2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/04/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 6 | 94 | 29 | 4 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Utah | 6 | 79 | 54 | 17 | 150 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Army | 5 | 79 | 13 | 4 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 4 | Air Force | 5 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 70 | 70 | 12 | 152 | 25.3 |
| 6 | Indiana | 6 | 68 | 70 | 13 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 7 | USF | 4 | 65 | 49 | 9 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 7 | James Madison | 5 | 65 | 45 | 8 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 9 | Michigan | 6 | 63 | 48 | 4 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 6 | 62 | 63 | 8 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 6 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 61 | 47 | 11 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 13 | Virginia | 6 | 60 | 66 | 7 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 6 | 59 | 37 | 12 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 15 | Georgia | 6 | 58 | 69 | 20 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 5 | 58 | 53 | 11 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 17 | BYU | 5 | 57 | 45 | 11 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 18 | South Alabama | 5 | 56 | 34 | 6 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 56 | 32 | 6 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 5 | 56 | 27 | 9 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 5 | 55 | 40 | 10 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Baylor | 6 | 54 | 72 | 14 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 5 | 54 | 54 | 8 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | 6 | 54 | 67 | 13 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 6 | 54 | 66 | 14 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 6 | 54 | 63 | 17 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 5 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 28 | Memphis | 5 | 53 | 57 | 12 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 28 | Kansas | 6 | 53 | 61 | 5 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 28 | Kansas State | 7 | 53 | 60 | 8 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 31 | USC | 5 | 52 | 61 | 9 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 31 | Ohio | 5 | 52 | 55 | 6 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 31 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 52 | 25 | 8 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 6 | 52 | 68 | 7 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 7 | 52 | 55 | 15 | 122 | 17.4 |
| 36 | Houston | 6 | 51 | 61 | 22 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 37 | Clemson | 6 | 50 | 85 | 10 | 145 | 24.2 |
| 37 | Florida State | 5 | 50 | 53 | 11 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 37 | Arizona | 6 | 50 | 67 | 12 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 4 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 40 | Oregon | 5 | 49 | 46 | 8 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 40 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 43 | Auburn | 6 | 48 | 42 | 13 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 44 | North Texas | 5 | 47 | 84 | 9 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 44 | NC State | 6 | 47 | 74 | 10 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 44 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 47 | 45 | 8 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 4 | 46 | 32 | 3 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 6 | 45 | 85 | 19 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 48 | Marshall | 4 | 45 | 47 | 6 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 5 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 48 | UCF | 5 | 45 | 40 | 9 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 48 | Nebraska | 6 | 45 | 55 | 12 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 53 | Mississippi State | 5 | 44 | 52 | 15 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 53 | Old Dominion | 5 | 44 | 53 | 7 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 53 | Colorado | 6 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 56 | Kentucky | 6 | 43 | 62 | 13 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 56 | Purdue | 6 | 43 | 64 | 9 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 56 | Michigan State | 6 | 43 | 51 | 13 | 107 | 17.8 |
| 56 | Penn State | 5 | 43 | 37 | 3 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 60 | Toledo | 4 | 42 | 49 | 5 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 60 | Boise State | 5 | 42 | 52 | 10 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 60 | Akron | 6 | 42 | 63 | 10 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 60 | UCLA | 5 | 42 | 41 | 10 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 60 | Syracuse | 6 | 42 | 50 | 11 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 60 | Rice | 5 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 66 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 41 | 78 | 19 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 66 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 41 | 45 | 9 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 68 | Illinois | 6 | 40 | 70 | 16 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 68 | Iowa | 5 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 70 | Missouri | 4 | 39 | 44 | 8 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 70 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 39 | 84 | 7 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 72 | Duke | 5 | 38 | 69 | 10 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 72 | Washington | 5 | 38 | 65 | 7 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Louisville | 5 | 38 | 59 | 7 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 72 | Bowling Green | 5 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 38 | 41 | 9 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 77 | Ohio State | 5 | 37 | 68 | 3 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 77 | Florida | 5 | 37 | 52 | 11 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 77 | New Mexico | 5 | 37 | 52 | 10 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 80 | Liberty | 4 | 36 | 46 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 80 | UNLV | 4 | 36 | 40 | 10 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 80 | Texas State | 4 | 36 | 45 | 3 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 80 | Tulsa | 5 | 36 | 50 | 14 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 80 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 36 | 34 | 7 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 80 | Temple | 5 | 36 | 52 | 5 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 87 | Delaware | 5 | 35 | 68 | 15 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 87 | Alabama | 5 | 35 | 67 | 10 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 5 | 35 | 62 | 14 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 35 | 42 | 9 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 34 | 52 | 10 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 91 | Stanford | 6 | 34 | 53 | 11 | 98 | 16.3 |
| 93 | TCU | 5 | 33 | 59 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 93 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 33 | 40 | 4 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 93 | Wisconsin | 5 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 66 | 13.2 |
| 96 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 5 | 32 | 52 | 9 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 96 | Massachusetts | 5 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 31 | 68 | 12 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 99 | Missouri State | 4 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 99 | Southern Miss | 4 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 99 | North Carolina | 4 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 99 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 31 | 48 | 8 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | 5 | 31 | 47 | 9 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 99 | Charlotte | 5 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 106 | Buffalo | 5 | 30 | 63 | 9 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 107 | Appalachian State | 4 | 29 | 58 | 13 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 107 | Troy | 5 | 29 | 56 | 7 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 107 | Fresno State | 5 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 107 | Boston College | 5 | 29 | 51 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 111 | UTSA | 4 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 5 | 28 | 50 | 12 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 111 | UTEP | 4 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 114 | San Jose State | 4 | 27 | 59 | 8 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 114 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 27 | 55 | 6 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 114 | Georgia State | 4 | 27 | 52 | 9 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 114 | FIU | 4 | 27 | 48 | 6 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 114 | Colorado State | 4 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 119 | UAB | 4 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 119 | Kent State | 4 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 121 | Tulane | 4 | 25 | 56 | 13 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 121 | Hawaii | 5 | 25 | 81 | 7 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 121 | Utah State | 4 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 121 | Oklahoma | 5 | 25 | 54 | 6 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 121 | Ball State | 4 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 126 | Minnesota | 6 | 24 | 53 | 17 | 94 | 15.7 |
| 127 | SMU | 5 | 23 | 56 | 8 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 127 | LSU | 5 | 23 | 47 | 10 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 127 | Maryland | 5 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 130 | California | 5 | 21 | 59 | 15 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 131 | Texas | 5 | 20 | 56 | 8 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 132 | Nevada | 4 | 19 | 36 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 133 | Oregon State | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 134 | Washington State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |