2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Houston 9 85 88 33 206 22.9
2 Georgia 10 99 109 29 237 23.7
3 Mississippi State 8 74 78 26 178 22.3
3 New Mexico State 8 47 94 26 167 20.9
3 Louisiana 8 73 61 26 160 20.0
6 Arizona State 9 77 85 25 187 20.8
7 Duke 9 67 104 24 195 21.7
8 Utah 9 116 81 23 220 24.4
8 Delaware 8 56 108 23 187 23.4
8 Georgia Southern 9 72 101 23 196 21.8
11 Tennessee 8 68 108 22 198 24.8
11 Arizona 10 80 114 22 216 21.6
11 Missouri State 8 57 94 22 173 21.6
11 Pittsburgh 8 54 95 22 171 21.4
11 Missouri 8 85 63 22 170 21.3
11 California 8 31 105 22 158 19.8
11 Alabama 10 53 118 22 193 19.3
18 UNLV 9 91 100 21 212 23.6
18 Southern Miss 8 59 84 21 164 20.5
18 Northwestern 9 78 70 21 169 18.8
21 Ole Miss 9 82 111 20 213 23.7
21 Baylor 9 81 112 20 213 23.7
21 USC 9 72 119 20 211 23.4
21 Arkansas State 8 57 109 20 186 23.3
21 Kennesaw State 9 89 95 20 204 22.7
21 Tulane 9 71 110 20 201 22.3
21 Appalachian State 9 59 116 20 195 21.7
21 Tulsa 8 73 79 20 172 21.5
21 Utah State 8 67 84 20 171 21.4
21 NC State 9 70 97 20 187 20.8
21 Michigan State 9 61 82 20 163 18.1
21 North Carolina 8 48 76 20 144 18.0
21 Minnesota 9 40 75 20 135 15.0
34 USF 8 108 93 19 220 27.5
34 Louisiana Tech 8 100 67 19 186 23.3
34 UTSA 8 69 93 19 181 22.6
34 Jacksonville State 9 111 62 19 192 21.3
34 Illinois 9 68 96 19 183 20.3
34 Eastern Michigan 8 66 77 19 162 20.3
34 Colorado State 8 41 76 19 136 17.0
34 Massachusetts 8 51 60 19 130 16.3
34 Ball State 8 48 52 19 119 14.9
43 Memphis 8 79 90 18 187 23.4
43 Indiana 11 114 115 18 247 22.5
43 BYU 10 103 93 18 214 21.4
43 Auburn 8 67 72 18 157 19.6
43 UTEP 8 59 58 18 135 16.9
48 Vanderbilt 8 63 102 17 182 22.8
48 Florida State 8 82 82 17 181 22.6
48 Florida Atlantic 8 51 111 17 179 22.4
48 Boise State 9 89 95 17 201 22.3
48 Virginia 10 93 109 17 219 21.9
48 Oregon 10 92 103 17 212 21.2
48 FIU 8 65 87 17 169 21.1
48 Akron 8 59 91 17 167 20.9
48 West Virginia 9 79 62 17 158 17.6
57 Arkansas 8 85 81 16 182 22.8
57 UAB 8 61 96 16 173 21.6
57 Iowa State 9 85 90 16 191 21.2
57 San Jose State 8 58 90 16 164 20.5
57 Fresno State 8 54 70 16 140 17.5
57 South Carolina 8 59 62 16 137 17.1
63 Georgia Tech 8 92 96 15 203 25.4
63 East Carolina 8 89 90 15 194 24.3
63 James Madison 9 114 84 15 213 23.7
63 Texas A&M 8 75 89 15 179 22.4
63 Washington 9 77 100 15 192 21.3
63 Georgia State 8 56 99 15 170 21.3
63 Miami (OH) 9 77 80 15 172 19.1
63 Nebraska 9 74 74 15 163 18.1
63 Stanford 8 47 75 15 137 17.1
63 Wyoming 8 48 70 15 133 16.6
63 Colorado 9 64 66 15 145 16.1
63 LSU 8 37 71 15 123 15.4
75 Middle Tennessee State 8 49 107 14 170 21.3
75 SMU 8 53 93 14 160 20.0
75 Sam Houston State 8 50 82 14 146 18.3
75 Louisiana-Monroe 8 61 68 14 143 17.9
75 Purdue 9 57 88 14 159 17.7
75 Nevada 8 57 62 14 133 16.6
81 North Texas 9 87 138 13 238 26.4
81 Old Dominion 8 99 71 13 183 22.9
81 Clemson 8 61 106 13 180 22.5
81 Miami (FL) 8 67 96 13 176 22.0
81 Rutgers 9 85 93 13 191 21.2
81 Western Michigan 9 111 58 13 182 20.2
81 Kentucky 8 57 90 13 160 20.0
81 New Mexico 8 63 72 13 148 18.5
81 Florida 8 57 76 13 146 18.3
81 Central Michigan 8 81 46 13 140 17.5
81 Texas 8 38 89 13 140 17.5
81 UCLA 9 66 73 13 152 16.9
81 Syracuse 8 63 59 13 135 16.9
81 Oklahoma State 9 52 69 13 134 14.9
95 Marshall 8 77 99 12 188 23.5
95 Ohio State 10 88 128 12 228 22.8
95 Liberty 8 86 81 12 179 22.4
95 South Alabama 8 95 61 12 168 21.0
95 Boston College 8 51 91 12 154 19.3
95 Army 9 126 24 12 162 18.0
95 Troy 9 44 98 12 154 17.1
102 Air Force 8 118 43 11 172 21.5
102 TCU 9 68 112 11 191 21.2
102 Buffalo 8 52 98 11 161 20.1
102 Louisville 8 59 78 11 148 18.5
102 Wake Forest 8 63 71 11 145 18.1
102 UCF 9 67 74 11 152 16.9
102 Coastal Carolina 8 73 51 11 135 16.9
102 Rice 8 79 38 11 128 16.0
102 Kent State 8 53 64 11 128 16.0
102 Oklahoma 9 41 91 11 143 15.9
112 Western Kentucky 8 61 109 10 180 22.5
112 Texas Tech 10 105 103 10 218 21.8
112 Ohio 8 92 70 10 172 21.5
112 Hawaii 8 41 108 10 159 19.9
112 Michigan 9 90 76 10 176 19.6
112 Kansas State 10 82 80 10 172 17.2
112 Iowa 9 78 62 10 150 16.7
112 Bowling Green 8 68 52 10 130 16.3
120 Texas State 8 87 87 9 183 22.9
120 Toledo 8 74 88 9 171 21.4
120 Navy 9 133 44 9 186 20.7
120 Kansas 9 84 88 9 181 20.1
120 Penn State 9 86 68 9 163 18.1
120 Temple 8 57 75 9 141 17.6
120 Maryland 9 46 102 9 157 17.4
120 Northern Illinois 8 85 33 9 127 15.9
128 Cincinnati 9 80 95 8 183 20.3
128 San Diego State 8 87 46 8 141 17.6
128 Virginia Tech 8 86 46 8 140 17.5
128 Charlotte 8 43 64 8 115 14.4
132 Washington State 2 15 17 6 38 19.0
132 Wisconsin 9 59 46 6 111 12.3
134 Oregon State 2 12 14 5 31 15.5