2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 4 | Arizona | 1 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 4 | Purdue | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 4 | Florida | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 4 | North Texas | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 4 | UTSA | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 14 | Baylor | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 14 | Rice | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 14 | FIU | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 14 | Texas State | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 14 | SMU | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 1 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 21 | Washington | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 21 | Ohio | 1 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 1 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 21 | Syracuse | 1 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 21 | LSU | 1 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 21 | Toledo | 1 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 1 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 21 | Oregon | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 21 | Charlotte | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 1 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 21 | Louisville | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 21 | NC State | 1 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 21 | Colorado State | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 21 | Georgia | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 21 | Wyoming | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 21 | UNLV | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Army | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 21 | UAB | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 21 | Missouri State | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 21 | Marshall | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Ball State | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Illinois | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | USF | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Hawaii | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 21 | Kent State | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 59 | Rutgers | 1 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 1 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 59 | Kansas | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 59 | Ohio State | 1 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 59 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 59 | Florida State | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 59 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 59 | Cincinnati | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 59 | East Carolina | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 59 | Navy | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 59 | West Virginia | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 59 | Connecticut | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 59 | Delaware | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 59 | Western Michigan | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 59 | Tulsa | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 59 | Memphis | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | TCU | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | Air Force | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 59 | James Madison | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 59 | Mississippi State | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 59 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 59 | Nevada | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 59 | Troy | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 59 | Michigan State | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 59 | Duke | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 59 | Liberty | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 59 | Maryland | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 59 | Arizona State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 59 | Massachusetts | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 59 | UCF | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 59 | South Alabama | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Houston | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 59 | Bowling Green | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 99 | Indiana | 1 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 99 | Virginia | 1 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 99 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 99 | BYU | 1 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 99 | Penn State | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 99 | Temple | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 99 | Utah State | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 99 | Akron | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 99 | Boston College | 1 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 99 | Missouri | 1 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 99 | Utah | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 99 | Oklahoma | 1 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 99 | Boise State | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 99 | California | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 99 | Iowa | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 99 | Appalachian State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 99 | Georgia State | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 99 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 99 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 99 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |