2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/17/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Florida Atlantic 2 14 38 3 55 27.5
2 Tennessee 4 28 57 14 99 24.8
3 UAB 2 17 28 4 49 24.5
4 Florida State 3 36 29 8 73 24.3
5 Baylor 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
6 North Texas 2 19 25 3 47 23.5
7 USF 3 27 36 7 70 23.3
7 USC 3 17 43 10 70 23.3
9 East Carolina 2 17 22 7 46 23.0
9 Arizona 1 11 9 3 23 23.0
9 Air Force 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
9 Boise State 1 7 11 5 23 23.0
13 Arkansas 5 53 51 9 113 22.6
14 Boston College 2 14 25 6 45 22.5
15 Notre Dame 4 42 38 7 87 21.8
16 Ole Miss 3 26 35 4 65 21.7
17 Iowa State 2 18 23 2 43 21.5
17 Nebraska 2 17 21 5 43 21.5
19 Georgia 5 54 43 10 107 21.4
20 Texas A&M 3 23 33 8 64 21.3
21 Mississippi State 5 43 48 15 106 21.2
21 Alabama 5 30 66 10 106 21.2
23 Hawaii 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
23 New Mexico 1 4 13 4 21 21.0
25 Duke 4 29 46 8 83 20.8
26 South Alabama 2 21 16 4 41 20.5
26 Memphis 2 15 22 4 41 20.5
28 Kansas 4 34 40 7 81 20.3
28 Kentucky 4 22 51 8 81 20.3
30 Tulane 2 21 15 4 40 20.0
30 Utah 2 16 17 7 40 20.0
30 Oregon 2 14 20 6 40 20.0
30 Indiana 2 11 24 5 40 20.0
30 Texas State 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
30 Miami (FL) 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
30 North Carolina 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
30 SMU 1 3 15 2 20 20.0
38 Auburn 6 44 57 17 118 19.7
38 UTSA 3 23 33 3 59 19.7
38 Louisville 3 19 35 5 59 19.7
41 Tulsa 2 14 21 4 39 19.5
41 Utah State 2 10 21 8 39 19.5
43 Army 3 44 11 3 58 19.3
44 Michigan State 3 20 28 9 57 19.0
45 Washington State 4 31 36 8 75 18.8
46 Texas Tech 3 27 28 1 56 18.7
46 Arizona State 3 22 26 8 56 18.7
46 Illinois 3 18 31 7 56 18.7
49 BYU 4 40 29 5 74 18.5
49 Rice 2 25 11 1 37 18.5
49 Houston 2 21 11 5 37 18.5
52 Syracuse 3 31 19 5 55 18.3
53 Purdue 5 26 53 11 90 18.0
53 Missouri 4 35 28 9 72 18.0
53 Vanderbilt 3 14 35 5 54 18.0
53 Georgia Southern 2 12 17 7 36 18.0
53 Western Michigan 1 14 3 1 18 18.0
58 Texas 5 35 49 4 88 17.6
59 Navy 2 29 5 1 35 17.5
60 NC State 4 22 41 6 69 17.3
60 Iowa 3 24 25 3 52 17.3
62 Temple 5 36 40 9 85 17.0
62 Cincinnati 3 22 29 0 51 17.0
62 Ohio State 3 19 26 6 51 17.0
62 Clemson 1 7 9 1 17 17.0
66 Pittsburgh 3 18 24 8 50 16.7
67 South Carolina 6 34 51 13 98 16.3
68 Colorado 4 31 27 6 64 16.0
68 Wake Forest 2 18 13 1 32 16.0
68 Marshall 2 16 15 1 32 16.0
68 Maryland 2 7 24 1 32 16.0
68 Liberty 1 10 4 2 16 16.0
68 San Jose State 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
74 Penn State 3 23 23 1 47 15.7
74 Washington 3 17 26 4 47 15.7
76 Oklahoma 5 28 44 6 78 15.6
77 Virginia Tech 4 34 22 6 62 15.5
78 Wyoming 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
78 TCU 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
80 Florida 5 31 36 7 74 14.8
81 Northwestern 4 29 24 5 58 14.5
82 LSU 5 20 40 10 70 14.0
82 Georgia State 3 15 20 7 42 14.0
82 UCF 2 8 18 2 28 14.0
82 California 1 3 11 0 14 14.0
82 Georgia Tech 1 3 9 2 14 14.0
87 West Virginia 3 20 15 6 41 13.7
88 UCLA 4 20 32 2 54 13.5
89 Kansas State 3 26 13 1 40 13.3
90 UTEP 1 3 7 3 13 13.0
91 Stanford 4 18 30 3 51 12.8
92 Michigan 3 16 17 5 38 12.7
93 Oregon State 2 7 16 2 25 12.5
94 Rutgers 2 15 6 3 24 12.0
94 Minnesota 2 10 11 3 24 12.0
94 Troy 1 1 8 3 12 12.0
97 Old Dominion 2 9 13 1 23 11.5
97 Coastal Carolina 2 3 16 4 23 11.5
99 Wisconsin 5 28 25 2 55 11.0
99 Missouri State 1 5 6 0 11 11.0
101 Kennesaw State 1 4 5 1 10 10.0
101 Appalachian State 1 2 6 2 10 10.0
103 Charlotte 3 10 17 0 27 9.0
103 Ohio 1 5 3 1 9 9.0
103 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
103 Massachusetts 1 2 6 1 9 9.0
107 Kent State 2 6 10 1 17 8.5
108 Oklahoma State 3 12 12 1 25 8.3
109 Central Michigan 1 4 3 1 8 8.0
110 Louisiana 2 4 5 6 15 7.5
111 Sam Houston State 1 2 4 1 7 7.0