2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/29/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Air Force 11 159 67 15 241 21.9
2 Utah 11 154 101 26 281 25.5
3 Army 10 148 26 12 186 18.6
4 Navy 10 140 50 10 200 20.0
5 Jacksonville State 11 136 75 23 234 21.3
6 James Madison 11 135 97 19 251 22.8
7 Florida State 11 134 106 22 262 23.8
7 Missouri 11 134 104 23 261 23.7
9 Indiana 11 133 116 21 270 24.5
10 Texas State 11 128 110 13 251 22.8
11 Old Dominion 11 126 101 20 247 22.5
12 USF 11 124 118 28 270 24.5
12 Michigan 12 124 105 14 243 20.3
14 Georgia 11 123 121 30 274 24.9
14 Georgia Tech 11 123 119 21 263 23.9
14 Western Michigan 11 123 68 13 204 18.5
17 South Alabama 11 122 88 19 229 20.8
18 Texas Tech 11 118 127 11 256 23.3
18 Memphis 11 118 116 22 256 23.3
18 Arkansas 11 118 114 17 249 22.6
18 Rice 11 118 52 12 182 16.5
22 Louisiana Tech 11 117 81 25 223 20.3
23 Oregon 11 116 113 16 245 22.3
23 Ohio 11 116 97 16 229 20.8
25 Ole Miss 11 115 134 23 272 24.7
26 Virginia Tech 11 114 69 16 199 18.1
27 East Carolina 11 113 132 20 265 24.1
27 Auburn 11 113 95 20 228 20.7
29 UNLV 11 111 121 28 260 23.6
29 BYU 11 111 106 21 238 21.6
29 Liberty 11 111 96 16 223 20.3
32 North Texas 11 109 156 18 283 25.7
32 Notre Dame 12 109 137 26 272 22.7
34 Kennesaw State 11 108 112 19 239 21.7
35 Boise State 11 107 120 24 251 22.8
35 Mississippi State 11 107 107 28 242 22.0
35 San Diego State 11 107 67 11 185 16.8
38 Tulsa 11 106 108 26 240 21.8
39 Washington 11 105 121 15 241 21.9
39 Arizona State 11 105 99 27 231 21.0
41 Rutgers 11 104 124 18 246 22.4
41 Penn State 11 104 94 10 208 18.9
41 Northern Illinois 11 104 48 12 164 14.9
44 Central Michigan 11 103 62 16 181 16.5
45 Tennessee 11 102 140 29 271 24.6
46 Ohio State 11 101 137 12 250 22.7
46 Tulane 12 101 141 23 265 22.1
46 Marshall 11 101 117 16 234 21.3
46 Virginia 11 101 116 13 230 20.9
46 Iowa State 11 101 106 18 225 20.5
51 Vanderbilt 11 99 145 22 266 24.2
51 Northwestern 11 99 90 25 214 19.5
53 Texas A&M 11 98 131 21 250 22.7
53 West Virginia 11 98 78 23 199 18.1
55 USC 12 97 161 31 289 24.1
55 Cincinnati 11 97 110 10 217 19.7
57 Baylor 11 96 145 27 268 24.4
57 Miami (FL) 11 96 132 16 244 22.2
57 Houston 11 96 106 35 237 21.5
57 Iowa 11 96 79 13 188 17.1
61 Kansas 11 94 109 13 216 19.6
62 Eastern Michigan 11 93 110 23 226 20.5
62 Nebraska 11 93 109 15 217 19.7
64 UTSA 11 92 119 25 236 21.5
65 Louisiana 11 91 77 34 202 18.4
66 Arizona 11 90 117 25 232 21.1
66 Toledo 11 90 121 13 224 20.4
66 Wake Forest 11 90 99 14 203 18.5
66 Bowling Green 11 90 77 15 182 16.5
70 TCU 11 88 142 14 244 22.2
70 Southern Miss 11 88 116 32 236 21.5
70 Louisville 11 88 102 17 207 18.8
70 Miami (OH) 11 88 91 15 194 17.6
70 Colorado 12 88 97 23 208 17.3
75 Syracuse 11 87 95 19 201 18.3
75 Coastal Carolina 11 87 78 14 179 16.3
77 Georgia Southern 11 86 124 27 237 21.5
77 Illinois 11 86 116 26 228 20.7
77 New Mexico 11 86 106 23 215 19.5
77 UCLA 12 86 104 18 208 17.3
77 Kansas State 11 86 89 10 185 16.8
82 Delaware 11 85 139 30 254 23.1
82 FIU 11 85 113 20 218 19.8
82 Kentucky 11 85 106 21 212 19.3
82 Texas 12 85 123 15 223 18.6
82 Florida 11 85 97 17 199 18.1
82 UCF 11 85 98 15 198 18.0
88 Arkansas State 11 84 134 29 247 22.5
88 Connecticut 11 84 134 19 237 21.5
88 Utah State 11 84 115 29 228 20.7
88 Washington State 11 84 102 25 211 19.2
88 Fresno State 11 84 96 17 197 17.9
93 Wisconsin 12 83 78 8 169 14.1
94 UAB 11 82 139 19 240 21.8
94 Oregon State 11 82 114 25 221 20.1
94 South Carolina 11 82 94 19 195 17.7
97 Nevada 11 81 81 22 184 16.7
98 Duke 11 80 141 29 250 22.7
98 SMU 11 80 124 22 226 20.5
98 NC State 11 80 117 23 220 20.0
98 Louisiana-Monroe 11 80 89 19 188 17.1
102 Clemson 11 78 137 20 235 21.4
102 Western Kentucky 11 78 139 17 234 21.3
104 Akron 11 77 114 23 214 19.5
104 Michigan State 11 77 101 26 204 18.5
106 Boston College 11 76 128 20 224 20.4
106 Temple 11 76 102 13 191 17.4
108 Florida Atlantic 11 75 163 24 262 23.8
109 Buffalo 11 74 114 12 200 18.2
109 Oklahoma 11 74 111 14 199 18.1
111 Wyoming 11 73 92 22 187 17.0
112 Appalachian State 11 72 138 23 233 21.2
112 Stanford 12 72 115 22 209 17.4
114 Missouri State 11 71 123 27 221 20.1
114 UTEP 11 71 89 28 188 17.1
114 Sam Houston State 12 71 105 24 200 16.7
117 Georgia State 11 70 127 20 217 19.7
118 San Jose State 11 69 135 22 226 20.5
118 Oklahoma State 11 69 84 14 167 15.2
120 Alabama 11 68 148 23 239 21.7
120 Pittsburgh 11 68 123 34 225 20.5
122 Purdue 11 67 119 16 202 18.4
122 Ball State 11 67 66 23 156 14.2
124 Troy 11 66 113 13 192 17.5
124 North Carolina 11 66 96 21 183 16.6
126 Middle Tennessee State 11 64 137 20 221 20.1
126 Colorado State 11 64 105 24 193 17.5
128 New Mexico State 11 62 133 31 226 20.5
128 Kent State 11 62 80 15 157 14.3
130 Massachusetts 11 61 81 23 165 15.0
131 LSU 11 58 110 27 195 17.7
131 Minnesota 11 58 98 25 181 16.5
133 Hawaii 11 57 149 18 224 20.4
134 Maryland 11 56 128 16 200 18.2
135 Charlotte 11 53 91 14 158 14.4
136 California 11 47 137 26 210 19.1