2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games Won Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 16 | 184 | 170 | 26 | 380 | 23.8 |
| 2 | Utah | 11 | 164 | 107 | 20 | 291 | 26.5 |
| 3 | Navy | 11 | 158 | 60 | 12 | 230 | 20.9 |
| 4 | James Madison | 12 | 153 | 103 | 18 | 274 | 22.8 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 13 | 138 | 172 | 29 | 339 | 26.1 |
| 6 | BYU | 12 | 136 | 120 | 22 | 278 | 23.2 |
| 7 | Oregon | 13 | 135 | 142 | 21 | 298 | 22.9 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 12 | 134 | 145 | 13 | 292 | 24.3 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 10 | 133 | 98 | 24 | 255 | 25.5 |
| 10 | Georgia | 12 | 131 | 138 | 30 | 299 | 24.9 |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 10 | 126 | 66 | 16 | 208 | 20.8 |
| 12 | North Texas | 12 | 124 | 166 | 21 | 311 | 25.9 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 120 | 158 | 17 | 295 | 22.7 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 12 | 115 | 154 | 13 | 282 | 23.5 |
| 15 | Virginia | 11 | 113 | 117 | 10 | 240 | 21.8 |
| 16 | USF | 9 | 112 | 88 | 23 | 223 | 24.8 |
| 16 | Ohio | 9 | 112 | 86 | 17 | 215 | 23.9 |
| 18 | Missouri | 8 | 110 | 90 | 14 | 214 | 26.8 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 110 | 93 | 16 | 219 | 24.3 |
| 18 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 110 | 67 | 17 | 194 | 21.6 |
| 21 | Washington | 9 | 109 | 108 | 13 | 230 | 25.6 |
| 22 | Michigan | 9 | 108 | 88 | 9 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 23 | UNLV | 10 | 106 | 108 | 24 | 238 | 23.8 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 11 | 106 | 127 | 20 | 253 | 23.0 |
| 25 | East Carolina | 9 | 105 | 106 | 13 | 224 | 24.9 |
| 26 | Army | 7 | 104 | 20 | 7 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 27 | Memphis | 8 | 101 | 79 | 15 | 195 | 24.4 |
| 27 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 101 | 103 | 19 | 223 | 22.3 |
| 29 | San Diego State | 9 | 99 | 59 | 9 | 167 | 18.6 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 98 | 130 | 22 | 250 | 25.0 |
| 30 | Tulane | 11 | 98 | 131 | 16 | 245 | 22.3 |
| 32 | Texas State | 7 | 96 | 62 | 15 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 94 | 49 | 16 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 34 | Notre Dame | 10 | 93 | 116 | 22 | 231 | 23.1 |
| 34 | Houston | 10 | 93 | 105 | 33 | 231 | 23.1 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 9 | 90 | 74 | 15 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 37 | Boise State | 9 | 89 | 114 | 20 | 223 | 24.8 |
| 37 | Illinois | 9 | 89 | 92 | 23 | 204 | 22.7 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 8 | 88 | 108 | 17 | 213 | 26.6 |
| 39 | Iowa | 9 | 88 | 62 | 9 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 41 | Louisville | 9 | 85 | 88 | 15 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 42 | USC | 9 | 84 | 110 | 20 | 214 | 23.8 |
| 42 | TCU | 9 | 84 | 116 | 9 | 209 | 23.2 |
| 42 | Central Michigan | 7 | 84 | 44 | 8 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 9 | 82 | 74 | 18 | 174 | 19.3 |
| 46 | Florida State | 5 | 80 | 41 | 10 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 46 | Texas | 10 | 80 | 104 | 16 | 200 | 20.0 |
| 48 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 79 | 88 | 12 | 179 | 25.6 |
| 48 | Penn State | 7 | 79 | 70 | 7 | 156 | 22.3 |
| 48 | Arizona State | 8 | 79 | 76 | 20 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 9 | 78 | 79 | 12 | 169 | 18.8 |
| 52 | Toledo | 8 | 77 | 97 | 10 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 52 | Connecticut | 9 | 77 | 104 | 15 | 196 | 21.8 |
| 52 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 77 | 60 | 9 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 8 | 77 | 72 | 8 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 56 | Northwestern | 7 | 74 | 69 | 18 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 56 | Arizona | 9 | 74 | 102 | 23 | 199 | 22.1 |
| 58 | Alabama | 11 | 73 | 145 | 24 | 242 | 22.0 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 71 | 35 | 10 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | 10 | 71 | 109 | 12 | 192 | 19.2 |
| 61 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 70 | 126 | 11 | 207 | 23.0 |
| 61 | Duke | 9 | 70 | 110 | 25 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 7 | 69 | 81 | 10 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 63 | Air Force | 4 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 65 | NC State | 8 | 68 | 97 | 19 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 65 | Auburn | 5 | 68 | 43 | 3 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 65 | FIU | 7 | 68 | 67 | 19 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 65 | Rice | 5 | 68 | 25 | 8 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 69 | Nebraska | 7 | 67 | 85 | 8 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 70 | Louisiana | 6 | 66 | 46 | 25 | 137 | 22.8 |
