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