2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 11/01/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Georgia Tech 1 10 18 2 30 30.0
2 Tennessee 3 20 46 12 78 26.0
2 USC 2 11 34 7 52 26.0
2 Louisville 1 5 18 3 26 26.0
2 North Texas 1 5 18 3 26 26.0
6 Duke 3 19 48 7 74 24.7
7 Florida State 4 42 45 9 96 24.0
7 Iowa State 4 37 47 12 96 24.0
7 Virginia 1 8 15 1 24 24.0
10 Air Force 6 77 53 12 142 23.7
11 UNLV 2 18 23 6 47 23.5
11 Southern Miss 2 14 25 8 47 23.5
13 Arkansas 7 77 72 11 160 22.9
14 Florida Atlantic 5 26 76 11 113 22.6
15 Connecticut 3 18 44 5 67 22.3
16 USF 2 13 27 4 44 22.0
16 Navy 1 17 4 1 22 22.0
18 Arizona State 3 30 28 7 65 21.7
19 Appalachian State 4 25 48 13 86 21.5
19 Delaware 4 22 56 8 86 21.5
21 Clemson 5 29 70 8 107 21.4
22 Mississippi State 4 35 42 8 85 21.3
22 Baylor 4 29 45 11 85 21.3
22 Arizona 3 27 31 6 64 21.3
22 East Carolina 3 21 35 8 64 21.3
26 San Jose State 5 21 74 11 106 21.2
27 Texas State 5 49 53 3 105 21.0
27 Rutgers 5 41 57 7 105 21.0
27 Hawaii 3 18 39 6 63 21.0
27 Tulane 2 14 19 9 42 21.0
27 Ole Miss 1 6 13 2 21 21.0
32 Army 4 63 16 4 83 20.8
32 Arkansas State 4 31 39 13 83 20.8
34 Oregon State 7 54 75 16 145 20.7
34 Tulsa 6 44 63 17 124 20.7
36 Notre Dame 2 16 21 4 41 20.5
36 Vanderbilt 2 11 28 2 41 20.5
38 Kentucky 5 38 52 12 102 20.4
39 Jacksonville State 3 38 18 5 61 20.3
39 New Mexico 3 14 38 9 61 20.3
41 Kansas 4 28 46 6 80 20.0
41 Utah 2 16 17 7 40 20.0
41 Memphis 1 5 13 2 20 20.0
44 Eastern Michigan 7 54 71 14 139 19.9
45 UAB 5 32 61 6 99 19.8
46 Boise State 3 26 26 7 59 19.7
47 South Alabama 7 73 51 13 137 19.6
48 Houston 2 13 19 7 39 19.5
49 Boston College 8 54 88 13 155 19.4
49 Purdue 7 47 79 10 136 19.4
51 Georgia State 7 42 79 14 135 19.3
52 Georgia Southern 5 29 51 15 95 19.0
52 Louisiana Tech 3 23 27 7 57 19.0
52 Miami (FL) 2 15 20 3 38 19.0
52 James Madison 1 12 5 2 19 19.0
56 UTSA 4 31 39 5 75 18.8
57 Nebraska 3 20 30 6 56 18.7
58 Washington State 5 31 50 12 93 18.6
59 Virginia Tech 6 55 43 13 111 18.5
59 Utah State 4 21 39 14 74 18.5
61 Middle Tennessee State 7 38 80 11 129 18.4
61 FIU 5 31 57 4 92 18.4
63 UCF 4 37 27 9 73 18.3
63 Fresno State 3 14 34 7 55 18.3
65 Colorado State 6 43 56 10 109 18.2
66 Wyoming 5 38 42 10 90 18.0
66 Missouri 2 19 15 2 36 18.0
66 Western Kentucky 2 11 23 2 36 18.0
66 Alabama 1 5 11 2 18 18.0
70 Bowling Green 6 49 48 10 107 17.8
70 Michigan State 6 43 51 13 107 17.8
70 Toledo 4 26 40 5 71 17.8
70 NC State 4 22 43 6 71 17.8
74 Illinois 3 15 31 7 53 17.7
75 California 4 14 48 8 70 17.5
76 Northwestern 3 27 20 5 52 17.3
77 Syracuse 6 43 50 10 103 17.2
77 South Carolina 6 40 49 14 103 17.2
77 UCLA 5 32 46 8 86 17.2
77 New Mexico State 5 28 49 9 86 17.2
81 Marshall 4 33 33 2 68 17.0
81 Ohio 3 23 26 2 51 17.0
81 Wake Forest 3 22 24 5 51 17.0
81 Missouri State 3 18 25 8 51 17.0
81 Cincinnati 2 21 12 1 34 17.0
81 TCU 2 9 24 1 34 17.0
81 Georgia 1 10 5 2 17 17.0
88 Charlotte 7 38 66 14 118 16.9
89 West Virginia 6 49 38 14 101 16.8
90 SMU 3 20 23 7 50 16.7
91 Sam Houston State 8 49 67 17 133 16.6
91 Penn State 5 43 37 3 83 16.6
93 Colorado 6 45 44 10 99 16.5
93 Akron 6 37 52 10 99 16.5
93 Iowa 2 12 18 3 33 16.5
96 Maryland 4 20 39 6 65 16.3
97 Stanford 6 36 52 9 97 16.2
97 Auburn 5 35 34 12 81 16.2
97 Florida 5 33 39 9 81 16.2
97 North Carolina 5 28 42 11 81 16.2
101 Liberty 4 35 25 4 64 16.0
101 Temple 4 27 31 6 64 16.0
101 LSU 3 14 27 7 48 16.0
101 Texas 2 14 17 1 32 16.0
101 Texas Tech 1 8 7 1 16 16.0
106 Louisiana-Monroe 6 37 47 11 95 15.8
107 Nevada 7 43 55 12 110 15.7
107 UTEP 6 29 51 14 94 15.7
109 Massachusetts 8 42 64 16 122 15.3
110 Kansas State 5 29 44 3 76 15.2
111 Oklahoma State 8 55 56 10 121 15.1
112 Louisiana 6 40 36 14 90 15.0
112 Oklahoma 2 10 18 2 30 15.0
114 Buffalo 4 30 25 3 58 14.5
114 Michigan 2 13 13 3 29 14.5
114 Washington 2 9 18 2 29 14.5
114 Pittsburgh 2 7 17 5 29 14.5
118 Rice 5 43 23 6 72 14.4
119 Western Michigan 4 31 22 4 57 14.3
119 Coastal Carolina 3 15 24 4 43 14.3
121 Kennesaw State 2 14 11 3 28 14.0
121 Oregon 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
123 Central Michigan 4 25 22 7 54 13.5
124 Wisconsin 6 40 35 5 80 13.3
124 Miami (OH) 3 15 22 3 40 13.3
124 Minnesota 3 13 21 6 40 13.3
127 Northern Illinois 6 42 29 7 78 13.0
127 Troy 3 16 20 3 39 13.0
129 Old Dominion 3 14 22 2 38 12.7
130 Ball State 5 26 26 6 58 11.6
130 Kent State 5 23 29 6 58 11.6
132 San Diego State 1 4 6 0 10 10.0