2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 09/13/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Georgia | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 1 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Virginia | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 7 | NC State | 2 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Air Force | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Florida | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 7 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 15 | Navy | 2 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 2 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 17 | USC | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 17 | Utah State | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 20 | Arizona | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 20 | Houston | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 20 | Oregon | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Liberty | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 23 | Kent State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 26 | Iowa State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 28 | Southern Miss | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 32 | Clemson | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 33 | Stanford | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 33 | Colorado | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 36 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 37 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 37 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 39 | Kansas State | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 40 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |