2018 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 10 | 126 | 30 | 10 | 166 | 16.6 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 11 | 112 | 82 | 24 | 218 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 10 | 95 | 91 | 17 | 203 | 20.3 |
| 4 | Air Force | 7 | 93 | 39 | 9 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 9 | 90 | 72 | 11 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 10 | 87 | 105 | 16 | 208 | 20.8 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 8 | 86 | 90 | 15 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 8 | Kent State | 10 | 84 | 94 | 24 | 202 | 20.2 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 9 | 82 | 90 | 9 | 181 | 20.1 |
| 9 | Illinois | 8 | 82 | 60 | 12 | 154 | 19.3 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 11 | 80 | 74 | 15 | 169 | 15.4 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 79 | 57 | 13 | 149 | 21.3 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 10 | 78 | 82 | 21 | 181 | 18.1 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 11 | 76 | 61 | 22 | 159 | 14.5 |
| 16 | UNLV | 8 | 74 | 60 | 14 | 148 | 18.5 |
| 17 | Louisville | 10 | 72 | 104 | 13 | 189 | 18.9 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 69 | 82 | 13 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 18 | UTEP | 11 | 69 | 80 | 17 | 166 | 15.1 |
| 20 | UCLA | 9 | 68 | 104 | 13 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 7 | 68 | 43 | 13 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 22 | Ball State | 8 | 67 | 94 | 11 | 172 | 21.5 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 9 | 66 | 74 | 19 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 24 | Rice | 11 | 65 | 98 | 11 | 174 | 15.8 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 6 | 64 | 57 | 10 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 64 | 100 | 18 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 64 | 32 | 9 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 9 | 63 | 60 | 8 | 131 | 14.6 |
| 29 | Kansas | 9 | 60 | 82 | 14 | 156 | 17.3 |
| 30 | Charlotte | 7 | 59 | 52 | 15 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 30 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 59 | 54 | 10 | 123 | 17.6 |
| 32 | Colorado State | 9 | 58 | 131 | 19 | 208 | 23.1 |
| 33 | Memphis | 6 | 57 | 55 | 12 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 33 | Texas State | 9 | 57 | 70 | 21 | 148 | 16.4 |
| 35 | New Mexico State | 9 | 56 | 102 | 24 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 36 | Louisiana | 7 | 55 | 46 | 5 | 106 | 15.1 |
| 37 | Indiana | 7 | 54 | 91 | 17 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 37 | Baylor | 6 | 54 | 71 | 10 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | 7 | 54 | 81 | 13 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 40 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 53 | 63 | 11 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 9 | 53 | 109 | 26 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 40 | USF | 6 | 53 | 56 | 11 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 43 | California | 6 | 52 | 56 | 14 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | 6 | 52 | 53 | 15 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 43 | Maryland | 7 | 52 | 35 | 9 | 96 | 13.7 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 9 | 51 | 97 | 16 | 164 | 18.2 |
| 46 | Tulane | 6 | 51 | 40 | 10 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 48 | Texas Tech | 7 | 50 | 107 | 12 | 169 | 24.1 |
| 48 | Arizona | 7 | 50 | 84 | 27 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 48 | Liberty | 6 | 50 | 73 | 9 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 48 | UTSA | 9 | 50 | 76 | 14 | 140 | 15.6 |
| 52 | Toledo | 6 | 49 | 53 | 14 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 53 | San Diego State | 6 | 48 | 49 | 6 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 54 | Houston | 5 | 47 | 61 | 12 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 47 | 85 | 9 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 47 | 69 | 17 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 5 | 45 | 63 | 9 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 57 | Old Dominion | 8 | 45 | 103 | 21 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 57 | Massachusetts | 8 | 45 | 110 | 11 | 166 | 20.8 |
| 57 | Minnesota | 6 | 45 | 60 | 17 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 45 | 59 | 8 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 5 | 44 | 35 | 2 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 63 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 63 | Wyoming | 6 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 83 | 13.8 |
| 65 | Purdue | 7 | 42 | 86 | 12 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 65 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 42 | 40 | 6 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 67 | Virginia | 5 | 41 | 45 | 8 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 67 | Arizona State | 6 | 41 | 59 | 9 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 67 | USC | 7 | 41 | 77 | 8 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Nevada | 5 | 37 | 59 | 8 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 70 | Colorado | 7 | 37 | 73 | 17 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 70 | Akron | 8 | 37 | 70 | 18 | 125 | 15.6 |
| 70 | Tennessee | 7 | 37 | 53 | 17 | 107 | 15.3 |
| 74 | Missouri | 5 | 36 | 51 | 15 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 74 | TCU | 6 | 36 | 66 | 7 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 11 | 36 | 123 | 17 | 176 | 16.0 |
| 77 | Texas | 4 | 35 | 52 | 8 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 77 | Duke | 5 | 35 | 58 | 5 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 77 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 35 | 55 | 9 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 77 | Mississippi State | 5 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 62 | 12.4 |
| 81 | Auburn | 5 | 34 | 47 | 13 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 81 | Utah | 5 | 34 | 38 | 9 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 81 | Iowa State | 5 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 84 | Temple | 5 | 33 | 71 | 6 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 84 | Army | 2 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 84 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 33 | 53 | 9 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 87 | North Texas | 4 | 32 | 47 | 10 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 87 | SMU | 7 | 32 | 72 | 23 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 87 | Michigan State | 6 | 32 | 63 | 10 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 87 | BYU | 6 | 32 | 58 | 12 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 6 | 31 | 75 | 11 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 92 | West Virginia | 4 | 30 | 49 | 5 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 92 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 30 | 70 | 10 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 92 | Penn State | 4 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 95 | Washington | 4 | 29 | 47 | 10 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 95 | Florida State | 7 | 29 | 65 | 10 | 104 | 14.9 |
| 97 | Northwestern | 5 | 28 | 65 | 13 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 97 | UAB | 3 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 97 | Marshall | 4 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 97 | Buffalo | 4 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 101 | Boston College | 5 | 27 | 43 | 2 | 72 | 14.4 |
| 102 | Texas A&M | 4 | 26 | 54 | 14 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 103 | LSU | 3 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 103 | Hawaii | 6 | 25 | 67 | 11 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 105 | Oregon | 4 | 24 | 51 | 8 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 105 | Cincinnati | 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 105 | Ohio | 4 | 24 | 33 | 16 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 108 | Boise State | 3 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 108 | Southern Miss | 5 | 23 | 63 | 12 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 108 | NC State | 4 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 108 | FIU | 4 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 108 | Syracuse | 3 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 113 | Georgia | 3 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 113 | Iowa | 4 | 21 | 51 | 8 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 113 | Florida | 3 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 113 | Kentucky | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 117 | Michigan | 3 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 117 | Troy | 3 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 117 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 120 | Oklahoma | 2 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 121 | Appalachian State | 2 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 122 | Stanford | 4 | 14 | 56 | 15 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 123 | Alabama | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 124 | Washington State | 2 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 125 | Fresno State | 2 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 126 | Utah State | 2 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 126 | Notre Dame | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 126 | UCF | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 129 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |