2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Northwestern 1 8 8 2 18 18.0
1 Air Force 1 9 8 1 18 18.0
3 Iowa 2 5 10 1 16 8.0
3 Liberty 2 18 10 4 32 16.0
3 Wyoming 2 26 10 2 38 19.0
6 New Mexico 2 11 11 1 23 11.5
6 Nebraska 2 14 11 1 26 13.0
6 Kansas State 2 13 11 4 28 14.0
6 Virginia 2 16 11 4 31 15.5
6 Army 1 8 11 2 21 21.0
11 Middle Tennessee State 2 15 12 7 34 17.0
11 Massachusetts 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
13 Iowa State 2 9 13 1 23 11.5
13 Syracuse 2 18 13 8 39 19.5
13 NC State 2 23 13 3 39 19.5
13 Navy 1 11 13 3 27 27.0
17 Western Michigan 2 14 14 4 32 16.0
17 SMU 2 19 14 5 38 19.0
17 Colorado State 2 23 14 1 38 19.0
17 Georgia Tech 2 28 14 3 45 22.5
21 Oklahoma 3 15 15 6 36 12.0
21 Penn State 3 16 15 7 38 12.7
21 Oklahoma State 2 10 15 2 27 13.5
21 South Carolina 2 11 15 3 29 14.5
21 Georgia State 2 17 15 2 34 17.0
21 Sam Houston State 2 16 15 5 36 18.0
21 Boston College 2 20 15 1 36 18.0
21 Appalachian State 2 16 15 6 37 18.5
29 Michigan 3 20 16 7 43 14.3
29 TCU 2 11 16 4 31 15.5
29 Washington 2 10 16 6 32 16.0
29 Missouri 2 13 16 7 36 18.0
29 BYU 2 15 16 6 37 18.5
29 Minnesota 2 20 16 8 44 22.0
29 Central Michigan 2 20 16 9 45 22.5
36 Michigan State 3 21 17 5 43 14.3
36 Georgia Southern 2 16 17 6 39 19.5
36 San Diego State 2 20 17 2 39 19.5
39 Indiana 2 9 18 2 29 14.5
39 Wisconsin 2 12 18 5 35 17.5
39 Arizona 2 17 18 2 37 18.5
39 North Carolina 2 18 18 2 38 19.0
39 USF 2 21 18 1 40 20.0
44 Notre Dame 3 14 19 1 34 11.3
44 Texas A&M 3 18 19 1 38 12.7
44 Kansas 2 12 19 3 34 17.0
44 South Alabama 2 12 19 4 35 17.5
44 Troy 2 12 19 4 35 17.5
44 Arizona State 2 13 19 4 36 18.0
44 Colorado 2 14 19 5 38 19.0
44 Akron 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
44 James Madison 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
44 Illinois 2 19 19 5 43 21.5
44 Arkansas 2 23 19 5 47 23.5
44 Kennesaw State 2 26 19 4 49 24.5
56 Maryland 2 13 20 4 37 18.5
56 UAB 3 29 20 8 57 19.0
56 Nevada 2 18 20 4 42 21.0
56 Oregon 2 17 20 6 43 21.5
56 Washington State 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
56 Arkansas State 2 23 20 2 45 22.5
56 Louisville 2 24 20 7 51 25.5
56 UTSA 2 29 20 5 54 27.0
64 Utah 2 6 21 4 31 15.5
64 Boise State 2 10 21 4 35 17.5
64 Louisiana 2 13 21 2 36 18.0
64 Old Dominion 2 14 21 8 43 21.5
64 Kentucky 2 17 21 6 44 22.0
64 California 2 18 21 8 47 23.5
64 Bowling Green 2 29 21 3 53 26.5
71 Virginia Tech 2 10 22 2 34 17.0
71 Georgia 2 9 22 4 35 17.5
71 Delaware 2 15 22 1 38 19.0
71 Jacksonville State 3 31 22 6 59 19.7
71 Coastal Carolina 2 16 22 2 40 20.0
71 Rice 2 16 22 3 41 20.5
71 Vanderbilt 2 16 22 5 43 21.5
71 Toledo 2 21 22 4 47 23.5
71 Southern Miss 2 29 22 4 55 27.5
80 Alabama 3 8 23 5 36 12.0
80 LSU 3 13 23 5 41 13.7
80 Pittsburgh 3 17 23 6 46 15.3
80 Texas 3 19 23 4 46 15.3
80 North Dakota State 3 23 23 8 54 18.0
80 East Carolina 3 31 23 9 63 21.0
80 Tennessee 2 15 23 5 43 21.5
80 Cincinnati 2 16 23 5 44 22.0
80 Tulsa 2 16 23 7 46 23.0
89 Ohio State 3 16 24 4 44 14.7
89 UCF 2 12 24 4 40 20.0
89 Louisiana Tech 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
92 West Virginia 2 9 25 6 40 20.0
92 New Mexico State 2 14 25 2 41 20.5
92 Utah State 2 15 25 2 42 21.0
92 UTEP 2 19 25 1 45 22.5
92 Oregon State 2 17 25 4 46 23.0
97 Ole Miss 3 25 26 5 56 18.7
97 Hawaii 3 30 26 6 62 20.7
97 Buffalo 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
97 Northern Illinois 2 20 26 2 48 24.0
97 Purdue 2 29 26 5 60 30.0
97 Missouri State 2 30 26 4 60 30.0
103 FIU 3 14 27 3 44 14.7
103 Duke 3 14 27 7 48 16.0
103 Miami (FL) 2 6 27 4 37 18.5
103 Rutgers 3 34 27 2 63 21.0
103 Baylor 2 17 27 5 49 24.5
103 Louisiana-Monroe 2 31 27 0 58 29.0
109 Western Kentucky 3 32 28 2 62 20.7
109 Houston 2 11 28 3 42 21.0
109 Charlotte 2 16 28 3 47 23.5
109 Connecticut 2 14 28 6 48 24.0
113 UCLA 3 19 29 12 60 20.0
113 Ohio 3 37 29 5 71 23.7
115 UNLV 3 24 30 8 62 20.7
115 Florida 2 13 30 4 47 23.5
115 Clemson 3 36 30 5 71 23.7
118 San Jose State 3 25 31 2 58 19.3
118 Tulane 3 30 31 4 65 21.7
118 Texas Tech 2 15 31 1 47 23.5
118 Temple 2 14 31 5 50 25.0
122 Florida Atlantic 3 26 32 11 69 23.0
122 Wake Forest 3 31 32 9 72 24.0
124 Mississippi State 3 15 33 5 53 17.7
124 Fresno State 3 21 33 2 56 18.7
124 Ball State 2 20 33 2 55 27.5
127 Auburn 3 20 34 9 63 21.0
127 Memphis 3 33 34 6 73 24.3
129 North Texas 3 26 35 5 66 22.0
129 Kent State 2 22 35 3 60 30.0
131 Miami (OH) 2 18 36 4 58 29.0
132 Sacramento State 3 18 37 8 63 21.0
133 USC 4 25 38 9 72 18.0
134 Stanford 3 26 39 3 68 22.7
135 Florida State 3 23 42 2 67 22.3
136 Marshall 3 23 44 4 71 23.7
137 Eastern Michigan 4 31 45 3 79 19.8
138 Texas State 3 20 56 5 81 27.0