2008 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 11/15/2008

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 TCU 11 28 79 28 135 12.3
2 Alabama 11 44 91 13 148 13.5
3 Penn State 11 65 84 7 156 14.2
4 Virginia Tech 10 59 79 9 147 14.7
5 Arizona 10 70 69 9 148 14.8
6 USC 10 57 71 23 151 15.1
7 LSU 10 54 82 16 152 15.2
8 Boston College 10 57 80 16 153 15.3
9 Utah 11 60 85 24 169 15.4
10 Oregon State 10 58 82 15 155 15.5
10 Connecticut 10 64 76 15 155 15.5
12 Florida 10 62 77 17 156 15.6
12 Rutgers 10 70 77 9 156 15.6
14 South Carolina 11 78 78 17 173 15.7
15 Mississippi State 10 78 64 16 158 15.8
16 East Carolina 10 64 82 13 159 15.9
17 South Florida 10 51 86 23 160 16.0
17 Florida State 10 65 66 29 160 16.0
17 Miami (Florida) 10 69 70 21 160 16.0
17 Clemson 10 74 75 11 160 16.0
17 Kentucky 11 79 82 15 176 16.0
22 Army 10 69 80 13 162 16.2
23 Boise State 10 63 81 19 163 16.3
23 Georgia Tech 10 70 83 10 163 16.3
25 Wake Forest 10 65 89 11 165 16.5
25 UCF 10 68 84 13 165 16.5
27 Auburn 11 72 95 16 183 16.6
27 San Jose State 11 80 88 15 183 16.6
29 Wisconsin 11 61 105 18 184 16.7
30 Pittsburgh 9 67 71 13 151 16.8
30 Tennessee 10 64 86 18 168 16.8
30 Northern Illinois 10 69 83 16 168 16.8
33 Memphis 10 78 82 9 169 16.9
34 Notre Dame 10 71 85 14 170 17.0
35 Ohio State 11 82 91 15 188 17.1
36 Louisville 10 55 99 18 172 17.2
36 Wyoming 11 77 92 20 189 17.2
38 Duke 10 66 94 13 173 17.3
38 Michigan State 11 80 89 21 190 17.3
40 Michigan 11 74 99 18 191 17.4
41 Mississippi 10 72 87 16 175 17.5
41 Iowa 11 64 112 16 192 17.5
43 California 10 76 86 15 177 17.7
44 Georgia 11 66 98 32 196 17.8
45 Miami (Ohio) 10 85 82 12 179 17.9
45 New Mexico 12 89 113 13 215 17.9
47 Arkansas State 9 63 85 14 162 18.0
48 Vanderbilt 10 91 84 6 181 18.1
49 West Virginia 9 70 82 12 164 18.2
49 Louisiana Tech 10 57 115 10 182 18.2
49 UCLA 10 89 82 11 182 18.2
49 Air Force 11 82 103 15 200 18.2
53 Nevada 10 43 121 19 183 18.3
53 Nebraska 11 79 99 23 201 18.3
55 Cincinnati 10 57 105 22 184 18.4
55 Oklahoma 10 67 100 17 184 18.4
57 Minnesota 11 77 113 14 204 18.5
57 Illinois 11 94 97 13 204 18.5
59 Middle Tennessee 10 79 94 13 186 18.6
59 Tulane 10 80 90 16 186 18.6
59 Virginia 10 88 87 11 186 18.6
62 Arizona State 10 73 89 25 187 18.7
62 Ball State 10 85 97 5 187 18.7
62 Texas 11 55 130 21 206 18.7
65 Arkansas 10 90 90 9 189 18.9
65 Northwestern 11 95 98 15 208 18.9
67 Troy 10 83 90 17 190 19.0
67 Ohio 10 88 81 21 190 19.0
69 Kent State 10 89 97 5 191 19.1
69 Eastern Michigan 10 100 77 13 191 19.1
71 Hawai'i 10 82 93 17 192 19.2
72 Western Michigan 11 71 131 13 215 19.5
73 Maryland 10 83 106 7 196 19.6
73 Navy 10 84 107 5 196 19.6
75 Purdue 11 108 93 16 217 19.7
76 Central Michigan 10 65 112 22 199 19.9
77 BYU 11 90 109 23 222 20.2
78 Bowling Green 10 94 92 17 203 20.3
78 Fresno State 10 106 85 12 203 20.3
80 Oregon 11 69 130 25 224 20.4
81 Texas Tech 10 78 113 14 205 20.5
81 Southern Mississippi 11 87 120 18 225 20.5
81 Colorado 11 105 104 17 226 20.5
84 Buffalo 10 79 118 10 207 20.7
84 Western Kentucky 11 101 110 17 228 20.7
86 North Carolina 10 91 100 17 208 20.8
87 Houston 10 96 94 19 210 21.0
87 Temple 10 99 95 16 210 21.0
89 New Mexico State 10 115 80 16 211 21.1
89 UNLV 11 124 95 13 232 21.1
91 Florida International 9 96 80 15 191 21.2
91 UAB 10 84 109 19 212 21.2
91 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 96 101 15 212 21.2
91 Colorado State 11 104 116 13 233 21.2
95 Florida Atlantic 10 106 80 27 213 21.3
95 Kansas 11 79 139 16 234 21.3
97 Tulsa 10 75 124 15 214 21.4
98 Louisiana-Monroe 11 107 113 16 236 21.5
99 Stanford 11 87 127 24 238 21.6
100 Missouri 11 84 143 16 243 22.1
101 Toledo 10 98 106 20 224 22.4
101 Marshall 10 100 110 14 224 22.4
103 North Carolina State 10 94 118 13 225 22.5
103 Oklahoma State 11 77 155 15 247 22.5
103 Iowa State 11 105 128 14 247 22.5
103 Washington State 11 130 95 22 247 22.5
107 Baylor 11 104 129 16 249 22.6
108 Indiana 11 113 125 13 251 22.8
109 Syracuse 10 110 108 11 229 22.9
110 UTEP 10 108 106 18 232 23.2
110 Utah State 11 106 127 22 255 23.2
112 North Texas 10 100 122 11 233 23.3
112 Washington 10 125 97 11 233 23.3
114 Akron 10 118 99 17 234 23.4
115 San Diego State 11 156 98 10 264 24.0
116 Rice 10 111 122 13 246 24.6
117 Kansas State 11 126 130 16 272 24.7
117 Idaho 11 127 127 18 272 24.7
119 Texas A&M 11 130 128 17 275 25.0
120 SMU 11 133 130 17 280 25.5