2018 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Eastern Michigan 3 19 11 7 37 12.3
2 Alabama 4 27 16 8 51 12.8
3 Army 3 21 15 3 39 13.0
4 Michigan State 4 21 28 5 54 13.5
4 Appalachian State 4 22 28 4 54 13.5
6 Cincinnati 4 23 28 4 55 13.8
7 Middle Tennessee 4 24 28 4 56 14.0
8 Missouri 4 24 29 6 59 14.8
8 Troy 4 29 25 5 59 14.8
10 Nevada 3 17 26 3 46 15.3
10 Wyoming 3 30 13 3 46 15.3
10 Marshall 4 22 28 11 61 15.3
10 Miami (Florida) 4 29 26 6 61 15.3
14 Penn State 4 39 18 5 62 15.5
15 Southern Mississippi 4 17 38 8 63 15.8
16 Kansas State 4 21 40 4 65 16.3
17 Fresno State 4 28 34 4 66 16.5
18 Arkansas State 4 29 33 5 67 16.8
19 Ohio 4 25 35 8 68 17.0
19 Georgia 4 27 35 6 68 17.0
19 Air Force 4 35 29 4 68 17.0
19 Mississippi State 4 36 27 5 68 17.0
23 Old Dominion 3 21 26 5 52 17.3
23 Washington 4 19 44 6 69 17.3
23 San Diego State 4 29 35 5 69 17.3
23 Pittsburgh 4 33 29 7 69 17.3
27 Clemson 4 24 42 4 70 17.5
27 Charlotte 4 27 39 4 70 17.5
27 Virginia 4 46 19 5 70 17.5
30 Miami (Ohio) 3 21 29 3 53 17.7
31 Minnesota 4 30 39 2 71 17.8
31 Michigan 4 31 31 9 71 17.8
31 Louisiana-Monroe 4 35 27 9 71 17.8
34 Florida 4 35 32 5 72 18.0
35 Washington State 4 28 37 8 73 18.3
35 Georgia Southern 4 31 36 6 73 18.3
35 BYU 4 33 37 3 73 18.3
35 Buffalo 4 42 30 1 73 18.3
39 Utah 5 40 46 6 92 18.4
40 Bowling Green 3 35 16 5 56 18.7
41 UAB 4 30 31 14 75 18.8
41 Iowa 4 39 32 4 75 18.8
41 Virginia Tech 4 42 28 5 75 18.8
44 Kent State 3 36 17 4 57 19.0
44 Notre Dame 4 27 43 6 76 19.0
44 Boise State 4 28 43 5 76 19.0
47 North Carolina State 4 32 42 3 77 19.3
47 Texas State 4 38 38 1 77 19.3
47 Kentucky 4 41 30 6 77 19.3
50 Louisiana Tech 4 35 37 6 78 19.5
51 North Texas 3 23 32 4 59 19.7
51 Toledo 3 25 26 8 59 19.7
53 California 3 19 39 2 60 20.0
53 UTEP 4 39 38 3 80 20.0
55 Utah State 4 17 53 11 81 20.3
55 Illinois 4 42 34 5 81 20.3
55 Georgia Tech 4 43 38 0 81 20.3
58 Auburn 4 33 39 10 82 20.5
58 TCU 4 37 39 6 82 20.5
58 Georgia State 4 41 37 4 82 20.5
61 Western Michigan 3 28 32 2 62 20.7
62 USC 4 26 49 8 83 20.8
62 Northwestern 4 26 53 4 83 20.8
62 UNLV 4 30 50 3 83 20.8
62 Wisconsin 4 32 41 10 83 20.8
62 Coastal Carolina 4 53 25 5 83 20.8
67 Central Michigan 3 30 28 5 63 21.0
67 Colorado 4 33 43 8 84 21.0
67 Wake Forest 4 33 44 7 84 21.0
67 East Carolina 4 33 48 3 84 21.0
67 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 44 35 5 84 21.0
72 Syracuse 4 31 44 10 85 21.3
72 Ohio State 4 34 41 10 85 21.3
74 Northern Illinois 5 31 60 16 107 21.4
75 Texas 4 30 51 5 86 21.5
75 Iowa State 4 42 41 3 86 21.5
75 South Florida 4 48 33 5 86 21.5
78 Tulane 4 34 44 9 87 21.8
78 Baylor 4 38 43 6 87 21.8
78 Kansas 4 41 39 7 87 21.8
81 Arkansas 3 33 26 7 66 22.0
81 Hawai'i 3 42 22 2 66 22.0
81 Texas A&M 4 28 57 3 88 22.0
81 Florida Atlantic 4 32 50 6 88 22.0
81 Arizona State 4 35 44 9 88 22.0
86 SMU 4 40 42 7 89 22.3
86 Mississippi 4 44 39 6 89 22.3
88 Boston College 4 32 51 7 90 22.5
88 Tennessee 4 33 49 8 90 22.5
88 Oregon 4 36 47 7 90 22.5
88 Western Kentucky 4 38 47 5 90 22.5
92 Stanford 3 21 41 6 68 22.7
93 South Alabama 4 33 51 7 91 22.8
93 LSU 4 40 44 7 91 22.8
93 Navy 4 47 42 2 91 22.8
93 Nebraska 4 49 35 7 91 22.8
97 Rice 4 34 56 2 92 23.0
97 UCLA 4 35 50 7 92 23.0
97 Rutgers 4 43 43 6 92 23.0
100 Vanderbilt 3 27 37 6 70 23.3
100 Memphis 4 27 52 14 93 23.3
100 Florida State 4 43 42 8 93 23.3
100 UCF 4 55 32 6 93 23.3
104 Tulsa 4 51 35 8 94 23.5
104 New Mexico 4 59 32 3 94 23.5
106 Purdue 4 41 44 10 95 23.8
106 Florida International 4 55 30 10 95 23.8
106 Duke 4 55 37 3 95 23.8
109 Oregon State 4 52 39 6 97 24.3
110 San Jose State 4 47 46 5 98 24.5
111 UTSA 4 43 52 4 99 24.8
112 Colorado State 3 40 31 4 75 25.0
112 New Mexico State 3 42 31 2 75 25.0
112 West Virginia 4 44 53 3 100 25.0
115 Maryland 4 46 40 15 101 25.3
115 Temple 4 51 34 16 101 25.3
115 Connecticut 4 62 34 5 101 25.3
115 Akron 4 64 30 7 101 25.3
119 Oklahoma State 4 44 46 12 102 25.5
119 North Carolina 4 50 39 13 102 25.5
119 Houston 4 55 43 4 102 25.5
122 Arizona 3 17 48 13 78 26.0
122 Indiana 3 40 32 6 78 26.0
124 Massachusetts 3 48 28 4 80 26.7
125 Liberty 4 55 49 3 107 26.8
126 Louisville 4 52 44 13 109 27.3
127 Ball State 2 31 19 5 55 27.5
127 Texas Tech 4 48 52 10 110 27.5
129 Oklahoma 4 40 70 10 120 30.0
130 South Carolina 4 57 57 8 122 30.5