2015 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Boston College 12 54 88 24 166 13.8
2 Wisconsin 13 60 107 16 183 14.1
3 Georgia 13 89 87 13 189 14.5
4 Boise State 13 71 110 25 206 15.8
4 Vanderbilt 12 80 107 19 206 17.2
6 Georgia Tech 12 94 106 11 211 17.6
7 Missouri 12 99 98 16 213 17.8
8 Ohio State 13 93 103 20 216 16.6
8 Army 12 93 110 13 216 18.0
10 Michigan 13 91 95 31 217 16.7
10 Wake Forest 12 88 107 22 217 18.1
10 Illinois 12 102 94 21 217 18.1
13 San Diego State 14 83 104 33 220 15.7
13 Georgia Southern 13 91 116 13 220 16.9
15 Alabama 15 67 129 27 223 14.9
15 Central Michigan 13 92 120 11 223 17.2
15 Appalachian State 13 99 112 12 223 17.2
18 Clemson 15 93 111 21 225 15.0
19 Northwestern 13 99 111 16 226 17.4
19 UTEP 12 84 125 17 226 18.8
21 Louisville 13 90 112 25 227 17.5
22 Utah State 13 104 103 22 229 17.6
23 Air Force 14 90 123 17 230 16.4
24 LSU 12 89 127 17 233 19.4
25 Pittsburgh 13 107 111 16 234 18.0
25 Penn State 13 108 115 11 234 18.0
27 Tennessee 13 97 120 18 235 18.1
27 Kent State 12 93 113 29 235 19.6
29 North Carolina State 13 92 114 30 236 18.2
30 Florida 14 106 111 20 237 16.9
31 Virginia Tech 13 101 108 29 238 18.3
32 Temple 14 83 131 25 239 17.1
33 Connecticut 13 107 120 14 241 18.5
33 San Jose State 13 134 95 12 241 18.5
35 Notre Dame 13 109 108 25 242 18.6
36 Rice 12 101 119 23 243 20.3
37 BYU 13 91 132 22 245 18.8
37 Buffalo 12 108 116 21 245 20.4
39 Nebraska 13 57 163 26 246 18.9
39 Florida State 13 107 122 17 246 18.9
39 Toledo 12 92 129 25 246 20.5
39 Virginia 12 99 126 21 246 20.5
43 Texas A&M 13 134 88 25 247 19.0
43 South Alabama 12 118 113 16 247 20.6
45 Akron 13 77 140 31 248 19.1
45 Washington 13 91 134 23 248 19.1
45 Ohio 13 97 130 21 248 19.1
45 Miami (Ohio) 12 99 132 17 248 20.7
49 Michigan State 14 90 136 23 249 17.8
50 Kentucky 12 119 112 19 250 20.8
51 Minnesota 13 112 122 17 251 19.3
51 Rutgers 12 93 145 13 251 20.9
53 South Florida 13 102 130 20 252 19.4
54 Houston 14 84 151 18 253 18.1
54 Utah 13 82 148 23 253 19.5
54 Navy 13 107 135 11 253 19.5
54 Troy 12 132 102 19 253 21.1
58 Charlotte 12 115 114 25 254 21.2
59 Arkansas State 13 92 132 31 255 19.6
60 Colorado State 13 128 102 26 256 19.7
60 Tulane 12 114 127 15 256 21.3
62 West Virginia 13 99 129 29 257 19.8
62 Florida Atlantic 12 119 115 23 257 21.4
64 Western Michigan 13 109 132 17 258 19.8
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 115 115 28 258 21.5
64 Syracuse 12 117 130 11 258 21.5
67 Middle Tennessee 13 112 130 18 260 20.0
67 East Carolina 12 117 117 26 260 21.7
69 Arkansas 13 90 158 13 261 20.1
69 Wyoming 12 137 103 21 261 21.8
71 Louisiana Tech 13 98 148 16 262 20.2
71 Duke 13 118 125 19 262 20.2
71 Maryland 12 102 134 26 262 21.8
74 South Carolina 12 133 119 11 263 21.9
75 Cincinnati 13 110 125 29 264 20.3
76 Oklahoma 13 118 119 28 265 20.4
77 Stanford 14 106 145 16 267 19.1
77 Iowa State 12 120 136 11 267 22.3
77 UCF 12 124 122 21 267 22.3
77 Fresno State 12 139 117 11 267 22.3
81 Colorado 13 112 134 22 268 20.6
82 Iowa 14 99 145 26 270 19.3
82 Marshall 13 128 111 31 270 20.8
84 Arizona State 13 93 164 14 271 20.8
85 Florida International 12 142 114 16 272 22.7
86 Mississippi State 13 124 132 17 273 21.0
86 TCU 13 125 113 35 273 21.0
86 Louisiana-Monroe 13 147 107 19 273 21.0
89 Baylor 13 119 126 29 274 21.1
90 Washington State 13 132 134 10 276 21.2
91 Southern Mississippi 14 103 146 28 277 19.8
91 SMU 12 153 107 17 277 23.1
93 Mississippi 13 99 157 22 278 21.4
93 UNLV 12 121 136 21 278 23.2
95 Old Dominion 12 128 136 16 280 23.3
96 Nevada 13 128 133 20 281 21.6
97 UTSA 12 108 152 23 283 23.6
98 Memphis 13 113 136 35 284 21.8
98 Idaho 12 150 119 15 284 23.7
100 Texas State 12 139 129 18 286 23.8
101 New Mexico 13 126 133 29 288 22.2
101 Oklahoma State 13 128 138 22 288 22.2
101 California 13 140 133 15 288 22.2
101 Ball State 12 124 152 12 288 24.0
105 Western Kentucky 14 126 139 24 289 20.6
106 Massachusetts 12 118 152 21 291 24.3
106 Purdue 12 122 141 28 291 24.3
108 Kansas State 13 118 167 8 293 22.5
109 Auburn 13 131 142 22 295 22.7
110 Miami (Florida) 13 134 127 35 296 22.8
111 New Mexico State 12 135 143 20 298 24.8
112 Georgia State 13 134 134 31 299 23.0
113 Arizona 13 134 145 21 300 23.1
114 Oregon State 12 146 137 18 301 25.1
115 Texas 12 147 137 22 306 25.5
116 UCLA 13 150 128 29 307 23.6
117 USC 14 119 161 29 309 22.1
118 North Texas 12 155 128 27 310 25.8
119 Eastern Michigan 12 186 104 26 316 26.3
120 Northern Illinois 14 141 155 21 317 22.6
121 Indiana 13 113 187 26 326 25.1
122 Bowling Green 14 140 160 27 327 23.4
122 Oregon 13 127 176 24 327 25.2
124 Hawai'i 13 171 126 31 328 25.2
125 Texas Tech 13 167 148 22 337 25.9
126 Kansas 12 161 155 26 342 28.5
127 North Carolina 14 184 134 26 344 24.6
128 Tulsa 13 147 175 23 345 26.5