| 71 | Delaware | 7 | 64 | 82 | 20 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 71 | SMU | 9 | 64 | 115 | 17 | 196 | 21.8 |
| 71 | Southern Miss | 7 | 64 | 66 | 20 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 74 | UTSA | 7 | 63 | 80 | 22 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 62 | 103 | 24 | 189 | 23.6 |
| 75 | Clemson | 7 | 62 | 76 | 13 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 77 | Troy | 8 | 61 | 96 | 10 | 167 | 20.9 |
| 78 | Rutgers | 5 | 59 | 69 | 7 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 78 | West Virginia | 4 | 59 | 29 | 7 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 78 | Utah State | 6 | 59 | 67 | 10 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 78 | Minnesota | 8 | 59 | 75 | 20 | 154 | 19.3 |
| 82 | Marshall | 5 | 58 | 52 | 11 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 82 | Mississippi State | 5 | 58 | 45 | 10 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 84 | Washington State | 7 | 56 | 72 | 14 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 85 | Kentucky | 5 | 54 | 45 | 8 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 86 | Baylor | 5 | 53 | 73 | 13 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 86 | Tulsa | 4 | 53 | 37 | 5 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 88 | Kansas | 5 | 51 | 51 | 4 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 88 | Kansas State | 6 | 51 | 52 | 7 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 90 | Hawaii | 9 | 49 | 128 | 14 | 191 | 21.2 |
| 91 | South Alabama | 4 | 48 | 37 | 4 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 92 | Buffalo | 5 | 47 | 60 | 8 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 92 | LSU | 7 | 47 | 91 | 19 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 7 | 46 | 89 | 18 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 95 | UCF | 5 | 44 | 54 | 5 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 96 | Florida | 4 | 43 | 47 | 10 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 96 | Akron | 5 | 43 | 55 | 11 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 96 | Temple | 5 | 43 | 61 | 3 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 99 | Appalachian State | 5 | 42 | 62 | 7 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 99 | Missouri State | 7 | 42 | 90 | 14 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 101 | South Carolina | 4 | 41 | 29 | 6 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 103 | UAB | 4 | 39 | 49 | 6 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 103 | California | 7 | 39 | 90 | 18 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 105 | Liberty | 4 | 37 | 46 | 5 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 105 | Nevada | 3 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 37 | 39 | 7 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 4 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 4 | 36 | 38 | 8 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 111 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 35 | 48 | 10 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 4 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 113 | Michigan State | 4 | 32 | 46 | 10 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 115 | Ball State | 4 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 116 | UCLA | 3 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 116 | Kent State | 5 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 118 | North Carolina | 4 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 119 | Stanford | 4 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 3 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 121 | Arkansas | 2 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 121 | Syracuse | 3 | 24 | 51 | 5 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 123 | Colorado State | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 123 | Colorado | 3 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 125 | Purdue | 2 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 125 | Maryland | 4 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 125 | Oregon State | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 128 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 20 | 40 | 7 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 128 | New Mexico State | 4 | 20 | 50 | 15 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 130 | UTEP | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 131 | Charlotte | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 132 | Boston College | 2 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 133 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 133 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 135 | Georgia State | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |