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

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