2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Air Force 8 108 59 12 179 22.4
2 Arkansas 10 104 100 16 220 22.0
3 Liberty 8 85 60 12 157 19.6
3 Virginia Tech 9 85 57 15 157 17.4
5 South Alabama 8 84 59 16 159 19.9
6 Army 6 82 22 9 113 18.8
7 Rice 8 75 37 9 121 15.1
8 Mississippi State 8 73 77 22 172 21.5
8 Oregon State 10 73 111 23 207 20.7
8 Syracuse 9 73 64 16 153 17.0
8 Northern Illinois 9 73 41 11 125 13.9
12 Florida State 7 72 75 13 160 22.9
13 Boston College 10 71 116 17 204 20.4
13 Georgia State 11 71 126 20 217 19.7
15 Oklahoma State 11 69 84 14 167 15.2
16 Massachusetts 12 68 94 24 186 15.5
17 Tulsa 8 67 81 22 170 21.3
18 Bowling Green 8 65 60 11 136 17.0
18 Colorado 9 65 66 17 148 16.4
20 Sam Houston State 10 64 90 18 172 17.2
21 Jacksonville State 5 63 33 7 103 20.6
21 Louisiana-Monroe 9 63 73 16 152 16.9
23 Eastern Michigan 8 61 82 17 160 20.0
23 Purdue 10 61 103 15 179 17.9
25 UTEP 10 60 82 27 169 16.9
26 Rutgers 7 59 73 12 144 20.6
26 Kansas 7 59 73 10 142 20.3
26 Nevada 9 59 68 17 144 16.0
29 Marshall 7 57 70 7 134 19.1
29 Colorado State 10 57 100 21 178 17.8
31 Baylor 7 56 85 17 158 22.6
31 Texas State 6 56 66 5 127 21.2
31 West Virginia 8 56 57 17 130 16.3
31 UCLA 9 56 78 11 145 16.1
35 UAB 8 54 101 15 170 21.3
35 Auburn 7 54 64 17 135 19.3
37 Michigan State 8 53 69 17 139 17.4
37 Wyoming 8 53 61 16 130 16.3
37 Florida 8 53 63 11 127 15.9
37 Charlotte 11 53 91 14 158 14.4
41 Florida Atlantic 8 52 133 18 203 25.4
41 San Jose State 9 52 105 19 176 19.6
41 Buffalo 7 52 60 5 117 16.7
41 UCF 7 52 52 11 115 16.4
45 Penn State 6 51 46 3 100 16.7
46 South Carolina 8 50 70 15 135 16.9
46 Wisconsin 8 50 44 5 99 12.4
48 Nebraska 6 49 46 9 104 17.3
49 Arkansas State 6 48 70 17 135 22.5
49 Middle Tennessee State 9 48 104 15 167 18.6
49 Temple 7 48 54 10 112 16.0
52 Akron 7 47 72 12 131 18.7
53 Appalachian State 8 46 99 18 163 20.4
53 New Mexico State 8 46 91 23 160 20.0
53 Cincinnati 6 46 48 2 96 16.0
53 Louisiana 7 46 48 16 110 15.7
53 Ball State 8 46 46 13 105 13.1
58 UTSA 6 45 64 9 118 19.7
58 Stanford 8 45 78 12 135 16.9
60 Missouri State 6 44 58 18 120 20.0
60 Kentucky 7 44 72 14 130 18.6
60 Kansas State 6 44 49 4 97 16.2
63 Arizona State 5 43 47 9 99 19.8
63 Utah State 7 43 67 22 132 18.9
63 Maryland 8 43 92 9 144 18.0
63 North Carolina 8 43 76 16 135 16.9
67 Washington State 6 41 58 13 112 18.7
67 Boise State 5 41 39 9 89 17.8
67 Northwestern 6 41 43 11 95 15.8
70 Memphis 5 40 52 10 102 20.4
70 Missouri 5 40 35 10 85 17.0
72 Southern Miss 6 39 75 18 132 22.0
72 Delaware 6 39 80 11 130 21.7
74 Tennessee 5 38 65 14 117 23.4
74 Arizona 4 38 44 8 90 22.5
74 Louisiana Tech 5 38 40 12 90 18.0
77 Iowa State 4 37 47 12 96 24.0
77 Kent State 7 37 48 7 92 13.1
79 Duke 5 36 66 9 111 22.2
79 Clemson 6 36 77 10 123 20.5
79 Kennesaw State 4 36 34 8 78 19.5
79 FIU 6 36 68 10 114 19.0
79 Toledo 5 36 49 6 91 18.2
79 Central Michigan 6 36 38 10 84 14.0
85 San Diego State 4 35 26 6 67 16.8
85 Coastal Carolina 7 35 63 11 109 15.6
85 Miami (OH) 7 35 53 13 101 14.4
88 UNLV 4 34 45 8 87 21.8
89 Wake Forest 4 32 40 6 78 19.5
89 SMU 4 32 32 9 73 18.3
89 Iowa 4 32 30 6 68 17.0
89 Ohio 4 32 31 3 66 16.5
93 Georgia Southern 6 31 59 18 108 18.0
93 Western Michigan 4 31 22 4 57 14.3
95 Navy 2 29 5 1 35 17.5
96 USF 4 28 49 9 86 21.5
97 Georgia Tech 4 27 50 9 86 21.5
97 Connecticut 4 27 49 5 81 20.3
99 New Mexico 4 26 41 11 78 19.5
99 Louisville 4 26 37 7 70 17.5
99 Michigan 4 26 25 6 57 14.3
102 Western Kentucky 4 25 38 8 71 17.8
102 LSU 6 25 51 11 87 14.5
102 Troy 6 25 43 7 75 12.5
105 East Carolina 4 24 45 10 79 19.8
105 California 6 24 79 10 113 18.8
105 Washington 4 24 34 4 62 15.5
108 NC State 5 23 48 9 80 16.0
109 James Madison 2 22 14 6 42 21.0
109 Pittsburgh 5 22 47 12 81 16.2
111 Virginia 3 21 34 8 63 21.0
111 Hawaii 4 21 46 8 75 18.8
111 Houston 3 21 25 10 56 18.7
111 Illinois 4 21 43 8 72 18.0
111 Minnesota 5 21 38 9 68 13.6
116 Tulane 3 19 34 9 62 20.7
116 TCU 4 19 54 6 79 19.8
118 USC 4 18 62 14 94 23.5
118 Georgia 2 18 16 6 40 20.0
118 Fresno State 4 18 42 7 67 16.8
121 Texas 3 17 28 2 47 15.7
122 Vanderbilt 3 16 41 5 62 20.7
122 Notre Dame 2 16 21 4 41 20.5
122 Utah 2 16 17 7 40 20.0
125 Miami (FL) 2 15 20 3 38 19.0
126 Texas A&M 2 14 21 5 40 20.0
126 Oklahoma 3 14 30 4 48 16.0
126 Old Dominion 3 14 22 2 38 12.7
129 North Texas 2 13 33 5 51 25.5
129 Alabama 4 13 45 5 63 15.8
129 BYU 2 13 13 2 28 14.0
132 Texas Tech 2 12 13 1 26 13.0
133 Ole Miss 1 6 13 2 21 21.0
133 Ohio State 2 6 26 3 35 17.5
135 Oregon 1 5 8 1 14 14.0