2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 7 | 86 | 78 | 11 | 175 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 75 | 47 | 12 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 7 | 68 | 70 | 19 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 7 | 66 | 49 | 15 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 5 | Michigan | 6 | 63 | 56 | 4 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Indiana | 5 | 62 | 56 | 12 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 7 | 60 | 88 | 12 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 5 | 59 | 45 | 5 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 5 | 56 | 33 | 8 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 10 | Florida State | 5 | 53 | 47 | 12 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 6 | 52 | 61 | 14 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 11 | NC State | 7 | 52 | 82 | 12 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 11 | Florida | 7 | 52 | 62 | 13 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 14 | Colorado | 7 | 51 | 53 | 11 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 5 | 50 | 60 | 9 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 16 | Air Force | 4 | 49 | 37 | 10 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 16 | Utah | 4 | 49 | 29 | 14 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 4 | 47 | 37 | 1 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 6 | 47 | 59 | 12 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 18 | Army | 3 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 21 | Texas State | 4 | 46 | 37 | 2 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 5 | 46 | 50 | 8 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 21 | Auburn | 5 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 5 | 45 | 52 | 10 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 6 | 45 | 54 | 14 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 45 | 56 | 12 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 27 | Boise State | 5 | 44 | 52 | 11 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 97 | 13.9 |
| 29 | USC | 5 | 43 | 67 | 13 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 6 | 43 | 36 | 3 | 82 | 13.7 |
| 32 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 42 | 62 | 15 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 4 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 34 | Illinois | 6 | 41 | 64 | 18 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 6 | 41 | 67 | 7 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 34 | Kansas State | 6 | 41 | 52 | 7 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 34 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 38 | BYU | 4 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 38 | Purdue | 6 | 40 | 73 | 9 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 5 | 40 | 50 | 7 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 38 | Boston College | 5 | 40 | 47 | 9 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 6 | 40 | 49 | 14 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | 5 | 39 | 38 | 8 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 44 | Virginia | 4 | 38 | 44 | 2 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 44 | UCF | 4 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 5 | 38 | 55 | 7 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 44 | Ohio State | 5 | 38 | 57 | 4 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 44 | Rice | 4 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 49 | USF | 4 | 37 | 45 | 9 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 49 | Arizona | 4 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Baylor | 4 | 36 | 48 | 10 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 4 | 36 | 49 | 8 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 51 | Tulsa | 5 | 36 | 50 | 14 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Stanford | 6 | 36 | 52 | 9 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 55 | Duke | 5 | 34 | 75 | 11 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 55 | Tulane | 4 | 34 | 46 | 7 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 55 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 34 | 46 | 5 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 58 | Georgia | 3 | 33 | 36 | 10 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 58 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 33 | 42 | 5 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 58 | Minnesota | 5 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 61 | Alabama | 4 | 32 | 53 | 10 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 3 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 61 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 61 | SMU | 5 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 61 | UCLA | 5 | 32 | 46 | 8 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 61 | Marshall | 4 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 61 | Penn State | 4 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 68 | Missouri | 3 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 68 | Washington State | 5 | 31 | 54 | 11 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 70 | UNLV | 3 | 30 | 38 | 9 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 70 | Massachusetts | 6 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 80 | 13.3 |
| 72 | Southern Miss | 3 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 72 | UAB | 4 | 29 | 54 | 6 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 4 | 29 | 48 | 11 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 72 | FIU | 4 | 29 | 49 | 7 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 76 | Clemson | 5 | 28 | 59 | 8 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 76 | Nevada | 5 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 76 | Liberty | 3 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 79 | Houston | 3 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 79 | UTSA | 4 | 27 | 47 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 79 | Navy | 2 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 27 | 36 | 8 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 79 | Northwestern | 3 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 79 | Temple | 4 | 27 | 31 | 6 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 85 | Old Dominion | 3 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 4 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 87 | Delaware | 3 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 87 | Memphis | 2 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 87 | Tennessee | 4 | 25 | 61 | 16 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 87 | North Texas | 3 | 25 | 40 | 8 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 87 | Appalachian State | 4 | 25 | 48 | 13 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 87 | San Jose State | 4 | 25 | 54 | 6 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 87 | Kansas | 4 | 25 | 50 | 9 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 87 | Louisville | 4 | 25 | 51 | 6 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 87 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 25 | 43 | 6 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 87 | Louisiana | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 87 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 50 | 12.5 |
| 98 | Texas | 4 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 98 | Wake Forest | 4 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 98 | Akron | 4 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 101 | James Madison | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 102 | Buffalo | 3 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 104 | TCU | 3 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 104 | Utah State | 4 | 21 | 39 | 14 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 104 | Charlotte | 3 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 107 | LSU | 4 | 20 | 42 | 13 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 107 | San Diego State | 2 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 107 | Ball State | 3 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 107 | Fresno State | 4 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 111 | Washington | 3 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 111 | Georgia State | 4 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 111 | Iowa | 3 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 |
| 111 | Troy | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 115 | Toledo | 2 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 115 | Arkansas State | 3 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 115 | Missouri State | 3 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 115 | Wyoming | 3 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 4 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 120 | California | 4 | 16 | 48 | 6 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 120 | North Carolina | 3 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 120 | UTEP | 3 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 123 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 123 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 123 | Kent State | 3 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 127 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 128 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 13 | 48 | 6 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 128 | Hawaii | 2 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 128 | Oregon | 2 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 128 | Central Michigan | 3 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 11.3 |
| 132 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 132 | Maryland | 3 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 134 | New Mexico | 3 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 135 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 136 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |