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CFB Team First Downs Defense

Name: CFB First Downs Defense
Creator: CollegeFootballData.com

2026 season · through Week 9 · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
1	LSU LSU	8	6-2	SEC	13.88#1
2	NDSU North Dakota State	9	7-2	Mountain West	14.11#2
3	UNM New Mexico	8	7-1	Mountain West	14.25#3
T-4	IOWA Iowa	8	6-2	Big Ten	14.38T-4
T-4	ND Notre Dame	8	7-1	FBS Independents	14.38T-4
T-6	MICH Michigan	8	5-3	Big Ten	14.63T-6
T-6	OU Oklahoma	8	4-4	SEC	14.63T-6
8	IU Indiana	9	8-1	Big Ten	14.78#8
9	UCLA UCLA	8	8-0	Big Ten	14.88#9
10	NEB Nebraska	8	5-3	Big Ten	15.25#10
11	AF Air Force	8	6-2	Mountain West	15.38#11
12	TA&M Texas A&M	8	4-4	SEC	15.50#12
13	OSU Ohio State	8	6-2	Big Ten	15.75#13
T-14	BOIS Boise State	8	7-1	Pac-12	16.13T-14
T-14	UGA Georgia	8	7-1	SEC	16.13T-14
T-16	FIU Florida International	8	3-5	Conference USA	16.25T-16
T-16	PSU Penn State	8	4-4	Big Ten	16.25T-16
T-16	TCU TCU	8	4-4	Big 12	16.25T-16
19	VT Virginia Tech	8	6-2	ACC	16.38#19
T-20	LIB Liberty	8	7-1	Conference USA	16.50T-20
T-20	SMU SMU	8	6-2	ACC	16.50T-20
T-20	TENN Tennessee	8	6-2	SEC	16.50T-20
23	DUKE Duke	8	6-2	ACC	16.75#23
24	KSU Kansas State	8	4-4	Big 12	16.88#24
25	USF South Florida	8	6-2	American Athletic	17#25
26	MIA Miami	8	8-0	ACC	17.13#26
T-27	ALA Alabama	8	6-2	SEC	17.25T-27
T-27	UL Louisiana	8	5-3	Sun Belt	17.25T-27
T-27	NEV Nevada	8	3-5	Mountain West	17.25T-27
T-27	TEX Texas	8	6-2	SEC	17.25T-27
T-31	MINN Minnesota	8	5-3	Big Ten	17.38T-31
T-31	NMSU New Mexico State	8	3-5	Conference USA	17.38T-31
T-31	UTAH Utah	8	8-0	Big 12	17.38T-31
34	PITT Pittsburgh	9	6-3	ACC	17.44#34
35	OHIO Ohio	8	6-2	Mid-American	17.63#35
36	ORE Oregon	8	5-3	Big Ten	17.75#36
T-37	KU Kansas	8	3-5	Big 12	17.88T-37
T-37	WIS Wisconsin	8	5-3	Big Ten	17.88T-37
T-39	ARIZ Arizona	8	6-2	Big 12	18T-39
T-39	BYU BYU	8	7-1	Big 12	18T-39
T-41	ISU Iowa State	8	4-4	Big 12	18.25T-41
T-41	SHSU Sam Houston	8	1-7	Conference USA	18.25T-41
43	EMU Eastern Michigan	9	4-5	Mid-American	18.33#43
44	WKU Western Kentucky	8	3-5	Conference USA	18.38#44
T-45	GASO Georgia Southern	8	4-4	Sun Belt	18.50T-45
T-45	MASS Massachusetts	8	4-4	Mid-American	18.50T-45
T-47	MEM Memphis	9	7-2	American Athletic	18.56T-47
T-47	WSU Washington State	9	1-8	Pac-12	18.56T-47
T-49	GAST Georgia State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	18.63T-49
T-49	HOU Houston	8	6-2	Big 12	18.63T-49
T-49	JXST Jacksonville State	8	6-2	Conference USA	18.63T-49
T-49	NCSU NC State	8	4-4	ACC	18.63T-49
T-49	TOL Toledo	8	6-2	Mid-American	18.63T-49
T-49	UCF UCF	8	4-4	Big 12	18.63T-49
55	UVA Virginia	9	4-5	ACC	18.67#55
T-56	BUF Buffalo	8	5-3	Mid-American	18.75T-56
T-56	ECU East Carolina	8	4-4	American Athletic	18.75T-56
T-56	MIZ Missouri	8	6-2	SEC	18.75T-56
59	USC USC	9	7-2	Big Ten	18.78#59
T-60	ASU Arizona State	8	4-4	Big 12	18.88T-60
T-60	ARK Arkansas	8	3-5	SEC	18.88T-60
T-60	LT Louisiana Tech	8	6-2	Sun Belt	18.88T-60
T-60	ORST Oregon State	8	5-3	Pac-12	18.88T-60
T-60	SC South Carolina	8	5-3	SEC	18.88T-60
T-65	HAW Hawai'i	8	2-6	Mountain West	19T-65
T-65	JMU James Madison	9	7-2	Sun Belt	19T-65
67	USU Utah State	8	3-5	Pac-12	19.13#67
T-68	M-OH Miami (OH)	8	5-3	Mid-American	19.25T-68
T-68	UAB UAB	8	4-4	American Athletic	19.25T-68
T-70	CLEM Clemson	8	5-3	ACC	19.38T-70
T-70	MSU Michigan State	8	2-6	Big Ten	19.38T-70
T-70	OKST Oklahoma State	8	5-3	Big 12	19.38T-70
T-70	TTU Texas Tech	8	7-1	Big 12	19.38T-70
T-70	TROY Troy	8	4-4	Sun Belt	19.38T-70
T-70	WASH Washington	8	5-3	Big Ten	19.38T-70
T-76	AKR Akron	8	1-7	Mid-American	19.50T-76
T-76	APP App State	8	5-3	Sun Belt	19.50T-76
T-76	NAVY Navy	8	2-6	American Athletic	19.50T-76
T-76	SYR Syracuse	8	4-4	ACC	19.50T-76
80	ARMY Army	8	5-3	American Athletic	19.63#80
81	ODU Old Dominion	9	2-7	Sun Belt	19.67#81
T-82	ARST Arkansas State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	19.75T-82
T-82	FRES Fresno State	8	5-3	Pac-12	19.75T-82
84	BAY Baylor	8	5-3	Big 12	19.88#84
T-85	SAC Sacramento State	9	2-7	Mid-American	19.89T-85
T-85	SJSU San José State	9	4-5	Mountain West	19.89T-85
T-87	BGSU Bowling Green	9	2-7	Mid-American	20T-87
T-87	MSST Mississippi State	8	4-4	SEC	20T-87
T-87	USA South Alabama	8	4-4	Sun Belt	20T-87
90	KENT Kent State	9	3-6	Mid-American	20.11#90
T-91	FLA Florida	8	5-3	SEC	20.13T-91
T-91	NU Northwestern	8	6-2	Big Ten	20.13T-91
T-93	MD Maryland	8	2-6	Big Ten	20.25T-93
T-93	MTSU Middle Tennessee	8	4-4	Conference USA	20.25T-93
T-95	BC Boston College	8	4-4	ACC	20.38T-95
T-95	WAKE Wake Forest	8	7-1	ACC	20.38T-95
T-97	ILL Illinois	8	5-3	Big Ten	20.50T-97
T-97	UK Kentucky	8	7-1	SEC	20.50T-97
T-97	UTEP UTEP	8	1-7	Mountain West	20.50T-97
T-97	UTSA UTSA	8	7-1	American Athletic	20.50T-97
T-97	WYO Wyoming	8	5-3	Mountain West	20.50T-97
T-102	CCU Coastal Carolina	8	3-5	Sun Belt	20.63T-102
T-102	VAN Vanderbilt	8	3-5	SEC	20.63T-102
T-104	MISS Ole Miss	8	6-2	SEC	20.75T-104
T-104	RUTG Rutgers	8	2-6	Big Ten	20.75T-104
106	WMU Western Michigan	9	6-3	Mid-American	20.78#106
T-107	RICE Rice	8	1-7	American Athletic	20.88T-107
T-107	ULM UL Monroe	8	1-7	Sun Belt	20.88T-107
109	UNLV UNLV	8	5-3	Mountain West	21.13#109
T-110	FAU Florida Atlantic	8	5-3	American Athletic	21.25T-110
T-110	MRSH Marshall	8	5-3	Sun Belt	21.25T-110
T-110	UNC North Carolina	8	4-4	ACC	21.25T-110
T-110	UNT North Texas	8	6-2	American Athletic	21.25T-110
114	TLSA Tulsa	8	4-4	American Athletic	21.50#114
115	PUR Purdue	8	3-5	Big Ten	21.63#115
T-116	CMU Central Michigan	8	3-5	Mid-American	21.75T-116
T-116	FSU Florida State	8	3-5	ACC	21.75T-116
T-116	KENN Kennesaw State	8	2-6	Conference USA	21.75T-116
T-119	COLO Colorado	8	3-5	Big 12	21.88T-119
T-119	LOU Louisville	8	5-3	ACC	21.88T-119
T-119	TEM Temple	8	2-6	American Athletic	21.88T-119
T-119	CONN UConn	8	4-4	FBS Independents	21.88T-119
123	CAL California	9	3-6	ACC	21.89#123
124	DEL Delaware	8	4-4	Conference USA	22#124
T-125	BALL Ball State	8	3-5	Mid-American	22.13T-125
T-125	TULN Tulane	8	4-4	American Athletic	22.13T-125
127	STAN Stanford	9	4-5	ACC	22.56#127
128	NIU Northern Illinois	8	0-8	Mountain West	22.63#128
129	GT Georgia Tech	8	2-6	ACC	22.88#129
130	TXST Texas State	8	4-4	Pac-12	23.13#130
T-131	AUB Auburn	8	4-4	SEC	23.25T-131
T-131	MOST Missouri State	8	3-5	Conference USA	23.25T-131
T-131	USM Southern Miss	8	3-5	Sun Belt	23.25T-131
134	CLT Charlotte	8	1-7	American Athletic	23.38#134
135	CIN Cincinnati	8	5-3	Big 12	23.50#135
136	WVU West Virginia	8	5-3	Big 12	23.63#136
137	CSU Colorado State	8	3-5	Pac-12	23.88#137
138	SDSU San Diego State	9	4-5	Pac-12	24.11#138

Ranks among 138 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.

Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 9. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.