2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 2 | USC | 1 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | 1 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 4 | Virginia | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Florida State | 3 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 7 | Boise State | 2 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 13 | Alabama | 3 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 14 | Georgia | 2 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 14 | Purdue | 2 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 3 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 17 | NC State | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Texas State | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 19 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 2 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Arkansas State | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Arizona | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 28 | Utah State | 2 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 29 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 2 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | 3 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 32 | Colorado | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 32 | Tulane | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 32 | Baylor | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 32 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 37 | South Carolina | 2 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 38 | UTSA | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 39 | Florida | 3 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 40 | Iowa | 2 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 41 | Texas | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 41 | Utah | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 41 | LSU | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 46 | Georgia State | 3 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 47 | Clemson | 2 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 47 | Penn State | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 47 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 47 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 47 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 47 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 47 | USF | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 47 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 55 | Stanford | 2 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 55 | Auburn | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 58 | Temple | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 58 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 58 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 58 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 62 | Oregon State | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 63 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 68 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 69 | Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 69 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 71 | Kent State | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 72 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 72 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 72 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 78 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 79 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |