2015 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Wisconsin 8 37 54 10 101 12.6
2 Boston College 8 42 65 17 124 15.5
2 Nebraska 8 42 88 17 147 18.4
4 Alabama 9 45 68 13 126 14.0
5 Arkansas State 8 46 79 18 143 17.9
5 Akron 8 46 84 17 147 18.4
7 Louisville 8 49 68 13 130 16.3
7 Louisiana Tech 8 49 105 5 159 19.9
7 Arizona State 9 49 127 9 185 20.6
10 UTEP 8 50 81 12 143 17.9
11 Georgia Southern 8 51 71 11 133 16.6
12 Clemson 9 52 58 15 125 13.9
12 San Diego State 9 52 53 21 126 14.0
14 Ohio State 8 53 66 13 132 16.5
14 Rice 8 53 92 17 162 20.3
16 Pittsburgh 8 54 70 11 135 16.9
16 Navy 8 54 96 8 158 19.8
18 Temple 9 55 85 16 156 17.3
19 Michigan State 9 56 72 11 139 15.4
19 Boise State 8 56 71 16 143 17.9
19 Northwestern 8 56 79 8 143 17.9
22 Air Force 9 57 81 8 146 16.2
22 Central Michigan 8 57 75 7 139 17.4
24 Houston 9 58 97 13 168 18.7
24 Maryland 8 58 88 14 160 20.0
26 Georgia 8 59 54 10 123 15.4
26 Tennessee 8 59 81 10 150 18.8
26 Utah 9 59 100 16 175 19.4
29 Miami (Ohio) 8 60 78 7 145 18.1
29 Southern Mississippi 9 60 91 14 165 18.3
29 Wake Forest 8 60 81 18 159 19.9
32 Virginia Tech 8 61 65 19 145 18.1
32 Michigan 8 61 63 24 148 18.5
32 Toledo 8 61 77 19 157 19.6
35 Ohio 8 62 74 10 146 18.3
35 Georgia Tech 8 62 76 9 147 18.4
35 Virginia 8 62 85 14 161 20.1
35 Iowa 9 62 102 18 182 20.2
39 Vanderbilt 8 63 71 15 149 18.6
39 LSU 8 63 78 10 151 18.9
39 Mississippi 8 63 103 13 179 22.4
42 Florida State 8 64 81 12 157 19.6
43 Western Michigan 8 65 83 10 158 19.8
44 Arkansas 8 66 96 9 171 21.4
45 Western Kentucky 9 67 90 14 171 19.0
46 Connecticut 8 68 69 6 143 17.9
46 Penn State 8 68 83 6 157 19.6
46 Middle Tennessee 8 68 81 13 162 20.3
46 Tulane 8 68 87 12 167 20.9
50 UTSA 8 69 107 13 189 23.6
50 Indiana 8 69 120 11 200 25.0
52 Florida 9 70 66 12 148 16.4
52 South Florida 8 70 73 9 152 19.0
52 Washington 9 70 93 18 181 20.1
52 Cincinnati 8 70 84 14 168 21.0
52 Massachusetts 8 70 106 16 192 24.0
57 Appalachian State 8 71 74 7 152 19.0
57 North Carolina State 8 71 76 21 168 21.0
57 Georgia State 8 71 84 23 178 22.3
60 Minnesota 8 72 85 12 169 21.1
60 Rutgers 8 72 97 8 177 22.1
60 Memphis 8 72 81 26 179 22.4
63 South Alabama 8 73 73 13 159 19.9
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 74 82 14 170 21.3
65 Stanford 10 75 108 10 193 19.3
65 Missouri 8 75 72 9 156 19.5
65 Kentucky 8 75 83 10 168 21.0
65 Buffalo 8 75 85 15 175 21.9
69 Illinois 8 77 63 15 155 19.4
69 West Virginia 9 77 91 21 189 21.0
69 East Carolina 8 77 74 18 169 21.1
69 Kent State 8 77 87 22 186 23.3
69 Charlotte 8 77 92 20 189 23.6
74 Auburn 8 78 90 11 179 22.4
74 Duke 8 78 90 11 179 22.4
76 Utah State 8 79 55 13 147 18.4
76 Oklahoma 9 79 76 20 175 19.4
76 Bowling Green 9 79 109 15 203 22.6
76 UNLV 8 79 93 14 186 23.3
76 Old Dominion 8 79 101 9 189 23.6
81 Baylor 9 80 87 18 185 20.6
81 Florida Atlantic 8 80 77 16 173 21.6
83 Kansas State 9 81 124 5 210 23.3
83 New Mexico 8 81 95 21 197 24.6
85 Mississippi State 8 82 81 10 173 21.6
86 Syracuse 8 83 94 6 183 22.9
87 Troy 8 84 73 15 172 21.5
87 USC 10 84 120 24 228 22.8
87 New Mexico State 8 84 95 12 191 23.9
90 Marshall 8 85 71 18 174 21.8
90 Purdue 8 85 90 18 193 24.1
90 Tulsa 8 85 108 15 208 26.0
93 Nevada 9 88 82 11 181 20.1
94 Colorado 9 89 95 15 199 22.1
94 Northern Illinois 9 89 97 14 200 22.2
94 Oregon 9 89 121 16 226 25.1
97 Washington State 9 90 99 7 196 21.8
98 Texas A&M 8 93 51 12 156 19.5
98 Louisiana-Monroe 8 93 67 9 169 21.1
98 Texas State 8 93 75 12 180 22.5
98 South Carolina 8 93 85 8 186 23.3
98 Iowa State 9 93 114 6 213 23.7
98 Ball State 8 93 95 9 197 24.6
104 Arizona 9 94 107 16 217 24.1
105 TCU 9 96 79 28 203 22.6
105 Miami (Florida) 8 96 80 24 200 25.0
107 Oklahoma State 9 97 97 16 210 23.3
107 UCF 8 97 82 18 197 24.6
109 San Jose State 8 98 56 10 164 20.5
109 Colorado State 9 98 72 16 186 20.7
109 SMU 8 98 61 12 171 21.4
112 Idaho 8 100 75 9 184 23.0
113 California 9 103 99 8 210 23.3
113 North Texas 8 103 89 17 209 26.1
115 Wyoming 8 104 68 14 186 23.3
115 North Carolina 9 104 105 20 229 25.4
117 Texas 9 107 97 16 220 24.4
118 Florida International 8 109 69 9 187 23.4
118 Eastern Michigan 8 109 86 13 208 26.0
120 Hawai'i 8 110 70 22 202 25.3
121 UCLA 9 112 90 18 220 24.4
122 Fresno State 8 113 60 7 180 22.5
123 Texas Tech 9 116 107 16 239 26.6
124 Kansas 9 121 115 16 252 28.0
125 Oregon State 9 123 118 16 257 28.6