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

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