2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Alabama 7 34 83 12 129 18.4
2 Ole Miss 6 48 80 13 141 23.5
3 Oregon 5 26 60 12 98 19.6
4 Texas 6 47 58 7 112 18.7
5 Tennessee 4 28 57 14 99 24.8
5 Auburn 6 44 57 17 118 19.7
7 Oklahoma 6 32 56 8 96 16.0
8 Georgia 6 62 54 14 130 21.7
9 Purdue 5 26 53 11 90 18.0
10 Arkansas 5 53 51 9 113 22.6
10 Kentucky 4 22 51 8 81 20.3
10 South Carolina 6 34 51 13 98 16.3
13 Mississippi State 5 43 48 15 106 21.2
14 Duke 4 29 46 8 83 20.8
14 BYU 5 47 46 7 100 20.0
16 Texas A&M 4 31 44 10 85 21.3
17 USC 3 17 43 10 70 23.3
18 NC State 4 22 41 6 69 17.3
18 Ohio State 4 22 41 6 69 17.3
20 Kansas 4 34 40 7 81 20.3
20 Indiana 4 33 40 7 80 20.0
20 Miami (FL) 4 34 40 4 78 19.5
20 Temple 5 36 40 9 85 17.0
20 LSU 5 20 40 10 70 14.0
25 Florida Atlantic 2 14 38 3 55 27.5
25 Notre Dame 4 42 38 7 87 21.8
27 USF 3 27 36 7 70 23.3
27 Washington State 4 31 36 8 75 18.8
27 Florida 5 31 36 7 74 14.8
30 Louisville 3 19 35 5 59 19.7
30 Vanderbilt 3 14 35 5 54 18.0
30 Iowa 4 31 35 5 71 17.8
30 Missouri 5 40 35 10 85 17.0
34 Texas Tech 4 31 34 1 66 16.5
35 UTSA 3 23 33 3 59 19.7
35 Cincinnati 4 29 33 1 63 15.8
37 UCLA 4 20 32 2 54 13.5
38 Illinois 3 18 31 7 56 18.7
39 Tulane 3 26 30 4 60 20.0
39 Stanford 4 18 30 3 51 12.8
41 Florida State 3 36 29 8 73 24.3
42 UAB 2 17 28 4 49 24.5
42 Michigan State 3 20 28 9 57 19.0
44 Nebraska 3 28 27 5 60 20.0
44 SMU 2 8 27 3 38 19.0
44 Colorado 4 31 27 6 64 16.0
47 Arizona State 3 22 26 8 56 18.7
47 Washington 3 17 26 4 47 15.7
49 North Texas 2 19 25 3 47 23.5
49 Boston College 2 14 25 6 45 22.5
49 Michigan 4 26 25 6 57 14.3
49 Wisconsin 5 28 25 2 55 11.0
53 Baylor 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
53 Pittsburgh 3 18 24 8 50 16.7
53 Maryland 2 7 24 1 32 16.0
53 Northwestern 4 29 24 5 58 14.5
57 Iowa State 2 18 23 2 43 21.5
57 Penn State 3 23 23 1 47 15.7
59 East Carolina 2 17 22 7 46 23.0
59 Memphis 2 15 22 4 41 20.5
59 TCU 2 12 22 1 35 17.5
59 Virginia Tech 4 34 22 6 62 15.5
63 Tulsa 2 14 21 4 39 19.5
63 Utah State 2 10 21 8 39 19.5
63 Georgia Tech 2 9 21 5 35 17.5
66 Georgia State 3 15 20 7 42 14.0
67 Syracuse 3 31 19 5 55 18.3
68 UCF 2 8 18 2 28 14.0
69 Utah 2 16 17 7 40 20.0
69 Georgia Southern 2 12 17 7 36 18.0
69 Charlotte 3 10 17 0 27 9.0
72 South Alabama 2 21 16 4 41 20.5
72 Oregon State 2 7 16 2 25 12.5
72 Coastal Carolina 2 3 16 4 23 11.5
75 Marshall 2 16 15 1 32 16.0
75 West Virginia 3 20 15 6 41 13.7
77 New Mexico 1 4 13 4 21 21.0
77 Wake Forest 2 18 13 1 32 16.0
77 Kansas State 3 26 13 1 40 13.3
77 Old Dominion 2 9 13 1 23 11.5
81 Hawaii 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
81 Oklahoma State 3 12 12 1 25 8.3
83 Air Force 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
83 Boise State 1 7 11 5 23 23.0
83 Army 3 44 11 3 58 19.3
83 Rice 2 25 11 1 37 18.5
83 Houston 2 21 11 5 37 18.5
83 Virginia 1 7 11 0 18 18.0
83 California 1 3 11 0 14 14.0
83 Minnesota 2 10 11 3 24 12.0
91 Texas State 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
91 North Carolina 1 6 10 4 20 20.0
91 San Jose State 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
91 Kent State 2 6 10 1 17 8.5
95 San Diego State 1 13 9 3 25 25.0
95 Arizona 1 11 9 3 23 23.0
95 James Madison 1 10 9 4 23 23.0
95 Clemson 1 7 9 1 17 17.0
99 Troy 1 1 8 3 12 12.0
100 UTEP 1 3 7 3 13 13.0
101 Rutgers 2 15 6 3 24 12.0
101 Missouri State 1 5 6 0 11 11.0
101 Appalachian State 1 2 6 2 10 10.0
101 Massachusetts 1 2 6 1 9 9.0
105 Navy 2 29 5 1 35 17.5
105 Kennesaw State 1 4 5 1 10 10.0
105 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 5 1 9 9.0
105 Louisiana 2 4 5 6 15 7.5
109 Liberty 1 10 4 2 16 16.0
109 Wyoming 1 9 4 2 15 15.0
109 Sam Houston State 1 2 4 1 7 7.0
112 Western Michigan 1 14 3 1 18 18.0
112 Ohio 1 5 3 1 9 9.0
112 Central Michigan 1 4 3 1 8 8.0