2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Notre Dame 12 109 137 26 272 22.7
2 Connecticut 13 104 153 20 277 21.3
3 Oregon State 10 83 109 21 213 21.3
4 Washington State 11 82 113 21 216 19.6
5 Florida State 4 70 34 6 110 27.5
6 Miami (FL) 7 68 82 7 157 22.4
7 Ole Miss 6 67 88 15 170 28.3
8 Missouri 5 65 62 2 129 25.8
8 Texas State 5 65 41 11 117 23.4
10 Utah 4 64 43 4 111 27.8
10 Rice 5 64 24 6 94 18.8
12 Indiana 4 63 44 6 113 28.3
13 Memphis 5 62 41 7 110 22.0
13 Jacksonville State 5 62 38 5 105 21.0
15 James Madison 5 61 33 9 103 20.6
16 Army 4 60 18 4 82 20.5
17 Air Force 4 59 28 5 92 23.0
17 Texas 5 59 43 5 107 21.4
19 Tennessee 5 58 65 9 132 26.4
20 Mississippi State 5 57 44 6 107 21.4
21 Washington 4 56 42 2 100 25.0
22 Auburn 4 55 35 2 92 23.0
23 Fresno State 5 54 46 6 106 21.2
23 Navy 4 54 21 4 79 19.8
25 Louisville 5 52 47 11 110 22.0
25 Ohio 5 52 47 10 109 21.8
27 Vanderbilt 5 51 69 10 130 26.0
27 Oregon 5 51 62 7 120 24.0
29 Georgia 4 50 45 7 102 25.5
29 North Texas 5 50 61 13 124 24.8
31 UNLV 5 49 53 11 113 22.6
32 Old Dominion 5 48 49 13 110 22.0
32 Kennesaw State 5 48 42 7 97 19.4
34 Tulsa 4 47 39 7 93 23.3
34 Delaware 5 47 54 8 109 21.8
34 Wake Forest 5 47 48 7 102 20.4
34 San Diego State 5 47 39 7 93 18.6
34 Buffalo 4 47 22 2 71 17.8
39 BYU 4 46 40 6 92 23.0
39 Tulane 5 46 55 5 106 21.2
39 Western Michigan 5 46 30 7 83 16.6
42 Texas A&M 5 45 59 10 114 22.8
42 Arizona State 4 45 38 4 87 21.8
42 New Mexico 5 45 43 16 104 20.8
42 Georgia Tech 5 45 47 10 102 20.4
46 Oklahoma 4 44 48 5 97 24.3
46 Southern Miss 5 44 57 17 118 23.6
46 Penn State 4 44 48 1 93 23.3
46 Michigan 4 44 37 5 86 21.5
50 Arkansas 4 43 50 3 96 24.0
50 SMU 5 43 54 12 109 21.8
52 Nebraska 4 42 57 2 101 25.3
52 Illinois 4 42 39 12 93 23.3
52 Iowa 4 42 30 5 77 19.3
52 Troy 5 42 41 5 88 17.6
56 Texas Tech 4 41 55 4 100 25.0
56 Boise State 5 41 58 12 111 22.2
56 Virginia 4 41 42 1 84 21.0
56 Wyoming 4 41 29 9 79 19.8
56 Kentucky 4 41 27 9 77 19.3
61 East Carolina 5 40 61 8 109 21.8
61 Minnesota 4 40 38 9 87 21.8
63 Duke 5 39 72 10 121 24.2
63 Colorado State 4 39 38 7 84 21.0
63 Toledo 5 39 58 7 104 20.8
63 UTSA 5 39 51 12 102 20.4
63 Florida 4 39 34 8 81 20.3
63 FIU 5 39 48 12 99 19.8
63 Nevada 4 39 26 9 74 18.5
63 Louisiana 5 39 33 15 87 17.4
63 Central Michigan 5 39 36 5 80 16.0
72 Georgia Southern 4 38 46 7 91 22.8
72 Marshall 4 38 23 6 67 16.8
74 Northwestern 4 37 42 8 87 21.8
74 Arkansas State 5 37 50 15 102 20.4
74 South Alabama 4 37 35 8 80 20.0
74 Clemson 5 37 47 10 94 18.8
78 Florida Atlantic 4 36 70 11 117 29.3
78 West Virginia 3 36 24 7 67 22.3
78 Liberty 4 36 25 5 66 16.5
81 TCU 4 35 58 4 97 24.3
81 LSU 5 35 71 15 121 24.2
81 Virginia Tech 4 35 39 13 87 21.8
81 Utah State 5 35 50 12 97 19.4
81 Cincinnati 4 35 34 4 73 18.3
81 Miami (OH) 5 35 33 7 75 15.0
87 Syracuse 4 34 56 8 98 24.5
87 Western Kentucky 5 34 55 9 98 19.6
87 Temple 4 34 40 4 78 19.5
87 Bowling Green 4 34 29 6 69 17.3
87 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 28 7 69 17.3
92 Rutgers 3 33 49 6 88 29.3
92 Alabama 5 33 72 7 112 22.4
92 Ohio State 4 33 52 4 89 22.3
92 Coastal Carolina 5 33 47 10 90 18.0
96 Arizona 3 32 32 9 73 24.3
96 UAB 4 32 54 5 91 22.8
96 California 5 32 64 6 102 20.4
96 Eastern Michigan 4 32 44 5 81 20.3
96 South Carolina 4 32 37 5 74 18.5
96 USF 5 32 44 13 89 17.8
96 Louisiana Tech 5 32 22 9 63 12.6
103 Akron 4 31 36 6 73 18.3
104 USC 4 30 53 14 97 24.3
104 Boston College 4 30 58 8 96 24.0
104 Pittsburgh 5 30 55 14 99 19.8
107 UCF 3 29 32 5 66 22.0
107 Hawaii 5 29 66 12 107 21.4
107 Iowa State 3 29 29 4 62 20.7
107 Houston 4 29 42 10 81 20.3
107 Appalachian State 4 29 45 5 79 19.8
107 Missouri State 5 29 54 10 93 18.6
107 Ball State 4 29 24 6 59 14.8
107 Northern Illinois 4 29 22 3 54 13.5
115 Baylor 3 28 46 10 84 28.0
116 Purdue 3 26 40 6 72 24.0
116 Kansas 3 26 36 5 67 22.3
118 Stanford 4 25 40 7 72 18.0
119 Michigan State 3 24 33 7 64 21.3
119 Colorado 3 24 31 8 63 21.0
119 Wisconsin 3 24 32 2 58 19.3
119 Oklahoma State 3 24 26 3 53 17.7
119 North Carolina 4 24 28 3 55 13.8
124 NC State 4 21 48 8 77 19.3
124 Charlotte 4 21 43 8 72 18.0
124 Georgia State 4 21 39 5 65 16.3
124 Sam Houston State 4 21 23 10 54 13.5
128 San Jose State 4 20 51 6 77 19.3
128 UCLA 3 20 31 5 56 18.7
130 Maryland 3 19 37 8 64 21.3
130 New Mexico State 4 19 47 12 78 19.5
130 Middle Tennessee State 4 19 37 8 64 16.0
133 UTEP 4 17 40 10 67 16.8
133 Massachusetts 4 17 34 5 56 14.0
135 Kent State 4 14 24 6 44 11.0
136 Kansas State 2 13 21 1 35 17.5