2025 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 01/02/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Navy 13 187 65 13 265 20.4
2 Army 13 186 42 16 244 18.8
3 Utah 13 180 124 27 331 25.5
4 Air Force 12 177 71 16 264 22.0
5 James Madison 14 175 117 24 316 22.6
6 Jacksonville State 14 173 100 24 297 21.2
7 Indiana 14 169 150 23 342 24.4
8 Western Michigan 14 157 88 20 265 18.9
9 Florida State 12 152 116 23 291 24.3
9 Texas State 13 152 128 20 300 23.1
11 Missouri 13 150 125 24 299 23.0
12 Georgia 14 149 154 36 339 24.2
12 BYU 14 149 133 24 306 21.9
14 Old Dominion 13 147 120 26 293 22.5
15 Texas Tech 14 146 158 14 318 22.7
16 Ole Miss 14 144 185 31 360 25.7
16 Ohio 13 144 117 20 281 21.6
18 Rice 13 143 62 17 222 17.1
19 Memphis 13 141 131 25 297 22.8
20 USF 13 140 137 32 309 23.8
20 UNLV 14 140 153 32 325 23.2
20 Oregon 14 140 150 22 312 22.3
23 North Texas 14 137 199 26 362 25.9
23 Georgia Tech 13 137 143 25 305 23.5
23 Kennesaw State 14 137 137 27 301 21.5
26 Virginia 14 134 151 18 303 21.6
26 Michigan 13 134 113 15 262 20.2
26 San Diego State 13 134 85 15 234 18.0
29 Washington 13 133 142 17 292 22.5
30 South Alabama 12 132 96 20 248 20.7
30 Louisiana Tech 13 132 89 28 249 19.2
32 Mississippi State 13 131 122 32 285 21.9
33 Boise State 14 130 153 29 312 22.3
33 Penn State 13 130 116 10 256 19.7
35 East Carolina 13 129 151 23 303 23.3
36 Arkansas 12 128 131 19 278 23.2
37 Tennessee 13 126 173 31 330 25.4
38 Miami (FL) 14 124 164 17 305 21.8
39 Arizona State 13 122 123 29 274 21.1
39 Auburn 12 122 107 20 249 20.8
39 Liberty 12 122 106 17 245 20.4
42 Ohio State 14 121 180 16 317 22.6
42 Virginia Tech 12 121 85 21 227 18.9
44 Texas A&M 13 120 148 25 293 22.5
44 Tulsa 12 120 118 27 265 22.1
44 Iowa 13 120 92 15 227 17.5
44 Central Michigan 13 120 82 18 220 16.9
48 Rutgers 12 118 142 19 279 23.3
49 Tulane 14 117 165 25 307 21.9
50 Nebraska 13 116 131 17 264 20.3
51 Marshall 12 115 122 18 255 21.3
51 Cincinnati 13 115 129 12 256 19.7
51 Northwestern 13 115 112 29 256 19.7
51 West Virginia 12 115 86 24 225 18.8
55 Vanderbilt 13 114 171 27 312 24.0
55 Houston 13 114 130 43 287 22.1
55 Iowa State 12 114 119 20 253 21.1
55 Northern Illinois 12 114 55 12 181 15.1
59 Toledo 13 113 146 16 275 21.2
60 Arizona 13 112 146 31 289 22.2
60 Louisiana 13 112 94 41 247 19.0
60 Miami (OH) 14 112 113 22 247 17.6
63 Louisville 13 111 125 22 258 19.8
64 Georgia Southern 13 110 147 30 287 22.1
64 Illinois 13 110 135 31 276 21.2
64 Kansas 12 110 124 14 248 20.7
64 Wake Forest 13 110 119 18 247 19.0
68 Baylor 12 109 158 30 297 24.8
68 Notre Dame 12 109 137 26 272 22.7
70 UTSA 13 108 144 31 283 21.8
70 New Mexico 13 108 115 29 252 19.4
70 Fresno State 13 108 116 22 246 18.9
73 Duke 14 106 176 34 316 22.6
73 Coastal Carolina 13 106 98 21 225 17.3
75 Connecticut 13 104 153 20 277 21.3
75 FIU 13 104 135 29 268 20.6
77 Delaware 13 103 162 31 296 22.8
77 TCU 13 103 170 15 288 22.2
77 Southern Miss 13 103 141 38 282 21.7
80 USC 13 102 172 34 308 23.7
80 Utah State 13 102 134 32 268 20.6
80 Bowling Green 12 102 81 16 199 16.6
83 Buffalo 12 99 120 13 232 19.3
84 Clemson 13 98 153 23 274 21.1
84 Eastern Michigan 12 98 121 24 243 20.3
84 Kentucky 12 98 117 22 237 19.8
87 Washington State 13 97 130 27 254 19.5
87 Syracuse 12 97 115 21 233 19.4
87 Texas 13 97 132 18 247 19.0
90 SMU 13 96 147 26 269 20.7
90 Florida 12 96 110 21 227 18.9
90 UCF 12 96 106 16 218 18.2
90 Nevada 12 96 88 23 207 17.3
94 Western Kentucky 13 95 164 19 278 21.4
94 Oregon State 12 95 123 26 244 20.3
94 Louisiana-Monroe 12 95 96 21 212 17.7
94 Kansas State 12 95 101 11 207 17.3
98 Arkansas State 13 94 159 35 288 22.2
99 UAB 12 93 150 21 264 22.0
100 NC State 13 91 145 28 264 20.3
100 Temple 12 91 115 13 219 18.3
100 South Carolina 12 91 99 21 211 17.6
103 Akron 12 90 127 23 240 20.0
104 Wyoming 12 89 99 24 212 17.7
105 Appalachian State 13 88 161 25 274 21.1
105 Colorado 12 88 97 23 208 17.3
107 Florida Atlantic 12 87 181 28 296 24.7
108 Missouri State 13 86 148 32 266 20.5
108 Alabama 15 86 190 29 305 20.3
108 Troy 14 86 139 17 242 17.3
108 UCLA 12 86 104 18 208 17.3
112 Michigan State 12 85 115 27 227 18.9
112 Oklahoma 13 85 139 16 240 18.5
114 Pittsburgh 13 84 150 36 270 20.8
115 Purdue 12 83 128 20 231 19.3
115 Wisconsin 12 83 78 8 169 14.1
117 Boston College 12 81 149 20 250 20.8
118 Colorado State 12 80 114 26 220 18.3
118 Minnesota 13 80 113 29 222 17.1
120 San Jose State 12 78 141 22 241 20.1
121 Georgia State 12 77 138 20 235 19.6
121 Ball State 12 77 76 25 178 14.8
123 UTEP 12 76 98 28 202 16.8
123 Oklahoma State 12 76 95 16 187 15.6
125 LSU 13 72 142 30 244 18.8
125 Stanford 12 72 115 22 209 17.4
125 North Carolina 12 72 104 23 199 16.6
128 Sam Houston State 12 71 105 24 200 16.7
129 Hawaii 13 70 174 22 266 20.5
130 Middle Tennessee State 12 68 144 22 234 19.5
130 Massachusetts 12 68 94 24 186 15.5
132 Kent State 12 67 88 17 172 14.3
133 New Mexico State 12 66 141 38 245 20.4
134 Maryland 12 65 139 17 221 18.4
135 Charlotte 12 64 107 16 187 15.6
136 California 13 63 169 28 260 20.0