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

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