2025 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 09/13/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Indiana 3 49 37 5 91 30.3
2 Texas Tech 3 37 49 4 90 30.0
2 Washington 2 36 22 2 60 30.0
4 Rutgers 3 33 49 6 88 29.3
5 Arkansas 3 38 44 5 87 29.0
6 Tennessee 3 32 49 5 86 28.7
7 Utah 3 52 30 3 85 28.3
7 Missouri 3 45 39 1 85 28.3
9 Nebraska 3 31 51 2 84 28.0
9 Baylor 3 28 46 10 84 28.0
11 Georgia 3 32 41 8 81 27.0
11 Florida Atlantic 3 26 46 9 81 27.0
13 Syracuse 3 25 51 4 80 26.7
14 TCU 2 21 30 2 53 26.5
15 Ole Miss 3 37 34 8 79 26.3
15 Appalachian State 3 28 46 5 79 26.3
17 Miami (FL) 3 32 43 3 78 26.0
18 Virginia 3 35 40 2 77 25.7
18 USC 3 29 40 8 77 25.7
20 North Texas 3 25 41 10 76 25.3
21 Purdue 3 25 40 10 75 25.0
21 Connecticut 3 24 45 6 75 25.0
23 Oregon 3 37 32 5 74 24.7
23 Delaware 3 31 36 7 74 24.7
23 Oklahoma 3 29 41 4 74 24.7
23 East Carolina 3 27 44 3 74 24.7
27 Florida State 2 31 14 4 49 24.5
28 Penn State 3 34 38 1 73 24.3
28 UAB 3 25 41 7 73 24.3
30 SMU 3 32 31 9 72 24.0
30 Tulsa 3 31 35 6 72 24.0
32 Navy 3 55 14 2 71 23.7
32 Auburn 3 46 23 2 71 23.7
32 Minnesota 3 33 32 6 71 23.7
32 Ohio State 3 30 37 4 71 23.7
32 Florida 3 29 33 9 71 23.7
32 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
32 Duke 3 18 46 7 71 23.7
39 Boise State 2 23 22 2 47 23.5
40 Vanderbilt 3 30 33 7 70 23.3
40 Western Kentucky 3 17 47 6 70 23.3
40 Boston College 3 14 54 2 70 23.3
43 Toledo 3 26 38 5 69 23.0
43 Alabama 3 17 47 5 69 23.0
43 Air Force 2 34 11 1 46 23.0
43 BYU 2 31 13 2 46 23.0
47 Texas State 3 41 23 4 68 22.7
47 Arizona 3 32 27 9 68 22.7
47 Tulane 3 31 34 3 68 22.7
47 Arkansas State 3 28 31 9 68 22.7
51 Memphis 3 37 26 4 67 22.3
51 West Virginia 3 36 24 7 67 22.3
51 Michigan 3 34 29 4 67 22.3
51 NC State 3 27 35 5 67 22.3
51 Kansas 3 26 36 5 67 22.3
56 Fresno State 4 45 38 5 88 22.0
56 Georgia Tech 3 34 29 3 66 22.0
56 Illinois 3 28 29 9 66 22.0
56 Oregon State 3 19 41 6 66 22.0
56 Army 2 33 9 2 44 22.0
56 Colorado State 2 21 19 4 44 22.0
62 Arizona State 3 36 26 3 65 21.7
62 UNLV 3 30 29 6 65 21.7
62 Charlotte 3 18 39 8 65 21.7
65 UCF 2 20 20 3 43 21.5
66 Mississippi State 3 34 28 2 64 21.3
66 UTSA 3 27 30 7 64 21.3
66 Michigan State 3 24 33 7 64 21.3
66 Old Dominion 3 24 31 9 64 21.3
66 Maryland 3 19 37 8 64 21.3
71 Buffalo 3 35 26 2 63 21.0
71 New Mexico 3 26 27 10 63 21.0
71 Georgia Southern 3 25 32 6 63 21.0
71 James Madison 2 28 11 3 42 21.0
75 Hawaii 4 23 50 10 83 20.8
76 Rice 3 45 13 4 62 20.7
76 South Alabama 3 29 26 7 62 20.7
76 LSU 3 15 36 11 62 20.7
79 Notre Dame 2 16 21 4 41 20.5
80 Iowa State 4 38 38 5 81 20.3
80 Cincinnati 3 28 30 3 61 20.3
80 Southern Miss 3 23 29 9 61 20.3
80 Eastern Michigan 3 22 34 5 61 20.3
84 Kentucky 3 34 17 9 60 20.0
84 Louisville 2 16 20 4 40 20.0
86 Wyoming 3 33 21 5 59 19.7
86 Liberty 3 28 28 3 59 19.7
86 Virginia Tech 3 28 23 8 59 19.7
86 FIU 3 27 27 5 59 19.7
86 Temple 3 25 33 1 59 19.7
91 Jacksonville State 3 39 16 3 58 19.3
91 Iowa 3 35 20 3 58 19.3
91 Northwestern 3 29 25 4 58 19.3
91 Coastal Carolina 3 25 27 6 58 19.3
91 Wisconsin 3 24 32 2 58 19.3
91 Utah State 3 19 32 7 58 19.3
91 Pittsburgh 3 17 32 9 58 19.3
98 Texas 3 34 21 2 57 19.0
98 Ohio 3 24 27 6 57 19.0
98 California 3 19 35 3 57 19.0
101 UCLA 3 20 31 5 56 18.7
102 Bowling Green 3 26 23 6 55 18.3
102 Colorado 3 23 25 7 55 18.3
104 Louisiana Tech 3 33 14 7 54 18.0
105 Houston 3 26 24 3 53 17.7
105 Wake Forest 3 21 27 5 53 17.7
105 Sam Houston State 3 20 23 10 53 17.7
108 San Jose State 2 8 24 3 35 17.5
109 Nevada 3 30 19 3 52 17.3
109 South Carolina 3 23 26 3 52 17.3
111 Troy 3 25 22 4 51 17.0
111 San Diego State 2 18 15 1 34 17.0
113 Middle Tennessee State 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
113 USF 3 16 25 9 50 16.7
113 New Mexico State 3 9 30 11 50 16.7
116 Louisiana-Monroe 2 18 12 3 33 16.5
117 Kennesaw State 3 25 19 5 49 16.3
117 Washington State 3 13 34 2 49 16.3
119 Stanford 3 25 18 5 48 16.0
119 Missouri State 3 14 29 5 48 16.0
121 Georgia State 3 18 27 2 47 15.7
121 Akron 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
121 Clemson 3 15 28 4 47 15.7
121 Massachusetts 3 15 28 4 47 15.7
125 UTEP 3 15 25 6 46 15.3
126 Louisiana 3 27 8 10 45 15.0
126 Kent State 3 18 23 4 45 15.0
126 Northern Illinois 2 17 13 0 30 15.0
129 Oklahoma State 2 13 14 2 29 14.5
130 Kansas State 4 20 35 1 56 14.0
131 Central Michigan 3 22 16 3 41 13.7
131 North Carolina 3 17 21 3 41 13.7
133 Marshall 3 24 13 3 40 13.3
133 Western Michigan 3 21 16 3 40 13.3
133 Ball State 3 20 14 6 40 13.3
136 Miami (OH) 2 7 12 2 21 10.5