2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/13/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 4 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 2 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 4 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Florida | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Colorado | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 8 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 19 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 19 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Wyoming | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 19 | USF | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 19 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 32 | Arkansas State | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 32 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 32 | UTSA | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 32 | Clemson | 2 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 32 | Nevada | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 32 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 32 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 32 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 32 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 32 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 32 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 32 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 32 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 46 | Texas | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 46 | UCLA | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 46 | FIU | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 46 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 46 | Missouri State | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 46 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 46 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 46 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |