2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Georgia Southern 1 9 12 5 26 26.0
2 Utah 11 148 103 25 276 25.1
3 North Texas 1 10 13 2 25 25.0
4 Baylor 11 96 145 27 268 24.4
5 Georgia Tech 11 118 125 22 265 24.1
6 New Mexico State 1 7 14 3 24 24.0
7 Tennessee 10 90 125 23 238 23.8
8 Ole Miss 11 98 137 26 261 23.7
9 Georgia 11 111 113 32 256 23.3
10 Houston 11 98 115 42 255 23.2
11 Notre Dame 10 94 116 20 230 23.0
11 USC 10 77 130 23 230 23.0
11 Florida Atlantic 1 7 13 3 23 23.0
14 Arkansas 8 85 81 16 182 22.8
15 Vanderbilt 10 79 126 21 226 22.6
16 Florida State 10 107 97 21 225 22.5
17 Indiana 13 135 133 21 289 22.2
17 Texas A&M 9 83 100 17 200 22.2
19 TCU 12 94 156 14 264 22.0
19 Arizona 11 91 127 24 242 22.0
19 Tulsa 2 25 16 3 44 22.0
19 Navy 1 15 5 2 22 22.0
23 Duke 11 81 131 28 240 21.8
24 Connecticut 3 23 36 6 65 21.7
24 Hawaii 3 16 41 8 65 21.7
26 Oregon 13 122 139 20 281 21.6
27 Texas Tech 12 120 127 11 258 21.5
27 BYU 12 119 117 22 258 21.5
27 Washington 10 89 111 15 215 21.5
27 Mississippi State 10 87 99 29 215 21.5
27 Memphis 2 25 15 3 43 21.5
27 Arkansas State 2 22 15 6 43 21.5
27 San Jose State 2 7 31 5 43 21.5
34 Ohio State 12 95 148 14 257 21.4
34 Illinois 11 90 119 26 235 21.4
36 Clemson 11 79 136 19 234 21.3
37 Rutgers 9 85 93 13 191 21.2
38 Arizona State 11 100 104 28 232 21.1
38 Missouri 10 102 86 23 211 21.1
40 Texas State 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
40 Eastern Michigan 1 8 12 1 21 21.0
42 Miami (FL) 13 108 144 18 270 20.8
42 Virginia 12 107 126 17 250 20.8
42 NC State 9 70 97 20 187 20.8
42 Tulane 4 34 44 5 83 20.8
46 Pittsburgh 9 58 103 25 186 20.7
47 Iowa State 10 93 95 17 205 20.5
48 Auburn 9 88 75 19 182 20.2
49 SMU 11 76 124 20 220 20.0
49 New Mexico 3 28 24 8 60 20.0
49 Army 1 17 3 0 20 20.0
49 UNLV 1 9 8 3 20 20.0
49 South Alabama 1 6 11 3 20 20.0
54 Cincinnati 10 92 98 9 199 19.9
54 Boston College 9 57 108 14 179 19.9
56 Washington State 5 35 48 15 98 19.6
57 Old Dominion 2 15 19 5 39 19.5
58 Kansas 10 86 98 10 194 19.4
59 California 10 43 125 25 193 19.3
59 Louisville 9 76 86 12 174 19.3
61 Ohio 3 24 27 6 57 19.0
61 Delaware 2 14 22 2 38 19.0
63 Kentucky 9 61 94 15 170 18.9
64 Alabama 13 63 154 27 244 18.8
64 Michigan 11 104 89 14 207 18.8
64 Northwestern 9 78 70 21 169 18.8
67 James Madison 3 33 17 6 56 18.7
68 West Virginia 10 93 72 21 186 18.6
69 Nebraska 11 95 93 15 203 18.5
69 Wake Forest 10 79 91 15 185 18.5
69 Colorado State 2 15 18 4 37 18.5
72 Michigan State 10 69 91 24 184 18.4
73 Penn State 10 96 78 9 183 18.3
74 Texas 10 60 104 16 180 18.0
74 Jacksonville State 1 11 5 2 18 18.0
74 Southern Miss 1 9 6 3 18 18.0
74 Appalachian State 1 7 9 2 18 18.0
74 UAB 1 1 17 0 18 18.0
79 Florida 10 75 89 15 179 17.9
80 Syracuse 9 72 72 15 159 17.7
80 Purdue 9 57 88 14 159 17.7
80 East Carolina 3 17 30 6 53 17.7
83 Virginia Tech 10 104 59 12 175 17.5
83 UCF 10 76 86 13 175 17.5
83 Wyoming 2 17 12 6 35 17.5
83 Bowling Green 2 14 17 4 35 17.5
83 USF 2 9 20 6 35 17.5
88 Maryland 9 46 102 9 157 17.4
89 Toledo 3 16 33 3 52 17.3
89 Utah State 3 12 29 11 52 17.3
91 Kansas State 10 82 80 10 172 17.2
92 South Carolina 10 70 84 16 170 17.0
92 Oregon State 7 50 54 15 119 17.0
92 UTSA 1 8 8 1 17 17.0
95 Iowa 11 93 77 15 185 16.8
95 North Carolina 10 58 90 20 168 16.8
97 UCLA 10 72 81 13 166 16.6
97 Stanford 9 51 83 15 149 16.6
99 Oklahoma 10 50 102 13 165 16.5
99 LSU 10 50 95 20 165 16.5
101 Colorado 10 71 75 18 164 16.4
102 Rice 1 12 4 0 16 16.0
102 Troy 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
102 Boise State 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
105 Minnesota 10 46 85 23 154 15.4
106 Missouri State 2 9 16 5 30 15.0
107 Oklahoma State 10 58 72 13 143 14.3
108 Fresno State 2 14 14 0 28 14.0
108 Kennesaw State 2 14 11 3 28 14.0
108 Georgia State 2 11 13 4 28 14.0
108 Charlotte 2 6 20 2 28 14.0
108 FIU 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
108 Middle Tennessee State 1 6 8 0 14 14.0
108 Western Kentucky 1 3 7 4 14 14.0
115 Northern Illinois 2 13 12 2 27 13.5
115 Louisiana-Monroe 2 10 14 3 27 13.5
117 Temple 2 11 11 4 26 13.0
117 Coastal Carolina 2 7 17 2 26 13.0
117 Akron 1 7 2 4 13 13.0
117 Nevada 1 6 6 1 13 13.0
117 UTEP 1 3 7 3 13 13.0
122 Wisconsin 10 66 53 6 125 12.5
122 San Diego State 2 11 14 0 25 12.5
124 Central Michigan 3 13 20 3 36 12.0
125 Louisiana Tech 2 13 5 5 23 11.5
126 Western Michigan 2 7 13 2 22 11.0
127 Miami (OH) 2 7 12 2 21 10.5
128 Kent State 3 9 16 4 29 9.7
129 Ball State 2 9 6 4 19 9.5
130 Massachusetts 2 6 10 1 17 8.5
131 Buffalo 1 4 4 0 8 8.0
132 Sam Houston State 2 5 8 2 15 7.5
133 Marshall 1 3 4 0 7 7.0
134 Louisiana 1 3 0 1 4 4.0