 2 21 23 1 45 22.5
49 Delaware 2 22 18 5 45 22.5
54 Air Force 3 17 26 3 46 15.3
54 Western Kentucky 3 19 21 6 46 15.3
54 Texas A&M 3 25 16 5 46 15.3
54 Tulane 2 29 13 4 46 23.0
58 Nebraska 3 19 22 6 47 15.7
58 Georgia Tech 2 17 25 5 47 23.5
60 Wake Forest 3 13 30 6 49 16.3
60 UTSA 3 25 17 7 49 16.3
60 Iowa 2 13 30 6 49 24.5
63 Notre Dame 3 12 32 6 50 16.7
63 Washington State 3 19 26 5 50 16.7
63 BYU 3 19 28 3 50 16.7
63 Mississippi State 2 18 28 4 50 25.0
63 Connecticut 2 20 25 5 50 25.0
68 Oregon State 3 20 24 7 51 17.0
68 Northern Illinois 2 41 7 3 51 25.5
70 South Alabama 2 10 37 5 52 26.0
70 Troy 2 20 24 8 52 26.0
70 Sacramento State 2 22 17 13 52 26.0
73 Miami (OH) 3 15 27 11 53 17.7
73 Indiana 3 17 32 4 53 17.7
73 Buffalo 3 19 31 3 53 17.7
73 Georgia 3 24 23 6 53 17.7
73 Hawaii 3 24 25 4 53 17.7
73 Kennesaw State 2 10 31 12 53 26.5
73 Oklahoma State 2 20 29 4 53 26.5
80 Navy 3 20 31 4 55 18.3
80 Fresno State 3 27 25 3 55 18.3
80 USF 3 29 23 3 55 18.3
83 Louisiana 3 20 35 1 56 18.7
83 Missouri 3 22 30 4 56 18.7
83 Southern Miss 2 29 23 4 56 28.0
86 Houston 3 18 32 7 57 19.0
86 Northwestern 3 19 34 4 57 19.0
86 Kent State 3 28 21 8 57 19.0
86 Cincinnati 2 18 34 5 57 28.5
90 Eastern Michigan 3 21 35 2 58 19.3
90 Bowling Green 3 23 27 8 58 19.3
90 Central Michigan 3 36 17 5 58 19.3
90 Middle Tennessee State 2 35 23 0 58 29.0
94 Pittsburgh 3 15 33 11 59 19.7
94 Florida 3 19 36 4 59 19.7
94 Georgia Southern 3 22 23 14 59 19.7
94 Louisiana Tech 3 26 24 9 59 19.7
94 Western Michigan 3 27 23 9 59 19.7
94 UAB 3 28 27 4 59 19.7
100 Purdue 3 15 38 7 60 20.0
100 Old Dominion 3 23 30 7 60 20.0
100 Massachusetts 3 29 25 6 60 20.0
103 Toledo 3 18 29 14 61 20.3
103 Syracuse 3 21 31 9 61 20.3
103 Arkansas State 3 32 23 6 61 20.3
103 Rice 3 33 22 6 61 20.3
103 Akron 3 37 20 4 61 20.3
108 Alabama 3 22 34 6 62 20.7
108 Washington 3 24 33 5 62 20.7
108 UTEP 3 31 26 5 62 20.7
111 Virginia Tech 3 18 36 9 63 21.0
111 Army 3 26 36 1 63 21.0
111 Kansas 3 31 23 9 63 21.0
111 Arkansas 3 32 26 5 63 21.0
115 Wyoming 3 29 29 6 64 21.3
115 UNLV 3 36 20 8 64 21.3
117 Michigan State 3 27 36 2 65 21.7
117 Penn State 3 36 23 6 65 21.7
117 Colorado State 2 32 29 4 65 32.5
120 Kentucky 3 22 40 4 66 22.0
120 Temple 3 26 35 5 66 22.0
120 Florida State 3 31 31 4 66 22.0
120 San Jose State 3 37 25 4 66 22.0
124 California 3 25 29 13 67 22.3
124 Stanford 3 35 28 4 67 22.3
126 James Madison 3 18 41 9 68 22.7
126 North Carolina 3 24 41 3 68 22.7
126 Arizona State 3 26 37 5 68 22.7
129 Virginia 3 32 30 8 70 23.3
129 Tulsa 3 42 24 4 70 23.3
131 Ball State 3 33 31 7 71 23.7
131 Coastal Carolina 3 33 34 4 71 23.7
133 Vanderbilt 3 30 36 6 72 24.0
134 Louisville 3 24 42 8 74 24.7
135 West Virginia 3 30 37 10 77 25.7
136 Maryland 3 31 35 14 80 26.7
136 Charlotte 3 39 38 3 80 26.7
138 San Diego State 3 36 47 4 87 29.0