2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Georgia 5 50 50 11 111 22.2
2 Ole Miss 6 48 80 13 141 23.5
3 Texas 6 47 58 7 112 18.7
3 Texas Tech 5 47 45 1 93 18.6
5 Arkansas 4 46 43 9 98 24.5
5 Indiana 6 46 61 11 118 19.7
7 Army 3 44 11 3 58 19.3
8 Notre Dame 4 42 38 7 87 21.8
9 Oregon 6 41 64 12 117 19.5
10 Missouri 5 40 35 10 85 17.0
11 Miami (FL) 5 39 49 5 93 18.6
11 West Virginia 5 39 33 8 80 16.0
13 Nebraska 4 38 29 7 74 18.5
14 Rice 3 37 15 1 53 17.7
14 Wisconsin 6 37 28 2 67 11.2
16 Florida State 3 36 29 8 73 24.3
16 Auburn 5 36 49 14 99 19.8
18 BYU 4 35 38 5 78 19.5
19 Mississippi State 4 33 39 7 79 19.8
19 South Carolina 5 33 40 10 83 16.6
19 Penn State 4 33 31 2 66 16.5
22 Arizona State 4 32 45 11 88 22.0
22 Kansas State 3 32 18 2 52 17.3
24 Washington State 4 31 36 8 75 18.8
24 Iowa 4 31 35 5 71 17.8
24 Florida 5 31 36 7 74 14.8
27 Colorado 4 30 28 6 64 16.0
28 Navy 2 29 5 1 35 17.5
28 Northwestern 4 29 24 5 58 14.5
30 Tennessee 4 28 57 14 99 24.8
31 USF 3 27 36 7 70 23.3
31 Cincinnati 4 27 38 1 66 16.5
31 Temple 4 27 33 6 66 16.5
31 Oklahoma 5 27 48 7 82 16.4
35 USC 5 26 67 17 110 22.0
35 Tulane 3 26 30 4 60 20.0
35 Purdue 5 26 53 11 90 18.0
35 Alabama 6 26 72 9 107 17.8
35 Iowa State 3 26 24 3 53 17.7
35 Michigan 4 26 25 6 57 14.3
41 Baylor 3 25 48 7 80 26.7
41 Michigan State 4 25 40 11 76 19.0
41 LSU 6 25 51 11 87 14.5
41 Virginia Tech 3 25 13 4 42 14.0
45 Kansas 2 24 20 5 49 24.5
46 UTSA 3 23 33 3 59 19.7
47 Kentucky 4 22 51 8 81 20.3
47 Syracuse 2 22 11 5 38 19.0
47 Ohio State 4 22 41 6 69 17.3
50 South Alabama 2 21 16 4 41 20.5
50 TCU 3 21 34 2 57 19.0
50 Duke 3 21 29 7 57 19.0
50 Oregon State 3 21 23 3 47 15.7
54 Texas A&M 3 20 36 8 64 21.3
54 Rutgers 3 20 19 5 44 14.7
54 UCLA 4 20 32 2 54 13.5
57 North Texas 2 19 25 3 47 23.5
57 Louisville 3 19 35 5 59 19.7
59 Arizona 2 18 20 6 44 22.0
59 Illinois 3 18 31 7 56 18.7
59 Stanford 4 18 30 3 51 12.8
62 UAB 2 17 28 4 49 24.5
62 East Carolina 2 17 22 7 46 23.0
62 Washington 3 17 26 4 47 15.7
65 Vanderbilt 3 16 41 5 62 20.7
65 Utah 2 16 17 7 40 20.0
65 Marshall 2 16 15 1 32 16.0
68 Memphis 2 15 22 4 41 20.5
68 Houston 2 15 9 5 29 14.5
68 UCF 3 15 25 2 42 14.0
68 Georgia State 3 15 20 7 42 14.0
72 Florida Atlantic 2 14 38 3 55 27.5
72 Tulsa 2 14 21 4 39 19.5
72 Western Michigan 1 14 3 1 18 18.0
72 NC State 3 14 25 4 43 14.3
76 San Diego State 1 13 9 3 25 25.0
76 Oklahoma State 3 13 13 2 28 9.3
78 Georgia Southern 2 12 17 7 36 18.0
78 Minnesota 3 12 17 5 34 11.3
80 Air Force 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
80 James Madison 1 10 9 4 23 23.0
80 Utah State 2 10 21 8 39 19.5
80 Liberty 1 10 4 2 16 16.0
80 Charlotte 3 10 17 0 27 9.0
85 Texas State 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
85 SMU 2 9 26 4 39 19.5
85 Georgia Tech 2 9 21 5 35 17.5
85 North Carolina 2 9 17 4 30 15.0
85 Wyoming 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
85 Wake Forest 1 9 3 0 12 12.0
85 Old Dominion 2 9 13 1 23 11.5
92 Boise State 1 7 11 5 23 23.0
92 Maryland 2 7 24 1 32 16.0
92 Pittsburgh 2 7 14 7 28 14.0
95 Boston College 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
95 Kent State 2 6 10 1 17 8.5
97 Missouri State 1 5 6 0 11 11.0
97 Ohio 1 5 3 1 9 9.0
99 New Mexico 1 4 13 4 21 21.0
99 San Jose State 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
99 Kennesaw State 1 4 5 1 10 10.0
99 Massachusetts 1 4 4 0 8 8.0
99 Central Michigan 1 4 3 1 8 8.0
104 California 1 3 11 0 14 14.0
104 UTEP 1 3 7 3 13 13.0
104 Coastal Carolina 2 3 16 4 23 11.5
104 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
108 Appalachian State 1 2 6 2 10 10.0
108 Sam Houston State 1 2 4 1 7 7.0
110 Troy 1 1 8 3 12 12.0
110 Louisiana 1 1 5 5 11 11.0