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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Wisconsin 5 23 33 6 62 12.4
2 Louisville 4 13 29 8 50 12.5
3 Clemson 5 27 35 5 67 13.4
4 San Diego State 5 29 27 16 72 14.4
5 Alabama 4 21 34 4 59 14.8
5 Air Force 5 28 42 4 74 14.8
7 Michigan 4 12 40 8 60 15.0
8 Michigan State 4 20 35 6 61 15.3
9 Georgia 4 27 30 5 62 15.5
10 Temple 5 29 39 10 78 15.6
11 Vanderbilt 4 19 39 6 64 16.0
11 Boston College 5 24 47 9 80 16.0
11 Pittsburgh 5 39 36 5 80 16.0
14 Houston 5 32 41 8 81 16.2
14 Southern Mississippi 5 40 33 8 81 16.2
16 Florida 4 26 36 3 65 16.3
17 Notre Dame 4 38 24 4 66 16.5
18 LSU 4 25 40 2 67 16.8
18 Ohio State 4 32 25 10 67 16.8
20 BYU 4 20 42 6 68 17.0
20 Boise State 5 28 43 14 85 17.0
22 Central Michigan 5 36 45 5 86 17.2
23 Iowa 4 20 38 11 69 17.3
24 Virginia Tech 5 32 43 12 87 17.4
25 Georgia Southern 4 28 36 6 70 17.5
26 Arizona State 4 20 45 6 71 17.8
26 Penn State 5 56 32 1 89 17.8
28 South Alabama 3 30 19 5 54 18.0
28 Stanford 4 23 46 3 72 18.0
28 Army 4 26 40 6 72 18.0
28 Navy 4 27 41 4 72 18.0
28 Wake Forest 5 38 41 11 90 18.0
33 Appalachian State 5 42 44 5 91 18.2
34 Utah 4 23 45 6 74 18.5
34 Arkansas State 4 24 38 12 74 18.5
34 Toledo 4 31 34 9 74 18.5
34 Ohio 4 32 36 6 74 18.5
34 Duke 4 37 34 3 74 18.5
39 Minnesota 4 27 43 6 76 19.0
39 Nevada 4 34 38 4 76 19.0
39 San Jose State 4 50 21 5 76 19.0
39 Florida State 5 41 47 7 95 19.0
39 Utah State 5 45 40 10 95 19.0
39 Troy 5 51 36 8 95 19.0
45 Nebraska 5 26 60 10 96 19.2
46 Missouri 4 32 39 6 77 19.3
47 Mississippi 5 33 56 8 97 19.4
47 Louisiana Tech 5 35 57 5 97 19.4
47 Oklahoma 5 47 36 14 97 19.4
50 Cincinnati 4 31 34 13 78 19.5
50 Northwestern 4 37 37 4 78 19.5
52 Maryland 4 30 42 7 79 19.8
52 Tennessee 4 33 41 5 79 19.8
52 Virginia 4 34 41 4 79 19.8
55 Akron 4 27 43 10 80 20.0
55 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 36 37 7 80 20.0
55 Western Kentucky 5 46 48 6 100 20.0
58 UTSA 4 27 47 7 81 20.3
58 USC 4 35 37 9 81 20.3
58 Illinois 4 38 36 7 81 20.3
61 Miami (Ohio) 5 42 55 5 102 20.4
62 Western Michigan 4 28 50 4 82 20.5
62 Rice 4 30 38 14 82 20.5
64 East Carolina 5 38 53 12 103 20.6
64 Washington State 5 47 52 4 103 20.6
64 Marshall 5 56 35 12 103 20.6
67 UTEP 4 26 48 9 83 20.8
67 Georgia Tech 5 44 52 8 104 20.8
69 North Carolina State 4 37 35 12 84 21.0
69 Texas A&M 4 46 31 7 84 21.0
71 Colorado 5 52 47 8 107 21.4
72 Baylor 4 35 41 10 86 21.5
72 SMU 4 49 33 4 86 21.5
72 Fresno State 4 56 26 4 86 21.5
75 Memphis 4 27 47 14 88 22.0
75 Arkansas 4 33 51 4 88 22.0
75 Northern Illinois 4 36 46 6 88 22.0
75 Washington 4 37 40 11 88 22.0
75 South Florida 5 52 50 8 110 22.0
80 Florida International 5 59 47 5 111 22.2
81 Middle Tennessee 4 31 50 8 89 22.3
81 Oklahoma State 4 33 45 11 89 22.3
83 Bowling Green 4 25 56 9 90 22.5
83 Idaho 4 38 44 8 90 22.5
83 Old Dominion 4 40 46 4 90 22.5
83 Colorado State 4 42 37 11 90 22.5
87 Connecticut 5 47 63 3 113 22.6
88 Buffalo 4 27 54 10 91 22.8
88 Purdue 4 34 50 7 91 22.8
88 North Carolina 4 40 40 11 91 22.8
91 Rutgers 4 31 59 2 92 23.0
91 Kentucky 4 39 50 3 92 23.0
91 New Mexico 4 54 32 6 92 23.0
91 Wyoming 5 64 43 8 115 23.0
95 Iowa State 5 45 66 5 116 23.2
96 Indiana 4 30 58 5 93 23.3
96 TCU 4 45 32 16 93 23.3
98 Tulane 5 48 58 11 117 23.4
99 California 4 42 50 2 94 23.5
100 Texas State 3 45 21 5 71 23.7
101 Texas 4 40 47 8 95 23.8
101 Florida Atlantic 4 46 40 9 95 23.8
103 Charlotte 4 35 53 8 96 24.0
103 Mississippi State 4 39 49 8 96 24.0
103 South Carolina 4 56 37 3 96 24.0
103 UCF 5 56 52 12 120 24.0
107 Kent State 4 35 48 14 97 24.3
108 Kansas State 4 36 59 3 98 24.5
108 Syracuse 4 50 46 2 98 24.5
110 Ball State 5 47 69 7 123 24.6
110 Arizona 5 48 67 8 123 24.6
110 Louisiana-Monroe 5 73 44 6 123 24.6
113 Oregon State 4 45 50 4 99 24.8
114 Georgia State 4 43 46 11 100 25.0
114 Tulsa 5 44 68 13 125 25.0
114 Massachusetts 5 47 66 12 125 25.0
117 Hawai'i 5 80 36 12 128 25.6
118 UNLV 4 33 62 8 103 25.8
118 Oregon 4 36 62 5 103 25.8
118 Auburn 4 38 61 4 103 25.8
118 UCLA 4 49 49 5 103 25.8
118 New Mexico State 5 71 50 8 129 25.8
123 West Virginia 4 36 55 14 105 26.3
124 Miami (Florida) 5 60 59 15 134 26.8
125 Texas Tech 5 64 64 7 135 27.0
126 North Texas 5 68 55 15 138 27.6
127 Eastern Michigan 5 79 51 9 139 27.8
128 Kansas 5 67 77 11 155 31.0