2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games in December/January Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Indiana 4 34 38 5 77 19.3
2 Ole Miss 3 22 45 9 76 25.3
3 Miami (FL) 4 31 38 4 73 18.3
4 Oregon 3 12 40 6 58 19.3
5 North Texas 2 22 27 4 53 26.5
6 Duke 2 19 20 4 43 21.5
6 Virginia 2 16 22 5 43 21.5
8 James Madison 2 24 14 4 42 21.0
8 Tulane 2 16 24 2 42 21.0
10 Kennesaw State 2 18 17 6 41 20.5
11 UNLV 2 16 22 2 40 20.0
11 BYU 2 16 21 3 40 20.0
13 Navy 2 27 10 2 39 19.5
13 Georgia 2 17 18 4 39 19.5
13 Boise State 2 12 22 5 39 19.5
16 Western Michigan 2 19 11 6 36 18.0
17 Ohio State 2 6 26 3 35 17.5
18 Army 2 22 10 2 34 17.0
18 Jacksonville State 2 19 14 1 34 17.0
18 Alabama 3 4 26 4 34 11.3
21 Houston 1 10 15 7 32 32.0
22 Washington State 1 11 17 2 30 30.0
22 Miami (OH) 2 9 15 6 30 15.0
24 Texas Tech 2 15 13 1 29 14.5
25 California 1 9 17 2 28 28.0
26 Illinois 1 14 10 3 27 27.0
26 Troy 2 7 17 3 27 13.5
28 Utah 1 12 13 1 26 26.0
28 Arizona 1 11 13 2 26 26.0
30 San Diego State 1 13 9 3 25 25.0
30 UTSA 1 9 14 2 25 25.0
32 Texas 1 12 9 3 24 24.0
32 Texas State 1 11 9 4 24 24.0
32 Pittsburgh 1 8 16 0 24 24.0
32 Hawaii 1 6 16 2 24 24.0
36 Louisville 1 12 8 3 23 23.0
36 Wake Forest 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
36 Missouri State 1 9 11 3 23 23.0
39 Georgia Southern 1 11 9 2 22 22.0
39 Arizona State 1 9 12 1 22 22.0
39 FIU 1 5 11 6 22 22.0
42 Old Dominion 1 12 7 2 21 21.0
42 Appalachian State 1 8 11 2 21 21.0
42 Texas A&M 1 8 11 2 21 21.0
42 Georgia Tech 1 6 12 3 21 21.0
42 Southern Miss 1 5 14 2 21 21.0
42 Vanderbilt 1 5 13 3 21 21.0
48 Penn State 1 10 10 0 20 20.0
48 Toledo 1 10 9 1 20 20.0
48 Mississippi State 1 8 9 3 20 20.0
48 TCU 1 6 14 0 20 20.0
48 Louisiana 1 6 12 2 20 20.0
53 Ohio 1 11 6 2 19 19.0
53 Michigan 1 10 8 1 19 19.0
53 USF 1 8 9 2 19 19.0
53 Iowa 1 7 10 2 19 19.0
53 USC 1 5 11 3 19 19.0
53 Coastal Carolina 1 3 12 4 19 19.0
59 Tennessee 1 10 8 0 18 18.0
59 Fresno State 1 9 8 1 18 18.0
59 Western Kentucky 1 8 10 0 18 18.0
59 SMU 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
59 Northwestern 1 5 11 2 18 18.0
59 Oklahoma 1 4 12 2 18 18.0
65 New Mexico 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
65 Nebraska 1 11 6 0 17 17.0
65 Memphis 1 9 6 2 17 17.0
65 Washington 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
65 LSU 1 5 11 1 17 17.0
70 Delaware 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
70 Clemson 1 7 7 2 16 16.0
70 Minnesota 1 7 6 3 16 16.0
70 Arkansas State 1 4 9 3 16 16.0
70 NC State 1 4 9 3 16 16.0
75 Central Michigan 1 4 10 1 15 15.0
76 Connecticut 1 9 5 0 14 14.0
77 Missouri 1 5 7 1 13 13.0
77 Utah State 1 2 8 3 13 13.0
79 Cincinnati 1 7 4 1 12 12.0
79 Louisiana Tech 1 7 3 2 12 12.0
79 Rice 1 6 4 2 12 12.0
82 East Carolina 1 5 4 2 11 11.0