2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/17/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 5 44 54 3 101 20.2
1 Rutgers 5 55 50 3 108 21.6
1 Louisiana-Monroe 5 61 60 3 124 24.8
4 FIU 5 28 43 4 75 15.0
4 Iowa State 5 35 42 4 81 16.2
4 Louisiana 6 34 60 4 98 16.3
4 USF 6 57 48 4 109 18.2
4 Texas Tech 5 30 67 4 101 20.2
9 New Mexico State 5 40 48 5 93 18.6
9 Fresno State 7 65 63 5 133 19.0
9 Eastern Michigan 7 52 80 5 137 19.6
9 Buffalo 5 38 57 5 100 20.0
9 North Carolina 5 42 59 5 106 21.2
14 Texas A&M 6 41 45 6 92 15.3
14 San Jose State 6 62 56 6 124 20.7
14 Florida State 6 54 73 6 133 22.2
14 Northern Illinois 5 67 43 6 116 23.2
18 Air Force 5 36 41 7 84 16.8
18 Georgia State 5 41 45 7 93 18.6
18 Nevada 5 49 38 7 94 18.8
18 Navy 5 39 51 7 97 19.4
18 Illinois 5 43 58 7 108 21.6
18 Texas State 5 34 71 7 112 22.4
18 Middle Tennessee State 5 62 48 7 117 23.4
18 Stanford 6 61 77 7 145 24.2
18 San Diego State 6 64 74 7 145 24.2
18 Colorado State 5 67 54 7 128 25.6
28 Notre Dame 7 34 58 8 100 14.3
28 LSU 6 37 44 8 89 14.8
28 Iowa 5 27 51 8 86 17.2
28 Western Kentucky 6 51 49 8 108 18.0
28 South Carolina 5 38 48 8 94 18.8
28 North Texas 5 38 53 8 99 19.8
28 Massachusetts 5 42 51 8 101 20.2
28 Marshall 5 41 63 8 112 22.4
28 Charlotte 6 65 75 8 148 24.7
37 Nebraska 6 38 48 9 95 15.8
37 Tennessee 6 36 56 9 101 16.8
37 Indiana 6 30 64 9 103 17.2
37 BYU 5 34 44 9 87 17.4
37 Appalachian State 5 46 45 9 100 20.0
37 Boston College 5 51 42 9 102 20.4
37 Akron 6 63 51 9 123 20.5
37 Wyoming 6 63 52 9 124 20.7
37 Arizona State 5 39 56 9 104 20.8
37 UTEP 6 57 66 9 132 22.0
37 Delaware 5 48 60 9 117 23.4
48 Oklahoma 6 29 39 10 78 13.0
48 New Mexico 5 26 40 10 76 15.2
48 SMU 5 38 36 10 84 16.8
48 Kansas State 5 43 35 10 88 17.6
48 Michigan State 7 57 63 10 130 18.6
48 East Carolina 5 47 38 10 95 19.0
48 Ohio 6 52 53 10 115 19.2
48 Washington State 6 50 58 10 118 19.7
48 Northwestern 5 36 53 10 99 19.8
48 Ole Miss 6 48 61 10 119 19.8
48 UCF 5 31 62 10 103 20.6
48 Rice 6 59 56 10 125 20.8
48 Arkansas State 6 69 46 10 125 20.8
48 Tulane 6 65 55 10 130 21.7
48 Oklahoma State 5 48 51 10 109 21.8
48 Coastal Carolina 6 62 63 10 135 22.5
48 South Alabama 5 38 65 10 113 22.6
48 Ball State 6 63 73 10 146 24.3
48 Southern Miss 5 71 50 10 131 26.2
67 Ohio State 7 36 64 11 111 15.9
67 Georgia 6 36 57 11 104 17.3
67 Miami (FL) 5 19 58 11 88 17.6
67 Oregon 5 36 53 11 100 20.0
67 NC State 5 40 50 11 101 20.2
67 Arkansas 6 57 54 11 122 20.3
67 Utah State 5 41 51 11 103 20.6
67 Georgia Tech 5 51 52 11 114 22.8
67 Temple 6 60 67 11 138 23.0
76 North Dakota State 6 41 40 12 93 15.5
76 Liberty 5 34 33 12 79 15.8
76 Alabama 7 42 66 12 120 17.1
76 Virginia Tech 6 34 64 12 110 18.3
76 Memphis 6 52 49 12 113 18.8
76 Kansas 5 43 42 12 97 19.4
76 Hawaii 7 64 62 12 138 19.7
76 Arizona 5 44 46 12 102 20.4
76 Mississippi State 6 40 74 12 126 21.0
76 Kentucky 6 44 73 12 129 21.5
76 Vanderbilt 6 54 64 12 130 21.7
76 Florida 6 40 79 12 131 21.8
76 Baylor 5 33 69 12 114 22.8
76 Cincinnati 5 44 70 12 126 25.2
90 Boise State 5 26 44 13 83 16.6
90 Wisconsin 5 33 40 13 86 17.2
90 Texas 6 42 48 13 103 17.2
90 Penn State 7 59 49 13 121 17.3
90 Duke 5 29 49 13 91 18.2
90 Washington 6 41 58 13 112 18.7
90 Minnesota 5 45 40 13 98 19.6
90 Sam Houston State 5 51 35 13 99 19.8
90 Missouri 6 46 60 13 119 19.8
90 Houston 6 33 75 13 121 20.2
90 Jacksonville State 6 54 55 13 122 20.3
90 UTSA 6 60 51 13 124 20.7
90 Florida Atlantic 5 51 40 13 104 20.8
90 UAB 6 70 43 13 126 21.0
90 Kent State 6 52 64 13 129 21.5
90 Clemson 5 48 48 13 109 21.8
90 Purdue 6 52 74 13 139 23.2
90 Tulsa 6 68 59 13 140 23.3
90 Connecticut 5 39 66 13 118 23.6
109 Western Michigan 6 55 43 14 112 18.7
109 Louisiana Tech 5 45 48 14 107 21.4
111 Virginia 6 53 45 15 113 18.8
111 Bowling Green 6 61 51 15 127 21.2
113 Michigan 6 32 50 16 98 16.3
113 USC 7 40 72 16 128 18.3
113 James Madison 6 36 70 16 122 20.3
113 West Virginia 6 51 75 16 142 23.7
113 Missouri State 5 52 64 16 132 26.4
118 TCU 5 31 38 17 86 17.2
118 Pittsburgh 6 32 56 17 105 17.5
118 Utah 5 21 53 17 91 18.2
118 Syracuse 5 39 44 17 100 20.0
118 Wake Forest 7 52 76 17 145 20.7
118 Auburn 6 49 60 17 126 21.0
118 Troy 5 39 50 17 106 21.2
118 Miami (OH) 6 37 74 17 128 21.3
118 Central Michigan 6 66 51 17 134 22.3
127 Oregon State 6 42 55 18 115 19.2
127 Old Dominion 6 44 62 18 124 20.7
127 Colorado 5 40 47 18 105 21.0
127 Kennesaw State 5 43 63 18 124 24.8
131 UCLA 6 34 45 19 98 16.3
131 UNLV 7 68 58 19 145 20.7
131 Louisville 6 58 68 19 145 24.2
134 Toledo 6 42 61 21 124 20.7
134 Georgia Southern 6 51 54 21 126 21.0
134 Maryland 6 53 62 21 136 22.7
137 Sacramento State 6 48 59 24 131 21.8
138 California 6 56 56 25 137 22.8