2025 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 11/01/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 North Texas 9 83 133 20 236 26.2
2 Tennessee 9 83 131 27 241 26.8
2 Hawaii 9 48 131 17 196 21.8
4 Western Kentucky 9 62 122 12 196 21.8
5 Baylor 9 82 118 24 224 24.9
6 Rutgers 9 85 117 13 215 23.9
7 Duke 8 56 115 17 188 23.5
8 Florida Atlantic 8 56 114 21 191 23.9
8 Alabama 8 52 114 15 181 22.6
10 NC State 9 64 113 15 192 21.3
11 Pittsburgh 9 58 110 28 196 21.8
11 San Jose State 8 47 110 14 171 21.4
13 Boston College 9 59 109 13 181 20.1
14 Vanderbilt 9 80 108 17 205 22.8
15 Indiana 9 117 107 18 242 26.9
15 Connecticut 9 66 107 16 189 21.0
17 Nebraska 9 76 106 14 196 21.8
17 California 9 44 106 19 169 18.8
19 Texas Tech 9 99 105 10 214 23.8
19 Ohio State 8 67 105 7 179 22.4
21 Delaware 8 66 104 22 192 24.0
21 Clemson 8 58 104 13 175 21.9
21 UAB 8 58 104 12 174 21.8
21 Purdue 9 69 104 15 188 20.9
25 USC 8 77 103 20 200 25.0
25 Arkansas 9 101 103 14 218 24.2
25 Ole Miss 9 95 103 18 216 24.0
25 Appalachian State 8 58 103 18 179 22.4
25 Arkansas State 9 68 103 26 197 21.9
25 TCU 8 62 103 9 174 21.8
31 Oklahoma 9 69 102 11 182 20.2
32 Syracuse 9 67 101 15 183 20.3
33 Boise State 9 79 100 20 199 22.1
34 Missouri 8 99 99 9 207 25.9
34 East Carolina 8 84 99 13 196 24.5
34 Illinois 9 68 99 25 192 21.3
37 Washington 8 86 98 9 193 24.1
37 Notre Dame 8 73 98 17 188 23.5
37 Toledo 8 71 98 11 180 22.5
37 SMU 9 61 98 19 178 19.8
41 Virginia 9 94 97 8 199 22.1
41 Kansas 9 79 97 10 186 20.7
43 Georgia 8 81 96 23 200 25.0
43 Georgia Tech 9 106 96 17 219 24.3
43 Texas A&M 8 77 96 14 187 23.4
43 Tulane 8 66 96 18 180 22.5
43 LSU 8 46 96 22 164 20.5
48 Iowa State 9 83 95 18 196 21.8
48 Old Dominion 9 80 95 18 193 21.4
50 Miami (FL) 8 75 93 8 176 22.0
50 Cincinnati 9 90 93 11 194 21.6
52 Memphis 9 106 92 17 215 23.9
52 New Mexico 9 70 92 24 186 20.7
52 Temple 9 70 92 9 171 19.0
52 Middle Tennessee State 8 46 92 14 152 19.0
56 Georgia State 8 48 91 14 153 19.1
57 Louisville 8 61 90 14 165 20.6
57 Texas 9 67 90 10 167 18.6
59 Arizona State 9 90 89 20 199 22.1
59 Eastern Michigan 9 73 89 14 176 19.6
61 Houston 9 70 88 25 183 20.3
61 Troy 9 65 88 12 165 18.3
61 Akron 9 61 88 14 163 18.1
64 Mississippi State 9 93 87 18 198 22.0
64 Oregon State 9 76 87 19 182 20.2
64 Washington State 9 58 87 19 164 18.2
67 Ohio 8 85 86 13 184 23.0
67 Arizona 8 71 86 19 176 22.0
67 Maryland 8 42 86 14 142 17.8
70 FIU 8 61 85 12 158 19.8
70 Fresno State 9 74 85 18 177 19.7
70 Buffalo 9 77 85 11 173 19.2
70 Minnesota 9 57 85 23 165 18.3
74 Utah 9 131 84 20 235 26.1
74 USF 8 89 84 20 193 24.1
74 UNLV 8 78 84 19 181 22.6
74 Tulsa 8 68 84 18 170 21.3
74 UTSA 8 58 84 17 159 19.9
74 Michigan State 9 67 84 20 171 19.0
74 Missouri State 8 51 84 15 150 18.8
81 Oregon 8 91 83 11 185 23.1
81 Georgia Southern 8 70 83 19 172 21.5
81 Utah State 8 58 83 19 160 20.0
81 New Mexico State 8 40 83 21 144 18.0
81 Stanford 9 55 83 16 154 17.1
86 Charlotte 8 49 82 16 147 18.4
87 Wyoming 9 73 81 18 172 19.1
87 Kansas State 9 66 81 9 156 17.3
89 Texas State 8 90 77 10 177 22.1
89 Southern Miss 8 70 77 28 175 21.9
89 Michigan 9 97 77 8 182 20.2
92 Florida State 8 108 76 16 200 25.0
93 Penn State 8 77 75 4 156 19.5
93 Florida 8 63 75 17 155 19.4
93 Wake Forest 8 56 75 14 145 18.1
93 Colorado 9 68 75 16 159 17.7
97 Kentucky 8 67 74 19 160 20.0
98 UCF 8 74 72 14 160 20.0
98 UCLA 8 62 72 15 149 18.6
100 Virginia Tech 9 91 71 19 181 20.1
100 Liberty 8 72 71 9 152 19.0
102 Marshall 8 83 70 12 165 20.6
102 Kennesaw State 8 74 70 12 156 19.5
102 Colorado State 8 66 70 15 151 18.9
102 Louisiana-Monroe 9 69 70 16 155 17.2
106 South Alabama 9 93 69 14 176 19.6
107 BYU 8 96 68 15 179 22.4
107 South Carolina 9 69 68 17 154 17.1
109 Sam Houston State 8 49 67 17 133 16.6
109 UTEP 8 45 67 15 127 15.9
109 Oklahoma State 9 62 67 12 141 15.7
112 James Madison 8 105 66 13 184 23.0
112 Miami (OH) 8 72 66 9 147 18.4
114 Auburn 9 94 65 15 174 19.3
114 Western Michigan 9 91 65 14 170 18.9
114 Bowling Green 9 72 65 14 151 16.8
117 Northwestern 8 86 64 20 170 21.3
117 Massachusetts 8 42 64 16 122 15.3
119 Louisiana Tech 8 80 63 16 159 19.9
120 San Diego State 8 80 62 7 149 18.6
120 Nevada 8 58 62 13 133 16.6
120 North Carolina 8 55 62 15 132 16.5
123 West Virginia 9 95 61 19 175 19.4
123 Louisiana 9 78 61 28 167 18.6
125 Wisconsin 8 57 60 7 124 15.5
126 Air Force 8 112 59 13 184 23.0
127 Iowa 8 75 56 8 139 17.4
128 Jacksonville State 8 108 54 13 175 21.9
129 Coastal Carolina 8 74 53 13 140 17.5
129 Central Michigan 9 91 53 13 157 17.4
131 Kent State 8 40 52 12 104 13.0
132 Ball State 8 54 49 13 116 14.5
133 Rice 9 100 45 10 155 17.2
134 Navy 8 121 44 6 171 21.4
135 Northern Illinois 8 65 40 7 112 14.0
136 Army 8 123 25 7 155 19.4