2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 09/13/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 2 | 20 | 34 | 5 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 7 | Georgia | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 2 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 2 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 14 | UCLA | 1 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 14 | Duke | 1 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 14 | North Texas | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 14 | LSU | 1 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 14 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Stanford | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 14 | Ball State | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 9.5 |
| 24 | Baylor | 1 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 24 | Utah | 2 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 24 | NC State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 24 | SMU | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 24 | Florida | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 24 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 24 | USC | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 24 | Memphis | 2 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 24 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 24 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Texas State | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 24 | Iowa | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 24 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 3 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 24 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 45 | Boise State | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 45 | Syracuse | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 2 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 45 | Boston College | 2 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 45 | Oregon | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Hawaii | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 2 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 45 | James Madison | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 45 | Liberty | 2 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 45 | Notre Dame | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 45 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 45 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 45 | Colorado State | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 45 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 45 | Ohio | 2 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 45 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 45 | Colorado | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 45 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 45 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 73 | TCU | 1 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 73 | Auburn | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Navy | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Mississippi State | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 73 | Virginia | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 73 | Tennessee | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 73 | Ole Miss | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 73 | UNLV | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 73 | Wyoming | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 73 | Delaware | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 73 | Rice | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 73 | UTSA | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Clemson | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Washington State | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | California | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Buffalo | 2 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 73 | Nevada | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 73 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 73 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 73 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 97 | Temple | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 97 | Air Force | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 97 | Tulane | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 97 | Nebraska | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 97 | Army | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 97 | Texas | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 97 | South Carolina | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 97 | Troy | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 97 | Missouri State | 2 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 97 | Fresno State | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 97 | Houston | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 97 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 97 | FIU | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 97 | Kansas State | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 97 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 97 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 97 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 97 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |