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

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