2025 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 12/13/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 North Texas 13 123 187 24 334 25.7
2 Florida Atlantic 12 87 181 28 296 24.7
3 Alabama 13 82 173 27 282 21.7
4 Tennessee 12 116 165 31 312 26.0
4 Ohio State 13 118 165 16 299 23.0
6 Duke 13 97 163 32 292 22.5
7 USC 12 97 161 31 289 24.1
8 Baylor 12 109 158 30 297 24.8
8 Vanderbilt 12 109 158 24 291 24.3
8 Hawaii 12 64 158 20 242 20.2
11 TCU 12 97 156 15 268 22.3
12 Ole Miss 12 127 154 26 307 25.6
12 Delaware 12 95 154 31 280 23.3
12 Western Kentucky 12 87 154 19 260 21.7
15 Boise State 14 130 153 29 312 22.3
16 Texas Tech 13 142 152 14 308 23.7
16 California 12 54 152 26 232 19.3
18 Arkansas State 12 90 150 32 272 22.7
18 Tulane 13 112 150 25 287 22.1
18 UAB 12 93 150 21 264 22.0
18 Appalachian State 12 80 150 23 253 21.1
22 Miami (FL) 12 109 149 17 275 22.9
22 Boston College 12 81 149 20 250 20.8
24 Connecticut 12 95 148 20 263 21.9
25 East Carolina 12 124 147 21 292 24.3
26 Clemson 12 91 146 21 258 21.5
27 UNLV 13 133 144 30 307 23.6
27 Middle Tennessee State 12 68 144 22 234 19.5
29 Indiana 13 155 143 22 320 24.6
29 Georgia 13 141 143 32 316 24.3
31 Rutgers 12 118 142 19 279 23.3
31 Washington 13 133 142 17 292 22.5
33 New Mexico State 12 66 141 38 245 20.4
33 San Jose State 12 78 141 22 241 20.1
35 Virginia 13 127 140 18 285 21.9
36 Georgia State 12 76 139 20 235 19.6
36 Maryland 12 65 139 17 221 18.4
38 Georgia Southern 12 99 138 28 265 22.1
39 Texas A&M 12 112 137 23 272 22.7
39 Notre Dame 12 109 137 26 272 22.7
39 Toledo 12 103 137 15 255 21.3
39 Missouri State 12 77 137 29 243 20.3
43 NC State 12 87 136 25 248 20.7
44 SMU 12 91 135 25 251 20.9
45 Pittsburgh 12 76 134 36 246 20.5
46 Arizona 12 101 133 29 263 21.9
47 Georgia Tech 12 131 131 22 284 23.7
47 Arkansas 12 128 131 19 278 23.2
47 Kennesaw State 13 127 131 25 283 21.8
47 LSU 12 67 131 29 227 18.9
51 UTSA 12 99 130 29 258 21.5
51 Troy 13 80 130 17 227 17.5
53 USF 12 132 128 30 290 24.2
53 Purdue 12 83 128 20 231 19.3
55 Southern Miss 12 98 127 36 261 21.8
55 Akron 12 90 127 23 240 20.0
55 Oklahoma 12 81 127 14 222 18.5
58 Utah State 12 100 126 29 255 21.3
59 Memphis 12 132 125 23 280 23.3
59 Oregon 12 131 125 18 274 22.8
59 Illinois 12 96 125 28 249 20.8
59 Nebraska 12 105 125 17 247 20.6
59 Cincinnati 12 108 125 11 244 20.3
64 Kansas 12 110 124 14 248 20.7
64 FIU 12 99 124 23 246 20.5
66 Oregon State 12 95 123 26 244 20.3
66 Texas 12 85 123 15 223 18.6
68 Marshall 12 115 122 18 255 21.3
69 Eastern Michigan 12 98 121 24 243 20.3
70 Buffalo 12 99 120 13 232 19.3
71 Texas State 12 141 119 16 276 23.0
71 Iowa State 12 114 119 20 253 21.1
73 Missouri 12 145 118 23 286 23.8
73 Tulsa 12 120 118 27 265 22.1
75 Kentucky 12 98 117 22 237 19.8
75 Louisville 12 99 117 19 235 19.6
77 Florida State 12 152 116 23 291 24.3
77 BYU 13 142 116 22 280 21.5
79 Houston 12 104 115 36 255 21.3
79 Syracuse 12 97 115 21 233 19.4
79 Michigan State 12 85 115 27 227 18.9
79 Temple 12 91 115 13 219 18.3
79 Stanford 12 72 115 22 209 17.4
84 Colorado State 12 80 114 26 220 18.3
85 Old Dominion 12 135 113 24 272 22.7
85 Mississippi State 12 123 113 29 265 22.1
85 Washington State 12 86 113 25 224 18.7
88 New Mexico 12 96 112 27 235 19.6
89 Utah 12 168 111 26 305 25.4
89 Ohio 12 133 111 18 262 21.8
89 Arizona State 12 113 111 28 252 21.0
92 Florida 12 96 110 21 227 18.9
93 Miami (OH) 13 107 109 19 235 18.1
94 James Madison 13 165 108 20 293 22.5
94 Fresno State 12 99 108 21 228 19.0
94 Wake Forest 12 100 108 16 224 18.7
97 Auburn 12 122 107 20 249 20.8
97 Minnesota 12 73 107 26 206 17.2
97 Charlotte 12 64 107 16 187 15.6
100 Liberty 12 122 106 17 245 20.4
100 Penn State 12 120 106 10 236 19.7
100 UCF 12 96 106 16 218 18.2
103 Michigan 12 124 105 14 243 20.3
103 Sam Houston State 12 71 105 24 200 16.7
105 UCLA 12 86 104 18 208 17.3
105 North Carolina 12 72 104 23 199 16.6
107 Northwestern 12 110 101 27 238 19.8
107 Kansas State 12 95 101 11 207 17.3
109 Wyoming 12 88 100 24 212 17.7
110 South Carolina 12 91 99 21 211 17.6
111 UTEP 12 76 98 28 202 16.8
112 Colorado 12 88 97 23 208 17.3
113 South Alabama 12 132 96 20 248 20.7
113 Louisiana-Monroe 12 95 96 21 212 17.7
115 Oklahoma State 12 76 95 16 187 15.6
116 Massachusetts 12 68 94 24 186 15.5
117 Jacksonville State 13 167 91 24 282 21.7
118 Nevada 12 96 88 23 207 17.3
118 Kent State 12 67 88 17 172 14.3
120 Louisiana Tech 12 125 86 26 237 19.8
120 West Virginia 12 115 86 24 225 18.8
120 Coastal Carolina 12 103 86 17 206 17.2
123 Virginia Tech 12 121 85 21 227 18.9
124 Western Michigan 13 147 83 17 247 19.0
125 Louisiana 12 106 82 39 227 18.9
125 Iowa 12 113 82 13 208 17.3
127 Bowling Green 12 102 81 16 199 16.6
128 Wisconsin 12 83 78 8 169 14.1
129 San Diego State 12 121 76 12 209 17.4
129 Ball State 12 77 76 25 178 14.8
131 Central Michigan 12 116 72 17 205 17.1
132 Air Force 12 177 71 16 264 22.0
133 Navy 12 172 60 11 243 20.3
134 Rice 12 137 58 15 210 17.5
135 Northern Illinois 12 114 55 12 181 15.1
136 Army 12 170 36 15 221 18.4