2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 68 | 45 | 6 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 2 | Missouri | 4 | 57 | 54 | 7 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 2 | Florida State | 2 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 4 | North Texas | 5 | 52 | 77 | 8 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 5 | USF | 3 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 6 | Marshall | 3 | 37 | 39 | 5 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 3 | 28 | 46 | 7 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 8 | Clemson | 3 | 30 | 45 | 5 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 45 | 52 | 9 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 10 | Indiana | 3 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 11 | Washington | 4 | 47 | 53 | 3 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 12 | USC | 3 | 34 | 36 | 7 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 55 | 41 | 5 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 13 | Baylor | 4 | 33 | 57 | 11 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 2 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 17 | Georgia State | 3 | 23 | 45 | 6 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | 5 | 59 | 54 | 10 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 4 | 44 | 45 | 9 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 21 | Appalachian State | 3 | 25 | 43 | 5 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 22 | Oregon | 5 | 63 | 52 | 6 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 4 | 39 | 50 | 7 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Illinois | 2 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Georgia | 4 | 39 | 45 | 11 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 28 | Ohio | 6 | 63 | 69 | 10 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | 3 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 28 | San Jose State | 3 | 13 | 50 | 8 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 31 | New Mexico | 5 | 49 | 54 | 15 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 32 | Northwestern | 4 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 33 | Arkansas State | 5 | 44 | 57 | 16 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 34 | Tulane | 4 | 32 | 50 | 11 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 34 | Boise State | 3 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 36 | Memphis | 6 | 67 | 60 | 12 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 5 | 45 | 63 | 8 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 38 | James Madison | 5 | 66 | 40 | 9 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 5 | 45 | 58 | 12 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 3 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 6 | 28 | 99 | 10 | 137 | 22.8 |
| 42 | BYU | 3 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 4 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 43 | TCU | 4 | 32 | 54 | 4 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 43 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 31 | 48 | 11 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 43 | Tulsa | 2 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 43 | Duke | 2 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 48 | Toledo | 5 | 40 | 66 | 6 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 49 | Texas State | 3 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 38 | 58 | 14 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Fresno State | 4 | 39 | 42 | 7 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Delaware | 4 | 31 | 48 | 9 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Penn State | 3 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Colorado | 2 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Rutgers | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 56 | Air Force | 3 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 56 | Arizona | 3 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 58 | Navy | 5 | 74 | 31 | 3 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 59 | Alabama | 4 | 20 | 61 | 5 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 60 | Auburn | 4 | 48 | 35 | 2 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 60 | Virginia | 4 | 39 | 40 | 6 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 62 | Houston | 5 | 35 | 57 | 14 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 63 | UCLA | 3 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | 2 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 63 | Arizona State | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 63 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 67 | Connecticut | 7 | 48 | 84 | 14 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 68 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 76 | 38 | 11 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 68 | Liberty | 4 | 33 | 44 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 70 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 38 | 81 | 5 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 70 | New Mexico State | 3 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 72 | Iowa State | 2 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 72 | Oregon State | 2 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 74 | Wyoming | 5 | 40 | 52 | 10 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 74 | Buffalo | 5 | 30 | 63 | 9 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 76 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 36 | 41 | 4 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 76 | UAB | 3 | 18 | 39 | 4 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 78 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 78 | South Alabama | 3 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 80 | Central Michigan | 5 | 65 | 26 | 8 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 80 | UNLV | 4 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 80 | Temple | 4 | 28 | 48 | 3 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 83 | Michigan | 3 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 83 | Oklahoma | 3 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 83 | UTSA | 3 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 83 | Utah State | 3 | 21 | 33 | 5 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 83 | SMU | 3 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 83 | Boston College | 3 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 89 | Southern Miss | 4 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 90 | Troy | 5 | 33 | 57 | 7 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 91 | Missouri State | 4 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 91 | California | 4 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | 3 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 94 | UCF | 3 | 25 | 29 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 94 | Stanford | 3 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 94 | LSU | 3 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 94 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 94 | West Virginia | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 94 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 100 | Western Michigan | 4 | 34 | 35 | 6 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 100 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 102 | Purdue | 2 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 103 | Iowa | 4 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 103 | Maryland | 4 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 103 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 103 | Louisville | 3 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 103 | Washington State | 3 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 103 | Colorado State | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 103 | Wake Forest | 3 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 103 | Minnesota | 3 | 9 | 35 | 11 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 111 | Texas | 5 | 43 | 44 | 4 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 112 | Army | 4 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 112 | Kentucky | 4 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 112 | NC State | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 117 | San Diego State | 5 | 46 | 39 | 4 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 118 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 118 | Kansas | 4 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 118 | South Carolina | 2 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 118 | Michigan State | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 122 | Akron | 4 | 24 | 39 | 6 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 4 | 17 | 41 | 11 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 124 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 42 | 37 | 7 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 125 | North Carolina | 4 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 125 | UTEP | 4 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 125 | Kansas State | 2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 128 | Rice | 4 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 128 | Bowling Green | 3 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 130 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 130 | FIU | 3 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 132 | Nevada | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 133 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 134 | Kent State | 4 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 135 | Ball State | 4 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 51 | 12.8 |