2019 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 102 | 164 | 14 | 280 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10 | 130 | 118 | 24 | 272 | 27.2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 5 | 36 | 70 | 18 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 6 | 48 | 86 | 14 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 5 | SMU | 6 | 52 | 79 | 16 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 6 | Troy | 6 | 37 | 94 | 14 | 145 | 24.2 |
| 7 | Ball State | 7 | 76 | 79 | 14 | 169 | 24.1 |
| 8 | UCF | 6 | 71 | 51 | 22 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Alabama | 6 | 56 | 70 | 16 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 7 | 86 | 67 | 12 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 7 | 66 | 89 | 10 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 12 | Clemson | 8 | 76 | 91 | 21 | 188 | 23.5 |
| 12 | Texas | 8 | 68 | 101 | 19 | 188 | 23.5 |
| 14 | Washington State | 6 | 19 | 107 | 13 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 9 | 108 | 88 | 11 | 207 | 23.0 |
| 16 | Oregon | 8 | 69 | 97 | 17 | 183 | 22.9 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 7 | 52 | 100 | 8 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 18 | Florida | 6 | 37 | 85 | 14 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 19 | Ohio | 8 | 85 | 77 | 19 | 181 | 22.6 |
| 19 | Memphis | 7 | 54 | 89 | 15 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 19 | San Jose State | 5 | 24 | 77 | 12 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 7 | 72 | 75 | 9 | 156 | 22.3 |
| 22 | Toledo | 6 | 62 | 60 | 12 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 5 | 36 | 67 | 7 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 73 | 71 | 9 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 26 | BYU | 9 | 65 | 120 | 11 | 196 | 21.8 |
| 26 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 68 | 91 | 15 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 26 | Arkansas State | 5 | 33 | 63 | 13 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 29 | Tulsa | 9 | 73 | 98 | 23 | 194 | 21.6 |
| 29 | USC | 8 | 49 | 107 | 17 | 173 | 21.6 |
| 29 | Washington | 7 | 62 | 80 | 9 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 32 | Ole Miss | 6 | 65 | 51 | 13 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 6 | 56 | 64 | 9 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 35 | 82 | 12 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 35 | Boise State | 8 | 76 | 83 | 12 | 171 | 21.4 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 7 | 37 | 100 | 12 | 149 | 21.3 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | 10 | 97 | 94 | 21 | 212 | 21.2 |
| 37 | Liberty | 5 | 29 | 68 | 9 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 39 | Buffalo | 8 | 106 | 50 | 12 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 39 | Michigan | 8 | 59 | 88 | 21 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 41 | Virginia | 8 | 47 | 108 | 12 | 167 | 20.9 |
| 41 | Houston | 7 | 67 | 66 | 13 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 60 | 50 | 15 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | 6 | 51 | 63 | 11 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 43 | Colorado | 6 | 50 | 63 | 12 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 43 | Purdue | 6 | 31 | 83 | 11 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 43 | Air Force | 5 | 76 | 25 | 3 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 48 | UCLA | 7 | 57 | 76 | 12 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 48 | Navy | 6 | 92 | 27 | 5 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 48 | Syracuse | 6 | 53 | 56 | 15 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 51 | Georgia State | 6 | 62 | 54 | 7 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 51 | Stanford | 6 | 40 | 71 | 12 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 53 | Tulane | 7 | 70 | 63 | 10 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 53 | Utah | 7 | 70 | 53 | 20 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 8 | 54 | 90 | 18 | 162 | 20.3 |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 38 | 69 | 15 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 57 | Utah State | 9 | 62 | 109 | 11 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 57 | San Diego State | 6 | 50 | 62 | 9 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 59 | Appalachian State | 7 | 73 | 57 | 11 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 59 | FIU | 7 | 52 | 75 | 14 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 61 | North Texas | 6 | 40 | 67 | 13 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 61 | Indiana | 5 | 31 | 58 | 11 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 7 | 72 | 55 | 11 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 63 | Florida State | 7 | 49 | 76 | 13 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 36 | 86 | 16 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 66 | Auburn | 9 | 85 | 76 | 15 | 176 | 19.6 |
