2025 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 11/22/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 81 | 168 | 26 | 275 | 25.0 |
| 2 | North Texas | 11 | 104 | 159 | 20 | 283 | 25.7 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11 | 74 | 159 | 20 | 253 | 23.0 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 11 | 108 | 154 | 29 | 291 | 26.5 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 11 | 58 | 150 | 20 | 228 | 20.7 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 12 | 95 | 148 | 20 | 263 | 21.9 |
| 7 | USC | 11 | 91 | 147 | 30 | 268 | 24.4 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 94 | 147 | 23 | 264 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 76 | 146 | 17 | 239 | 21.7 |
| 10 | TCU | 11 | 81 | 145 | 15 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 11 | 103 | 144 | 12 | 259 | 23.5 |
| 11 | UAB | 11 | 80 | 144 | 21 | 245 | 22.3 |
| 13 | Duke | 11 | 82 | 143 | 24 | 249 | 22.6 |
| 14 | Baylor | 11 | 101 | 142 | 29 | 272 | 24.7 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 11 | 118 | 139 | 21 | 278 | 25.3 |
| 15 | Delaware | 11 | 89 | 139 | 30 | 258 | 23.5 |
| 17 | San Jose State | 11 | 71 | 138 | 18 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 18 | East Carolina | 11 | 107 | 137 | 20 | 264 | 24.0 |
| 18 | Boston College | 11 | 76 | 137 | 17 | 230 | 20.9 |
| 18 | California | 11 | 48 | 137 | 20 | 205 | 18.6 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 98 | 136 | 13 | 247 | 22.5 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 11 | 73 | 135 | 22 | 230 | 20.9 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 11 | 85 | 134 | 30 | 249 | 22.6 |
| 23 | Clemson | 11 | 82 | 134 | 17 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 25 | Georgia | 11 | 120 | 132 | 29 | 281 | 25.5 |
| 26 | Toledo | 11 | 92 | 131 | 14 | 237 | 21.5 |
| 26 | Georgia State | 11 | 69 | 131 | 20 | 220 | 20.0 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 11 | 106 | 129 | 17 | 252 | 22.9 |
| 28 | Missouri State | 11 | 68 | 129 | 25 | 222 | 20.2 |
| 28 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 64 | 129 | 21 | 214 | 19.5 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | 11 | 106 | 127 | 20 | 253 | 23.0 |
| 31 | Tulane | 11 | 92 | 127 | 21 | 240 | 21.8 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 74 | 127 | 34 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 31 | NC State | 11 | 74 | 127 | 20 | 221 | 20.1 |
| 31 | Akron | 12 | 90 | 127 | 23 | 240 | 20.0 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 11 | 121 | 126 | 10 | 257 | 23.4 |
| 36 | SMU | 11 | 79 | 126 | 23 | 228 | 20.7 |
| 36 | New Mexico State | 11 | 63 | 126 | 32 | 221 | 20.1 |
| 36 | LSU | 11 | 65 | 126 | 27 | 218 | 19.8 |
| 40 | Indiana | 11 | 136 | 125 | 20 | 281 | 25.5 |
| 40 | Washington | 11 | 117 | 125 | 15 | 257 | 23.4 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 11 | 121 | 123 | 19 | 263 | 23.9 |
| 42 | Nebraska | 11 | 95 | 123 | 15 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 128 | 122 | 20 | 270 | 24.5 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 11 | 102 | 122 | 24 | 248 | 22.5 |
| 46 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 87 | 121 | 26 | 234 | 21.3 |
| 47 | UNLV | 11 | 113 | 120 | 28 | 261 | 23.7 |
| 47 | Illinois | 11 | 88 | 120 | 27 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 49 | Arizona | 11 | 95 | 118 | 27 | 240 | 21.8 |
| 49 | UTSA | 11 | 93 | 118 | 29 | 240 | 21.8 |
| 49 | Utah State | 11 | 90 | 118 | 25 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 52 | Memphis | 11 | 125 | 117 | 20 | 262 | 23.8 |
| 52 | USF | 11 | 117 | 117 | 26 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 52 | Oregon | 11 | 124 | 117 | 16 | 257 | 23.4 |
| 52 | Southern Miss | 11 | 91 | 117 | 33 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 52 | Virginia | 11 | 107 | 117 | 11 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 52 | Kansas | 11 | 93 | 117 | 12 | 222 | 20.2 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | 11 | 78 | 117 | 13 | 208 | 18.9 |
| 52 | Maryland | 11 | 62 | 117 | 16 | 195 | 17.7 |
| 60 | Missouri | 11 | 127 | 116 | 17 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 60 | Boise State | 11 | 107 | 116 | 22 | 245 | 22.3 |
| 60 | Purdue | 11 | 79 | 116 | 20 | 215 | 19.5 |
| 60 | Texas | 11 | 74 | 116 | 14 | 204 | 18.5 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 11 | 102 | 114 | 20 | 236 | 21.5 |
| 65 | Cincinnati | 11 | 103 | 113 | 11 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 11 | 94 | 113 | 20 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 65 | FIU | 11 | 89 | 113 | 20 | 222 | 20.2 |
| 68 | Tulsa | 11 | 109 | 112 | 25 | 246 | 22.4 |
| 68 | Oregon State | 11 | 92 | 112 | 23 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 11 | 89 | 112 | 20 | 221 | 20.1 |
| 71 | Texas State | 11 | 124 | 110 | 16 | 250 | 22.7 |
| 71 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 108 | 110 | 17 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 91 | 110 | 21 | 222 | 20.2 |
| 74 | Buffalo | 11 | 91 | 109 | 13 | 213 | 19.4 |
| 74 | Louisville | 11 | 82 | 109 | 18 | 209 | 19.0 |
| 74 | Temple | 11 | 79 | 109 | 13 | 201 | 18.3 |
| 77 | Old Dominion | 11 | 117 | 108 | 20 | 245 | 22.3 |
| 77 | Marshall | 11 | 112 | 108 | 17 | 237 | 21.5 |
| 77 | Troy | 11 | 71 | 108 | 14 | 193 | 17.5 |
| 80 | New Mexico | 11 | 88 | 106 | 25 | 219 | 19.9 |
| 81 | Florida State | 11 | 140 | 105 | 22 | 267 | 24.3 |
| 81 | Stanford | 11 | 68 | 105 | 20 | 193 | 17.5 |
| 83 | Mississippi State | 11 | 111 | 104 | 28 | 243 | 22.1 |
| 83 | Arizona State | 11 | 109 | 104 | 27 | 240 | 21.8 |
| 85 | Utah | 11 | 159 | 103 | 25 | 287 | 26.1 |
| 85 | Washington State | 11 | 78 | 103 | 21 | 202 | 18.4 |
| 85 | Charlotte | 11 | 61 | 103 | 16 | 180 | 16.4 |
| 88 | Ohio | 11 | 117 | 102 | 16 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 88 | Houston | 11 | 94 | 102 | 30 | 226 | 20.5 |
| 88 | Michigan State | 11 | 77 | 102 | 24 | 203 | 18.5 |
| 88 | Minnesota | 11 | 65 | 102 | 26 | 193 | 17.5 |
| 92 | Michigan | 11 | 121 | 101 | 12 | 234 | 21.3 |
| 92 | Fresno State | 11 | 90 | 101 | 21 | 212 | 19.3 |
| 94 | BYU | 11 | 125 | 100 | 20 | 245 | 22.3 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 11 | 78 | 99 | 26 | 203 | 18.5 |
| 95 | Florida | 11 | 83 | 99 | 19 | 201 | 18.3 |
| 97 | Auburn | 11 | 116 | 97 | 16 | 229 | 20.8 |
| 98 | Liberty | 11 | 110 | 96 | 15 | 221 | 20.1 |
| 98 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 61 | 96 | 24 | 181 | 16.5 |
| 100 | Penn State | 11 | 111 | 95 | 7 | 213 | 19.4 |
| 100 | UCF | 11 | 93 | 95 | 15 | 203 | 18.5 |
| 100 | Kansas State | 11 | 85 | 95 | 11 | 191 | 17.4 |
| 103 | James Madison | 11 | 138 | 93 | 19 | 250 | 22.7 |
| 103 | North Carolina | 11 | 66 | 93 | 20 | 179 | 16.3 |
| 105 | Wake Forest | 11 | 90 | 92 | 15 | 197 | 17.9 |
| 106 | Colorado | 11 | 79 | 91 | 20 | 190 | 17.3 |
| 106 | UCLA | 11 | 79 | 91 | 18 | 188 | 17.1 |
| 108 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 91 | 90 | 13 | 194 | 17.6 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 11 | 86 | 89 | 21 | 196 | 17.8 |
| 110 | South Alabama | 11 | 121 | 88 | 17 | 226 | 20.5 |
| 110 | Northwestern | 11 | 107 | 88 | 24 | 219 | 19.9 |
| 110 | UTEP | 11 | 73 | 88 | 23 | 184 | 16.7 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 75 | 86 | 15 | 176 | 16.0 |
| 114 | South Carolina | 11 | 88 | 85 | 21 | 194 | 17.6 |
| 114 | Massachusetts | 11 | 61 | 85 | 24 | 170 | 15.5 |
| 116 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 117 | 83 | 21 | 221 | 20.1 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 81 | 83 | 19 | 183 | 16.6 |
| 116 | Kent State | 11 | 55 | 83 | 14 | 152 | 13.8 |
| 119 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 111 | 82 | 24 | 217 | 19.7 |
| 120 | West Virginia | 11 | 113 | 80 | 23 | 216 | 19.6 |
| 121 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 102 | 79 | 15 | 196 | 17.8 |
| 121 | Nevada | 11 | 86 | 79 | 19 | 184 | 16.7 |
| 123 | Bowling Green | 11 | 88 | 77 | 15 | 180 | 16.4 |
| 124 | Jacksonville State | 11 | 144 | 76 | 19 | 239 | 21.7 |
| 124 | Louisiana | 11 | 98 | 76 | 36 | 210 | 19.1 |
| 126 | Iowa | 11 | 104 | 75 | 11 | 190 | 17.3 |
| 127 | Western Michigan | 11 | 125 | 72 | 14 | 211 | 19.2 |
| 127 | Wisconsin | 11 | 78 | 72 | 8 | 158 | 14.4 |
| 129 | San Diego State | 11 | 109 | 70 | 10 | 189 | 17.2 |
| 130 | Air Force | 11 | 158 | 68 | 16 | 242 | 22.0 |
| 131 | Ball State | 11 | 72 | 67 | 23 | 162 | 14.7 |
| 132 | Central Michigan | 11 | 109 | 66 | 15 | 190 | 17.3 |
| 133 | Rice | 11 | 129 | 54 | 14 | 197 | 17.9 |
| 134 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 97 | 52 | 11 | 160 | 14.5 |
| 135 | Navy | 10 | 147 | 51 | 7 | 205 | 20.5 |
| 136 | Army | 10 | 153 | 28 | 13 | 194 | 19.4 |