2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 North Texas 8 83 110 18 211 26.4
2 Florida Atlantic 7 45 120 15 180 25.7
3 Ole Miss 8 69 106 19 194 24.3
4 Baylor 7 63 88 16 167 23.9
5 USC 10 75 136 27 238 23.8
5 Delaware 6 49 72 22 143 23.8
7 Utah 5 61 42 15 118 23.6
8 UNLV 5 48 57 12 117 23.4
8 Tennessee 5 38 65 14 117 23.4
10 Arkansas 9 98 98 14 210 23.3
11 Southern Miss 7 59 83 20 162 23.1
12 Indiana 10 105 103 19 227 22.7
13 Georgia 7 71 68 19 158 22.6
13 UAB 7 49 96 13 158 22.6
15 Connecticut 4 33 49 8 90 22.5
16 Duke 11 79 140 27 246 22.4
16 UTSA 8 70 92 17 179 22.4
18 Air Force 7 92 52 12 156 22.3
18 Memphis 6 60 62 12 134 22.3
20 Kennesaw State 9 85 98 16 199 22.1
21 Arizona 7 61 78 15 154 22.0
22 James Madison 7 88 55 10 153 21.9
22 USF 7 63 76 14 153 21.9
22 TCU 7 51 93 9 153 21.9
25 Florida State 7 71 66 15 152 21.7
25 Georgia Tech 7 58 78 16 152 21.7
27 Houston 5 45 43 20 108 21.6
28 Miami (FL) 10 87 114 13 214 21.4
28 Tulane 9 67 109 17 193 21.4
28 Notre Dame 7 63 72 15 150 21.4
28 Arkansas State 7 48 84 18 150 21.4
32 Mississippi State 9 84 85 22 191 21.2
32 Texas State 6 71 49 7 127 21.2
34 BYU 9 85 90 14 189 21.0
34 Rutgers 8 69 86 13 168 21.0
34 Texas A&M 6 47 68 11 126 21.0
34 Middle Tennessee State 6 37 79 10 126 21.0
38 Kansas 7 56 77 13 146 20.9
38 California 7 34 97 15 146 20.9
40 Jacksonville State 8 92 59 15 166 20.8
41 Liberty 8 90 65 10 165 20.6
42 Illinois 8 63 79 22 164 20.5
42 South Alabama 6 70 43 10 123 20.5
44 Arizona State 8 70 79 14 163 20.4
45 Iowa State 7 60 67 15 142 20.3
45 Vanderbilt 6 45 67 10 122 20.3
47 Oregon 10 75 111 16 202 20.2
47 Tulsa 5 43 50 8 101 20.2
49 SMU 8 55 90 16 161 20.1
50 Boise State 8 67 77 16 160 20.0
50 Boston College 8 62 83 15 160 20.0
50 Eastern Michigan 4 30 41 9 80 20.0
53 Ohio State 9 65 104 10 179 19.9
53 Utah State 8 57 77 25 159 19.9
53 Pittsburgh 7 38 81 20 139 19.9
56 Syracuse 9 71 91 15 177 19.7
56 Missouri State 7 51 68 19 138 19.7
56 Auburn 6 44 57 17 118 19.7
56 San Jose State 6 42 64 12 118 19.7
60 Michigan 9 85 83 8 176 19.6
60 East Carolina 7 46 76 15 137 19.6
62 Appalachian State 7 37 83 16 136 19.4
62 Hawaii 5 29 58 10 97 19.4
64 Washington State 8 60 76 18 154 19.3
64 FIU 8 53 86 15 154 19.3
64 Navy 6 83 25 8 116 19.3
67 Old Dominion 5 58 33 5 96 19.2
68 Virginia 8 64 80 9 153 19.1
69 NC State 9 57 96 18 171 19.0
69 Kentucky 7 45 72 16 133 19.0
69 Washington 6 47 61 6 114 19.0
72 Western Kentucky 8 53 85 13 151 18.9
72 Georgia Southern 7 44 70 18 132 18.9
74 Alabama 9 44 108 17 169 18.8
74 New Mexico State 6 32 65 16 113 18.8
76 Texas 6 47 58 7 112 18.7
77 Oregon State 8 59 73 17 149 18.6
77 Louisville 8 58 78 13 149 18.6
77 Clemson 7 40 77 13 130 18.6
80 Marshall 6 48 55 8 111 18.5
80 Fresno State 4 32 34 8 74 18.5
82 Wake Forest 7 55 68 6 129 18.4
82 Georgia State 7 42 75 12 129 18.4
84 Purdue 9 54 97 14 165 18.3
85 Army 6 80 24 5 109 18.2
85 Texas Tech 6 55 52 2 109 18.2
85 UCF 5 40 44 7 91 18.2
88 Nebraska 8 69 66 10 145 18.1
88 Michigan State 8 55 72 18 145 18.1
90 Toledo 5 42 42 6 90 18.0
91 Northwestern 9 65 77 19 161 17.9
91 Colorado State 9 56 82 23 161 17.9
93 Virginia Tech 9 91 55 14 160 17.8
94 LSU 9 46 90 23 159 17.7
94 Louisiana Tech 7 56 53 15 124 17.7
96 West Virginia 8 63 62 16 141 17.6
97 Penn State 8 71 63 6 140 17.5
98 Maryland 5 20 62 5 87 17.4
99 North Carolina 7 36 69 16 121 17.3
99 Western Michigan 6 60 33 11 104 17.3
101 Missouri 5 40 35 10 85 17.0
102 South Carolina 8 50 70 15 135 16.9
102 Louisiana-Monroe 7 46 58 14 118 16.9
104 Sam Houston State 8 55 60 19 134 16.8
105 UCLA 10 66 89 12 167 16.7
105 Nevada 7 44 58 15 117 16.7
105 UTEP 6 36 47 17 100 16.7
108 Cincinnati 7 58 55 3 116 16.6
109 Florida 8 58 62 12 132 16.5
109 Miami (OH) 6 35 53 11 99 16.5
111 Colorado 9 64 69 15 148 16.4
111 San Diego State 7 66 41 8 115 16.4
111 Louisiana 7 51 47 17 115 16.4
114 Stanford 8 48 68 14 130 16.3
115 New Mexico 5 31 41 9 81 16.2
116 Iowa 8 63 55 11 129 16.1
116 Oklahoma 8 41 78 10 129 16.1
118 Coastal Carolina 6 30 55 11 96 16.0
118 Bowling Green 5 34 37 9 80 16.0
120 Temple 8 51 64 12 127 15.9
121 Ball State 4 28 30 5 63 15.8
122 Troy 8 36 77 11 124 15.5
123 Rice 8 78 38 7 123 15.4
123 Buffalo 5 39 36 2 77 15.4
125 Akron 3 18 19 7 44 14.7
126 Minnesota 7 36 51 15 102 14.6
127 Kansas State 6 43 41 2 86 14.3
127 Ohio 3 25 14 4 43 14.3
129 Wyoming 5 28 33 9 70 14.0
130 Massachusetts 5 27 32 9 68 13.6
131 Central Michigan 5 24 33 7 64 12.8
131 Northern Illinois 4 29 18 4 51 12.8
133 Wisconsin 9 58 43 3 104 11.6
134 Kent State 4 20 24 2 46 11.5
135 Charlotte 7 31 47 1 79 11.3
136 Oklahoma State 6 30 30 7 67 11.2