2026 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/17/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Arkansas State 1 9 12 0 21 21.0
1 Louisiana-Monroe 1 14 21 0 35 35.0
1 Middle Tennessee State 1 28 8 0 36 36.0
4 New Mexico 1 4 9 1 14 14.0
4 Massachusetts 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
4 Wyoming 1 8 9 1 18 18.0
4 Coastal Carolina 1 11 6 1 18 18.0
4 James Madison 1 11 9 1 21 21.0
4 Western Kentucky 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
4 San Jose State 2 19 25 1 45 22.5
4 Rice 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
4 Sam Houston State 1 14 9 1 24 24.0
4 Marshall 1 9 15 1 25 25.0
4 Charlotte 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
4 Louisiana 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
4 Appalachian State 1 12 13 1 26 26.0
4 South Alabama 1 16 9 1 26 26.0
18 UAB 1 6 9 2 17 17.0
18 Georgia State 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
18 UNLV 1 3 15 2 20 20.0
18 New Mexico State 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
18 Hawaii 2 21 19 2 42 21.0
18 Eastern Michigan 2 21 24 2 47 23.5
18 Northern Illinois 2 20 26 2 48 24.0
18 Buffalo 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
18 Ohio 1 13 13 2 28 28.0
18 Memphis 1 16 10 2 28 28.0
18 Southern Miss 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
29 Western Michigan 2 18 12 3 33 16.5
29 Iowa State 4 30 38 3 71 17.8
29 Texas State 3 21 33 3 57 19.0
29 Tulane 2 19 18 3 40 20.0
29 Fresno State 4 35 44 3 82 20.5
29 Rutgers 4 42 42 3 87 21.8
29 Temple 1 8 12 3 23 23.0
29 Delaware 2 17 31 3 51 25.5
29 Old Dominion 1 8 15 3 26 26.0
29 Sacramento State 1 9 14 3 26 26.0
29 Bowling Green 2 29 21 3 53 26.5
29 Ball State 2 20 35 3 58 29.0
29 Kent State 2 22 35 3 60 30.0
29 Central Michigan 1 10 18 3 31 31.0
43 Akron 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
43 Texas Tech 4 24 62 4 90 22.5
43 UTEP 3 26 40 4 70 23.3
43 North Texas 2 19 25 4 48 24.0
43 Kennesaw State 1 14 8 4 26 26.0
43 East Carolina 1 15 9 4 28 28.0
43 Colorado State 3 45 37 4 86 28.7
43 Miami (OH) 2 18 36 4 58 29.0
51 LSU 5 35 41 5 81 16.2
51 Texas A&M 5 39 44 5 88 17.6
51 North Carolina 4 31 44 5 80 20.0
51 Arizona State 4 33 45 5 83 20.8
51 Michigan State 4 36 46 5 87 21.8
51 Florida State 5 50 60 5 115 23.0
51 Louisiana Tech 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
51 Georgia Southern 2 21 24 5 50 25.0
51 Stanford 4 43 52 5 100 25.0
51 San Diego State 4 48 53 5 106 26.5
51 Florida Atlantic 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
51 Missouri State 2 26 32 5 63 31.5
63 Utah State 4 30 41 6 77 19.3
63 Penn State 4 43 34 6 83 20.8
63 Toledo 2 12 24 6 42 21.0
63 Illinois 4 31 47 6 84 21.0
63 UTSA 3 35 34 6 75 25.0
63 Tulsa 2 20 25 6 51 25.5
69 Oklahoma 4 20 29 7 56 14.0
69 Troy 2 14 11 7 32 16.0
69 Kansas State 4 34 29 7 70 17.5
69 SMU 4 35 28 7 70 17.5
69 Boise State 3 17 30 7 54 18.0
69 Indiana 4 21 46 7 74 18.5
69 UCF 4 25 46 7 78 19.5
69 Iowa 4 26 46 7 79 19.8
69 Ole Miss 5 42 53 7 102 20.4
69 South Carolina 4 34 43 7 84 21.0
69 Connecticut 2 19 30 7 56 28.0
80 Notre Dame 6 30 55 8 93 15.5
80 BYU 4 26 31 8 65 16.3
80 Wisconsin 3 21 22 8 51 17.0
80 Nebraska 4 24 37 8 69 17.3
80 Ohio State 5 31 53 8 92 18.4
80 Baylor 4 25 56 8 89 22.3
80 Oklahoma State 4 43 43 8 94 23.5
87 Tennessee 5 29 45 9 83 16.6
87 Georgia 5 30 48 9 87 17.4
87 Northwestern 4 28 40 9 77 19.3
87 Missouri 5 38 54 9 101 20.2
87 Boston College 5 51 42 9 102 20.4
87 NC State 4 38 36 9 83 20.8
87 Vanderbilt 5 47 56 9 112 22.4
94 Miami (FL) 4 16 52 10 78 19.5
94 Washington State 6 50 58 10 118 19.7
94 Houston 5 29 60 10 99 19.8
94 Arizona 4 37 35 10 82 20.5
94 Minnesota 4 40 32 10 82 20.5
94 Florida 5 33 63 10 106 21.2
94 Kentucky 5 39 61 10 110 22.0
94 Arkansas 5 55 45 10 110 22.0
94 Mississippi State 5 35 67 10 112 22.4
94 Kansas 4 41 39 10 90 22.5
94 Cincinnati 4 39 57 10 106 26.5
105 Syracuse 4 32 29 11 72 18.0
105 USC 5 28 53 11 92 18.4
105 Texas 5 37 46 11 94 18.8
105 Oregon State 5 37 49 11 97 19.4
105 Oregon 5 36 53 11 100 20.0
105 Duke 4 27 43 11 81 20.3
105 Georgia Tech 5 51 52 11 114 22.8
105 Clemson 4 46 38 11 95 23.8
113 Alabama 6 41 62 12 115 19.2
113 Virginia Tech 5 28 59 12 99 19.8
113 Virginia 5 48 41 12 101 20.2
113 Purdue 5 44 64 12 120 24.0
113 West Virginia 5 48 60 12 120 24.0
118 Michigan 4 18 42 13 73 18.3
118 Washington 6 41 58 13 112 18.7
120 Wake Forest 6 40 71 14 125 20.8
121 Pittsburgh 5 29 46 16 91 18.2
121 TCU 4 25 34 16 75 18.8
121 Auburn 5 47 51 16 114 22.8
124 Utah 5 21 53 17 91 18.2
125 Colorado 5 40 47 18 105 21.0
126 UCLA 6 34 45 19 98 16.3
126 Louisville 6 58 68 19 145 24.2
128 California 5 49 50 20 119 23.8
128 Maryland 5 48 56 20 124 24.8