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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Houston 7 61 78 22 161 23.0
2 Louisiana 5 46 42 19 107 21.4
3 Tulsa 6 63 58 18 139 23.2
3 UNLV 8 79 86 18 183 22.9
3 Ball State 7 38 38 18 94 13.4
6 Old Dominion 7 80 75 17 172 24.6
7 USF 5 69 51 16 136 27.2
7 New Mexico 7 67 68 16 151 21.6
7 Akron 8 59 95 16 170 21.3
10 Vanderbilt 6 59 91 15 165 27.5
10 Georgia 6 69 71 15 155 25.8
10 Tennessee 7 74 83 15 172 24.6
10 New Mexico State 5 30 68 15 113 22.6
14 Missouri 7 99 76 14 189 27.0
14 Ohio 9 102 89 14 205 22.8
14 Arkansas State 5 40 59 14 113 22.6
14 Arizona State 4 44 32 14 90 22.5
14 Pittsburgh 5 38 58 14 110 22.0
14 Eastern Michigan 7 63 69 14 146 20.9
14 Southern Miss 5 34 47 14 95 19.0
14 Massachusetts 6 34 49 14 97 16.2
22 Boise State 5 52 65 13 130 26.0
22 Ole Miss 6 68 73 13 154 25.7
22 James Madison 6 71 56 13 140 23.3
22 Charlotte 4 22 44 13 79 19.8
22 Wyoming 6 46 58 13 117 19.5
22 Minnesota 5 29 53 13 95 19.0
22 California 5 22 57 13 92 18.4
22 Kent State 7 42 56 13 111 15.9
30 Utah 7 105 72 12 189 27.0
30 Texas A&M 6 59 74 12 145 24.2
30 Memphis 6 67 60 12 139 23.2
30 Louisiana Tech 5 68 31 12 111 22.2
30 Arizona 5 40 52 12 104 20.8
35 Georgia Southern 5 53 63 11 127 25.4
35 Baylor 4 33 57 11 101 25.3
35 Notre Dame 5 46 65 11 122 24.4
35 FIU 4 37 38 11 86 21.5
35 Missouri State 5 29 66 11 106 21.2
35 Connecticut 8 60 90 11 161 20.1
35 Texas 7 50 74 11 135 19.3
35 Maryland 6 36 66 11 113 18.8
35 UTEP 5 35 42 11 88 17.6
44 Texas Tech 7 78 88 10 176 25.1
44 Texas State 6 68 70 10 148 24.7
44 BYU 4 42 37 10 89 22.3
44 Hawaii 7 34 107 10 151 21.6
44 San Jose State 5 27 71 10 108 21.6
44 Alabama 5 28 66 10 104 20.8
44 Buffalo 6 35 78 10 123 20.5
44 UTSA 4 31 41 10 82 20.5
44 Wake Forest 5 45 42 10 97 19.4
44 Middle Tennessee State 5 27 58 10 95 19.0
44 Central Michigan 7 83 39 10 132 18.9
44 Miami (OH) 7 62 53 10 125 17.9
44 Fresno State 8 61 70 10 141 17.6
57 Clemson 5 45 67 9 121 24.2
57 Washington 6 66 69 9 144 24.0
57 Virginia 5 53 58 9 120 24.0
57 Mississippi State 3 31 31 9 71 23.7
57 Appalachian State 5 43 66 9 118 23.6
57 Washington State 4 35 43 9 87 21.8
57 South Alabama 5 52 45 9 106 21.2
57 Florida Atlantic 4 30 43 9 82 20.5
57 Jacksonville State 5 63 30 9 102 20.4
57 Kennesaw State 4 41 31 9 81 20.3
57 Army 6 90 12 9 111 18.5
68 Georgia Tech 5 71 53 8 132 26.4
68 Marshall 5 53 62 8 123 24.6
68 Oregon State 3 23 41 8 72 24.0
68 Northwestern 3 39 24 8 71 23.7
68 Tulane 5 50 56 8 114 22.8
68 Cincinnati 5 46 59 8 113 22.6
68 Toledo 7 58 88 8 154 22.0
68 Georgia State 4 29 51 8 88 22.0
68 NC State 3 27 30 8 65 21.7
68 Delaware 6 44 75 8 127 21.2
68 Colorado 3 24 28 8 60 20.0
68 Kansas State 5 43 48 8 99 19.8
68 Stanford 4 24 47 8 79 19.8
68 Michigan State 3 22 29 8 59 19.7
68 Western Michigan 7 82 46 8 136 19.4
68 UCF 6 45 54 8 107 17.8
68 Northern Illinois 7 75 30 8 113 16.1
85 East Carolina 5 72 60 7 139 27.8
85 Florida State 4 63 40 7 110 27.5
85 Indiana 5 62 51 7 120 24.0
85 USC 3 27 36 7 70 23.3
85 Illinois 4 37 47 7 91 22.8
85 Michigan 4 49 30 7 86 21.5
85 SMU 4 30 46 7 83 20.8
85 Miami (FL) 5 40 56 7 103 20.6
85 Utah State 4 29 46 7 82 20.5
85 Louisville 4 42 32 7 81 20.3
85 Oklahoma State 5 39 54 7 100 20.0
85 West Virginia 3 35 16 7 58 19.3
85 Rice 4 46 18 7 71 17.8
85 Coastal Carolina 6 60 35 7 102 17.0
85 Nevada 4 37 23 7 67 16.8
100 Oregon 4 53 42 6 101 25.3
100 Duke 2 20 21 6 47 23.5
100 Oklahoma 4 37 45 6 88 22.0
100 UAB 4 33 43 6 82 20.5
100 UCLA 2 20 15 6 41 20.5
100 Liberty 3 21 31 6 58 19.3
100 San Diego State 5 54 35 6 95 19.0
100 Bowling Green 6 56 40 6 102 17.0
108 Ohio State 4 42 59 5 106 26.5
108 Rutgers 3 35 38 5 78 26.0
108 Nebraska 4 35 49 5 89 22.3
108 Florida 3 27 35 5 67 22.3
108 TCU 5 43 63 5 111 22.2
108 Wisconsin 3 25 35 5 65 21.7
108 Boston College 3 14 45 5 64 21.3
108 Kentucky 4 40 34 5 79 19.8
108 Troy 5 37 53 5 95 19.0
108 LSU 3 17 31 5 53 17.7
108 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 31 5 70 17.5
108 Sam Houston State 4 16 45 5 66 16.5
108 North Carolina 4 30 27 5 62 15.5
121 Western Kentucky 4 33 64 4 101 25.3
121 North Texas 5 48 73 4 125 25.0
121 Penn State 4 43 41 4 88 22.0
121 Navy 6 84 35 4 123 20.5
121 South Carolina 3 32 24 4 60 20.0
121 Iowa 4 40 34 4 78 19.5
121 Syracuse 2 16 4 4 24 12.0
128 Auburn 5 69 38 3 110 22.0
128 Air Force 4 67 15 3 85 21.3
128 Iowa State 4 41 39 3 83 20.8
128 Arkansas 2 20 16 3 39 19.5
132 Virginia Tech 2 23 14 2 39 19.5
132 Purdue 2 13 22 2 37 18.5
134 Temple 3 25 38 1 64 21.3
134 Colorado State 2 8 23 1 32 16.0
136 Kansas 4 38 32 0 70 17.5