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