2015 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 1 8 3 0 11 11.0
2 Northern Illinois 1 8 6 0 14 14.0
3 Michigan State 5 26 42 7 75 15.0
4 Washington State 2 22 10 1 33 16.5
5 Louisiana-Monroe 1 8 8 1 17 17.0
5 UNLV 1 11 6 0 17 17.0
5 Troy 1 11 6 0 17 17.0
5 Houston 2 9 24 1 34 17.0
5 Connecticut 2 21 11 2 34 17.0
10 Alabama 7 34 71 15 120 17.1
11 Arizona State 2 11 20 4 35 17.5
12 Wisconsin 3 25 23 5 53 17.7
13 Air Force 2 14 18 4 36 18.0
13 BYU 2 16 14 6 36 18.0
13 Temple 2 18 14 4 36 18.0
16 Mississippi State 3 33 18 4 55 18.3
16 Iowa 4 27 39 7 73 18.3
18 Michigan 5 40 43 9 92 18.4
19 Central Michigan 2 17 19 1 37 18.5
19 Kentucky 2 18 18 1 37 18.5
21 Georgia 3 27 25 4 56 18.7
22 Wake Forest 4 27 42 6 75 18.8
23 Florida Atlantic 2 20 16 2 38 19.0
24 Nebraska 4 20 44 13 77 19.3
24 Stanford 4 38 37 2 77 19.3
26 Clemson 5 32 55 10 97 19.4
26 Maryland 5 40 48 9 97 19.4
28 Tennessee 4 33 37 8 78 19.5
29 Georgia Tech 4 30 43 6 79 19.8
29 Vanderbilt 5 39 50 10 99 19.8
31 Utah 2 13 24 3 40 20.0
31 Notre Dame 4 47 27 6 80 20.0
31 Northwestern 5 48 46 6 100 20.0
34 Boston College 3 14 37 10 61 20.3
34 Ohio State 3 24 34 3 61 20.3
36 Texas A&M 3 35 19 8 62 20.7
37 Utah State 1 10 8 3 21 21.0
37 Western Kentucky 1 11 7 3 21 21.0
37 Missouri 2 18 20 4 42 21.0
37 Tulane 2 23 13 6 42 21.0
37 UCLA 2 27 10 5 42 21.0
37 Oklahoma 5 49 46 10 105 21.0
37 Minnesota 6 59 58 9 126 21.0
44 Virginia Tech 2 23 17 3 43 21.5
44 TCU 4 43 37 6 86 21.5
44 Florida 6 64 57 8 129 21.5
47 Washington 3 30 29 6 65 21.7
48 Appalachian State 1 8 12 2 22 22.0
48 Old Dominion 1 9 12 1 22 22.0
48 UTSA 1 11 11 0 22 22.0
48 Duke 2 20 21 3 44 22.0
48 Virginia 2 23 19 2 44 22.0
48 LSU 4 32 51 5 88 22.0
48 Purdue 4 38 41 9 88 22.0
48 Illinois 5 52 47 11 110 22.0
56 Rutgers 4 32 52 5 89 22.3
57 East Carolina 2 31 10 4 45 22.5
57 Baylor 4 33 48 9 90 22.5
57 Penn State 4 41 45 4 90 22.5
60 South Carolina 5 54 55 4 113 22.6
61 Memphis 3 29 35 4 68 22.7
62 USC 6 60 65 12 137 22.8
63 Ball State 1 12 11 0 23 23.0
63 Florida International 1 14 8 1 23 23.0
63 Louisville 3 29 34 6 69 23.0
63 Syracuse 3 32 32 5 69 23.0
63 Mississippi 4 30 56 6 92 23.0
63 Arkansas 4 40 48 4 92 23.0
63 Pittsburgh 4 50 38 4 92 23.0
70 South Florida 3 40 27 3 70 23.3
70 Colorado 3 42 22 6 70 23.3
72 Auburn 3 36 31 4 71 23.7
73 Louisiana Tech 1 6 18 0 24 24.0
73 Southern Mississippi 1 7 16 1 24 24.0
73 Cincinnati 1 8 10 6 24 24.0
76 California 3 51 19 3 73 24.3
77 Kansas State 4 26 68 4 98 24.5
78 Fresno State 2 21 26 3 50 25.0
78 Florida State 3 33 35 7 75 25.0
80 Western Michigan 2 22 26 3 51 25.5
80 UCF 2 24 23 4 51 25.5
80 Oregon State 4 52 41 9 102 25.5
83 Indiana 5 37 83 8 128 25.6
84 Akron 1 5 18 3 26 26.0
84 Middle Tennessee 2 21 27 4 52 26.0
84 Oregon 4 44 55 5 104 26.0
87 West Virginia 4 36 55 14 105 26.3
88 Miami (Ohio) 2 17 34 2 53 26.5
88 SMU 4 63 39 4 106 26.5
90 North Carolina State 3 37 39 4 80 26.7
91 Navy 2 25 27 2 54 27.0
91 Arizona 2 32 17 5 54 27.0
91 Iowa State 5 60 70 5 135 27.0
94 North Texas 3 41 39 2 82 27.3
95 Texas 5 58 66 14 138 27.6
96 Eastern Michigan 1 22 3 3 28 28.0
97 Hawai'i 2 31 22 4 57 28.5
98 Bowling Green 1 17 10 2 29 29.0
98 Georgia State 1 18 10 1 29 29.0
100 Miami (Florida) 3 44 33 11 88 29.3
101 New Mexico State 2 24 34 1 59 29.5
101 Texas State 2 33 26 0 59 29.5
103 Oklahoma State 4 54 57 8 119 29.8
104 Massachusetts 1 17 13 0 30 30.0
104 Tulsa 3 49 36 5 90 30.0
106 Texas Tech 5 69 73 9 151 30.2
107 Marshall 1 10 18 3 31 31.0
108 Rice 2 27 31 5 63 31.5
109 Kansas 4 58 59 10 127 31.8
110 North Carolina 2 48 19 4 71 35.5