2014 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/12/2015

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Louisville 5 17 37 4 58 11.6
2 Wisconsin 4 19 24 4 47 11.8
3 Michigan State 4 18 29 2 49 12.3
3 Stanford 4 27 15 7 49 12.3
5 Baylor 4 17 27 7 51 12.8
6 TCU 3 19 19 2 40 13.3
7 Alabama 4 16 35 4 55 13.8
8 LSU 5 36 28 6 70 14.0
9 Penn State 5 20 49 4 73 14.6
10 Pittsburgh 5 35 34 5 74 14.8
11 Iowa 5 28 45 5 78 15.6
11 Michigan 5 30 43 5 78 15.6
11 Florida International 5 45 28 5 78 15.6
14 Virginia Tech 5 30 41 9 80 16.0
14 Boston College 5 32 44 4 80 16.0
16 Connecticut 5 26 50 5 81 16.2
17 Temple 4 38 20 7 65 16.3
18 Mississippi 4 29 26 11 66 16.5
18 Clemson 4 29 33 4 66 16.5
20 Kansas State 4 19 45 3 67 16.8
21 Notre Dame 4 24 41 3 68 17.0
21 Appalachian State 4 36 25 7 68 17.0
21 Ohio State 4 36 26 6 68 17.0
21 Buffalo 5 38 43 4 85 17.0
25 Louisiana-Monroe 4 31 35 3 69 17.3
25 UAB 4 37 29 3 69 17.3
27 North Texas 4 18 42 10 70 17.5
28 Virginia 5 26 54 8 88 17.6
28 Nebraska 5 29 51 8 88 17.6
30 Oregon State 4 28 30 14 72 18.0
30 Arkansas State 4 35 31 6 72 18.0
32 San Jose State 4 54 14 5 73 18.3
33 Auburn 4 26 39 9 74 18.5
33 Kansas 4 28 37 9 74 18.5
33 Kentucky 4 34 35 5 74 18.5
33 Tennessee 4 35 38 1 74 18.5
33 USC 4 36 26 12 74 18.5
38 Boise State 5 29 54 10 93 18.6
38 Wake Forest 5 48 33 12 93 18.6
40 Georgia 4 33 36 6 75 18.8
40 South Alabama 4 36 33 6 75 18.8
40 Miami (Florida) 5 40 42 12 94 18.8
43 UCF 3 23 27 7 57 19.0
43 Mississippi State 4 25 47 4 76 19.0
43 UTEP 4 39 34 3 76 19.0
43 Houston 4 42 26 8 76 19.0
43 Rutgers 5 33 53 9 95 19.0
48 Florida 3 22 29 7 58 19.3
48 Northern Illinois 4 20 47 10 77 19.3
48 West Virginia 4 33 39 5 77 19.3
48 Texas State 4 38 31 8 77 19.3
52 Hawai'i 4 27 41 10 78 19.5
52 Ball State 4 32 41 5 78 19.5
54 North Carolina State 5 47 47 4 98 19.6
55 Northwestern 4 32 41 6 79 19.8
55 Texas 4 46 27 6 79 19.8
57 Marshall 4 29 37 14 80 20.0
57 Arizona State 4 32 39 9 80 20.0
57 Georgia Tech 4 37 39 4 80 20.0
57 Missouri 5 40 51 9 100 20.0
61 Minnesota 5 36 55 10 101 20.2
61 Texas A&M 5 42 49 10 101 20.2
63 Memphis 4 31 42 8 81 20.3
64 Arkansas 5 43 54 5 102 20.4
64 Washington State 5 47 45 10 102 20.4
64 Central Michigan 5 47 51 4 102 20.4
67 Oklahoma 4 25 50 7 82 20.5
68 Duke 5 57 39 7 103 20.6
69 Air Force 4 18 59 6 83 20.8
69 Utah State 4 23 47 13 83 20.8
71 Miami (Ohio) 5 44 55 7 106 21.2
71 South Florida 5 48 53 5 106 21.2
73 East Carolina 4 29 51 5 85 21.3
73 San Diego State 4 31 44 10 85 21.3
73 Syracuse 4 32 49 4 85 21.3
73 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 35 47 3 85 21.3
77 Oklahoma State 4 29 47 10 86 21.5
77 Western Michigan 4 31 43 12 86 21.5
79 Louisiana Tech 5 52 48 8 108 21.6
80 Tulsa 4 32 48 7 87 21.8
81 Eastern Michigan 4 45 37 6 88 22.0
81 Wyoming 5 55 52 3 110 22.0
83 Rice 4 31 53 5 89 22.3
83 UTSA 4 32 44 13 89 22.3
83 Idaho 4 43 38 8 89 22.3
83 Florida State 4 43 40 6 89 22.3
87 Purdue 5 45 59 8 112 22.4
87 Georgia Southern 5 53 52 7 112 22.4
89 Maryland 5 54 47 12 113 22.6
90 BYU 4 21 55 15 91 22.8
90 Nevada 4 28 55 8 91 22.8
90 Utah 4 30 47 14 91 22.8
90 Colorado 5 44 53 17 114 22.8
90 Middle Tennessee 5 47 59 8 114 22.8
90 Tulane 5 54 47 13 114 22.8
90 Fresno State 5 57 51 6 114 22.8
97 Arizona 4 28 58 6 92 23.0
97 Akron 4 37 43 12 92 23.0
97 Washington 5 38 64 13 115 23.0
100 Ohio 5 44 67 5 116 23.2
101 UCLA 4 23 63 7 93 23.3
102 New Mexico State 5 79 31 7 117 23.4
103 South Carolina 5 41 69 8 118 23.6
103 Vanderbilt 5 50 60 8 118 23.6
103 Troy 5 54 56 8 118 23.6
106 Iowa State 4 48 40 8 96 24.0
106 Toledo 5 37 75 8 120 24.0
106 Navy 5 65 52 3 120 24.0
109 Old Dominion 5 64 56 1 121 24.2
110 Oregon 4 23 68 6 97 24.3
111 Indiana 4 28 61 11 100 25.0
111 Georgia State 4 42 50 8 100 25.0
111 Kent State 4 43 48 9 100 25.0
111 Southern Mississippi 5 54 63 8 125 25.0
115 Massachusetts 5 59 58 9 126 25.2
115 Florida Atlantic 5 63 57 6 126 25.2
117 Colorado State 4 45 48 8 101 25.3
118 Illinois 5 68 49 11 128 25.6
119 New Mexico 4 58 40 5 103 25.8
120 North Carolina 4 35 56 13 104 26.0
120 Western Kentucky 4 48 50 6 104 26.0
122 Texas Tech 4 61 34 11 106 26.5
123 SMU 4 49 53 5 107 26.8
124 Army 4 44 60 7 111 27.8
125 UNLV 5 69 57 15 141 28.2
126 California 4 30 73 13 116 29.0
127 Cincinnati 3 48 41 2 91 30.3
128 Bowling Green 5 55 87 10 152 30.4