2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2026

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