College FB Team Opponent First Downs per Game
| Rank | Team | 2026 | Last 3 | Last 1 | Home | Away | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | -- | 16.3 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 11.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 19.4 |
| 3 | Iowa St | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 18.3 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Alabama | 12.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 16.9 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 12.7 | 12.7 | 18.0 | 12.7 | -- | 16.8 |
| 7 | Penn St | 12.7 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 18.2 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | -- | 18.5 |
| 10 | Oklahoma St | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 21.9 |
| 11 | LSU | 13.7 | 13.7 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 25.0 | 19.4 |
| 12 | Kansas St | 14.0 | 14.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | -- | 20.5 |
| 13 | Michigan St | 14.3 | 14.3 | 20.0 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| 13 | Michigan | 14.3 | 14.3 | 9.0 | 14.3 | -- | 18.4 |
| 15 | Indiana | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 14.5 | -- | 13.7 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 14.5 | 14.5 | 19.0 | 14.5 | -- | 20.3 |
| 17 | Ohio St | 14.7 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 25.0 | 13.4 |
| 17 | Florida Intl | 14.7 | 14.7 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 21.3 |
| 19 | Texas | 15.3 | 15.3 | 9.0 | 15.3 | -- | 19.2 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 15.3 | 15.3 | 23.0 | 15.3 | -- | 18.5 |
| 21 | TCU | 15.5 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 19.7 |
| 21 | Virginia | 15.5 | 15.5 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 21.0 | 16.4 |
| 21 | Utah | 15.5 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 15.5 | -- | 19.2 |
| 24 | Liberty | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 20.6 |
| 24 | Washington | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | -- | 18.3 |
| 24 | W Michigan | 16.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | -- | 16.0 | 16.7 |
| 24 | Duke | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
| 28 | Kansas | 17.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 20.7 |
| 28 | Middle Tenn | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 22.6 |
| 28 | Georgia St | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -- | 17.0 | 23.7 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 17.0 | 17.0 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 19.5 |
| 32 | Boise St | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 16.9 |
| 32 | S Alabama | 17.5 | 17.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 20.3 |
| 32 | Georgia | 17.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 16.7 |
| 32 | Troy | 17.5 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 19.0 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 |
| 37 | USC | 18.0 | 17.7 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 27.0 | 20.1 |
| 37 | BYU | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 19.1 |
| 37 | UMass | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -- | 18.0 | 22.9 |
| 37 | Boston College | 18.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 21.8 |
| 37 | Mississippi St | 18.0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 22.8 |
| 37 | Missouri | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 15.8 |
| 37 | Louisiana | 18.0 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 22.0 |
| 37 | Northwestern | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -- | 17.9 |
| 37 | Sam Houston | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 24.3 |
| 37 | Arizona St | 18.0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | -- | 18.0 | 19.3 |
| 37 | Air Force | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -- | 22.0 |
| 37 | North Dakota State | 18.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | -- |
| 49 | Miami | 18.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | -- | 18.5 | 17.3 |
| 49 | Maryland | 18.5 | 18.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.0 | 23.4 |
| 49 | Arizona | 18.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| 49 | App State | 18.5 | 18.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 22.0 | 23.6 |
| 53 | Fresno St | 18.7 | 18.7 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 17.3 |
| 53 | Mississippi | 18.7 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 |
| 55 | Delaware | 19.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 21.3 |
| 55 | Colorado | 19.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | -- | 19.0 | 21.7 |
| 55 | UAB | 19.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 21.2 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | -- | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| 55 | Syracuse | 19.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | 21.6 |
| 55 | North Carolina | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | -- | 19.0 | 21.4 |
| 55 | Colorado St | 19.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | -- | 21.7 |
| 55 | SMU | 19.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | -- | 19.0 | 22.2 |
| 63 | San Jose St | 19.3 | 19.3 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 20.6 |
| 64 | San Diego St | 19.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 17.1 |
| 64 | NC State | 19.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | -- | 19.5 | 21.9 |
| 64 | E Michigan | 19.5 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 23.0 | 20.6 |
| 64 | Georgia So | 19.5 | 19.5 | 17.0 | -- | 19.5 | 25.6 |
| 68 | Jacksonville St | 19.7 | 19.7 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 18.5 | 22.2 |
| 69 | J Madison | 20.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 14.9 |
| 69 | West Virginia | 20.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 22.7 |
