2015 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kansas State 12 112 158 7 277 23.1
2 Central Michigan 12 86 113 9 208 17.3
3 Washington State 12 117 130 10 257 21.4
3 South Carolina 11 118 118 10 246 22.4
3 Iowa State 11 112 129 10 251 22.8
3 Fresno State 11 138 104 10 252 22.9
3 Syracuse 11 117 129 10 256 23.3
8 Appalachian State 12 98 106 11 215 17.9
8 Georgia Tech 11 85 102 11 198 18.0
8 Penn State 13 108 115 11 234 18.0
8 Army 10 83 91 11 185 18.5
8 Navy 12 94 128 11 233 19.4
8 Ball State 11 121 134 11 266 24.2
14 San Jose State 12 128 91 12 231 19.3
14 Arkansas 12 85 139 12 236 19.7
14 Miami (Ohio) 11 92 127 12 231 21.0
14 Rutgers 11 92 137 12 241 21.9
18 Georgia 12 85 81 13 179 14.9
18 Georgia Southern 12 78 114 13 205 17.1
18 Connecticut 12 100 110 13 223 18.6
18 Arizona State 12 76 162 13 251 20.9
18 California 12 136 128 13 277 23.1
18 Idaho 11 138 116 13 267 24.3
24 Western Michigan 12 106 121 14 241 20.1
24 Tulane 11 110 116 14 240 21.8
24 Texas State 11 132 115 14 261 23.7
27 Air Force 13 86 117 15 218 16.8
27 Pittsburgh 12 100 103 15 218 18.2
27 Missouri 11 92 96 15 203 18.5
27 UTEP 11 79 117 15 211 19.2
27 Louisiana Tech 12 89 141 15 245 20.4
27 South Alabama 11 108 107 15 230 20.9
27 Louisiana-Monroe 12 139 104 15 258 21.5
27 Florida International 11 137 107 15 259 23.5
27 Old Dominion 11 123 128 15 266 24.2
36 Wisconsin 13 60 107 16 183 14.1
36 Northwestern 12 93 109 16 218 18.2
36 Stanford 14 106 145 16 267 19.1
36 Florida State 12 98 117 16 231 19.3
36 SMU 11 131 96 16 243 22.1
36 UNLV 11 117 125 16 258 23.5
36 Oregon State 11 143 133 16 292 26.5
43 Minnesota 13 112 122 17 251 19.3
43 LSU 12 89 127 17 233 19.4
43 South Florida 12 100 124 17 241 20.1
43 Kentucky 11 110 103 17 230 20.9
43 Mississippi State 12 113 126 17 256 21.3
48 Vanderbilt 11 77 102 18 197 17.9
48 Houston 13 81 144 18 243 18.7
48 Tennessee 12 91 117 18 226 18.8
48 Virginia 11 90 117 18 225 20.5
48 Middle Tennessee 12 110 123 18 251 20.9
48 Troy 11 118 95 18 231 21.0
48 Duke 12 115 120 18 253 21.1
48 Wyoming 11 125 95 18 238 21.6
48 Nevada 12 122 119 18 259 21.6
48 Northern Illinois 13 136 141 18 295 22.7
58 Ohio 12 90 120 19 229 19.1
58 Arizona 12 131 136 19 286 23.8
60 Ohio State 13 93 103 20 216 16.6
60 Florida 14 106 111 20 237 16.9
60 Utah State 12 102 98 20 220 18.3
60 Illinois 11 99 93 20 212 19.3
60 Buffalo 11 103 109 20 232 21.1
60 Auburn 12 119 128 20 267 22.3
60 UCF 11 120 115 20 255 23.2
60 New Mexico State 12 135 143 20 298 24.8
68 Clemson 14 88 107 21 216 15.4
68 Wake Forest 11 87 103 21 211 19.2
68 Rice 11 97 112 21 230 20.9
68 Oklahoma State 12 124 131 21 276 23.0
68 Massachusetts 12 118 152 21 291 24.3
68 Oregon 12 118 157 21 296 24.7
68 Texas Tech 12 150 132 21 303 25.3
75 Boston College 10 50 84 22 156 15.6
75 BYU 12 88 129 22 239 19.9
75 Colorado 12 108 130 22 260 21.7
75 Mississippi 12 93 150 22 265 22.1
75 Texas 12 147 137 22 306 25.5
75 North Texas 11 141 120 22 283 25.7
81 Michigan State 14 90 136 23 249 17.8
81 Louisville 12 85 107 23 215 17.9
81 Texas A&M 12 130 81 23 234 19.5
81 Utah 13 82 148 23 253 19.5
81 Washington 12 90 124 23 237 19.8
81 Colorado State 12 124 98 23 245 20.4
81 Florida Atlantic 12 119 115 23 257 21.4
81 Charlotte 11 109 114 23 246 22.4
81 UTSA 12 108 152 23 283 23.6
81 Tulsa 13 147 175 23 345 26.5
81 Kansas 11 150 144 23 317 28.8
92 Boise State 12 67 97 24 188 15.7
92 Iowa 13 94 138 24 256 19.7
92 Southern Mississippi 13 99 142 24 265 20.4
92 Western Kentucky 14 126 139 24 289 20.6
92 East Carolina 11 104 105 24 233 21.2
92 Indiana 12 101 175 24 300 25.0
92 North Carolina 12 159 128 24 311 25.9
99 Temple 14 83 131 25 239 17.1
99 Notre Dame 13 109 108 25 242 18.6
99 Toledo 12 92 129 25 246 20.5
102 Alabama 14 62 127 26 215 15.4
102 Nebraska 13 57 163 26 246 18.9
102 West Virginia 12 97 117 26 240 20.0
102 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 101 110 26 237 21.5
102 Maryland 11 98 126 26 250 22.7
102 Eastern Michigan 12 186 104 26 316 26.3
108 Virginia Tech 12 93 101 27 221 18.4
108 Cincinnati 12 103 120 27 250 20.8
108 Bowling Green 14 140 160 27 327 23.4
108 Purdue 11 113 132 27 272 24.7
112 North Carolina State 12 90 111 28 229 19.1
112 Oklahoma 13 118 119 28 265 20.4
112 Georgia State 12 124 123 28 275 22.9
112 New Mexico 12 123 129 28 280 23.3
116 Akron 12 71 134 29 234 19.5
116 Kent State 11 92 113 29 234 21.3
116 Baylor 12 111 115 29 255 21.3
116 USC 14 119 161 29 309 22.1
116 UCLA 13 150 128 29 307 23.6
121 Arkansas State 12 82 127 30 239 19.9
121 Marshall 12 123 106 30 259 21.6
123 San Diego State 13 78 98 31 207 15.9
123 Michigan 13 91 95 31 217 16.7
123 Memphis 12 110 133 31 274 22.8
123 Hawai'i 12 161 116 31 308 25.7
127 TCU 12 119 112 34 265 22.1
127 Miami (Florida) 12 132 125 34 291 24.3