2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/17/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ole Miss 9 101 119 22 242 26.9
2 Missouri 8 110 90 14 214 26.8
3 Tennessee 8 88 108 17 213 26.6
4 Utah 10 152 94 19 265 26.5
5 Vanderbilt 9 95 123 19 237 26.3
6 North Texas 11 104 162 21 287 26.1
6 Georgia 8 87 100 22 209 26.1
8 Indiana 11 144 119 17 280 25.5
8 Rutgers 10 103 136 16 255 25.5
10 Texas Tech 10 115 124 13 252 25.2
11 Baylor 10 90 134 25 249 24.9
12 Ohio State 10 99 139 10 248 24.8
13 East Carolina 10 107 125 14 246 24.6
14 Old Dominion 11 138 107 25 270 24.5
14 Georgia Tech 11 128 122 20 270 24.5
14 Washington 10 116 116 13 245 24.5
17 USC 9 80 118 21 219 24.3
18 Florida State 9 116 87 15 218 24.2
19 Florida Atlantic 10 73 143 25 241 24.1
20 Memphis 10 117 103 19 239 23.9
20 USF 10 113 101 25 239 23.9
22 UNLV 13 133 144 30 307 23.6
22 Arkansas 7 75 80 10 165 23.6
24 Oregon 10 117 105 12 234 23.4
25 Texas State 11 132 109 15 256 23.3
26 Miami (FL) 11 101 138 16 255 23.2
26 Duke 9 68 117 24 209 23.2
28 Texas A&M 9 89 104 15 208 23.1
28 Notre Dame 8 67 99 19 185 23.1
30 Ohio 11 128 108 17 253 23.0
30 TCU 11 91 148 14 253 23.0
32 Georgia Southern 10 87 121 21 229 22.9
32 BYU 9 102 87 17 206 22.9
34 Delaware 13 103 162 31 296 22.8
34 Kennesaw State 12 123 126 24 273 22.8
34 Michigan 9 108 88 9 205 22.8
37 Arkansas State 12 90 150 32 272 22.7
37 Mississippi State 7 80 65 14 159 22.7
39 Tulsa 10 106 97 23 226 22.6
40 James Madison 13 165 108 20 293 22.5
40 Tulane 11 91 135 21 247 22.5
40 Northwestern 8 81 77 22 180 22.5
43 NC State 8 65 95 19 179 22.4
43 LSU 7 47 91 19 157 22.4
45 Marshall 10 99 107 17 223 22.3
46 Boise State 13 123 142 24 289 22.2
47 Appalachian State 11 78 144 21 243 22.1
47 UTSA 9 76 97 26 199 22.1
49 Alabama 8 52 107 17 176 22.0
50 Virginia 13 127 140 18 285 21.9
50 Connecticut 12 95 148 20 263 21.9
50 Air Force 11 167 60 14 241 21.9
50 Clemson 11 84 137 20 241 21.9
50 Oregon State 10 88 107 24 219 21.9
50 Florida 7 65 74 14 153 21.9
56 Southern Miss 12 98 127 36 261 21.8
56 Arizona 11 90 124 26 240 21.8
56 Houston 10 83 104 31 218 21.8
56 Arizona State 9 91 85 20 196 21.8
56 Pittsburgh 9 58 110 28 196 21.8
56 Auburn 6 78 50 3 131 21.8
62 Western Kentucky 12 87 154 19 260 21.7
63 Utah State 10 90 105 21 216 21.6
64 UAB 10 76 122 17 215 21.5
65 Cincinnati 9 86 96 11 193 21.4
65 Illinois 9 78 94 21 193 21.4
65 Georgia State 9 61 119 13 193 21.4
68 Toledo 12 103 137 15 255 21.3
69 Jacksonville State 14 173 100 24 297 21.2
70 Louisiana 11 108 89 35 232 21.1
70 Missouri State 11 72 131 29 232 21.1
72 SMU 11 88 120 23 231 21.0
72 Iowa State 10 96 96 18 210 21.0
72 Penn State 9 97 83 9 189 21.0
75 Kansas 8 76 84 7 167 20.9
76 Liberty 11 112 102 15 229 20.8
76 Navy 10 143 55 10 208 20.8
78 South Alabama 10 111 80 16 207 20.7
79 Virginia Tech 8 87 63 15 165 20.6
79 Oklahoma 7 53 83 8 144 20.6
81 FIU 12 99 124 23 246 20.5
81 San Jose State 11 74 131 20 225 20.5
81 Boston College 10 67 124 14 205 20.5
84 New Mexico State 12 66 141 38 245 20.4
84 Nebraska 10 88 104 12 204 20.4
84 West Virginia 9 95 71 18 184 20.4
87 Eastern Michigan 12 98 121 24 243 20.3
88 Hawaii 11 57 146 18 221 20.1
88 Purdue 7 57 75 9 141 20.1
90 Akron 12 90 127 23 240 20.0
91 Louisiana Tech 12 125 86 26 237 19.8
91 California 11 51 141 26 218 19.8
91 Syracuse 9 66 96 16 178 19.8
91 Stanford 8 54 85 19 158 19.8
95 Louisville 9 80 82 14 176 19.6
96 Middle Tennessee State 12 68 144 22 234 19.5
96 New Mexico 11 92 99 23 214 19.5
96 Kentucky 8 76 66 14 156 19.5
99 Buffalo 12 99 120 13 232 19.3
99 UCLA 8 66 72 16 154 19.3
99 Texas 7 50 74 11 135 19.3
102 Wake Forest 10 82 95 15 192 19.2
103 Western Michigan 12 133 80 16 229 19.1
103 Temple 7 55 75 4 134 19.1
105 Fresno State 12 99 108 21 228 19.0
105 UCF 10 88 88 14 190 19.0
107 Maryland 10 58 115 16 189 18.9
107 Michigan State 9 65 87 18 170 18.9
109 South Carolina 6 57 48 8 113 18.8
110 Kansas State 9 69 88 10 167 18.6
110 Washington State 8 55 77 17 149 18.6
112 Louisiana-Monroe 11 92 91 20 203 18.5
113 Colorado State 12 80 114 26 220 18.3
113 Coastal Carolina 10 100 70 13 183 18.3
115 Minnesota 10 63 96 23 182 18.2
116 Miami (OH) 13 107 109 19 235 18.1
116 Army 9 126 25 12 163 18.1
118 Oklahoma State 9 64 83 15 162 18.0
118 Colorado 8 57 70 17 144 18.0
120 Central Michigan 11 112 69 16 197 17.9
120 Wyoming 11 79 96 22 197 17.9
122 Charlotte 9 54 90 16 160 17.8
123 Troy 13 85 131 14 230 17.7
124 Sam Houston State 11 69 101 23 193 17.5
125 San Diego State 12 121 76 12 209 17.4
126 Nevada 12 96 88 23 207 17.3
126 Rice 10 112 47 14 173 17.3
126 Iowa 9 89 57 10 156 17.3
129 UTEP 11 73 91 25 189 17.2
130 Bowling Green 12 102 81 16 199 16.6
131 North Carolina 11 66 94 19 179 16.3
131 Wisconsin 7 55 53 6 114 16.3
133 Massachusetts 11 66 88 23 177 16.1
134 Kent State 10 61 78 16 155 15.5
135 Northern Illinois 12 114 55 12 181 15.1
136 Ball State 12 77 76 25 178 14.8