2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/13/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Utah 2 38 20 3 61 30.5
2 Missouri 2 34 25 1 60 30.0
3 Appalachian State 2 20 34 5 59 29.5
4 Indiana 2 32 21 5 58 29.0
4 Arkansas 2 28 27 3 58 29.0
4 TCU 1 12 16 1 29 29.0
7 Texas Tech 2 24 31 2 57 28.5
8 Georgia 2 23 26 6 55 27.5
8 Rutgers 2 19 31 5 55 27.5
8 Baylor 2 15 33 7 55 27.5
11 Nebraska 2 19 35 0 54 27.0
12 Ole Miss 3 37 34 8 79 26.3
13 Washington 1 16 10 0 26 26.0
14 USC 3 29 40 8 77 25.7
15 Oklahoma 2 22 25 4 51 25.5
16 North Texas 2 19 25 6 50 25.0
16 Boise State 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
18 UAB 2 14 30 5 49 24.5
18 Connecticut 2 13 31 5 49 24.5
20 Delaware 2 21 21 6 48 24.0
20 Syracuse 2 15 31 2 48 24.0
20 Duke 2 11 31 6 48 24.0
23 Auburn 3 46 23 2 71 23.7
23 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
25 SMU 2 21 20 6 47 23.5
25 Miami (FL) 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
25 Virginia 2 18 27 2 47 23.5
25 Tulsa 2 17 25 5 47 23.5
25 East Carolina 2 16 29 2 47 23.5
25 Florida Atlantic 2 14 28 5 47 23.5
31 Alabama 3 17 47 5 69 23.0
31 Minnesota 2 18 23 5 46 23.0
31 Purdue 2 9 31 6 46 23.0
31 Air Force 1 16 7 0 23 23.0
31 UCF 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
36 Texas State 3 41 23 4 68 22.7
36 Tulane 3 31 34 3 68 22.7
38 Navy 2 35 9 1 45 22.5
38 Georgia Tech 2 26 17 2 45 22.5
38 Oregon 2 22 20 3 45 22.5
38 Vanderbilt 2 20 20 5 45 22.5
38 Penn State 2 18 26 1 45 22.5
38 Tennessee 2 18 24 3 45 22.5
38 Illinois 2 18 20 7 45 22.5
45 Michigan 3 34 29 4 67 22.3
45 NC State 3 27 35 5 67 22.3
47 Oregon State 3 19 41 6 66 22.0
47 Arizona State 2 28 14 2 44 22.0
47 Eastern Michigan 2 17 23 4 44 22.0
47 Boston College 2 9 33 2 44 22.0
47 Western Kentucky 2 8 32 4 44 22.0
52 Hawaii 3 16 41 8 65 21.7
53 Memphis 2 23 17 3 43 21.5
53 Arkansas State 2 22 15 6 43 21.5
53 South Alabama 2 19 18 6 43 21.5
53 Florida 2 18 20 5 43 21.5
53 New Mexico 2 16 21 6 43 21.5
53 Maryland 2 10 26 7 43 21.5
59 Georgia Southern 3 25 32 6 63 21.0
59 UTSA 2 20 19 3 42 21.0
61 LSU 3 15 36 11 62 20.7
62 West Virginia 2 19 16 6 41 20.5
62 Mississippi State 2 18 22 1 41 20.5
62 Notre Dame 2 16 21 4 41 20.5
62 Michigan State 2 16 19 6 41 20.5
66 Kentucky 3 34 17 9 60 20.0
66 Louisiana Tech 2 25 9 6 40 20.0
66 UNLV 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
66 Army 1 17 3 0 20 20.0
66 Florida State 1 13 4 3 20 20.0
71 Virginia Tech 3 28 23 8 59 19.7
72 Ohio State 2 16 20 3 39 19.5
72 Old Dominion 2 15 19 5 39 19.5
74 Jacksonville State 3 39 16 3 58 19.3
74 Wisconsin 3 24 32 2 58 19.3
74 Utah State 3 19 32 7 58 19.3
77 Texas 3 34 21 2 57 19.0
77 Fresno State 3 30 26 1 57 19.0
77 Ohio 3 24 27 6 57 19.0
77 Iowa 2 18 17 3 38 19.0
77 Bowling Green 2 14 19 5 38 19.0
77 Toledo 2 13 22 3 38 19.0
77 James Madison 1 12 5 2 19 19.0
84 UCLA 3 20 31 5 56 18.7
85 Arizona 2 21 11 5 37 18.5
85 Liberty 2 17 18 2 37 18.5
85 Middle Tennessee State 2 14 20 3 37 18.5
85 Pittsburgh 2 9 21 7 37 18.5
89 Colorado 3 23 25 7 55 18.3
90 South Carolina 2 14 21 1 36 18.0
90 Southern Miss 2 13 18 5 36 18.0
90 Washington State 2 11 23 2 36 18.0
90 Charlotte 2 7 23 6 36 18.0
90 BYU 1 9 7 2 18 18.0
95 Iowa State 3 25 25 3 53 17.7
95 Sam Houston State 3 20 23 10 53 17.7
97 Houston 2 18 15 2 35 17.5
97 California 2 12 20 3 35 17.5
97 Kansas 2 10 21 4 35 17.5
97 San Jose State 2 8 24 3 35 17.5
101 Rice 2 26 7 1 34 17.0
101 Northwestern 2 18 14 2 34 17.0
101 Wyoming 2 18 13 3 34 17.0
101 Cincinnati 2 17 15 2 34 17.0
101 Colorado State 1 5 10 2 17 17.0
106 USF 3 16 25 9 50 16.7
107 Stanford 3 25 18 5 48 16.0
107 Missouri State 3 14 29 5 48 16.0
107 Wake Forest 2 11 18 3 32 16.0
107 UTEP 2 10 16 6 32 16.0
111 Akron 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
111 Clemson 3 15 28 4 47 15.7
113 FIU 2 13 16 2 31 15.5
113 Buffalo 2 10 20 1 31 15.5
113 Temple 2 10 20 1 31 15.5
113 Coastal Carolina 2 9 19 3 31 15.5
113 New Mexico State 2 5 22 4 31 15.5
118 Kent State 2 13 15 2 30 15.0
119 Nevada 2 15 12 2 29 14.5
119 Georgia State 2 12 15 2 29 14.5
121 Kennesaw State 2 14 11 3 28 14.0
121 Troy 2 12 13 3 28 14.0
123 Central Michigan 3 22 16 3 41 13.7
124 Western Michigan 3 21 16 3 40 13.3
125 Massachusetts 2 8 15 3 26 13.0
125 Northern Illinois 1 7 6 0 13 13.0
127 North Carolina 2 11 13 1 25 12.5
128 Louisville 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
129 Kansas State 3 11 23 0 34 11.3
130 Miami (OH) 2 7 12 2 21 10.5
131 Louisiana 2 12 3 5 20 10.0
131 San Diego State 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
133 Marshall 2 10 8 1 19 9.5
133 Ball State 2 9 6 4 19 9.5
135 Oklahoma State 1 6 3 0 9 9.0
135 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 5 1 9 9.0