2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 12/16/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 59 | 91 | 15 | 165 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 63 | 40 | 7 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 3 | Utah | 7 | 105 | 72 | 12 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 3 | Missouri | 7 | 99 | 76 | 14 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 71 | 53 | 8 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 6 | North Texas | 8 | 84 | 116 | 10 | 210 | 26.3 |
| 7 | USF | 6 | 80 | 60 | 16 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Boise State | 5 | 52 | 65 | 13 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Georgia | 6 | 69 | 71 | 15 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 7 | 79 | 85 | 15 | 179 | 25.6 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 5 | 51 | 70 | 7 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 8 | 102 | 84 | 18 | 204 | 25.5 |
| 13 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 50 | 64 | 13 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 14 | East Carolina | 7 | 85 | 81 | 11 | 177 | 25.3 |
| 14 | Baylor | 4 | 33 | 57 | 11 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 7 | 78 | 88 | 10 | 176 | 25.1 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 3 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 7 | 74 | 83 | 15 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 19 | USC | 5 | 48 | 64 | 10 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 5 | 46 | 65 | 11 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 21 | Clemson | 5 | 45 | 67 | 9 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 22 | Marshall | 7 | 67 | 90 | 11 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Washington | 7 | 78 | 80 | 9 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 24 | Oregon | 6 | 71 | 63 | 8 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 3 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 26 | Tulsa | 7 | 77 | 69 | 19 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 27 | Northwestern | 4 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 27 | Duke | 2 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 29 | Texas State | 7 | 79 | 75 | 10 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 29 | Arkansas State | 7 | 59 | 86 | 19 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 29 | Appalachian State | 7 | 54 | 100 | 10 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 38 | 75 | 4 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 33 | Ohio | 8 | 94 | 79 | 13 | 186 | 23.3 |
| 33 | Indiana | 6 | 71 | 60 | 9 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 35 | Memphis | 6 | 67 | 60 | 12 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 7 | 63 | 87 | 12 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 37 | Tulane | 8 | 75 | 92 | 17 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 37 | Houston | 7 | 61 | 78 | 22 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 37 | Georgia State | 5 | 37 | 68 | 10 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 40 | James Madison | 9 | 112 | 77 | 16 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 41 | Arkansas | 3 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | 5 | 46 | 59 | 8 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 42 | New Mexico State | 5 | 30 | 68 | 15 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 44 | BYU | 4 | 42 | 37 | 10 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 44 | Florida | 3 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 46 | Virginia | 6 | 60 | 64 | 9 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 46 | Michigan | 5 | 58 | 45 | 8 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 46 | Arizona State | 5 | 58 | 39 | 14 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 46 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 54 | 48 | 9 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 46 | TCU | 5 | 43 | 63 | 5 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 46 | Delaware | 5 | 36 | 67 | 8 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 52 | Toledo | 7 | 54 | 91 | 9 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 76 | 41 | 15 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Auburn | 5 | 69 | 38 | 3 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 38 | 58 | 14 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | 4 | 37 | 45 | 6 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 57 | UNLV | 7 | 67 | 71 | 15 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 57 | Akron | 7 | 53 | 84 | 16 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 67 | 70 | 15 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 59 | NC State | 3 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 7 | 67 | 68 | 16 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 61 | Hawaii | 7 | 34 | 107 | 10 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 61 | Air Force | 5 | 79 | 24 | 5 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 61 | San Jose State | 5 | 27 | 71 | 10 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 65 | Louisiana | 7 | 66 | 57 | 27 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 66 | Boston College | 3 | 14 | 45 | 5 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 67 | Missouri State | 5 | 29 | 66 | 11 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 68 | Connecticut | 9 | 66 | 110 | 14 | 190 | 21.1 |
| 68 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 88 | 46 | 14 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 70 | Illinois | 5 | 45 | 52 | 8 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | 2 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 72 | UTSA | 6 | 49 | 64 | 12 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 72 | Arizona | 5 | 40 | 52 | 12 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 72 | Alabama | 5 | 28 | 66 | 10 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 72 | Liberty | 4 | 33 | 44 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 72 | SMU | 4 | 30 | 46 | 7 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 6 | 53 | 64 | 7 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 78 | South Alabama | 7 | 71 | 58 | 15 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 78 | Iowa State | 5 | 49 | 50 | 4 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 78 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 40 | 56 | 7 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 78 | Oregon State | 5 | 35 | 55 | 13 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 82 | Utah State | 4 | 29 | 46 | 7 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 5 | 30 | 63 | 9 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 85 | Southern Miss | 8 | 61 | 80 | 21 | 162 | 20.3 |
| 85 | Louisville | 4 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 85 | UCLA | 4 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 85 | Colorado | 4 | 33 | 38 | 10 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | 5 | 63 | 34 | 4 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 89 | Penn State | 5 | 50 | 47 | 4 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 91 | Navy | 7 | 96 | 40 | 4 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 39 | 54 | 7 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 3 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 32 | 76 | 11 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 94 | Kentucky | 4 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 94 | Stanford | 4 | 24 | 47 | 8 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 97 | UAB | 5 | 37 | 55 | 6 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 98 | Wyoming | 6 | 45 | 59 | 13 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 98 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 100 | Texas | 7 | 50 | 74 | 11 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 100 | West Virginia | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 102 | Fresno State | 8 | 68 | 74 | 10 | 152 | 19.0 |
| 102 | Troy | 7 | 44 | 80 | 9 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 102 | FIU | 6 | 48 | 55 | 11 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 102 | Wake Forest | 5 | 47 | 40 | 8 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 102 | Temple | 5 | 35 | 57 | 3 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 102 | Washington State | 3 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 108 | Central Michigan | 7 | 83 | 39 | 10 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 109 | Maryland | 6 | 36 | 66 | 11 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 110 | Kansas State | 6 | 47 | 57 | 8 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 111 | California | 5 | 22 | 57 | 13 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 112 | Minnesota | 6 | 32 | 64 | 14 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 113 | Army | 7 | 101 | 16 | 10 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 114 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 71 | 47 | 8 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 114 | Michigan State | 4 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 114 | Colorado State | 4 | 26 | 42 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 117 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 62 | 53 | 10 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 117 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 57 | 58 | 10 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 119 | UCF | 6 | 45 | 54 | 8 | 107 | 17.8 |
| 119 | Iowa | 5 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 121 | UTEP | 6 | 38 | 52 | 16 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 121 | LSU | 3 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 123 | San Diego State | 6 | 58 | 41 | 6 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 123 | Kansas | 4 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 6 | 32 | 58 | 13 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 125 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 20 | 56 | 10 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 127 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 71 | 25 | 6 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 127 | Bowling Green | 6 | 56 | 40 | 6 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 129 | Rice | 5 | 54 | 21 | 8 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 130 | Massachusetts | 6 | 34 | 49 | 14 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 131 | Nevada | 5 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 131 | Purdue | 3 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 133 | Kent State | 7 | 42 | 56 | 13 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 134 | North Carolina | 4 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 135 | Ball State | 6 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 79 | 13.2 |
| 136 | Syracuse | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 12.0 |