2015 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan 2 10 10 3 23 11.5
1 Georgia 2 12 11 0 23 11.5
3 North Carolina State 3 10 20 5 35 11.7
4 Alabama 2 4 16 5 25 12.5
5 Duke 2 12 10 4 26 13.0
5 Wake Forest 2 14 10 2 26 13.0
5 Wisconsin 3 7 27 5 39 13.0
8 Oregon State 1 8 6 0 14 14.0
8 West Virginia 1 11 2 1 14 14.0
8 Arkansas 2 8 19 1 28 14.0
11 Minnesota 4 30 24 3 57 14.3
12 San Diego State 11 66 74 24 164 14.9
13 South Carolina 1 3 11 1 15 15.0
13 Arizona State 1 9 5 1 15 15.0
13 Penn State 4 31 25 4 60 15.0
16 Florida 3 16 26 4 46 15.3
17 Air Force 11 72 87 10 169 15.4
18 Missouri 3 17 24 6 47 15.7
19 Iowa State 1 6 6 4 16 16.0
19 Boston College 2 8 19 5 32 16.0
19 Clemson 2 14 15 3 32 16.0
19 Vanderbilt 3 14 31 3 48 16.0
23 Ohio State 4 30 30 6 66 16.5
24 Boise State 10 65 80 21 166 16.6
25 Georgia Southern 10 59 95 13 167 16.7
26 Illinois 2 12 20 2 34 17.0
27 Central Michigan 8 57 75 7 139 17.4
28 Georgia Tech 2 16 18 1 35 17.5
28 Appalachian State 11 90 94 9 193 17.5
30 Temple 13 79 127 24 230 17.7
31 Utah State 10 89 73 17 179 17.9
32 Northwestern 1 8 8 2 18 18.0
32 Texas Tech 1 10 7 1 18 18.0
32 Rutgers 1 13 4 1 18 18.0
32 Notre Dame 3 27 20 7 54 18.0
36 UTEP 9 61 89 14 164 18.2
37 Florida State 3 21 31 3 55 18.3
38 Kansas State 2 15 20 2 37 18.5
38 UCLA 2 18 15 4 37 18.5
38 Army 6 48 59 4 111 18.5
41 Ohio 11 82 106 17 205 18.6
42 Washington 3 20 31 5 56 18.7
42 Akron 10 59 106 22 187 18.7
44 Connecticut 11 93 103 11 207 18.8
45 Houston 10 63 111 15 189 18.9
45 Toledo 10 70 96 23 189 18.9
47 Tennessee 2 13 24 1 38 19.0
47 Texas A&M 2 16 16 6 38 19.0
47 Oklahoma State 2 17 20 1 38 19.0
47 Western Michigan 10 84 95 11 190 19.0
51 South Alabama 9 79 80 14 173 19.2
51 San Jose State 10 102 79 11 192 19.2
53 Nebraska 3 9 43 6 58 19.3
53 Utah 3 20 33 5 58 19.3
55 Southern Mississippi 10 68 107 19 194 19.4
56 Stanford 2 16 18 5 39 19.5
56 Virginia 2 17 20 2 39 19.5
56 California 2 21 16 2 39 19.5
56 Western Kentucky 11 88 110 16 214 19.5
60 BYU 7 42 81 14 137 19.6
60 Navy 11 86 119 11 216 19.6
62 USC 3 29 27 3 59 19.7
63 Arkansas State 10 66 108 24 198 19.8
64 South Florida 9 79 90 10 179 19.9
65 LSU 2 14 24 2 40 20.0
65 Rice 9 67 93 20 180 20.0
65 Middle Tennessee 9 78 89 13 180 20.0
65 Louisiana Tech 10 71 117 12 200 20.0
69 Colorado 3 19 35 7 61 20.3
69 Auburn 3 24 29 8 61 20.3
69 Pittsburgh 3 37 22 2 61 20.3
69 Tulane 9 78 93 12 183 20.3
73 Nevada 10 95 97 12 204 20.4
73 Colorado State 10 109 78 17 204 20.4
75 Oklahoma 2 11 26 4 41 20.5
75 Miami (Ohio) 10 81 113 11 205 20.5
77 Cincinnati 11 96 108 25 229 20.8
78 SMU 9 105 68 15 188 20.9
79 Baylor 2 21 13 8 42 21.0
79 Kentucky 2 22 14 6 42 21.0
79 Michigan State 3 20 35 8 63 21.0
79 Mississippi State 3 21 37 5 63 21.0
79 Marshall 11 113 92 26 231 21.0
84 Troy 8 84 73 15 172 21.5
85 East Carolina 9 88 87 20 195 21.7
85 Buffalo 10 94 104 19 217 21.7
85 Florida Atlantic 10 101 96 20 217 21.7
88 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 94 102 23 219 21.9
88 Wyoming 10 121 81 17 219 21.9
90 Oregon 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
90 Washington State 1 11 10 1 22 22.0
90 Iowa 1 14 8 0 22 22.0
90 Miami (Florida) 2 21 21 2 44 22.0
90 Mississippi 3 25 33 8 66 22.0
95 Louisiana-Monroe 10 120 88 14 222 22.2
96 Kent State 9 82 95 25 202 22.4
96 Fresno State 9 117 78 7 202 22.4
96 Charlotte 10 94 107 23 224 22.4
96 Georgia State 11 106 113 27 246 22.4
100 Memphis 9 80 95 28 203 22.6
101 TCU 1 8 10 5 23 23.0
101 Virginia Tech 2 17 25 4 46 23.0
101 Arizona 3 37 29 3 69 23.0
101 Idaho 9 111 85 11 207 23.0
105 Texas State 10 118 99 14 231 23.1
106 UNLV 9 90 106 14 210 23.3
107 Florida International 10 123 97 14 234 23.4
107 Bowling Green 11 110 127 20 257 23.4
109 Massachusetts 11 96 144 19 259 23.5
110 UTSA 9 80 119 15 214 23.8
110 UCF 9 103 93 18 214 23.8
112 New Mexico State 10 111 109 19 239 23.9
112 Northern Illinois 11 115 131 17 263 23.9
114 Old Dominion 10 107 118 15 240 24.0
115 Ball State 9 96 111 11 218 24.2
115 New Mexico 10 107 109 26 242 24.2
117 Louisville 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
118 Tulsa 11 121 137 19 277 25.2
119 Hawai'i 9 116 86 26 228 25.3
120 Indiana 2 12 33 7 52 26.0
121 North Texas 9 117 98 21 236 26.2
121 Eastern Michigan 11 164 101 23 288 26.2
123 Maryland 2 25 22 6 53 26.5
124 Syracuse 2 24 29 3 56 28.0
125 Purdue 2 17 33 9 59 29.5
126 Texas 2 29 28 3 60 30.0
127 Kansas 1 14 16 4 34 34.0