2011 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 33 | 43 | 8 | 84 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Georgia | 9 | 49 | 58 | 9 | 116 | 12.9 |
| 3 | LSU | 10 | 61 | 68 | 16 | 145 | 14.5 |
| 4 | TCU | 7 | 37 | 53 | 12 | 102 | 14.6 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 8 | 58 | 55 | 8 | 121 | 15.1 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 7 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 108 | 15.4 |
| 7 | Michigan | 8 | 50 | 66 | 9 | 125 | 15.6 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 9 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 144 | 16.0 |
| 10 | North Carolina State | 8 | 54 | 73 | 5 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 10 | Illinois | 8 | 72 | 50 | 10 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 12 | Boise State | 7 | 49 | 55 | 12 | 116 | 16.6 |
| 12 | Temple | 8 | 47 | 76 | 10 | 133 | 16.6 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 44 | 84 | 7 | 135 | 16.9 |
| 15 | Florida State | 8 | 43 | 79 | 18 | 140 | 17.5 |
| 15 | Kent State | 8 | 53 | 75 | 12 | 140 | 17.5 |
| 17 | UCF | 8 | 51 | 82 | 9 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 67 | 80 | 13 | 160 | 17.8 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 48 | 69 | 8 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 19 | Virginia | 8 | 58 | 73 | 12 | 143 | 17.9 |
| 21 | Arkansas State | 8 | 45 | 77 | 22 | 144 | 18.0 |
| 21 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 53 | 81 | 10 | 144 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Buffalo | 8 | 68 | 69 | 8 | 145 | 18.1 |
| 24 | Stanford | 9 | 51 | 95 | 18 | 164 | 18.2 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 9 | 56 | 83 | 25 | 164 | 18.2 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 8 | 77 | 59 | 12 | 148 | 18.5 |
| 27 | Louisville | 7 | 51 | 73 | 6 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 27 | Penn State | 8 | 64 | 76 | 9 | 149 | 18.6 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 8 | 71 | 69 | 9 | 149 | 18.6 |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 71 | 71 | 7 | 149 | 18.6 |
| 31 | Nevada | 7 | 38 | 82 | 11 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 31 | San Diego State | 7 | 63 | 58 | 10 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 51 | 85 | 14 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 55 | 85 | 10 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 33 | Tulane | 8 | 58 | 85 | 7 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 33 | Florida | 8 | 72 | 59 | 19 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 7 | 49 | 74 | 10 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 38 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 49 | 113 | 11 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 38 | Texas | 9 | 52 | 102 | 19 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 40 | Ohio State | 8 | 67 | 75 | 12 | 154 | 19.3 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 8 | 82 | 54 | 18 | 154 | 19.3 |
| 42 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 52 | 81 | 3 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 42 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 35 | 105 | 15 | 155 | 19.4 |
| 44 | SMU | 8 | 50 | 94 | 12 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 45 | Boston College | 8 | 57 | 91 | 9 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 8 | 63 | 82 | 12 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 8 | 75 | 72 | 10 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 48 | Tulsa | 8 | 50 | 92 | 16 | 158 | 19.8 |
| 48 | Florida International | 8 | 59 | 77 | 22 | 158 | 19.8 |
| 50 | East Carolina | 8 | 59 | 85 | 15 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 50 | Clemson | 9 | 80 | 82 | 17 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 50 | California | 10 | 83 | 93 | 23 | 199 | 19.9 |
| 53 | Navy | 2 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 7 | 47 | 85 | 8 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 53 | Air Force | 7 | 79 | 56 | 5 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 56 | Syracuse | 7 | 53 | 70 | 18 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 56 | Rice | 8 | 68 | 85 | 8 | 161 | 20.1 |
| 56 | North Texas | 8 | 71 | 83 | 7 | 161 | 20.1 |
| 56 | Duke | 8 | 81 | 72 | 8 | 161 | 20.1 |
