2019 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 77 | 56 | 13 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 2 | UCF | 5 | 60 | 59 | 17 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 5 | 73 | 55 | 7 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 5 | 42 | 84 | 8 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 66 | 57 | 7 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Alabama | 5 | 51 | 73 | 6 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 7 | NC State | 5 | 54 | 57 | 14 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 8 | SMU | 5 | 57 | 54 | 13 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 5 | 53 | 66 | 5 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 8 | Washington State | 5 | 24 | 95 | 5 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 65 | 42 | 16 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 5 | 40 | 74 | 8 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 13 | Boston College | 5 | 68 | 48 | 5 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 14 | Clemson | 5 | 56 | 52 | 12 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 5 | 37 | 70 | 12 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 16 | Utah | 5 | 61 | 45 | 12 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 16 | Florida State | 5 | 44 | 62 | 12 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 18 | Colorado State | 5 | 42 | 65 | 10 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 18 | Indiana | 5 | 34 | 73 | 10 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 20 | Auburn | 5 | 66 | 42 | 7 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 20 | Washington | 5 | 52 | 57 | 6 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 44 | 65 | 6 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 5 | 54 | 51 | 9 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 5 | 44 | 59 | 11 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 35 | 70 | 9 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 5 | 40 | 61 | 12 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 27 | Houston | 5 | 59 | 40 | 13 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | 5 | 52 | 51 | 9 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 27 | Florida | 5 | 34 | 66 | 12 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 30 | North Texas | 5 | 47 | 58 | 5 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 4 | 47 | 57 | 4 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Texas | 4 | 40 | 61 | 7 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Troy | 4 | 37 | 58 | 13 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 36 | 61 | 11 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 31 | Arkansas State | 5 | 34 | 65 | 9 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 36 | LSU | 4 | 37 | 65 | 5 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 5 | 41 | 58 | 8 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 5 | 31 | 63 | 13 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 39 | Oregon State | 4 | 49 | 50 | 7 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 39 | Utah State | 4 | 42 | 58 | 6 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 39 | Buffalo | 5 | 68 | 27 | 11 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 42 | Virginia | 5 | 36 | 58 | 11 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 43 | Ball State | 4 | 29 | 66 | 9 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 43 | USC | 5 | 37 | 61 | 6 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 5 | 54 | 43 | 6 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 5 | 42 | 55 | 6 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 5 | 45 | 47 | 10 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 47 | UCLA | 5 | 37 | 53 | 12 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 49 | Charlotte | 5 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 50 | TCU | 4 | 53 | 40 | 7 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Texas Tech | 4 | 33 | 59 | 8 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Iowa State | 4 | 30 | 65 | 5 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Liberty | 5 | 35 | 55 | 10 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 54 | Missouri | 4 | 49 | 43 | 7 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 54 | Baylor | 4 | 43 | 51 | 5 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 54 | Boise State | 4 | 39 | 57 | 3 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 54 | South Alabama | 5 | 51 | 32 | 16 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 58 | Arizona | 4 | 44 | 52 | 2 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 58 | California | 5 | 41 | 45 | 12 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 60 | Wisconsin | 4 | 51 | 44 | 2 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 60 | Iowa | 4 | 49 | 42 | 6 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 62 | Penn State | 4 | 33 | 56 | 7 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 62 | East Carolina | 5 | 43 | 45 | 8 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 62 | Stanford | 5 | 31 | 52 | 13 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 65 | Georgia | 4 | 45 | 47 | 3 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 5 | 33 | 56 | 6 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 65 | Southern Miss | 5 | 30 | 59 | 6 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 68 | Georgia State | 4 | 46 | 42 | 5 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 68 | San Jose State | 4 | 24 | 58 | 11 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 68 | Massachusetts | 5 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 68 | Texas State | 5 | 28 | 56 | 9 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 68 | BYU | 5 | 27 | 61 | 5 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 73 | Duke | 4 | 38 | 47 | 7 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 73 | Oregon | 4 | 30 | 56 | 6 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 73 | Michigan | 4 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 76 | Fresno State | 4 | 33 | 48 | 10 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 76 | Nevada | 5 | 36 | 47 | 8 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 35 | 46 | 9 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 79 | Air Force | 4 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 79 | Tulane | 4 | 57 | 27 | 5 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 79 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 29 | 52 | 8 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 79 | Syracuse | 5 | 31 | 50 | 8 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 83 | Cincinnati | 4 | 45 | 37 | 6 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 83 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 83 | Kansas | 5 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 4 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 86 | Purdue | 4 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 5 | 34 | 48 | 5 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 89 | Temple | 4 | 28 | 49 | 9 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 90 | Toledo | 4 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 90 | San Diego State | 4 | 39 | 41 | 5 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 92 | Army | 4 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 4 | 39 | 40 | 5 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 92 | Minnesota | 4 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 92 | Colorado | 4 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 96 | Louisville | 4 | 46 | 30 | 7 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 96 | Kansas State | 4 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 96 | FIU | 4 | 35 | 38 | 10 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 5 | 49 | 25 | 9 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 100 | Marshall | 4 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 100 | Maryland | 4 | 37 | 39 | 6 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 100 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 37 | 39 | 6 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 103 | Illinois | 4 | 36 | 39 | 6 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 104 | Kent State | 4 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 104 | Akron | 5 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 106 | Northwestern | 4 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 106 | Rice | 5 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 30 | 44 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 109 | UNLV | 4 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 109 | Appalachian State | 4 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 109 | Bowling Green | 4 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 109 | UAB | 4 | 32 | 38 | 7 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 113 | Notre Dame | 4 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 113 | Ohio | 4 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 113 | West Virginia | 4 | 26 | 42 | 8 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 116 | Navy | 3 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 116 | Tennessee | 4 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 116 | Memphis | 4 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 116 | Connecticut | 4 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 120 | UTSA | 4 | 36 | 31 | 6 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 120 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 122 | Old Dominion | 4 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 122 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 124 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 20 | 40 | 7 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 125 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 126 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 65 | 13.0 |
| 127 | UTEP | 4 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 128 | USF | 4 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 129 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 130 | Rutgers | 4 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 53 | 13.3 |