2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/29/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Arkansas 5 53 51 9 113 22.6
2 Georgia 4 45 36 10 91 22.8
3 Auburn 6 44 57 17 118 19.7
4 Mississippi State 5 43 48 15 106 21.2
5 Notre Dame 4 42 38 7 87 21.8
6 Army 2 38 7 2 47 23.5
7 Florida State 3 36 29 8 73 24.3
7 Temple 5 36 40 9 85 17.0
9 Missouri 4 35 28 9 72 18.0
9 Texas 5 35 49 4 88 17.6
11 Kansas 4 34 40 7 81 20.3
11 South Carolina 6 34 51 13 98 16.3
11 Virginia Tech 4 34 22 6 62 15.5
14 BYU 3 31 25 4 60 20.0
14 Washington State 4 31 36 8 75 18.8
14 Syracuse 3 31 19 5 55 18.3
14 Colorado 4 31 27 6 64 16.0
14 Florida 5 31 36 7 74 14.8
19 Alabama 4 30 57 8 95 23.8
20 Navy 2 29 5 1 35 17.5
20 Northwestern 4 29 24 5 58 14.5
22 Tennessee 4 28 57 14 99 24.8
22 Oklahoma 5 28 44 6 78 15.6
22 Wisconsin 5 28 25 2 55 11.0
25 USF 3 27 36 7 70 23.3
26 Ole Miss 3 26 35 4 65 21.7
26 Purdue 5 26 53 11 90 18.0
26 Kansas State 3 26 13 1 40 13.3
29 Rice 2 25 11 1 37 18.5
30 Iowa 3 24 25 3 52 17.3
31 Texas A&M 3 23 33 8 64 21.3
31 UTSA 3 23 33 3 59 19.7
31 Penn State 3 23 23 1 47 15.7
34 Kentucky 4 22 51 8 81 20.3
34 Arizona State 3 22 26 8 56 18.7
34 NC State 4 22 41 6 69 17.3
34 Cincinnati 3 22 29 0 51 17.0
38 South Alabama 2 21 16 4 41 20.5
38 Houston 2 21 11 5 37 18.5
40 Michigan State 3 20 28 9 57 19.0
40 LSU 5 20 40 10 70 14.0
40 West Virginia 3 20 15 6 41 13.7
40 UCLA 4 20 32 2 54 13.5
44 Baylor 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
44 Duke 3 19 39 6 64 21.3
44 Louisville 3 19 35 5 59 19.7
47 Iowa State 2 18 23 2 43 21.5
47 Illinois 3 18 31 7 56 18.7
47 Pittsburgh 3 18 24 8 50 16.7
47 Wake Forest 2 18 13 1 32 16.0
47 Stanford 4 18 30 3 51 12.8
52 UAB 2 17 28 4 49 24.5
52 USC 3 17 43 10 70 23.3
52 East Carolina 2 17 22 7 46 23.0
52 Nebraska 2 17 21 5 43 21.5
52 Washington 3 17 26 4 47 15.7
57 Utah 2 16 17 7 40 20.0
57 Texas Tech 2 16 21 0 37 18.5
57 Ohio State 2 16 15 3 34 17.0
57 Marshall 2 16 15 1 32 16.0
57 Michigan 3 16 17 5 38 12.7
62 Memphis 2 15 22 4 41 20.5
62 Georgia State 3 15 20 7 42 14.0
62 Rutgers 2 15 6 3 24 12.0
65 Florida Atlantic 2 14 38 3 55 27.5
65 Boston College 2 14 25 6 45 22.5
65 Oregon 2 14 20 6 40 20.0
65 Tulsa 2 14 21 4 39 19.5
65 Vanderbilt 3 14 35 5 54 18.0
65 Western Michigan 1 14 3 1 18 18.0
71 Georgia Southern 2 12 17 7 36 18.0
71 Oklahoma State 3 12 12 1 25 8.3
73 Arizona 1 11 9 3 23 23.0
73 North Texas 1 11 10 1 22 22.0
75 Air Force 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
75 Utah State 2 10 21 8 39 19.5
75 Tulane 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
75 Liberty 1 10 4 2 16 16.0
75 Minnesota 2 10 11 3 24 12.0
75 Charlotte 3 10 17 0 27 9.0
81 Texas State 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
81 Wyoming 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
81 Old Dominion 2 9 13 1 23 11.5
84 Miami (FL) 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
84 UCF 2 8 18 2 28 14.0
86 Boise State 1 7 11 5 23 23.0
86 Hawaii 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
86 Clemson 1 7 9 1 17 17.0
86 Maryland 2 7 24 1 32 16.0
86 Oregon State 2 7 16 2 25 12.5
91 Indiana 1 6 13 4 23 23.0
91 North Carolina 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
91 TCU 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
91 Kent State 2 6 10 1 17 8.5
95 Missouri State 1 5 6 0 11 11.0
95 Ohio 1 5 3 1 9 9.0
97 New Mexico 1 4 13 4 21 21.0
97 San Jose State 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
97 Kennesaw State 1 4 5 1 10 10.0
97 Central Michigan 1 4 3 1 8 8.0
97 Louisiana 2 4 5 6 15 7.5
102 SMU 1 3 15 2 20 20.0
102 California 1 3 11 0 14 14.0
102 Georgia Tech 1 3 9 2 14 14.0
102 UTEP 1 3 7 3 13 13.0
102 Coastal Carolina 2 3 16 4 23 11.5
102 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
108 Appalachian State 1 2 6 2 10 10.0
108 Massachusetts 1 2 6 1 9 9.0
108 Sam Houston State 1 2 4 1 7 7.0