2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Houston 7 61 79 27 167 23.9
2 Mississippi State 6 55 56 22 133 22.2
2 Arkansas State 7 41 77 22 140 20.0
4 Duke 8 69 99 21 189 23.6
4 Georgia 7 66 71 21 158 22.6
4 Utah State 7 47 69 21 137 19.6
7 USC 6 39 78 19 136 22.7
7 Southern Miss 6 39 77 19 135 22.5
7 FIU 7 52 74 19 145 20.7
10 USF 7 61 83 18 162 23.1
10 Kennesaw State 8 79 70 18 167 20.9
10 Appalachian State 7 44 83 18 145 20.7
10 Akron 6 38 51 18 107 17.8
14 Arizona State 6 68 52 17 137 22.8
14 James Madison 7 77 57 17 151 21.6
14 Boise State 7 62 72 17 151 21.6
14 Georgia Southern 7 51 81 17 149 21.3
14 UTEP 6 38 48 17 103 17.2
14 Alabama 8 34 83 17 134 16.8
14 Louisiana Tech 7 61 36 17 114 16.3
14 Massachusetts 6 34 38 17 89 14.8
22 Illinois 6 41 67 16 124 20.7
22 Northwestern 6 43 51 16 110 18.3
22 Louisiana 7 45 53 16 114 16.3
25 Georgia Tech 6 69 72 15 156 26.0
25 Baylor 5 51 59 15 125 25.0
25 Florida Atlantic 6 38 93 15 146 24.3
25 Ole Miss 6 46 76 15 137 22.8
25 Missouri 5 44 47 15 106 21.2
25 Memphis 7 70 63 15 148 21.1
25 Tulane 7 56 76 15 147 21.0
25 BYU 8 76 75 15 166 20.8
25 California 7 32 92 15 139 19.9
25 Colorado State 5 24 51 15 90 18.0
25 Miami (OH) 8 51 59 15 125 15.6
36 Tennessee 6 59 71 14 144 24.0
36 UNLV 8 81 79 14 174 21.8
36 Eastern Michigan 6 48 64 14 126 21.0
36 UTSA 7 54 74 14 142 20.3
36 NC State 6 32 56 14 102 17.0
41 Texas State 7 72 67 13 152 21.7
41 Jacksonville State 8 93 59 13 165 20.6
41 Washington State 7 58 69 13 140 20.0
41 San Jose State 6 34 73 13 120 20.0
41 Missouri State 7 46 79 13 138 19.7
41 New Mexico 7 55 66 13 134 19.1
41 Western Kentucky 7 46 74 13 133 19.0
41 Louisiana-Monroe 7 57 59 13 129 18.4
41 Nevada 6 42 37 13 92 15.3
41 Central Michigan 8 62 44 13 119 14.9
51 Texas A&M 5 46 59 12 117 23.4
51 Clemson 6 51 65 12 128 21.3
51 Indiana 8 79 77 12 168 21.0
51 Pittsburgh 6 48 65 12 125 20.8
51 Delaware 7 49 82 12 143 20.4
51 Old Dominion 7 66 62 12 140 20.0
51 New Mexico State 6 38 67 12 117 19.5
51 SMU 7 50 73 12 135 19.3
51 Iowa 6 54 44 12 110 18.3
51 West Virginia 6 55 41 12 108 18.0
51 Coastal Carolina 7 49 58 12 119 17.0
51 LSU 6 27 55 12 94 15.7
51 Minnesota 6 28 44 12 84 14.0
64 Utah 7 95 76 11 182 26.0
64 Notre Dame 5 38 67 11 116 23.2
64 Vanderbilt 6 51 72 11 134 22.3
64 Arizona 6 46 74 11 131 21.8
64 East Carolina 7 67 71 11 149 21.3
64 Miami (FL) 7 57 77 11 145 20.7
64 Oregon 7 61 70 11 142 20.3
64 San Diego State 7 69 47 11 127 18.1
64 Western Michigan 8 86 44 11 141 17.6
64 Fresno State 7 52 58 11 121 17.3
64 North Carolina 6 45 47 11 103 17.2
75 North Texas 7 69 104 10 183 26.1
75 Arkansas 5 57 59 10 126 25.2
75 Tulsa 6 59 65 10 134 22.3
75 Connecticut 7 49 90 10 149 21.3
75 South Alabama 6 59 53 10 122 20.3
75 Iowa State 6 55 57 10 122 20.3
75 Syracuse 6 55 56 10 121 20.2
75 Wake Forest 6 51 56 10 117 19.5
75 Michigan 7 70 56 10 136 19.4
75 Michigan State 5 36 48 10 94 18.8
75 Oregon State 5 23 53 10 86 17.2
75 Troy 8 42 84 10 136 17.0
75 Colorado 5 35 39 10 84 16.8
75 Texas 7 40 66 10 116 16.6
75 UCF 5 34 36 10 80 16.0
75 Sam Houston State 7 36 60 10 106 15.1
75 Ball State 7 40 42 10 92 13.1
92 Air Force 6 98 37 9 144 24.0
92 Auburn 5 54 45 9 108 21.6
92 Middle Tennessee State 6 37 79 9 125 20.8
92 Virginia 7 59 74 9 142 20.3
92 Liberty 6 61 48 9 118 19.7
92 Ohio 7 69 59 9 137 19.6
92 Navy 7 99 27 9 135 19.3
92 Georgia State 6 42 65 9 116 19.3
92 Bowling Green 6 55 47 9 111 18.5
92 UCLA 6 43 53 9 105 17.5
92 Stanford 6 39 53 9 101 16.8
92 Wyoming 6 42 47 9 98 16.3
92 Florida 6 34 49 9 92 15.3
105 Marshall 6 56 66 8 130 21.7
105 Rutgers 5 44 55 8 107 21.4
105 UAB 6 47 65 8 120 20.0
105 Hawaii 5 24 68 8 100 20.0
105 Kansas State 6 43 53 8 104 17.3
105 South Carolina 5 37 36 8 81 16.2
105 Kentucky 5 23 46 8 77 15.4
105 Northern Illinois 6 54 30 8 92 15.3
105 Kent State 7 32 46 8 86 12.3
114 Florida State 5 54 49 7 110 22.0
114 Toledo 7 54 63 7 124 17.7
114 Army 8 99 29 7 135 16.9
117 Ohio State 7 49 98 6 153 21.9
117 Texas Tech 7 65 71 6 142 20.3
117 Washington 6 55 61 6 122 20.3
117 TCU 7 48 85 6 139 19.9
117 Cincinnati 6 51 61 6 118 19.7
117 Penn State 6 60 51 6 117 19.5
117 Louisville 5 44 47 6 97 19.4
117 Oklahoma 5 34 56 6 96 19.2
117 Boston College 5 26 63 6 95 19.0
117 Purdue 5 33 49 6 88 17.6
117 Kansas 5 28 53 6 87 17.4
117 Rice 6 54 25 6 85 14.2
129 Nebraska 6 51 57 5 113 18.8
129 Buffalo 5 27 57 5 89 17.8
129 Maryland 5 29 54 5 88 17.6
132 Temple 6 53 60 4 117 19.5
132 Virginia Tech 5 47 32 4 83 16.6
134 Oklahoma State 5 23 30 3 56 11.2
135 Wisconsin 5 28 28 1 57 11.4
135 Charlotte 5 22 30 1 53 10.6