2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 09/13/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Arkansas 1 14 13 2 29 29.0
2 Appalachian State 1 10 13 4 27 27.0
3 Boise State 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
4 Connecticut 2 13 31 5 49 24.5
5 Duke 2 11 31 6 48 24.0
5 Army 1 16 6 2 24 24.0
5 Syracuse 1 9 13 2 24 24.0
5 Virginia 1 8 15 1 24 24.0
9 Tulsa 2 17 25 5 47 23.5
9 Florida Atlantic 2 14 28 5 47 23.5
11 Air Force 1 16 7 0 23 23.0
11 Arizona State 1 14 7 2 23 23.0
11 SMU 1 12 8 3 23 23.0
11 UAB 1 7 13 3 23 23.0
11 Tennessee 1 6 15 2 23 23.0
11 Baylor 1 4 15 4 23 23.0
11 Purdue 1 3 15 5 23 23.0
18 Oregon State 3 19 41 6 66 22.0
18 Boston College 2 9 33 2 44 22.0
20 Arkansas State 2 22 15 6 43 21.5
20 South Alabama 2 19 18 6 43 21.5
20 Florida 2 18 20 5 43 21.5
23 UTSA 2 20 19 3 42 21.0
23 Texas State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
23 Hawaii 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
23 Bowling Green 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
23 New Mexico 1 4 13 4 21 21.0
28 Notre Dame 2 16 21 4 41 20.5
29 Eastern Michigan 3 22 34 5 61 20.3
30 Jacksonville State 2 24 13 3 40 20.0
30 South Carolina 1 6 13 1 20 20.0
32 Virginia Tech 3 28 23 8 59 19.7
33 Georgia Southern 2 12 21 6 39 19.5
34 James Madison 1 12 5 2 19 19.0
34 Delaware 1 6 12 1 19 19.0
34 Minnesota 1 6 10 3 19 19.0
37 UCLA 3 20 31 5 56 18.7
38 Liberty 2 17 18 2 37 18.5
39 Charlotte 2 7 23 6 36 18.0
39 Kentucky 1 10 5 3 18 18.0
39 Southern Miss 1 9 6 3 18 18.0
39 Alabama 1 5 11 2 18 18.0
39 Utah State 1 5 9 4 18 18.0
39 East Carolina 1 4 13 1 18 18.0
39 Western Kentucky 1 4 12 2 18 18.0
46 Sam Houston State 3 20 23 10 53 17.7
47 San Jose State 2 8 24 3 35 17.5
48 Northwestern 2 18 14 2 34 17.0
48 Colorado 2 14 15 5 34 17.0
48 Colorado State 1 5 10 2 17 17.0
48 Washington State 1 4 12 1 17 17.0
48 Toledo 1 3 13 1 17 17.0
53 Stanford 2 17 12 4 33 16.5
53 Ohio 2 14 17 2 33 16.5
55 UTEP 2 10 16 6 32 16.0
55 Rice 1 12 4 0 16 16.0
55 Cincinnati 1 12 3 1 16 16.0
55 Texas 1 10 6 0 16 16.0
55 Iowa 1 8 5 3 16 16.0
60 Akron 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
60 Massachusetts 3 15 28 4 47 15.7
62 Coastal Carolina 2 9 19 3 31 15.5
63 Kent State 2 13 15 2 30 15.0
63 Clemson 2 9 20 1 30 15.0
63 Missouri State 2 9 16 5 30 15.0
63 Wyoming 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
63 Pittsburgh 1 4 8 3 15 15.0
63 USF 1 3 10 2 15 15.0
69 Nevada 2 15 12 2 29 14.5
69 Georgia State 2 12 15 2 29 14.5
71 Kennesaw State 2 14 11 3 28 14.0
71 Troy 2 12 13 3 28 14.0
71 Wisconsin 1 7 7 0 14 14.0
71 FIU 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
75 Middle Tennessee State 2 10 15 2 27 13.5
76 Western Michigan 3 21 16 3 40 13.3
77 Northern Illinois 1 7 6 0 13 13.0
77 West Virginia 1 5 6 2 13 13.0
77 Fresno State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
77 Kansas 1 2 10 1 13 13.0
81 Louisiana Tech 1 7 2 3 12 12.0
81 Michigan 1 4 5 3 12 12.0
81 New Mexico State 1 2 8 2 12 12.0
81 Wake Forest 1 2 8 2 12 12.0
85 Kansas State 3 11 23 0 34 11.3
86 Central Michigan 2 9 10 2 21 10.5
86 Miami (OH) 2 7 12 2 21 10.5
88 Louisiana 2 12 3 5 20 10.0
88 Old Dominion 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
88 San Diego State 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
88 North Carolina 1 3 7 0 10 10.0
92 Marshall 2 10 8 1 19 9.5
92 Ball State 2 9 6 4 19 9.5
94 Oklahoma State 1 6 3 0 9 9.0
94 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
96 Buffalo 1 4 4 0 8 8.0
97 Temple 1 2 4 1 7 7.0