2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games in November Only through 12/17/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Vanderbilt 4 35 67 9 111 27.8
2 Ole Miss 4 43 59 8 110 27.5
3 Florida Atlantic 4 31 67 7 105 26.3
4 Kennesaw State 4 45 50 9 104 26.0
5 UNLV 5 52 64 13 129 25.8
6 Akron 3 29 39 9 77 25.7
7 Ohio State 5 57 60 8 125 25.0
8 Old Dominion 4 62 29 8 99 24.8
8 Utah 4 54 35 10 99 24.8
8 Texas State 4 51 42 6 99 24.8
8 UTSA 4 41 46 12 99 24.8
8 Houston 4 40 43 16 99 24.8
8 Tennessee 4 38 52 9 99 24.8
14 East Carolina 5 57 57 8 122 24.4
14 Miami (FL) 5 44 68 10 122 24.4
16 USF 4 43 44 10 97 24.3
16 Baylor 4 39 52 6 97 24.3
18 Georgia 5 60 50 11 121 24.2
19 Tulsa 4 52 34 9 95 23.8
19 North Texas 4 43 49 3 95 23.8
19 Utah State 4 42 43 10 95 23.8
19 Georgia Tech 4 35 53 7 95 23.8
23 Liberty 5 62 48 8 118 23.6
24 TCU 4 35 53 6 94 23.5
24 Connecticut 4 34 54 6 94 23.5
26 Texas Tech 4 41 48 4 93 23.3
26 Mississippi State 4 39 36 18 93 23.3
26 SMU 4 33 52 8 93 23.3
26 Georgia Southern 4 29 55 9 93 23.3
26 Missouri State 4 26 53 14 93 23.3
31 New Mexico State 5 32 63 20 115 23.0
31 South Alabama 4 50 34 8 92 23.0
31 Auburn 4 38 49 5 92 23.0
31 Arkansas State 4 24 59 9 92 23.0
35 UAB 5 48 55 10 113 22.6
36 James Madison 4 46 37 7 90 22.5
36 Marshall 4 32 52 6 90 22.5
36 Alabama 4 30 50 10 90 22.5
36 Boston College 4 28 51 11 90 22.5
40 Indiana 4 50 36 3 89 22.3
40 Oregon 4 40 42 7 89 22.3
40 Eastern Michigan 3 25 32 10 67 22.3
43 Clemson 5 44 57 10 111 22.2
44 Jacksonville State 4 46 32 10 88 22.0
44 FIU 4 38 39 11 88 22.0
44 Western Kentucky 4 33 48 7 88 22.0
47 Florida State 5 52 48 9 109 21.8
47 USC 5 33 63 13 109 21.8
47 BYU 4 37 44 6 87 21.8
50 Memphis 3 26 33 6 65 21.7
51 Southern Miss 4 28 50 8 86 21.5
52 Duke 5 35 55 17 107 21.4
53 Boise State 4 46 35 4 85 21.3
53 Arkansas 4 42 36 7 85 21.3
53 Tulane 4 35 45 5 85 21.3
53 Texas A&M 4 35 41 9 85 21.3
57 Notre Dame 5 40 53 13 106 21.2
57 Delaware 5 35 62 9 106 21.2
59 Virginia 4 36 43 5 84 21.0
60 Illinois 4 40 39 4 83 20.8
60 Rutgers 4 39 37 7 83 20.8
60 Louisiana 4 38 30 15 83 20.8
63 Air Force 5 77 21 5 103 20.6
63 Arizona 5 36 55 12 103 20.6
65 Western Michigan 4 60 19 3 82 20.5
65 Washington 4 39 35 8 82 20.5
65 NC State 4 31 39 12 82 20.5
65 Georgia State 4 28 48 6 82 20.5
65 Middle Tennessee State 4 22 52 8 82 20.5
70 Michigan 4 39 35 7 81 20.3
71 Kansas 4 41 35 4 80 20.0
72 Missouri 4 46 19 14 79 19.8
72 Louisiana Tech 4 45 24 10 79 19.8
72 Texas 4 23 49 7 79 19.8
75 Wake Forest 5 55 39 4 98 19.6
76 Ohio 4 48 25 5 78 19.5
76 Iowa State 4 40 32 6 78 19.5
78 Navy 4 56 15 6 77 19.3
78 California 4 13 57 7 77 19.3
80 San Jose State 5 37 48 11 96 19.2
81 Penn State 5 48 40 7 95 19.0
81 Washington State 4 35 33 8 76 19.0
81 Oregon State 4 28 39 9 76 19.0
84 Toledo 4 32 39 4 75 18.8
84 UTEP 4 31 31 13 75 18.8
84 Michigan State 4 27 40 8 75 18.8
84 Pittsburgh 4 27 37 11 75 18.8
88 Kentucky 5 36 53 4 93 18.6
89 Nevada 4 38 26 10 74 18.5
89 Appalachian State 4 22 47 5 74 18.5
91 Arizona State 4 34 30 9 73 18.3
91 Stanford 4 19 47 7 73 18.3
91 Rice 3 37 13 5 55 18.3
94 Maryland 5 25 62 3 90 18.0
94 South Carolina 4 30 36 6 72 18.0
96 Nebraska 4 41 25 5 71 17.8
97 Louisville 5 49 33 6 88 17.6
97 Florida 5 40 41 7 88 17.6
99 Army 4 52 10 8 70 17.5
99 West Virginia 4 35 30 5 70 17.5
99 Miami (OH) 4 31 32 7 70 17.5
102 Northern Illinois 4 49 15 5 69 17.3
102 Iowa 4 38 26 5 69 17.3
102 Louisiana-Monroe 4 30 32 7 69 17.3
102 Buffalo 4 27 39 3 69 17.3
102 Colorado State 4 14 44 11 69 17.3
107 Cincinnati 4 27 41 0 68 17.0
107 Kent State 4 27 36 5 68 17.0
107 Northwestern 4 24 37 7 68 17.0
107 Hawaii 4 21 43 4 68 17.0
111 Sam Houston State 4 22 38 7 67 16.8
111 North Carolina 4 17 42 8 67 16.8
113 Syracuse 3 30 14 6 50 16.7
114 Fresno State 4 35 24 7 66 16.5
114 Coastal Carolina 4 29 33 4 66 16.5
116 New Mexico 4 30 32 3 65 16.3
116 Colorado 4 28 29 8 65 16.3
116 Oklahoma State 4 20 39 6 65 16.3
119 Massachusetts 4 26 30 8 64 16.0
120 Bowling Green 4 38 22 3 63 15.8
120 LSU 4 21 35 7 63 15.8
122 Virginia Tech 4 39 19 4 62 15.5
122 Kansas State 4 37 23 2 62 15.5
122 Ball State 4 23 27 12 62 15.5
125 Central Michigan 4 29 26 6 61 15.3
125 Purdue 4 23 31 7 61 15.3
125 Troy 4 18 41 2 61 15.3
128 San Diego State 5 49 21 6 76 15.2
129 Temple 4 26 28 5 59 14.8
129 UCLA 4 24 32 3 59 14.8
129 Minnesota 4 20 31 8 59 14.8
129 Oklahoma 4 18 37 4 59 14.8
133 UCF 5 24 41 6 71 14.2
134 Wyoming 4 18 24 7 49 12.3
135 Wisconsin 4 26 18 1 45 11.3
136 Charlotte 4 15 25 0 40 10.0