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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Eastern Michigan 4 77 18 13 108 27.0
2 Oregon State 3 23 19 2 44 14.7
3 Charlotte 4 38 22 5 65 16.3
3 Iowa State 3 27 22 5 54 18.0
5 Boston College 4 12 23 7 42 10.5
6 Kent State 4 16 26 7 49 12.3
6 Missouri 4 24 26 7 57 14.3
6 Wake Forest 4 28 26 4 58 14.5
9 Rice 4 48 27 6 81 20.3
10 Troy 4 48 29 4 81 20.3
10 Kentucky 4 44 29 9 82 20.5
10 North Carolina 5 80 29 6 115 23.0
13 Georgia Tech 4 32 30 2 64 16.0
13 Colorado State 4 30 30 10 70 17.5
15 Illinois 4 25 31 6 62 15.5
15 Buffalo 4 33 31 6 70 17.5
17 Michigan 5 30 32 7 69 13.8
17 Penn State 5 40 32 5 77 15.4
17 Northwestern 5 43 32 8 83 16.6
20 Georgia 5 30 33 3 66 13.2
20 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 41 33 14 88 22.0
22 TCU 4 29 34 7 70 17.5
22 South Carolina 4 40 34 3 77 19.3
22 California 4 37 34 7 78 19.5
25 Duke 5 40 35 8 83 16.6
25 Wyoming 4 33 35 7 75 18.8
25 Washington State 4 42 35 3 80 20.0
25 Old Dominion 4 49 35 7 91 22.8
29 Vanderbilt 4 17 36 4 57 14.3
29 Syracuse 4 34 36 5 75 18.8
31 Minnesota 5 40 37 5 82 16.4
31 Ohio State 5 40 37 7 84 16.8
31 Texas A&M 5 41 37 13 91 18.2
31 Stanford 4 31 37 6 74 18.5
31 Arizona State 4 44 37 5 86 21.5
36 North Carolina State 5 21 38 9 68 13.6
36 Appalachian State 5 28 38 5 71 14.2
36 West Virginia 4 22 38 8 68 17.0
36 New Mexico 5 45 38 8 91 18.2
36 Arizona 4 40 38 5 83 20.8
36 Florida Atlantic 4 39 38 7 84 21.0
36 UCLA 4 38 38 11 87 21.8
43 Boise State 5 15 39 9 63 12.6
43 San Jose State 5 36 39 2 77 15.4
43 Tennessee 5 38 39 8 85 17.0
43 Colorado 4 23 39 7 69 17.3
43 Navy 5 53 39 3 95 19.0
43 Baylor 4 39 39 11 89 22.3
43 North Texas 4 52 39 10 101 25.3
50 UCF 4 27 40 3 70 17.5
50 Marshall 5 43 40 13 96 19.2
50 Louisiana-Monroe 5 54 40 10 104 20.8
50 South Alabama 4 45 40 3 88 22.0
50 Tulane 4 46 40 3 89 22.3
50 Texas 3 40 40 6 86 28.7
50 Kansas 3 40 40 10 90 30.0
57 Washington 4 21 41 5 67 16.8
57 Florida State 5 43 41 5 89 17.8
57 Cincinnati 5 40 41 15 96 19.2
57 Oklahoma State 4 31 41 6 78 19.5
57 Pittsburgh 5 53 41 5 99 19.8
57 USC 4 35 41 5 81 20.3
57 Virginia 4 37 41 7 85 21.3
57 Texas Tech 4 51 41 6 98 24.5
65 Air Force 5 33 42 9 84 16.8
66 Iowa 5 37 43 8 88 17.6
66 Virginia Tech 5 40 43 10 93 18.6
66 Louisiana Tech 5 49 43 11 103 20.6
66 Kansas State 4 37 43 3 83 20.8
66 Oklahoma 4 39 43 8 90 22.5
66 East Carolina 4 40 43 8 91 22.8
66 UNLV 4 42 43 7 92 23.0
73 Louisville 5 41 44 12 97 19.4
73 UTEP 4 34 44 5 83 20.8
73 Idaho 4 50 44 6 100 25.0
76 Central Michigan 5 35 45 4 84 16.8
76 Georgia Southern 5 40 45 2 87 17.4
76 Florida 5 36 45 8 89 17.8
76 Florida International 4 33 45 7 85 21.3
76 UTSA 4 39 45 10 94 23.5
81 Temple 5 28 46 9 83 16.6
81 Massachusetts 4 48 46 5 99 24.8
81 Maryland 4 44 46 12 102 25.5
81 SMU 4 55 46 5 106 26.5
85 Miami (Florida) 5 38 47 11 96 19.2
86 Utah State 5 25 48 9 82 16.4
86 Rutgers 4 21 48 5 74 18.5
86 Utah 4 23 48 7 78 19.5
86 New Mexico State 4 51 48 8 107 26.8
90 Middle Tennessee 5 44 49 5 98 19.6
90 Western Michigan 5 44 49 7 100 20.0
90 LSU 4 26 49 7 82 20.5
90 Western Kentucky 5 59 49 10 118 23.6
94 Georgia State 5 63 50 8 121 24.2
95 San Diego State 5 31 51 12 94 18.8
95 Connecticut 5 39 51 8 98 19.6
95 Mississippi State 5 42 51 7 100 20.0
95 Purdue 4 37 51 10 98 24.5
95 Bowling Green 5 61 51 12 124 24.8
95 Nevada 4 40 51 9 100 25.0
101 Toledo 4 31 52 6 89 22.3
101 Auburn 5 53 52 11 116 23.2
103 Wisconsin 5 23 53 6 82 16.4
103 Clemson 6 41 53 6 100 16.7
103 Arkansas State 5 46 53 13 112 22.4
106 Houston 5 26 54 5 85 17.0
106 Mississippi 5 36 54 9 99 19.8
106 Miami (Ohio) 4 39 54 10 103 25.8
106 Texas State 4 46 54 6 106 26.5
110 Memphis 5 41 55 9 105 21.0
110 Southern Mississippi 5 43 55 14 112 22.4
110 Oregon 4 38 55 8 101 25.3
113 Akron 5 31 56 14 101 20.2
113 Ohio 5 35 56 11 102 20.4
113 Hawai'i 5 61 56 9 126 25.2
116 South Florida 5 32 57 11 100 20.0
116 Fresno State 4 26 57 4 87 21.8
116 Ball State 4 31 57 3 91 22.8
119 Northern Illinois 5 52 58 7 117 23.4
120 Alabama 6 22 61 14 97 16.2
121 Arkansas 5 24 62 4 90 18.0
122 Michigan State 5 34 64 12 110 22.0
123 Indiana 5 44 67 15 126 25.2
123 Tulsa 5 62 67 8 137 27.4
125 Nebraska 5 15 75 9 99 19.8
126 Notre Dame 13 109 108 25 242 18.6
127 Army 12 93 110 13 216 18.0
128 BYU 13 91 132 22 245 18.8