| 66 | Nebraska | 5 | 57 | 32 | 9 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 8 | 75 | 69 | 12 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 56 | 47 | 14 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 71 | Kent State | 7 | 62 | 56 | 18 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 71 | Oregon State | 7 | 56 | 70 | 10 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 73 | TCU | 7 | 63 | 56 | 16 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 73 | Iowa | 7 | 47 | 79 | 9 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 75 | Arizona | 6 | 45 | 61 | 9 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 76 | Georgia | 9 | 72 | 89 | 11 | 172 | 19.1 |
| 77 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 45 | 91 | 16 | 152 | 19.0 |
| 77 | Kansas | 6 | 43 | 62 | 9 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 79 | Penn State | 9 | 76 | 84 | 9 | 169 | 18.8 |
| 79 | Louisville | 6 | 64 | 42 | 7 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 79 | Kentucky | 5 | 67 | 20 | 7 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 82 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 44 | 59 | 9 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 82 | Texas A&M | 6 | 37 | 64 | 11 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 9 | 55 | 94 | 18 | 167 | 18.6 |
| 85 | Notre Dame | 8 | 61 | 76 | 11 | 148 | 18.5 |
| 86 | Baylor | 7 | 47 | 68 | 14 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 87 | Fresno State | 7 | 45 | 71 | 12 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 87 | Temple | 7 | 35 | 77 | 16 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 89 | Wyoming | 6 | 56 | 45 | 7 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 89 | Illinois | 6 | 38 | 59 | 11 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 8 | 52 | 71 | 20 | 143 | 17.9 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | 6 | 47 | 53 | 7 | 107 | 17.8 |
| 92 | Charlotte | 6 | 42 | 50 | 15 | 107 | 17.8 |
| 92 | NC State | 4 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 95 | Marshall | 8 | 76 | 47 | 18 | 141 | 17.6 |
| 95 | UTEP | 5 | 34 | 47 | 7 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 97 | Southern Miss | 6 | 29 | 63 | 13 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 98 | Rice | 7 | 37 | 61 | 23 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 99 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 40 | 39 | 7 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 100 | UNLV | 6 | 44 | 48 | 9 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 100 | Missouri | 5 | 35 | 43 | 6 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 102 | Boston College | 7 | 68 | 47 | 2 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 102 | Arkansas | 6 | 34 | 51 | 15 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 104 | Arizona State | 6 | 40 | 49 | 10 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 105 | Duke | 7 | 47 | 51 | 16 | 114 | 16.3 |
| 105 | Kansas State | 6 | 41 | 49 | 8 | 98 | 16.3 |
| 105 | West Virginia | 6 | 30 | 58 | 10 | 98 | 16.3 |
| 108 | UTSA | 6 | 39 | 50 | 8 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 108 | Colorado State | 5 | 15 | 58 | 8 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 110 | Texas State | 7 | 34 | 64 | 15 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 111 | Army | 7 | 79 | 25 | 8 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 111 | Connecticut | 6 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 111 | Nevada | 6 | 32 | 55 | 9 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 111 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 30 | 45 | 5 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 115 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 69 | 27 | 15 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 116 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 60 | 64 | 18 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 116 | Central Michigan | 5 | 23 | 49 | 7 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 118 | Old Dominion | 7 | 52 | 47 | 11 | 110 | 15.7 |
| 119 | UAB | 6 | 36 | 47 | 10 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 120 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 121 | Maryland | 7 | 50 | 38 | 19 | 107 | 15.3 |
| 122 | Northwestern | 6 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 91 | 15.2 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 4 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 124 | USF | 8 | 61 | 46 | 12 | 119 | 14.9 |
| 124 | South Alabama | 7 | 50 | 41 | 13 | 104 | 14.9 |
| 126 | Bowling Green | 9 | 62 | 60 | 11 | 133 | 14.8 |
| 127 | California | 5 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 72 | 14.4 |
| 128 | Akron | 6 | 23 | 48 | 8 | 79 | 13.2 |
| 129 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 89 | 12.7 |
| 130 | Rutgers | 8 | 56 | 32 | 10 | 98 | 12.3 |