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

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