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

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