2019 National Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 23 | 60 | 9 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Washington State | 3 | 12 | 59 | 7 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 4 | 30 | 59 | 9 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 4 | 40 | 56 | 12 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Texas | 4 | 40 | 55 | 10 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 6 | LSU | 4 | 44 | 53 | 8 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4 | 42 | 51 | 8 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 4 | 37 | 51 | 5 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 9 | Memphis | 4 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 9 | Arizona | 4 | 38 | 49 | 4 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 4 | 13 | 49 | 7 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 4 | 37 | 48 | 9 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 13 | Iowa | 4 | 18 | 47 | 5 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 14 | Georgia State | 4 | 62 | 46 | 6 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 14 | Tulane | 4 | 52 | 46 | 4 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 37 | 45 | 9 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 16 | Temple | 4 | 32 | 45 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 20 | 45 | 9 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 19 | Clemson | 3 | 38 | 44 | 8 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 19 | North Texas | 3 | 23 | 44 | 6 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 19 | Hawaii | 3 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 19 | Southern Miss | 3 | 17 | 44 | 4 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 3 | 34 | 43 | 2 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 23 | Colorado | 4 | 40 | 43 | 8 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 4 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 23 | Baylor | 4 | 36 | 43 | 10 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Purdue | 4 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 4 | 34 | 42 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 29 | Ohio | 4 | 52 | 41 | 6 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 29 | USC | 3 | 27 | 41 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 29 | Appalachian State | 4 | 47 | 41 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 32 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 30 | 40 | 6 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 32 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 32 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 37 | 40 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 32 | UNLV | 4 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 32 | Louisville | 4 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 37 | Liberty | 3 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Indiana | 3 | 32 | 38 | 7 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 38 | Florida | 3 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 4 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 41 | Alabama | 3 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 41 | Toledo | 4 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 41 | UAB | 3 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 41 | FIU | 4 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 41 | Nevada | 3 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 4 | 26 | 37 | 9 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 47 | SMU | 3 | 27 | 36 | 18 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 4 | 43 | 36 | 3 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 47 | Stanford | 3 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 50 | UCF | 3 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 50 | Boise State | 3 | 29 | 35 | 11 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 3 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 50 | Kansas | 3 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 50 | Troy | 3 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Michigan | 4 | 42 | 35 | 10 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 50 | New Mexico | 4 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 3 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 58 | Marshall | 4 | 50 | 34 | 10 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 58 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 58 | Penn State | 4 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 58 | Virginia | 3 | 18 | 34 | 4 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 4 | 51 | 33 | 6 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 62 | Missouri | 4 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 62 | Kansas State | 3 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 4 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | 2 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 3 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 66 | Georgia | 3 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 66 | Florida State | 3 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 66 | Oregon State | 3 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 66 | Maryland | 4 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 4 | 62 | 31 | 6 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 72 | Arkansas State | 3 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 72 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 75 | UCLA | 3 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 75 | Ohio State | 3 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 75 | Utah | 3 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 80 | Syracuse | 3 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 80 | Duke | 4 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 80 | Arizona State | 3 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 83 | Kent State | 4 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 83 | Ball State | 4 | 47 | 28 | 10 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 83 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 3 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 83 | Fresno State | 3 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 88 | Mississippi State | 3 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 88 | Charlotte | 3 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 88 | Rice | 3 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 88 | Houston | 3 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 4 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 88 | Massachusetts | 3 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | 3 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 94 | USF | 4 | 53 | 26 | 3 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 94 | UTEP | 3 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 94 | Washington | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 98 | TCU | 3 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 3 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 98 | Auburn | 3 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 98 | Illinois | 4 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 102 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 102 | Ole Miss | 3 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 102 | NC State | 2 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 3 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 106 | Michigan State | 3 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 106 | Old Dominion | 4 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 51 | 12.8 |
| 108 | Nebraska | 3 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 109 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 109 | Utah State | 3 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 111 | BYU | 2 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 111 | Arkansas | 3 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 113 | Army | 4 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 113 | Boston College | 3 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 113 | Wyoming | 3 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 113 | UTSA | 3 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 113 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 46 | 15.3 |
| 113 | Rutgers | 4 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 113 | Akron | 3 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 36 | 12.0 |
| 121 | Air Force | 4 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 121 | Buffalo | 3 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 121 | Northwestern | 3 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 124 | California | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 125 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 126 | South Alabama | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 11.3 |
| 127 | Texas State | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 128 | Navy | 4 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 129 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 129 | Kentucky | 3 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 |