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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 North Texas 12 118 174 23 315 26.3
1 Hawaii 13 70 174 22 266 20.5
3 Western Kentucky 13 95 164 19 278 21.4
4 Delaware 13 103 162 31 296 22.8
5 Arkansas State 13 94 159 35 288 22.2
6 California 12 60 158 28 246 20.5
7 Appalachian State 12 86 155 23 264 22.0
8 UNLV 14 140 153 32 325 23.2
8 Connecticut 13 104 153 20 277 21.3
8 Clemson 13 98 153 23 274 21.1
11 Virginia 14 134 151 18 303 21.6
12 Duke 11 85 147 27 259 23.5
13 Toledo 13 113 146 16 275 21.2
14 Middle Tennessee State 12 68 144 22 234 19.5
15 Florida Atlantic 10 73 143 25 241 24.1
16 Boise State 13 123 142 24 289 22.2
16 Missouri State 12 81 142 32 255 21.3
18 Southern Miss 13 103 141 38 282 21.7
18 New Mexico State 12 66 141 38 245 20.4
20 Ohio State 10 99 139 10 248 24.8
21 Miami (FL) 11 101 138 16 255 23.2
21 Boston College 11 75 138 16 229 20.8
23 TCU 10 82 136 13 231 23.1
23 Pittsburgh 11 77 136 29 242 22.0
25 Tulane 11 91 135 21 247 22.5
25 FIU 13 104 135 29 268 20.6
27 Kennesaw State 13 133 132 26 291 22.4
28 San Jose State 11 74 131 20 225 20.5
28 Troy 13 85 131 14 230 17.7
30 Vanderbilt 10 98 130 22 250 25.0
30 Georgia Southern 11 98 130 23 251 22.8
32 East Carolina 11 112 129 16 257 23.4
33 Akron 12 90 127 23 240 20.0
34 Arizona 11 94 126 25 245 22.3
35 Rutgers 9 98 123 14 235 26.1
36 Georgia Tech 11 128 122 20 270 24.5
36 UAB 10 76 122 17 215 21.5
38 Houston 11 99 121 38 258 23.5
38 SMU 11 87 121 22 230 20.9
38 Eastern Michigan 12 98 121 24 243 20.3
41 NC State 10 77 120 24 221 22.1
41 Buffalo 12 99 120 13 232 19.3
43 Ole Miss 9 101 119 22 242 26.9
44 Texas State 12 143 118 19 280 23.3
44 Alabama 9 60 118 20 198 22.0
44 Georgia State 9 62 118 13 193 21.4
47 Tennessee 9 98 116 17 231 25.7
47 Washington 10 116 116 13 245 24.5
47 Wake Forest 12 101 116 18 235 19.6
47 Fresno State 13 108 116 22 246 18.9
51 Maryland 10 58 115 16 189 18.9
52 Ohio 12 139 114 19 272 22.7
52 Colorado State 12 80 114 26 220 18.3
54 Texas Tech 9 99 113 13 225 25.0
54 Utah State 11 92 113 24 229 20.8
54 Miami (OH) 14 112 113 22 247 17.6
57 Texas A&M 10 100 112 17 229 22.9
58 UTSA 10 85 111 28 224 22.4
59 Baylor 9 84 110 23 217 24.1
60 Indiana 10 138 109 15 262 26.2
60 Memphis 11 126 109 21 256 23.3
62 James Madison 13 165 108 20 293 22.5
63 Utah 11 164 107 20 291 26.5
63 Old Dominion 11 138 107 25 270 24.5
63 Marshall 10 99 107 17 223 22.3
66 USC 8 76 105 17 198 24.8
67 Georgia 9 99 104 25 228 25.3
67 Illinois 10 92 104 24 220 22.0
67 Kansas 10 86 104 9 199 19.9
67 Syracuse 10 75 104 16 195 19.5
71 Nebraska 9 78 102 10 190 21.1
71 Liberty 11 112 102 15 229 20.8
71 New Mexico 12 104 102 25 231 19.3
74 USF 10 113 101 25 239 23.9
74 Oregon 9 102 101 12 215 23.9
74 Sam Houston State 11 69 101 23 193 17.5
77 Oregon State 9 74 100 23 197 21.9
77 Jacksonville State 14 173 100 24 297 21.2
79 Notre Dame 8 67 99 19 185 23.1
80 Tulsa 10 106 97 23 226 22.6
81 Minnesota 10 68 96 24 188 18.8
82 BYU 10 114 95 19 228 22.8
82 Iowa State 9 88 95 17 200 22.2
82 Wyoming 11 80 95 22 197 17.9
85 Washington State 9 66 94 19 179 19.9
86 LSU 7 47 91 19 157 22.4
86 Cincinnati 9 88 91 11 190 21.1
86 Oklahoma 8 58 91 9 158 19.8
86 Louisiana-Monroe 11 92 91 20 203 18.5
86 UTEP 11 73 91 25 189 17.2
91 Missouri 8 110 90 14 214 26.8
91 Louisville 10 92 90 17 199 19.9
91 Charlotte 9 54 90 16 160 17.8
91 Massachusetts 11 64 90 24 178 16.2
95 Louisiana 12 111 89 36 236 19.7
95 Louisiana Tech 13 132 89 28 249 19.2
97 Michigan 9 108 88 9 205 22.8
97 Arkansas 8 82 88 10 180 22.5
97 Northwestern 9 86 88 24 198 22.0
97 Nevada 12 96 88 23 207 17.3
101 Florida State 9 116 87 15 218 24.2
101 North Carolina 10 63 87 19 169 16.9
103 Penn State 9 97 85 8 190 21.1
103 Stanford 8 54 85 19 158 19.8
103 Western Michigan 13 143 85 19 247 19.0
106 Mississippi State 9 98 83 25 206 22.9
106 Kansas State 9 63 83 9 155 17.2
108 Temple 8 64 82 7 153 19.1
108 Coastal Carolina 11 103 82 17 202 18.4
108 Oklahoma State 9 63 82 14 159 17.7
111 UCF 9 81 81 14 176 19.6
111 Bowling Green 12 102 81 16 199 16.6
113 South Alabama 10 111 80 16 207 20.7
114 Central Michigan 12 116 79 17 212 17.7
115 Arizona State 9 90 78 18 186 20.7
115 Kent State 10 61 78 16 155 15.5
117 San Diego State 12 121 76 12 209 17.4
117 Ball State 12 77 76 25 178 14.8
119 Purdue 7 57 75 9 141 20.1
119 Michigan State 8 60 75 16 151 18.9
121 Florida 7 65 74 14 153 21.9
121 Texas 7 50 74 11 135 19.3
123 Virginia Tech 9 96 72 17 185 20.6
123 UCLA 8 66 72 16 154 19.3
125 Colorado 8 58 69 17 144 18.0
126 Kentucky 8 76 66 14 156 19.5
127 Air Force 11 167 60 14 241 21.9
127 Navy 11 158 60 12 230 20.9
129 South Carolina 7 58 59 11 128 18.3
130 Auburn 7 86 58 6 150 21.4
131 Iowa 9 89 57 10 156 17.3
132 Northern Illinois 12 114 55 12 181 15.1
133 West Virginia 7 76 53 16 145 20.7
134 Wisconsin 6 46 50 6 102 17.0
135 Rice 10 106 47 16 169 16.9
136 Army 10 142 31 13 186 18.6