2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Iowa 1 4 5 0 9 9.0
2 Kansas State 1 4 5 1 10 10.0
3 Western Michigan 1 4 6 2 12 12.0
3 Oklahoma State 1 5 7 0 12 12.0
5 Iowa State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
5 Troy 1 7 4 2 13 13.0
7 New Mexico 1 4 9 1 14 14.0
7 Oklahoma 1 6 5 3 14 14.0
9 UCF 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
10 UAB 1 6 9 2 17 17.0
10 Delaware 1 6 11 0 17 17.0
10 Arizona 1 10 7 0 17 17.0
10 Georgia State 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
14 Georgia 1 3 13 2 18 18.0
14 Missouri 1 5 10 3 18 18.0
14 Massachusetts 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
14 Michigan 1 6 8 4 18 18.0
14 West Virginia 1 6 10 2 18 18.0
14 Boise State 1 6 11 1 18 18.0
14 Northwestern 1 8 8 2 18 18.0
14 Wyoming 1 8 9 1 18 18.0
14 Coastal Carolina 1 11 6 1 18 18.0
23 Illinois 1 7 8 4 19 19.0
23 South Carolina 1 7 10 2 19 19.0
23 San Diego State 1 12 6 1 19 19.0
26 TCU 1 5 12 3 20 20.0
26 New Mexico State 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
28 Hawaii 1 9 11 1 21 21.0
28 Arkansas State 1 9 12 0 21 21.0
28 James Madison 1 11 9 1 21 21.0
28 Colorado State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
32 Florida 1 6 14 2 22 22.0
32 Georgia Southern 1 8 10 4 22 22.0
34 Virginia Tech 1 4 17 2 23 23.0
34 Temple 1 8 12 3 23 23.0
36 Baylor 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
36 Cincinnati 1 11 10 3 24 24.0
38 Tennessee 1 8 12 5 25 25.0
38 Maryland 1 8 14 3 25 25.0
38 Vanderbilt 1 9 14 2 25 25.0
38 Marshall 1 9 15 1 25 25.0
38 Charlotte 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
38 Louisiana 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
38 Ohio State 1 11 13 1 25 25.0
38 Buffalo 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
46 Texas State 1 7 18 1 26 26.0
46 Old Dominion 1 8 15 3 26 26.0
46 Sacramento State 1 9 14 3 26 26.0
46 Toledo 1 9 14 3 26 26.0
46 Kennesaw State 1 14 8 4 26 26.0
51 Notre Dame 2 10 16 1 27 13.5
51 Connecticut 1 7 16 4 27 27.0
51 Fresno State 1 8 19 0 27 27.0
51 Tulsa 1 10 13 4 27 27.0
55 Ohio 1 13 13 2 28 28.0
55 Minnesota 1 15 8 5 28 28.0
55 East Carolina 1 15 9 4 28 28.0
55 Memphis 1 16 10 2 28 28.0
59 Florida Atlantic 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
60 Utah 2 6 21 4 31 15.5
60 Alabama 2 7 19 5 31 15.5
60 Virginia 2 16 11 4 31 15.5
60 Southern Miss 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
64 Washington 2 10 16 6 32 16.0
64 Pittsburgh 2 14 13 5 32 16.0
64 Ball State 1 10 22 0 32 32.0
67 LSU 2 11 20 2 33 16.5
68 Kansas 2 12 19 3 34 17.0
68 Texas A&M 2 16 18 0 34 17.0
70 Louisiana-Monroe 1 14 21 0 35 35.0
70 Missouri State 1 17 16 2 35 35.0
72 Arizona State 2 13 19 4 36 18.0
72 USC 2 13 19 4 36 18.0
72 Boston College 2 20 15 1 36 18.0
75 Miami (FL) 2 6 27 4 37 18.5
75 Texas 2 14 21 2 37 18.5
75 BYU 2 15 16 6 37 18.5
78 Duke 2 12 21 5 38 19.0
78 Colorado 2 14 19 5 38 19.0
78 North Carolina 2 18 18 2 38 19.0
78 SMU 2 19 14 5 38 19.0
82 Mississippi State 2 10 26 3 39 19.5
82 Syracuse 2 18 13 8 39 19.5
82 Ole Miss 2 19 18 2 39 19.5
82 NC State 2 23 13 3 39 19.5
86 Akron 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
86 Tulane 2 19 18 3 40 20.0
88 Houston 2 11 28 3 42 21.0
88 Utah State 2 15 25 2 42 21.0
88 Western Kentucky 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
88 Rutgers 2 21 19 2 42 21.0
92 Oregon 2 17 20 6 43 21.5
93 Kentucky 2 17 21 6 44 22.0
93 Washington State 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
95 San Jose State 2 19 25 1 45 22.5
95 UTEP 2 19 25 1 45 22.5
95 Georgia Tech 2 28 14 3 45 22.5
98 Oregon State 2 17 25 4 46 23.0
99 Texas Tech 2 15 31 1 47 23.5
99 California 2 18 21 8 47 23.5
99 Eastern Michigan 2 21 24 2 47 23.5
99 Arkansas 2 23 19 5 47 23.5
103 Louisiana Tech 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
103 North Texas 2 19 25 4 48 24.0
103 Northern Illinois 2 20 26 2 48 24.0
106 Florida State 2 19 29 1 49 24.5
106 Stanford 2 21 27 1 49 24.5
108 Auburn 2 18 25 8 51 25.5
108 Louisville 2 24 20 7 51 25.5
110 Wake Forest 2 19 27 6 52 26.0
111 Bowling Green 2 29 21 3 53 26.5
112 UTSA 2 29 20 5 54 27.0
113 Clemson 2 34 20 3 57 28.5
114 Miami (OH) 2 18 36 4 58 29.0
115 UCLA 3 19 29 12 60 20.0
115 Kent State 2 22 35 3 60 30.0
115 Purdue 2 29 26 5 60 30.0