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

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