2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/13/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Indiana 3 49 37 5 91 30.3
2 Texas Tech 3 37 49 4 90 30.0
3 Rutgers 3 33 49 6 88 29.3
3 Fresno State 4 45 38 5 88 22.0
5 Utah 3 52 30 3 85 28.3
5 Missouri 3 45 39 1 85 28.3
7 Nebraska 3 31 51 2 84 28.0
7 Baylor 3 28 46 10 84 28.0
9 Hawaii 4 23 50 10 83 20.8
10 Florida Atlantic 3 26 46 9 81 27.0
11 Syracuse 3 25 51 4 80 26.7
12 Miami (FL) 3 32 43 3 78 26.0
13 North Texas 3 25 41 10 76 25.3
14 Connecticut 3 24 45 6 75 25.0
15 Delaware 3 31 36 7 74 24.7
15 Oklahoma 3 29 41 4 74 24.7
15 East Carolina 3 27 44 3 74 24.7
18 Penn State 3 34 38 1 73 24.3
19 SMU 3 32 31 9 72 24.0
20 Auburn 3 46 23 2 71 23.7
20 Minnesota 3 33 32 6 71 23.7
20 Ohio State 3 30 37 4 71 23.7
20 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
20 Duke 3 18 46 7 71 23.7
25 Toledo 3 26 38 5 69 23.0
25 Alabama 3 17 47 5 69 23.0
27 Texas State 3 41 23 4 68 22.7
27 Tulane 3 31 34 3 68 22.7
27 Arkansas State 3 28 31 9 68 22.7
30 Memphis 3 37 26 4 67 22.3
30 West Virginia 3 36 24 7 67 22.3
30 Michigan 3 34 29 4 67 22.3
30 Kansas 3 26 36 5 67 22.3
34 Illinois 3 28 29 9 66 22.0
34 Oregon State 3 19 41 6 66 22.0
36 Arizona State 3 36 26 3 65 21.7
36 UNLV 3 30 29 6 65 21.7
36 Charlotte 3 18 39 8 65 21.7
39 Mississippi State 3 34 28 2 64 21.3
39 UTSA 3 27 30 7 64 21.3
39 Michigan State 3 24 33 7 64 21.3
39 Old Dominion 3 24 31 9 64 21.3
39 Maryland 3 19 37 8 64 21.3
44 Tennessee 2 26 34 3 63 31.5
44 New Mexico 3 26 27 10 63 21.0
44 Georgia Southern 3 25 32 6 63 21.0
47 Rice 3 45 13 4 62 20.7
47 Iowa State 3 29 29 4 62 20.7
47 South Alabama 3 29 26 7 62 20.7
50 Cincinnati 3 28 30 3 61 20.3
50 Eastern Michigan 3 22 34 5 61 20.3
52 Washington 2 36 22 2 60 30.0
53 Wyoming 3 33 21 5 59 19.7
53 Virginia Tech 3 28 23 8 59 19.7
53 FIU 3 27 27 5 59 19.7
53 Temple 3 25 33 1 59 19.7
57 Arkansas 2 24 31 3 58 29.0
57 Iowa 3 35 20 3 58 19.3
57 Coastal Carolina 3 25 27 6 58 19.3
57 Wisconsin 3 24 32 2 58 19.3
57 Pittsburgh 3 17 32 9 58 19.3
62 Texas 3 34 21 2 57 19.0
62 Ohio 3 24 27 6 57 19.0
62 California 3 19 35 3 57 19.0
65 UCLA 3 20 31 5 56 18.7
66 USC 2 21 29 5 55 27.5
66 Bowling Green 3 26 23 6 55 18.3
68 Oregon 2 29 21 3 53 26.5
68 Virginia 2 27 25 1 53 26.5
68 Georgia 2 23 27 3 53 26.5
68 TCU 2 21 30 2 53 26.5
72 Purdue 2 22 25 5 52 26.0
72 Appalachian State 2 18 33 1 52 26.0
72 LSU 2 14 28 10 52 26.0
72 Nevada 3 30 19 3 52 17.3
76 Boston College 2 11 38 2 51 25.5
76 Troy 3 25 22 4 51 17.0
78 UAB 2 18 28 4 50 25.0
78 Middle Tennessee State 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
78 USF 3 16 25 9 50 16.7
81 Florida State 2 31 14 4 49 24.5
81 Tulsa 2 22 23 4 49 24.5
81 Kennesaw State 3 25 19 5 49 16.3
81 Washington State 3 13 34 2 49 16.3
85 Georgia Tech 2 25 20 3 48 24.0
85 Vanderbilt 2 21 24 3 48 24.0
85 Florida 2 21 21 6 48 24.0
85 Missouri State 3 14 29 5 48 16.0
89 Boise State 2 23 22 2 47 23.5
89 Arizona 2 21 19 7 47 23.5
89 Georgia State 3 18 27 2 47 15.7
89 Akron 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
89 Massachusetts 3 15 28 4 47 15.7
94 BYU 2 31 13 2 46 23.0
94 UTEP 3 15 25 6 46 15.3
96 Louisiana 3 27 8 10 45 15.0
97 Army 2 33 9 2 44 22.0
97 Colorado State 2 21 19 4 44 22.0
97 Western Kentucky 2 13 27 4 44 22.0
100 UCF 2 20 20 3 43 21.5
100 Northwestern 2 20 19 4 43 21.5
100 Southern Miss 2 19 17 7 43 21.5
103 James Madison 2 28 11 3 42 21.0
103 Kentucky 2 24 12 6 42 21.0
105 Wake Forest 2 19 19 3 41 20.5
105 Notre Dame 2 16 21 4 41 20.5
105 Central Michigan 3 22 16 3 41 13.7
105 North Carolina 3 17 21 3 41 13.7
109 Buffalo 2 29 10 1 40 20.0
109 Jacksonville State 2 24 13 3 40 20.0
109 Louisville 2 16 20 4 40 20.0
109 Colorado 2 16 19 5 40 20.0
109 Marshall 3 24 13 3 40 13.3
109 Western Michigan 3 21 16 3 40 13.3
109 Ball State 3 20 14 6 40 13.3
116 Liberty 2 18 18 3 39 19.5
116 Sam Houston State 2 16 15 8 39 19.5
118 New Mexico State 2 7 22 9 38 19.0
119 Utah State 2 12 19 5 36 18.0
120 Kansas State 2 13 21 1 35 17.5
120 San Jose State 2 8 24 3 35 17.5
122 Ole Miss 1 17 15 2 34 34.0
122 San Diego State 2 18 15 1 34 17.0
124 Louisiana-Monroe 2 18 12 3 33 16.5
124 Stanford 2 17 12 4 33 16.5
126 South Carolina 2 17 13 2 32 16.0
126 Houston 2 16 15 1 32 16.0
128 Northern Illinois 2 17 13 0 30 15.0
128 Clemson 2 8 19 3 30 15.0
130 Oklahoma State 2 13 14 2 29 14.5
131 Navy 1 20 5 1 26 26.0
131 Louisiana Tech 2 15 7 4 26 13.0
133 Kent State 2 9 14 2 25 12.5
134 Air Force 1 18 4 1 23 23.0
135 NC State 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
135 Miami (OH) 2 7 12 2 21 10.5