2018 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan 8 50 43 23 116 14.5
2 Maryland 7 63 47 18 128 18.3
3 Mississippi State 7 46 50 8 104 14.9
4 TCU 9 65 62 14 141 15.7
5 Kentucky 9 62 63 11 136 15.1
6 Florida 9 68 64 21 153 17.0
6 Tennessee 7 54 64 10 128 18.3
8 Auburn 8 51 66 10 127 15.9
8 LSU 8 52 66 20 138 17.3
10 Alabama 10 61 67 20 148 14.8
10 Minnesota 9 83 67 11 161 17.9
10 Rutgers 8 76 67 16 159 19.9
13 Wyoming 8 66 70 6 142 17.8
14 Clemson 11 70 71 17 158 14.4
15 Louisville 8 101 72 6 179 22.4
15 Connecticut 8 119 72 8 199 24.9
17 Miami (Florida) 12 99 75 14 188 15.7
18 Georgia 9 53 76 13 142 15.8
18 Wisconsin 9 57 76 15 148 16.4
18 California 11 98 76 17 191 17.4
18 Indiana 8 74 76 18 168 21.0
22 Arkansas State 12 106 77 23 206 17.2
22 Eastern Michigan 12 117 77 24 218 18.2
24 Michigan State 8 26 78 14 118 14.8
24 Nebraska 8 73 78 21 172 21.5
24 Bowling Green 12 175 78 26 279 23.3
27 Pittsburgh 9 76 79 15 170 18.9
27 Penn State 9 83 79 18 180 20.0
27 New Mexico 9 100 79 15 194 21.6
30 Texas A&M 9 46 81 17 144 16.0
31 Iowa 11 83 82 14 179 16.3
31 USC 9 74 82 18 174 19.3
33 Utah 10 59 84 20 163 16.3
34 Central Michigan 11 108 85 25 218 19.8
35 Air Force 9 49 86 10 145 16.1
35 Tulsa 11 123 86 25 234 21.3
37 Appalachian State 12 81 87 16 184 15.3
37 BYU 10 68 87 17 172 17.2
37 Arkansas 9 85 87 19 191 21.2
37 South Carolina 8 78 87 20 185 23.1
41 Southern Mississippi 11 59 89 13 161 14.6
41 Boise State 10 76 89 13 178 17.8
41 Baylor 10 94 89 15 198 19.8
41 Duke 10 106 89 10 205 20.5
41 Colorado State 9 106 89 14 209 23.2
41 San Jose State 8 84 89 14 187 23.4
47 Florida State 8 59 90 15 164 20.5
47 Oklahoma State 9 77 90 33 200 22.2
47 Oregon State 9 121 90 14 225 25.0
50 Cincinnati 12 57 91 34 182 15.2
50 Iowa State 8 62 91 7 160 20.0
50 UCLA 8 80 91 15 186 23.3
53 North Carolina State 10 66 92 11 169 16.9
53 Colorado 10 80 92 23 195 19.5
53 Kansas 9 79 92 13 184 20.4
53 Akron 11 120 92 14 226 20.5
53 West Virginia 9 81 92 15 188 20.9
58 Mississippi 9 106 93 18 217 24.1
59 Kansas State 9 73 94 13 180 20.0
59 SMU 9 100 94 15 209 23.2
61 North Carolina 10 110 95 19 224 22.4
61 Massachusetts 11 146 95 16 257 23.4
63 Missouri 9 51 96 16 163 18.1
63 Notre Dame 9 68 96 17 181 20.1
65 Ohio State 10 67 97 21 185 18.5
65 Texas Tech 9 73 97 21 191 21.2
65 Temple 11 113 97 32 242 22.0
68 UAB 13 81 98 41 220 16.9
68 Northwestern 10 78 98 11 187 18.7
70 Army 12 68 99 18 185 15.4
71 Virginia Tech 11 103 100 19 222 20.2
71 South Florida 11 129 100 22 251 22.8
71 UCF 11 135 100 20 255 23.2
74 Syracuse 10 71 101 18 190 19.0
74 Navy 9 71 101 8 180 20.0
76 Texas 10 72 102 17 191 19.1
76 UTEP 12 120 102 20 242 20.2
78 UNLV 10 97 103 8 208 20.8
78 Vanderbilt 9 89 103 12 204 22.7
80 Buffalo 13 109 104 14 227 17.5
81 Louisiana Tech 12 100 105 18 223 18.6
81 New Mexico State 11 155 105 14 274 24.9
83 San Diego State 11 61 106 16 183 16.6
83 Texas State 12 100 106 15 221 18.4
85 Fresno State 12 80 107 16 203 16.9
85 Georgia Tech 11 94 107 11 212 19.3
85 Middle Tennessee 12 106 107 25 238 19.8
85 Coastal Carolina 12 136 107 16 259 21.6
89 East Carolina 10 74 108 14 196 19.6
89 Stanford 10 81 108 11 200 20.0
91 Virginia 13 92 109 12 213 16.4
91 Georgia Southern 12 90 109 17 216 18.0
91 Western Michigan 11 83 109 17 209 19.0
91 Boston College 10 86 109 14 209 20.9
91 Illinois 9 104 109 18 231 25.7
96 Miami (Ohio) 10 82 110 23 215 21.5
97 Troy 12 94 111 19 224 18.7
97 Washington State 12 88 111 36 235 19.6
97 Hawai'i 11 99 111 16 226 20.5
100 Utah State 12 93 112 29 234 19.5
100 Ball State 11 139 112 25 276 25.1
102 Washington 12 75 113 12 200 16.7
102 Kent State 11 103 113 25 241 21.9
102 Oklahoma 9 74 113 18 205 22.8
102 Purdue 10 102 113 17 232 23.2
106 Nevada 11 82 115 23 220 20.0
106 Oregon 11 90 115 20 225 20.5
106 Tulane 11 88 115 23 226 20.5
106 Florida Atlantic 10 86 115 17 218 21.8
110 Charlotte 12 64 116 17 197 16.4
110 Florida International 13 147 116 29 292 22.5
112 Louisiana-Monroe 11 98 118 21 237 21.5
113 Arizona State 11 106 119 23 248 22.5
114 North Texas 12 76 123 21 220 18.3
114 Wake Forest 10 78 123 14 215 21.5
114 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 146 123 21 290 22.3
114 South Alabama 12 113 123 33 269 22.4
118 Georgia State 12 113 124 15 252 21.0
118 Toledo 12 109 124 30 263 21.9
120 Ohio 12 90 126 16 232 19.3
120 Arizona 11 96 126 31 253 23.0
122 Western Kentucky 12 112 127 22 261 21.8
123 Marshall 13 79 130 33 242 18.6
124 Memphis 12 104 131 24 259 21.6
125 Liberty 11 116 133 12 261 23.7
126 Rice 12 97 136 16 249 20.8
127 UTSA 12 100 139 13 252 21.0
128 Old Dominion 12 121 143 27 291 24.3
129 Northern Illinois 13 80 155 33 268 20.6
130 Houston 12 128 159 21 308 25.7