2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 10/17/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan 1 8 6 3 17 17.0
1 Texas Tech 2 8 32 2 42 21.0
3 Iowa State 2 10 21 0 31 15.5
3 Kansas State 1 10 5 1 16 16.0
3 BYU 2 10 18 4 32 16.0
3 Iowa 2 10 28 7 45 22.5
7 Indiana 2 11 21 2 34 17.0
7 Miami (FL) 3 11 41 7 59 19.7
9 Georgia 2 12 21 2 35 17.5
9 Washington 2 12 24 4 40 20.0
9 LSU 2 12 29 3 44 22.0
9 Pittsburgh 2 12 26 8 46 23.0
13 UCLA 3 13 27 8 48 16.0
13 New Mexico 3 13 34 9 56 18.7
13 Utah 2 13 20 8 41 20.5
13 Duke 2 13 23 8 44 22.0
13 Temple 2 13 29 2 44 22.0
18 Texas State 2 14 22 3 39 19.5
18 Tennessee 2 14 20 6 40 20.0
18 TCU 3 14 32 14 60 20.0
18 Georgia Tech 2 14 23 4 41 20.5
22 Air Force 2 15 15 3 33 16.5
22 Texas 2 15 13 8 36 18.0
22 Nebraska 2 15 20 2 37 18.5
22 Ohio State 3 15 38 4 57 19.0
22 California 2 15 20 10 45 22.5
22 USC 2 15 27 3 45 22.5
22 Baylor 2 15 29 3 47 23.5
29 Oklahoma 3 16 20 6 42 14.0
29 Boise State 3 16 27 8 51 17.0
29 Rutgers 2 16 19 2 37 18.5
29 Boston College 2 16 17 5 38 19.0
29 James Madison 3 16 35 7 58 19.3
29 Northwestern 2 16 19 4 39 19.5
29 South Carolina 2 16 21 3 40 20.0
36 Florida 3 17 36 6 59 19.7
36 Virginia Tech 3 17 36 7 60 20.0
36 Vanderbilt 2 17 21 3 41 20.5
36 Illinois 2 17 29 0 46 23.0
40 Liberty 3 18 24 7 49 16.3
40 Alabama 3 18 30 7 55 18.3
40 Michigan State 2 18 17 2 37 18.5
40 Toledo 3 18 35 12 65 21.7
40 Oregon 2 18 30 3 51 25.5
45 SMU 2 19 14 5 38 19.0
45 Texas A&M 2 19 19 2 40 20.0
45 Minnesota 2 19 19 5 43 21.5
48 Nevada 3 20 23 4 47 15.7
48 Wisconsin 3 20 26 6 52 17.3
48 Army 2 20 16 1 37 18.5
48 Louisiana 3 20 36 3 59 19.7
48 Connecticut 3 20 36 6 62 20.7
48 Houston 3 20 35 8 63 21.0
48 Mississippi State 3 20 42 5 67 22.3
48 West Virginia 2 20 21 6 47 23.5
56 Old Dominion 3 21 30 7 58 19.3
56 UCF 3 21 33 6 60 20.0
58 FIU 3 22 25 3 50 16.7
58 New Mexico State 3 22 31 3 56 18.7
58 Colorado 3 22 28 10 60 20.0
58 Louisiana Tech 3 22 32 6 60 20.0
58 Massachusetts 3 22 35 3 60 20.0
58 Kentucky 3 22 36 5 63 21.0
64 Notre Dame 4 23 44 6 73 18.3
64 North Dakota State 3 23 27 6 56 18.7
64 NC State 2 23 13 3 39 19.5
64 Delaware 3 23 44 6 73 24.3
64 Miami (OH) 3 23 44 8 75 25.0
64 Cincinnati 3 23 47 7 77 25.7
70 Fresno State 4 24 39 3 66 16.5
70 Arizona State 3 24 29 4 57 19.0
70 Oregon State 3 24 26 12 62 20.7
70 Utah State 3 24 35 3 62 20.7
70 Buffalo 3 24 37 2 63 21.0
70 Sacramento State 3 24 33 12 69 23.0
76 Auburn 3 25 35 8 68 22.7
76 South Alabama 3 25 40 5 70 23.3
76 Clemson 2 25 19 6 50 25.0
79 Maryland 3 26 25 13 64 21.3
80 Jacksonville State 3 27 23 9 59 19.7
80 Coastal Carolina 3 27 35 3 65 21.7
80 North Texas 3 27 37 6 70 23.3
80 Kennesaw State 3 27 37 10 74 24.7
80 Marshall 3 27 41 6 74 24.7
80 Louisville 3 27 41 8 76 25.3
80 Purdue 2 27 27 7 61 30.5
87 Troy 3 28 18 9 55 18.3
87 Georgia Southern 4 28 32 15 75 18.8
87 Rice 3 28 35 3 66 22.0
87 Wake Forest 4 28 51 10 89 22.3
87 Syracuse 3 28 27 13 68 22.7
92 Georgia State 3 30 25 3 58 19.3
92 East Carolina 3 30 24 7 61 20.3
92 UAB 3 30 26 6 62 20.7
92 UTEP 3 30 36 3 69 23.0
92 Missouri 3 30 36 6 72 24.0
97 North Carolina 4 31 44 5 80 20.0
97 Hawaii 3 31 30 4 65 21.7
99 Ole Miss 3 32 29 5 66 22.0
99 Oklahoma State 3 32 30 8 70 23.3
99 San Diego State 3 32 37 4 73 24.3
99 Colorado State 2 32 20 4 56 28.0
103 Arkansas 3 33 29 5 67 22.3
103 Appalachian State 3 33 33 3 69 23.0
103 Arizona 3 33 29 8 70 23.3
106 Navy 4 34 41 6 81 20.3
106 Bowling Green 3 34 31 8 73 24.3
108 Memphis 4 35 30 6 71 17.8
108 Tulane 3 35 19 5 59 19.7
108 Ohio 4 35 36 8 79 19.8
108 Virginia 3 35 25 6 66 22.0
108 Charlotte 4 35 53 3 91 22.8
113 Washington State 4 36 36 7 79 19.8
113 Eastern Michigan 4 36 44 4 84 21.0
113 Florida Atlantic 3 36 22 7 65 21.7
113 UTSA 3 36 24 7 67 22.3
113 Kansas 3 36 25 8 69 23.0
113 Central Michigan 3 36 35 11 82 27.3
113 Missouri State 3 36 42 6 84 28.0
120 Western Michigan 4 37 25 11 73 18.3
120 San Jose State 4 37 44 6 87 21.8
122 Penn State 3 38 12 4 54 18.0
122 Sam Houston State 3 38 22 4 64 21.3
122 Florida State 3 38 35 0 73 24.3
122 Stanford 3 38 33 3 74 24.7
122 Kent State 4 38 54 10 102 25.5
127 USF 3 39 21 0 60 20.0
128 Arkansas State 4 41 40 4 85 21.3
128 Louisiana-Monroe 3 41 37 0 78 26.0
130 Northern Illinois 4 42 43 5 90 22.5
131 Western Kentucky 5 43 42 6 91 18.2
132 UNLV 4 45 31 10 86 21.5
133 Wyoming 4 46 29 6 81 20.3
134 Akron 4 48 24 4 76 19.0
134 Ball State 5 48 62 9 119 23.8
136 Middle Tennessee State 3 50 26 4 80 26.7
137 Tulsa 4 51 28 7 86 21.5
137 Southern Miss 3 51 29 4 84 28.0