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