2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USF | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 5 | Florida State | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 1 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Washington | 1 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 8 | NC State | 1 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Arizona | 1 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Delaware | 1 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 1 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 15 | Georgia | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 15 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Alabama | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Purdue | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Baylor | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 22 | San Jose State | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Texas State | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 25 | BYU | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Air Force | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Clemson | 1 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 25 | TCU | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Boise State | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 34 | UCLA | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Florida | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Arkansas State | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Colorado State | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Illinois | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 41 | UCF | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 41 | Penn State | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 41 | Ohio State | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 41 | Buffalo | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 41 | Wyoming | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 41 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 47 | Troy | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 47 | Ball State | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 47 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 47 | Colorado | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 47 | Akron | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 47 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 47 | California | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 56 | James Madison | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 56 | Michigan | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 56 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 56 | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 56 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 56 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 56 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | South Alabama | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | Rice | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | Ohio | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | Syracuse | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | FIU | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | Navy | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | Appalachian State | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 64 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 74 | Army | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 74 | Michigan State | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | UAB | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | Texas | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 82 | UNLV | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 82 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 82 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 82 | Kansas | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 82 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 82 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 88 | Virginia | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 88 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 88 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 88 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 88 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 93 | Nevada | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 93 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 95 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 95 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 97 | Boston College | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 97 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 100 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 100 | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |