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