| 69 | UCF | 20.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 19.1 |
| 69 | Coastal Car | 20.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | -- | 20.0 | 23.8 |
| 69 | Akron | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | -- | 20.0 | 20.3 |
| 69 | S Florida | 20.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 22.9 |
| 69 | UCLA | 20.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 18.5 | 23.0 | 21.9 |
| 76 | Rice | 20.5 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 24.0 | 20.6 |
| 76 | New Mexico St | 20.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | -- | 20.5 | 23.3 |
| 78 | UNLV | 20.7 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 |
| 78 | Hawai'i | 20.7 | 20.7 | 23.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 19.7 |
| 80 | Houston | 21.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 19.0 |
| 80 | Utah St | 21.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | -- | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| 80 | Army | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | -- | 18.8 |
| 80 | Auburn | 21.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 18.0 | 27.0 | 19.2 |
| 80 | E Carolina | 21.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 19.7 |
| 80 | Nevada | 21.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 |
| 80 | Rutgers | 21.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 18.0 | 21.5 |
| 80 | W Kentucky | 21.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | -- | 21.0 | 20.8 |
| 88 | Sacramento State | 21.3 | 21.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 23.5 | 23.0 |
| 89 | Illinois | 21.5 | 21.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | -- | 20.8 |
| 89 | Oregon | 21.5 | 21.5 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 16.7 |
| 89 | Old Dominion | 21.5 | 21.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 16.0 |
| 89 | Tennessee | 21.5 | 21.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 23.6 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 21.5 | 21.5 | 25.0 | 21.5 | -- | 21.0 |
| 94 | Tulane | 21.7 | 21.7 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 22.1 |
| 95 | N Texas | 22.0 | 22.0 | 30.0 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 21.2 |
| 95 | Kentucky | 22.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 20.5 |
| 95 | Minnesota | 22.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | -- | 18.9 |
| 95 | Cincinnati | 22.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 20.0 | 24.1 |
| 95 | Washington St | 22.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | -- | 22.0 | 16.8 |
| 100 | Florida St | 22.3 | 22.3 | 26.0 | 20.5 | 26.0 | 19.5 |
| 101 | UTEP | 22.5 | 22.5 | 27.0 | -- | 22.5 | 21.4 |
| 101 | Arkansas St | 22.5 | 22.5 | 21.0 | -- | 22.5 | 20.9 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | 22.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 22.5 | -- | 21.3 |
| 101 | C Michigan | 22.5 | 22.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 28.0 | 20.6 |
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | 22.7 | 22.7 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 30.0 | 23.5 |
| 105 | Stanford | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 21.2 |
| 107 | Tulsa | 23.0 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 27.0 | 19.0 | 21.6 |
| 107 | Oregon St | 23.0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 19.0 |
| 109 | Charlotte | 23.5 | 23.5 | 22.0 | -- | 23.5 | 25.7 |
| 109 | Texas Tech | 23.5 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 20.0 | 14.1 |
| 109 | Buffalo | 23.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | -- | 23.5 | 19.5 |
| 109 | California | 23.5 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 20.2 |
| 109 | Florida | 23.5 | 23.5 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 |
| 109 | Toledo | 23.5 | 23.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 15.5 |
| 109 | Arkansas | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 24.9 |
| 116 | Ohio | 23.7 | 23.7 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 18.7 |
| 116 | Clemson | 23.7 | 23.7 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 37.0 | 19.3 |
| 116 | Marshall | 23.7 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 20.8 |
| 119 | UConn | 24.0 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 23.6 |
| 119 | Louisiana Tech | 24.0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | -- | 24.0 | 20.8 |
| 119 | Wake Forest | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 29.0 | 18.8 |
| 119 | N Illinois | 24.0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | -- | 24.0 | 20.8 |
| 123 | Memphis | 24.3 | 24.3 | 28.0 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 19.5 |
| 124 | Baylor | 24.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 23.4 |
| 124 | Kennesaw St | 24.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 21.7 |
| 126 | Temple | 25.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 23.0 | 27.0 | 21.8 |
| 127 | Louisville | 25.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 17.5 |
| 128 | Bowling Green | 26.5 | 26.5 | 25.0 | -- | 26.5 | 18.3 |
| 129 | Navy | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | -- | 27.0 | 20.1 |
| 129 | UTSA | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | -- | 27.0 | 18.8 |
| 131 | Texas St | 27.3 | 27.3 | 34.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 22.3 |
| 132 | Ball St | 27.5 | 27.5 | 23.0 | -- | 27.5 | 20.7 |
| 132 | Southern Miss | 27.5 | 27.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 31.0 | 22.4 |
| 134 | UL Monroe | 29.0 | 29.0 | 23.0 | -- | 29.0 | 21.4 |
| 134 | Miami OH | 29.0 | 29.0 | 25.0 | -- | 29.0 | 19.4 |
| 136 | Kent St | 30.0 | 30.0 | 25.0 | -- | 30.0 | 24.3 |
| 136 | Purdue | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 | 25.0 | 35.0 | 22.1 |
| 136 | Missouri St | 30.0 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 35.0 | 22.3 |