| 60 | Connecticut | 7 | 46 | 89 | 7 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 60 | Ohio | 9 | 68 | 101 | 14 | 183 | 20.3 |
| 62 | Wyoming | 7 | 83 | 55 | 5 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 62 | Washington State | 9 | 69 | 100 | 15 | 184 | 20.4 |
| 62 | Houston | 9 | 84 | 90 | 10 | 184 | 20.4 |
| 65 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 62 | 91 | 12 | 165 | 20.6 |
| 65 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 68 | 90 | 7 | 165 | 20.6 |
| 65 | Purdue | 8 | 83 | 69 | 13 | 165 | 20.6 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 8 | 87 | 69 | 10 | 166 | 20.8 |
| 69 | South Florida | 7 | 52 | 84 | 10 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 69 | Utah | 9 | 54 | 113 | 21 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 70 | 102 | 16 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 69 | Oklahoma | 9 | 77 | 97 | 14 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 73 | Army | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 7 | 69 | 70 | 8 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Toledo | 8 | 54 | 97 | 17 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Auburn | 8 | 86 | 70 | 12 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 77 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 79 | 73 | 17 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 77 | Mississippi | 8 | 95 | 62 | 12 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 79 | Washington | 9 | 65 | 110 | 17 | 192 | 21.3 |
| 80 | Hawai'i | 7 | 62 | 81 | 7 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 80 | New Mexico | 7 | 79 | 65 | 6 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 80 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 92 | 68 | 11 | 171 | 21.4 |
| 83 | UTEP | 8 | 78 | 90 | 4 | 172 | 21.5 |
| 84 | UNLV | 7 | 81 | 59 | 11 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 85 | Fresno State | 7 | 49 | 91 | 12 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 86 | Northwestern | 8 | 82 | 84 | 8 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 86 | Bowling Green | 8 | 90 | 74 | 10 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 86 | Oregon | 10 | 70 | 125 | 23 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 89 | Idaho | 7 | 60 | 83 | 10 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 89 | Iowa | 8 | 79 | 85 | 11 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 91 | Akron | 8 | 95 | 74 | 8 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 92 | Arizona State | 9 | 64 | 112 | 25 | 201 | 22.3 |
| 93 | Marshall | 8 | 61 | 109 | 9 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | 8 | 71 | 94 | 14 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 95 | Missouri | 9 | 82 | 113 | 9 | 204 | 22.7 |
| 95 | UCLA | 10 | 98 | 111 | 18 | 227 | 22.7 |
| 97 | USC | 9 | 62 | 132 | 11 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | 9 | 86 | 99 | 20 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 7 | 92 | 57 | 11 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 100 | Troy | 8 | 77 | 97 | 10 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 100 | Minnesota | 8 | 103 | 70 | 11 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 100 | Indiana | 8 | 110 | 66 | 8 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 103 | Utah State | 7 | 56 | 85 | 22 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 104 | Central Michigan | 8 | 75 | 100 | 12 | 187 | 23.4 |
| 105 | Maryland | 8 | 98 | 81 | 9 | 188 | 23.5 |
| 106 | Oregon State | 9 | 100 | 88 | 24 | 212 | 23.6 |
| 107 | Kansas State | 9 | 77 | 128 | 8 | 213 | 23.7 |
| 108 | Memphis | 8 | 71 | 109 | 10 | 190 | 23.8 |
| 109 | Arizona | 9 | 72 | 118 | 25 | 215 | 23.9 |
| 110 | Iowa State | 9 | 108 | 102 | 10 | 220 | 24.4 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 7 | 83 | 78 | 12 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 112 | Western Michigan | 8 | 94 | 92 | 14 | 200 | 25.0 |
| 113 | Colorado | 10 | 102 | 132 | 18 | 252 | 25.2 |
| 114 | Baylor | 9 | 97 | 117 | 19 | 233 | 25.9 |
| 114 | Kansas | 9 | 117 | 104 | 12 | 233 | 25.9 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 9 | 125 | 88 | 21 | 234 | 26.0 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 95 | 129 | 11 | 235 | 26.1 |
| 118 | UAB | 8 | 86 | 113 | 12 | 211 | 26.4 |
| 119 | Ball State | 8 | 98 | 104 | 11 | 213 | 26.6 |