2014 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/12/2015

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 1 14 2 0 16 16.0
2 Notre Dame 1 18 5 0 23 23.0
3 Navy 2 26 13 1 40 20.0
4 East Carolina 8 42 92 28 162 20.3
5 Louisville 8 43 67 11 121 15.1
5 Michigan State 8 43 66 16 125 15.6
7 Memphis 8 45 83 14 142 17.8
7 Central Michigan 8 45 81 19 145 18.1
9 Clemson 8 47 52 14 113 14.1
9 UCF 8 47 58 16 121 15.1
11 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 48 92 15 155 19.4
12 Western Michigan 8 50 79 11 140 17.5
13 Louisiana Tech 9 52 103 8 163 18.1
14 Toledo 8 53 88 11 152 19.0
15 UTEP 8 54 59 6 119 14.9
15 Penn State 8 54 61 10 125 15.6
17 Ohio 8 55 82 10 147 18.4
17 Florida 8 55 79 14 148 18.5
17 Georgia Southern 8 55 94 10 159 19.9
20 Rice 8 56 88 15 159 19.9
21 Air Force 8 57 97 6 160 20.0
22 Alabama 9 58 91 6 155 17.2
22 Boston College 8 58 77 7 142 17.8
24 Tulane 8 59 90 13 162 20.3
25 Boise State 9 60 87 11 158 17.6
25 Houston 8 60 76 8 144 18.0
27 Buffalo 7 61 59 10 130 18.6
27 UTSA 8 61 78 20 159 19.9
27 Kent State 7 61 64 17 142 20.3
27 Washington State 9 61 112 21 194 21.6
31 USC 9 62 123 33 218 24.2
32 Wisconsin 9 63 60 14 137 15.2
32 Virginia 8 63 73 18 154 19.3
32 Akron 8 63 81 19 163 20.4
32 Baylor 9 63 95 36 194 21.6
32 Washington 9 63 123 15 201 22.3
37 LSU 8 64 61 7 132 16.5
37 San Diego State 8 64 57 15 136 17.0
37 Mississippi State 8 64 93 7 164 20.5
40 Mississippi 8 65 80 3 148 18.5
40 TCU 9 65 93 10 168 18.7
40 Arkansas 8 65 77 10 152 19.0
40 Ohio State 9 65 88 21 174 19.3
40 West Virginia 9 65 93 18 176 19.6
40 Cincinnati 8 65 87 6 158 19.8
40 Oklahoma 9 65 105 16 186 20.7
47 Appalachian State 8 66 67 9 142 17.8
47 Utah State 8 66 72 11 149 18.6
47 Stanford 9 66 90 12 168 18.7
47 UAB 8 66 79 16 161 20.1
51 Syracuse 8 68 71 16 155 19.4
51 South Florida 8 68 77 13 158 19.8
53 Michigan 8 69 67 5 141 17.6
53 North Texas 8 69 72 10 151 18.9
53 Florida International 8 69 76 14 159 19.9
53 Arizona State 9 69 102 12 183 20.3
57 Iowa 8 70 48 5 123 15.4
57 Minnesota 8 70 61 15 146 18.3
57 Temple 8 70 82 15 167 20.9
60 Virginia Tech 8 72 56 8 136 17.0
60 Northwestern 8 72 69 10 151 18.9
62 Massachusetts 8 73 95 17 185 23.1
63 Missouri 9 74 82 18 174 19.3
63 Wyoming 8 74 82 7 163 20.4
63 Auburn 8 74 87 23 184 23.0
66 South Alabama 8 75 70 22 167 20.9
66 Georgia Tech 9 75 107 8 190 21.1
66 Southern Mississippi 8 75 83 16 174 21.8
66 Kansas State 9 75 115 10 200 22.2
66 California 9 75 164 26 265 29.4
71 Connecticut 8 76 77 19 172 21.5
72 Fresno State 9 77 83 7 167 18.6
72 Miami (Florida) 8 77 58 16 151 18.9
72 Texas 9 77 84 10 171 19.0
72 Wake Forest 8 77 70 12 159 19.9
76 San Jose State 8 78 50 6 134 16.8
76 Indiana 8 78 79 12 169 21.1
78 Nebraska 8 79 64 9 152 19.0
78 Georgia 8 79 68 14 161 20.1
78 Colorado 9 79 102 19 200 22.2
78 Tulsa 8 79 82 18 179 22.4
78 Middle Tennessee 8 79 105 13 197 24.6
83 Pittsburgh 8 80 73 11 164 20.5
83 Florida Atlantic 8 80 79 12 171 21.4
85 Colorado State 8 82 83 14 179 22.4
86 Nevada 8 83 90 12 185 23.1
86 Texas State 8 83 94 8 185 23.1
86 Ball State 8 83 93 10 186 23.3
89 Oregon State 9 84 113 21 218 24.2
90 Tennessee 8 85 67 9 161 20.1
90 Maryland 8 85 81 12 178 22.3
90 Purdue 8 85 82 11 178 22.3
90 Oregon 10 85 117 23 225 22.5
90 Eastern Michigan 8 85 95 11 191 23.9
95 Louisiana-Monroe 8 86 71 12 169 21.1
96 Utah 9 87 92 14 193 21.4
97 Florida State 9 88 86 9 183 20.3
97 Idaho 8 88 64 14 166 20.8
97 Bowling Green 9 88 115 17 220 24.4
100 Oklahoma State 9 89 104 17 210 23.3
101 Arkansas State 8 91 70 16 177 22.1
101 Northern Illinois 9 91 93 15 199 22.1
101 SMU 8 91 94 10 195 24.4
104 Rutgers 8 92 71 10 173 21.6
104 North Carolina State 8 92 73 13 178 22.3
104 UCLA 9 92 97 24 213 23.7
107 Hawai'i 8 93 77 8 178 22.3
107 South Carolina 8 93 82 13 188 23.5
107 Miami (Ohio) 8 93 89 19 201 25.1
110 Arizona 10 95 129 23 247 24.7
111 Kansas 9 96 95 17 208 23.1
112 Western Kentucky 8 97 109 11 217 27.1
113 Marshall 9 98 78 20 196 21.8
114 Troy 8 99 69 12 180 22.5
114 Duke 8 99 75 7 181 22.6
114 North Carolina 8 99 78 12 189 23.6
117 Kentucky 8 100 83 12 195 24.4
118 Vanderbilt 8 101 77 13 191 23.9
119 Illinois 8 104 67 12 183 22.9
120 Texas A&M 8 105 86 15 206 25.8
120 New Mexico 8 105 96 14 215 26.9
122 UNLV 8 109 54 12 175 21.9
123 Texas Tech 9 110 108 23 241 26.8
124 Old Dominion 8 114 77 5 196 24.5
125 New Mexico State 8 120 67 11 198 24.8
125 Iowa State 9 120 127 16 263 29.2
127 Georgia State 8 140 68 3 211 26.4