2014 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/12/2015

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan State 2 7 9 0 16 8.0
2 Wisconsin 2 5 12 2 19 9.5
3 Kansas State 1 3 6 1 10 10.0
3 Clemson 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
5 Georgia 1 5 5 1 11 11.0
5 Oklahoma State 1 5 6 0 11 11.0
5 Alabama 2 6 13 3 22 11.0
5 Baylor 2 7 12 3 22 11.0
9 Penn State 4 14 31 4 49 12.3
10 Iowa 1 6 5 2 13 13.0
11 Tennessee 2 12 15 1 28 14.0
11 Kentucky 2 13 13 2 28 14.0
11 Louisville 2 13 13 2 28 14.0
11 LSU 3 21 19 2 42 14.0
15 Arkansas 2 18 10 1 29 14.5
16 Michigan 3 13 27 5 45 15.0
17 Oregon State 2 12 14 5 31 15.5
18 Ohio State 3 29 14 4 47 15.7
19 UCF 9 61 65 16 142 15.8
20 UTEP 11 89 77 9 175 15.9
21 Maryland 1 6 9 1 16 16.0
22 Virginia Tech 3 10 36 3 49 16.3
23 Nebraska 2 12 18 3 33 16.5
23 Stanford 2 15 14 4 33 16.5
23 Rutgers 2 18 12 3 33 16.5
26 TCU 1 8 8 1 17 17.0
26 Washington State 1 10 4 3 17 17.0
26 Virginia 2 9 20 5 34 17.0
26 Boston College 2 10 22 2 34 17.0
26 Auburn 2 13 17 4 34 17.0
31 Boise State 12 73 118 16 207 17.3
32 San Diego State 10 90 66 19 175 17.5
33 Appalachian State 9 71 76 11 158 17.6
34 Vanderbilt 3 13 35 5 53 17.7
35 Kansas 1 6 10 2 18 18.0
35 Texas 2 21 12 3 36 18.0
35 San Jose State 9 103 52 7 162 18.0
38 Memphis 10 56 110 15 181 18.1
39 Louisiana Tech 10 62 113 8 183 18.3
39 Western Michigan 10 69 96 18 183 18.3
39 Fresno State 10 84 91 8 183 18.3
42 Buffalo 8 74 63 10 147 18.4
43 Utah 2 8 20 9 37 18.5
43 USC 2 12 20 5 37 18.5
45 Mississippi State 3 19 34 3 56 18.7
45 North Texas 9 70 83 15 168 18.7
45 Utah State 11 95 94 17 206 18.7
48 North Carolina State 4 38 35 2 75 18.8
49 Oklahoma 2 11 24 3 38 19.0
49 Mississippi 3 25 22 10 57 19.0
49 Houston 11 98 95 16 209 19.0
52 UTSA 10 75 92 25 192 19.2
53 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 77 117 18 212 19.3
53 Air Force 12 87 133 11 231 19.3
55 Central Michigan 9 51 103 21 175 19.4
55 Rice 12 103 109 21 233 19.4
57 Florida 2 9 25 5 39 19.5
57 Notre Dame 2 25 14 0 39 19.5
59 UAB 9 72 87 17 176 19.6
60 South Florida 8 68 77 13 158 19.8
61 Florida International 8 69 76 14 159 19.9
61 Wyoming 9 84 87 8 179 19.9
63 Minnesota 2 13 23 4 40 20.0
63 Missouri 2 16 21 3 40 20.0
63 Georgia Tech 2 18 19 3 40 20.0
63 Texas A&M 3 21 35 4 60 20.0
63 Pittsburgh 3 28 30 2 60 20.0
63 Toledo 10 66 120 14 200 20.0
69 Kent State 9 88 72 21 181 20.1
69 Ohio 10 78 111 12 201 20.1
71 Georgia Southern 9 75 97 10 182 20.2
72 Wake Forest 3 32 22 7 61 20.3
72 East Carolina 8 42 92 28 162 20.3
72 Tulane 8 59 90 13 162 20.3
75 Army 8 75 78 10 163 20.4
75 Cincinnati 10 86 111 7 204 20.4
75 South Alabama 11 101 95 28 224 20.4
78 Idaho 11 116 91 18 225 20.5
79 Louisiana-Monroe 8 86 71 12 169 21.1
80 Akron 9 76 92 23 191 21.2
80 Florida Atlantic 10 99 96 17 212 21.2
82 BYU 9 59 114 19 192 21.3
82 Connecticut 11 108 103 23 234 21.3
84 Tulsa 11 106 109 20 235 21.4
85 Syracuse 2 13 27 3 43 21.5
85 Arizona State 2 16 25 2 43 21.5
85 Washington 2 18 21 4 43 21.5
88 Temple 9 94 83 17 194 21.6
89 Illinois 3 21 39 5 65 21.7
89 Hawai'i 9 102 84 9 195 21.7
91 Colorado State 9 90 92 16 198 22.0
91 Navy 10 119 95 6 220 22.0
93 Marshall 13 134 122 34 290 22.3
94 Arizona 4 25 59 6 90 22.5
95 Southern Mississippi 9 84 99 20 203 22.6
95 Arkansas State 10 123 83 20 226 22.6
97 Texas State 10 109 107 11 227 22.7
98 Troy 9 117 74 14 205 22.8
99 Eastern Michigan 9 92 103 12 207 23.0
99 Northern Illinois 11 106 126 21 253 23.0
101 Massachusetts 8 73 95 17 185 23.1
102 Purdue 3 30 35 5 70 23.3
102 Ball State 9 104 94 12 210 23.3
102 Old Dominion 9 124 81 5 210 23.3
105 South Carolina 2 10 32 5 47 23.5
106 SMU 9 102 100 10 212 23.6
107 Colorado 3 29 29 13 71 23.7
108 UNLV 11 158 87 18 263 23.9
109 UCLA 1 5 17 2 24 24.0
109 Oregon 1 7 16 1 24 24.0
109 Texas Tech 1 17 4 3 24 24.0
109 Northwestern 2 20 22 6 48 24.0
109 Duke 2 25 18 5 48 24.0
114 Miami (Ohio) 10 104 115 24 243 24.3
115 Middle Tennessee 10 99 134 15 248 24.8
116 Nevada 10 111 126 12 249 24.9
116 New Mexico State 10 156 80 13 249 24.9
118 Iowa State 1 12 9 4 25 25.0
118 Miami (Florida) 2 11 32 7 50 25.0
120 New Mexico 11 138 126 17 281 25.5
121 Bowling Green 11 106 157 20 283 25.7
122 Western Kentucky 12 142 151 18 311 25.9
123 California 1 6 16 4 26 26.0
123 Florida State 1 12 11 3 26 26.0
125 Georgia State 9 158 79 5 242 26.9
126 North Carolina 3 32 46 11 89 29.7
127 Indiana 2 22 31 8 61 30.5