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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas A&M 1 2 1 1 4 4.0
2 Texas 1 5 2 2 9 9.0
3 Kansas 1 2 3 2 7 7.0
3 Notre Dame 1 4 3 0 7 7.0
3 LSU 1 2 3 3 8 8.0
6 Alabama 1 1 4 0 5 5.0
6 Iowa State 1 5 4 1 10 10.0
6 TCU 1 6 4 1 11 11.0
6 Virginia 1 5 4 3 12 12.0
10 Iowa 1 1 5 1 7 7.0
10 South Carolina 1 4 5 1 10 10.0
10 Texas Tech 1 6 5 0 11 11.0
10 Virginia Tech 1 6 5 0 11 11.0
10 Wake Forest 1 12 5 3 20 20.0
15 Duke 1 2 6 2 10 10.0
15 Miami (FL) 1 3 6 1 10 10.0
15 Maryland 1 5 6 1 12 12.0
15 Oregon State 1 5 6 7 18 18.0
15 California 1 7 6 5 18 18.0
15 Missouri 1 8 6 4 18 18.0
15 Kansas State 1 9 6 3 18 18.0
22 Mississippi State 1 5 7 2 14 14.0
23 Michigan 2 14 8 3 25 12.5
23 SMU 1 3 8 3 14 14.0
23 Oklahoma State 1 5 8 2 15 15.0
23 Minnesota 1 5 8 3 16 16.0
23 Ole Miss 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
23 Vanderbilt 1 7 8 3 18 18.0
23 Rutgers 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
30 Arkansas 1 2 9 1 12 12.0
30 Auburn 1 2 9 1 12 12.0
30 Georgia 1 6 9 2 17 17.0
33 Oklahoma 2 9 10 3 22 11.0
33 Clemson 1 2 10 2 14 14.0
33 Pittsburgh 1 3 10 1 14 14.0
33 Purdue 1 8 10 1 19 19.0
33 Utah State 1 11 10 5 26 26.0
38 Ohio State 2 5 11 3 19 9.5
38 Nebraska 2 14 11 1 26 13.0
38 Tennessee 1 7 11 0 18 18.0
38 Arizona 1 7 11 2 20 20.0
38 Arizona State 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
38 Illinois 1 12 11 1 24 24.0
44 Kentucky 1 5 12 2 19 19.0
45 Florida State 1 4 13 1 18 18.0
45 Cincinnati 1 5 13 2 20 20.0
45 BYU 1 8 13 1 22 22.0
45 Northwestern 1 8 13 1 22 22.0
45 Baylor 1 8 13 4 25 25.0
50 Boise State 2 9 14 6 29 14.5
50 NC State 1 2 14 2 18 18.0
52 Penn State 3 16 15 7 38 12.7
52 West Virginia 1 3 15 4 22 22.0
52 Houston 1 4 15 3 22 22.0
52 North Carolina 1 11 15 0 26 26.0
52 Syracuse 1 7 15 6 28 28.0
57 UCF 1 6 16 3 25 25.0
57 Florida 1 7 16 2 25 25.0
59 Michigan State 3 21 17 5 43 14.3
59 UTSA 3 25 17 7 49 16.3
59 Colorado State 2 22 17 3 42 21.0
59 Northern Illinois 3 47 17 4 68 22.7
63 Indiana 2 9 18 2 29 14.5
63 Wisconsin 2 12 18 5 35 17.5
65 Fresno State 3 30 19 2 51 17.0
65 USC 2 12 19 5 36 18.0
67 San Diego State 2 16 21 2 39 19.5
68 Louisiana Tech 3 26 24 9 59 19.7
69 Stanford 2 18 25 2 45 22.5
70 Florida Atlantic 4 40 26 8 74 18.5
70 Sam Houston State 4 37 26 12 75 18.8
70 UTEP 3 31 26 5 62 20.7
73 Western Kentucky 4 32 27 7 66 16.5
74 North Texas 3 19 28 4 51 17.0
75 East Carolina 4 32 29 6 67 16.8
75 Kent State 4 30 29 10 69 17.3
75 Delaware 3 31 29 6 66 22.0
78 Bowling Green 4 32 30 12 74 18.5
78 Georgia Southern 4 30 30 16 76 19.0
80 New Mexico 4 22 31 9 62 15.5
80 Western Michigan 4 37 31 11 79 19.8
80 San Jose State 4 43 31 5 79 19.8
83 Appalachian State 4 34 32 8 74 18.5
83 Akron 4 46 32 5 83 20.8
83 Missouri State 3 26 32 11 69 23.0
86 Liberty 5 34 33 12 79 15.8
86 Central Michigan 5 56 33 14 103 20.6
88 Arkansas State 5 60 34 10 104 20.8
88 UAB 5 64 34 11 109 21.8
88 Tulsa 4 48 34 7 89 22.3
91 Connecticut 3 20 36 6 62 20.7
92 Toledo 4 30 37 15 82 20.5
92 Tulane 4 46 37 7 90 22.5
94 Miami (OH) 4 19 38 13 70 17.5
94 Nevada 5 49 38 7 94 18.8
94 Ball State 4 43 38 7 88 22.0
94 Texas State 2 13 38 4 55 27.5
98 Memphis 5 36 39 10 85 17.0
98 Massachusetts 4 37 39 7 83 20.8
98 Louisiana-Monroe 4 47 39 3 89 22.3
98 Troy 3 25 39 10 74 24.7
98 Southern Miss 4 53 39 8 100 25.0
103 North Dakota State 6 41 40 12 93 15.5
103 Ohio 5 39 40 8 87 17.4
103 New Mexico State 4 30 40 3 73 18.3
103 Middle Tennessee State 4 34 40 7 81 20.3
107 Air Force 5 36 41 7 84 16.8
108 Georgia State 4 29 42 5 76 19.0
109 FIU 5 28 43 4 75 15.0
109 Hawaii 5 43 43 10 96 19.2
109 UNLV 6 65 43 17 125 20.8
109 Wyoming 5 55 43 8 106 21.2
113 Rice 5 49 44 9 102 20.4
114 Sacramento State 5 39 45 21 105 21.0
115 Louisiana 5 24 46 3 73 14.6
115 Buffalo 4 26 46 3 75 18.8
117 Old Dominion 5 36 47 15 98 19.6
118 USF 6 57 48 4 109 18.2
118 Marshall 4 32 48 7 87 21.8
120 Navy 5 39 51 7 97 19.4
121 Army 5 44 54 3 101 20.2
122 Jacksonville State 6 54 55 13 122 20.3
122 Temple 5 52 55 8 115 23.0
122 Kennesaw State 4 29 55 14 98 24.5
125 Eastern Michigan 5 31 56 3 90 18.0
125 South Alabama 4 22 56 9 87 21.8
127 Coastal Carolina 5 51 57 9 117 23.4
128 James Madison 5 25 61 15 101 20.2
128 Charlotte 5 55 61 7 123 24.6