2015 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Boston College 4 13 15 7 35 8.8
2 Clemson 3 16 17 4 37 12.3
3 Louisiana-Monroe 3 27 19 5 51 17.0
4 Florida State 3 19 20 1 40 13.3
4 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 32 20 9 61 20.3
6 West Virginia 3 17 21 7 45 15.0
6 Connecticut 4 37 21 6 64 16.0
8 Duke 4 28 22 4 54 13.5
8 Ohio State 4 33 22 5 60 15.0
8 Pittsburgh 3 20 22 4 46 15.3
8 Miami (Florida) 3 22 22 7 51 17.0
8 Iowa State 3 27 22 5 54 18.0
13 North Carolina State 4 12 23 7 42 10.5
13 Appalachian State 3 12 23 3 38 12.7
13 Missouri 4 30 23 4 57 14.3
13 Wake Forest 4 32 23 3 58 14.5
13 San Jose State 4 45 23 2 70 17.5
13 North Carolina 4 50 23 4 77 19.3
19 Northwestern 4 29 24 6 59 14.8
19 Baylor 3 29 24 8 61 20.3
19 Eastern Michigan 4 70 24 12 106 26.5
22 Michigan 4 23 25 7 55 13.8
22 Troy 3 40 25 4 69 23.0
24 Kent State 4 16 26 7 49 12.3
24 Oregon State 4 36 26 6 68 17.0
24 Washington State 3 38 26 3 67 22.3
27 Georgia Tech 4 30 28 1 59 14.8
27 Air Force 3 13 28 6 47 15.7
27 Virginia Tech 4 29 28 9 66 16.5
27 South Florida 3 16 28 6 50 16.7
31 Charlotte 4 26 29 6 61 15.3
31 Kansas State 3 21 29 3 53 17.7
31 Arizona State 4 41 29 5 75 18.8
34 Oklahoma State 4 29 30 2 61 15.3
34 Minnesota 4 30 30 5 65 16.3
34 Utah State 3 15 30 5 50 16.7
34 Colorado State 4 30 30 10 70 17.5
38 Illinois 4 25 31 6 62 15.5
38 Buffalo 4 33 31 6 70 17.5
40 Florida 4 26 32 4 62 15.5
40 Central Michigan 4 28 32 3 63 15.8
40 East Carolina 4 52 32 9 93 23.3
43 Cincinnati 4 30 33 3 66 16.5
43 Mississippi State 4 42 33 3 78 19.5
43 Oklahoma 3 22 33 5 60 20.0
43 LSU 3 23 33 7 63 21.0
43 UCLA 4 44 33 11 88 22.0
48 Georgia 4 21 34 4 59 14.8
48 Vanderbilt 4 27 34 8 69 17.3
48 Louisville 4 38 34 6 78 19.5
48 Marshall 4 36 34 11 81 20.3
48 Texas A&M 4 38 34 10 82 20.5
48 Navy 3 28 34 3 65 21.7
48 Tulane 3 36 34 3 73 24.3
55 Iowa 4 27 35 7 69 17.3
55 Mississippi 4 33 35 12 80 20.0
55 Florida Atlantic 4 44 35 8 87 21.8
55 Old Dominion 4 49 35 7 91 22.8
55 North Texas 3 37 35 6 78 26.0
60 Boise State 4 13 36 7 56 14.0
60 Alabama 4 12 36 10 58 14.5
60 California 4 29 36 5 70 17.5
60 Middle Tennessee 4 31 36 6 73 18.3
60 Houston 3 15 36 5 56 18.7
60 Wyoming 4 35 36 5 76 19.0
66 Georgia Southern 4 36 37 2 75 18.8
66 TCU 4 32 37 12 81 20.3
68 Penn State 4 20 38 5 63 15.8
68 Stanford 4 27 38 7 72 18.0
68 Western Michigan 4 37 38 7 82 20.5
68 Kentucky 4 39 38 13 90 22.5
68 Tulsa 3 44 38 4 86 28.7
73 Colorado 4 23 39 7 69 17.3
73 Tennessee 4 26 39 5 70 17.5
73 Northern Illinois 4 36 39 7 82 20.5
73 Rice 4 40 39 4 83 20.8
73 Temple 3 14 39 10 63 21.0
73 Arkansas State 4 37 39 10 86 21.5
73 Georgia State 3 35 39 5 79 26.3
80 UCF 4 27 40 3 70 17.5
80 Notre Dame 4 22 40 11 73 18.3
80 Florida International 4 39 40 6 85 21.3
80 South Alabama 4 45 40 3 88 22.0
80 Hawai'i 4 55 40 5 100 25.0
80 Massachusetts 3 43 40 3 86 28.7
80 Kansas 3 40 40 10 90 30.0
87 Wisconsin 4 19 41 6 66 16.5
87 Virginia 4 37 41 7 85 21.3
87 Idaho 4 53 41 4 98 24.5
90 Washington 4 27 42 4 73 18.3
90 San Diego State 4 26 42 11 79 19.8
90 New Mexico 4 32 42 10 84 21.0
90 Auburn 4 47 42 4 93 23.3
94 Syracuse 4 24 43 5 72 18.0
94 Akron 4 24 43 12 79 19.8
94 Southern Mississippi 4 30 43 12 85 21.3
94 Toledo 3 22 43 3 68 22.7
94 UNLV 4 42 43 7 92 23.0
99 Arkansas 4 20 44 5 69 17.3
99 Arizona 4 32 44 5 81 20.3
99 UTEP 4 34 44 5 83 20.8
102 Utah 4 28 45 4 77 19.3
102 Army 4 32 45 6 83 20.8
102 UTSA 4 39 45 10 94 23.5
105 BYU 4 31 46 5 82 20.5
105 South Carolina 4 35 46 5 86 21.5
105 Maryland 4 44 46 12 102 25.5
105 SMU 4 55 46 5 106 26.5
109 Louisiana Tech 4 27 47 2 76 19.0
109 Ohio 4 23 47 8 78 19.5
109 Bowling Green 4 41 47 10 98 24.5
109 New Mexico State 3 30 47 6 83 27.7
113 Rutgers 4 21 48 4 73 18.3
114 Ball State 4 32 49 1 82 20.5
114 USC 4 35 49 6 90 22.5
114 Fresno State 4 43 49 6 98 24.5
117 Western Kentucky 4 38 50 9 97 24.3
118 Purdue 4 37 51 10 98 24.5
118 Nevada 4 40 51 9 100 25.0
120 Michigan State 4 27 52 10 89 22.3
121 Oregon 4 37 53 8 98 24.5
122 Miami (Ohio) 4 39 54 10 103 25.8
122 Texas State 4 46 54 6 106 26.5
124 Memphis 4 29 55 11 95 23.8
125 Texas 4 44 57 12 113 28.3
125 Texas Tech 4 52 57 4 113 28.3
127 Indiana 4 29 60 14 103 25.8
128 Nebraska 4 13 61 8 82 20.5