2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games Won Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 51 | 93 | 23 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 2 | Georgia | 7 | 71 | 91 | 21 | 183 | 26.1 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 6 | 56 | 52 | 20 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 4 | Indiana | 9 | 117 | 107 | 18 | 242 | 26.9 |
| 4 | Illinois | 6 | 53 | 68 | 18 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 4 | Houston | 7 | 57 | 69 | 18 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 7 | North Texas | 8 | 78 | 115 | 17 | 210 | 26.3 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 6 | 44 | 64 | 17 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 6 | 66 | 73 | 16 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 9 | USF | 6 | 76 | 57 | 16 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 8 | 89 | 90 | 16 | 195 | 24.4 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 6 | 63 | 85 | 15 | 163 | 27.2 |
| 12 | Memphis | 8 | 101 | 79 | 15 | 195 | 24.4 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 96 | 78 | 15 | 189 | 23.6 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 5 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 69 | 80 | 15 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 12 | LSU | 5 | 32 | 69 | 15 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 12 | BYU | 8 | 96 | 68 | 15 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 6 | 56 | 54 | 15 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 20 | Delaware | 4 | 44 | 48 | 14 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 20 | Louisiana | 3 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 8 | 77 | 96 | 14 | 187 | 23.4 |
| 23 | Utah | 7 | 115 | 67 | 13 | 195 | 27.9 |
| 23 | Baylor | 5 | 53 | 73 | 13 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 23 | USC | 6 | 66 | 69 | 13 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 6 | 57 | 77 | 13 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 23 | Alabama | 7 | 47 | 103 | 13 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 23 | Boise State | 6 | 53 | 74 | 13 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 5 | 37 | 64 | 13 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 23 | Arizona | 5 | 44 | 55 | 13 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 6 | 60 | 61 | 13 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 23 | UNLV | 6 | 60 | 61 | 13 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 33 | SMU | 6 | 41 | 75 | 12 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 33 | UTSA | 4 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | 3 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 36 | Ohio | 5 | 62 | 60 | 11 | 133 | 26.6 |
| 36 | James Madison | 7 | 93 | 61 | 11 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 36 | Hawaii | 6 | 30 | 92 | 11 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 6 | 60 | 51 | 11 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 36 | Connecticut | 6 | 48 | 63 | 11 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 36 | Louisville | 7 | 56 | 72 | 11 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 36 | California | 5 | 30 | 58 | 11 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 43 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 30 | 38 | 10 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Oregon | 7 | 86 | 75 | 10 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 43 | Marshall | 4 | 50 | 37 | 10 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 7 | 69 | 81 | 10 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 43 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 51 | 99 | 10 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 43 | Duke | 5 | 37 | 67 | 10 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | 5 | 60 | 43 | 10 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 5 | 58 | 45 | 10 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | 8 | 91 | 98 | 9 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 51 | NC State | 5 | 42 | 70 | 9 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 51 | Tulane | 6 | 52 | 77 | 9 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | 7 | 59 | 84 | 9 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 51 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 60 | 59 | 9 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 51 | Troy | 6 | 49 | 68 | 9 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 57 | 36 | 9 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 51 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 59 | 29 | 9 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 51 | Texas | 7 | 53 | 73 | 9 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 5 | 34 | 51 | 9 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 61 | Florida | 3 | 30 | 36 | 8 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 61 | Nebraska | 6 | 56 | 76 | 8 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 61 | TCU | 6 | 53 | 79 | 8 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 61 | Buffalo | 5 | 47 | 60 | 8 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 61 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 70 | 36 | 8 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 61 | FIU | 3 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 61 | Wyoming | 4 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 61 | Maryland | 4 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 69 | Missouri | 6 | 80 | 84 | 7 | 171 | 28.5 |
| 69 | Washington | 6 | 77 | 80 | 7 | 164 | 27.3 |
| 69 | Florida State | 4 | 66 | 31 | 7 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 69 | Texas State | 3 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 69 | Ohio State | 8 | 67 | 105 | 7 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 69 | Virginia | 8 | 86 | 82 | 7 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 69 | Michigan State | 3 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 69 | UCLA | 3 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 69 | San Diego State | 7 | 76 | 56 | 7 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 69 | Missouri State | 5 | 33 | 59 | 7 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 3 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 69 | Ball State | 3 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 69 | Stanford | 3 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 69 | Washington State | 4 | 27 | 37 | 7 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 83 | Rutgers | 4 | 44 | 60 | 6 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 83 | Toledo | 4 | 45 | 58 | 6 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 83 | UAB | 3 | 26 | 43 | 6 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 83 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 83 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 57 | 44 | 6 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 83 | Central Michigan | 5 | 66 | 31 | 6 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 83 | Iowa State | 5 | 46 | 48 | 6 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 83 | Kansas State | 4 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 83 | Colorado | 3 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 83 | Kent State | 3 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 46 | 15.3 |
| 93 | Syracuse | 3 | 24 | 51 | 5 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 93 | East Carolina | 5 | 63 | 64 | 5 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 93 | Purdue | 2 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 3 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 93 | Appalachian State | 4 | 33 | 55 | 5 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 93 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 60 | 73 | 5 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 93 | Clemson | 3 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 93 | Liberty | 4 | 37 | 46 | 5 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 93 | Michigan | 7 | 84 | 64 | 5 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 93 | UCF | 4 | 37 | 45 | 5 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 93 | Utah State | 4 | 37 | 44 | 5 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 93 | Navy | 7 | 104 | 40 | 5 | 149 | 21.3 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Iowa | 6 | 63 | 38 | 5 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 108 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 41 | 32 | 4 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 108 | Akron | 3 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 108 | Kansas | 5 | 51 | 51 | 4 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 108 | Rice | 4 | 57 | 22 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 108 | North Carolina | 3 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 108 | Bowling Green | 3 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 2 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 114 | Auburn | 4 | 59 | 31 | 3 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 114 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 114 | San Jose State | 3 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 114 | Temple | 5 | 43 | 61 | 3 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 114 | Oregon State | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 114 | Army | 4 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 114 | South Carolina | 3 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 122 | Wisconsin | 2 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 122 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 125 | Penn State | 3 | 34 | 38 | 1 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 125 | Tulsa | 2 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 125 | Nevada | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 125 | Air Force | 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 125 | South Alabama | 2 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 125 | UTEP | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 131 | Boston College | 1 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 131 | Georgia State | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 131 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |