2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 USC 10 75 136 27 238 23.8
1 Duke 11 79 140 27 246 22.4
3 Utah State 8 57 77 25 159 19.9
4 Colorado State 9 56 82 23 161 17.9
4 LSU 9 46 90 23 159 17.7
6 Delaware 6 49 72 22 143 23.8
6 Mississippi State 9 84 85 22 191 21.2
6 Illinois 8 63 79 22 164 20.5
9 Southern Miss 7 59 83 20 162 23.1
9 Houston 5 45 43 20 108 21.6
9 Pittsburgh 7 38 81 20 139 19.9
12 Ole Miss 8 69 106 19 194 24.3
12 Georgia 7 71 68 19 158 22.6
12 Missouri State 7 51 68 19 138 19.7
12 Northwestern 9 65 77 19 161 17.9
12 Sam Houston State 8 55 60 19 134 16.8
17 North Texas 8 83 110 18 211 26.4
17 Arkansas State 7 48 84 18 150 21.4
17 Washington State 8 60 76 18 154 19.3
17 NC State 9 57 96 18 171 19.0
17 Georgia Southern 7 44 70 18 132 18.9
17 Michigan State 8 55 72 18 145 18.1
23 Indiana 9 98 92 17 207 23.0
23 UTSA 8 70 92 17 179 22.4
23 Tulane 9 67 109 17 193 21.4
23 Auburn 6 44 57 17 118 19.7
23 Alabama 9 44 108 17 169 18.8
23 Oregon State 8 59 73 17 149 18.6
23 UTEP 6 36 47 17 100 16.7
23 Louisiana 7 51 47 17 115 16.4
31 Baylor 7 63 88 16 167 23.9
31 Kennesaw State 9 85 98 16 199 22.1
31 Georgia Tech 7 58 78 16 152 21.7
31 Oregon 10 75 111 16 202 20.2
31 SMU 8 55 90 16 161 20.1
31 Boise State 8 67 77 16 160 20.0
31 Appalachian State 7 37 83 16 136 19.4
31 Kentucky 7 45 72 16 133 19.0
31 New Mexico State 6 32 65 16 113 18.8
31 West Virginia 8 63 62 16 141 17.6
31 North Carolina 7 36 69 16 121 17.3
42 Florida Atlantic 7 45 120 15 180 25.7
42 Utah 5 61 42 15 118 23.6
42 Arizona 7 61 78 15 154 22.0
42 Florida State 7 71 66 15 152 21.7
42 Notre Dame 7 63 72 15 150 21.4
42 California 7 34 97 15 146 20.9
42 Jacksonville State 8 92 59 15 166 20.8
42 Iowa State 7 60 67 15 142 20.3
42 Boston College 8 62 83 15 160 20.0
42 Syracuse 9 71 91 15 177 19.7
42 East Carolina 7 46 76 15 137 19.6
42 FIU 8 53 86 15 154 19.3
42 Louisiana Tech 7 56 53 15 124 17.7
42 South Carolina 8 50 70 15 135 16.9
42 Nevada 7 44 58 15 117 16.7
42 Colorado 9 64 69 15 148 16.4
42 Minnesota 7 36 51 15 102 14.6
59 Tennessee 5 38 65 14 117 23.4
59 Arkansas 9 98 98 14 210 23.3
59 USF 7 63 76 14 153 21.9
59 BYU 9 85 90 14 189 21.0
59 Arizona State 8 70 79 14 163 20.4
59 Purdue 9 54 97 14 165 18.3
59 Virginia Tech 9 91 55 14 160 17.8
59 Louisiana-Monroe 7 46 58 14 118 16.9
59 Stanford 8 48 68 14 130 16.3
68 UAB 7 49 96 13 158 22.6
68 Rutgers 8 69 86 13 168 21.0
68 Kansas 7 56 77 13 146 20.9
68 Western Kentucky 8 53 85 13 151 18.9
68 Louisville 8 58 78 13 149 18.6
68 Clemson 7 40 77 13 130 18.6
74 UNLV 5 48 57 12 117 23.4
74 Air Force 7 92 52 12 156 22.3
74 Memphis 6 60 62 12 134 22.3
74 Miami (FL) 9 82 105 12 199 22.1
74 San Jose State 6 42 64 12 118 19.7
74 Georgia State 7 42 75 12 129 18.4
74 UCLA 10 66 89 12 167 16.7
74 Florida 8 58 62 12 132 16.5
74 Temple 8 51 64 12 127 15.9
83 Texas A&M 6 47 68 11 126 21.0
83 Western Michigan 6 60 33 11 104 17.3
83 Miami (OH) 6 35 53 11 99 16.5
83 Iowa 8 63 55 11 129 16.1
83 Coastal Carolina 6 30 55 11 96 16.0
83 Troy 8 36 77 11 124 15.5
89 James Madison 7 88 55 10 153 21.9
89 Middle Tennessee State 6 37 79 10 126 21.0
89 Liberty 8 90 65 10 165 20.6
89 South Alabama 6 70 43 10 123 20.5
89 Vanderbilt 6 45 67 10 122 20.3
89 Ohio State 9 65 104 10 179 19.9
89 Hawaii 5 29 58 10 97 19.4
89 Nebraska 8 69 66 10 145 18.1
89 Missouri 5 40 35 10 85 17.0
89 Oklahoma 8 41 78 10 129 16.1
99 TCU 7 51 93 9 153 21.9
99 Eastern Michigan 4 30 41 9 80 20.0
99 Virginia 8 64 80 9 153 19.1
99 New Mexico 5 31 41 9 81 16.2
99 Bowling Green 5 34 37 9 80 16.0
99 Wyoming 5 28 33 9 70 14.0
99 Massachusetts 5 27 32 9 68 13.6
106 Connecticut 4 33 49 8 90 22.5
106 Tulsa 5 43 50 8 101 20.2
106 Michigan 9 85 83 8 176 19.6
106 Navy 6 83 25 8 116 19.3
106 Marshall 6 48 55 8 111 18.5
106 Fresno State 4 32 34 8 74 18.5
106 San Diego State 7 66 41 8 115 16.4
113 Texas State 6 71 49 7 127 21.2
113 Texas 6 47 58 7 112 18.7
113 UCF 5 40 44 7 91 18.2
113 Rice 8 78 38 7 123 15.4
113 Akron 3 18 19 7 44 14.7
113 Central Michigan 5 24 33 7 64 12.8
113 Oklahoma State 6 30 30 7 67 11.2
120 Washington 6 47 61 6 114 19.0
120 Wake Forest 7 55 68 6 129 18.4
120 Toledo 5 42 42 6 90 18.0
120 Penn State 8 71 63 6 140 17.5
124 Old Dominion 5 58 33 5 96 19.2
124 Army 6 80 24 5 109 18.2
124 Maryland 5 20 62 5 87 17.4
124 Ball State 4 28 30 5 63 15.8
128 Ohio 3 25 14 4 43 14.3
128 Northern Illinois 4 29 18 4 51 12.8
130 Cincinnati 7 58 55 3 116 16.6
130 Wisconsin 9 58 43 3 104 11.6
132 Texas Tech 6 55 52 2 109 18.2
132 Buffalo 5 39 36 2 77 15.4
132 Kansas State 6 43 41 2 86 14.3
132 Kent State 4 20 24 2 46 11.5
136 Charlotte 7 31 47 1 79 11.3