2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/29/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 10 | 88 | 100 | 35 | 223 | 22.3 |
| 2 | Georgia | 9 | 94 | 95 | 28 | 217 | 24.1 |
| 3 | Baylor | 11 | 96 | 145 | 27 | 268 | 24.4 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 10 | 91 | 92 | 27 | 210 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 9 | 79 | 90 | 26 | 195 | 21.7 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 58 | 103 | 25 | 186 | 20.7 |
| 6 | California | 10 | 43 | 125 | 25 | 193 | 19.3 |
| 8 | Utah | 10 | 136 | 90 | 24 | 250 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Duke | 9 | 62 | 111 | 24 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 10 | 69 | 91 | 24 | 184 | 18.4 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 9 | 80 | 117 | 23 | 220 | 24.4 |
| 11 | Alabama | 10 | 59 | 128 | 23 | 210 | 21.0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 10 | 76 | 109 | 23 | 208 | 20.8 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 10 | 46 | 85 | 23 | 154 | 15.4 |
| 15 | Missouri | 9 | 97 | 79 | 22 | 198 | 22.0 |
| 15 | Arizona | 10 | 80 | 114 | 22 | 216 | 21.6 |
| 17 | Florida State | 10 | 107 | 97 | 21 | 225 | 22.5 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 9 | 78 | 70 | 21 | 169 | 18.8 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10 | 93 | 72 | 21 | 186 | 18.6 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 9 | 85 | 110 | 20 | 215 | 23.9 |
| 20 | USC | 9 | 72 | 119 | 20 | 211 | 23.4 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 10 | 94 | 116 | 20 | 230 | 23.0 |
| 20 | NC State | 9 | 70 | 97 | 20 | 187 | 20.8 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 10 | 58 | 90 | 20 | 168 | 16.8 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 112 | 113 | 19 | 244 | 24.4 |
| 25 | BYU | 10 | 103 | 96 | 19 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 25 | SMU | 10 | 71 | 112 | 19 | 202 | 20.2 |
| 25 | Auburn | 9 | 88 | 75 | 19 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 25 | LSU | 9 | 45 | 84 | 19 | 148 | 16.4 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 74 | 113 | 18 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 30 | Colorado | 10 | 71 | 75 | 18 | 164 | 16.4 |
| 32 | Clemson | 10 | 72 | 129 | 17 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 32 | Iowa State | 10 | 93 | 95 | 17 | 205 | 20.5 |
| 34 | Indiana | 9 | 101 | 95 | 16 | 212 | 23.6 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 8 | 85 | 81 | 16 | 182 | 22.8 |
| 34 | Oregon | 11 | 116 | 113 | 16 | 245 | 22.3 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 10 | 70 | 84 | 16 | 170 | 17.0 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | 8 | 75 | 89 | 15 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 38 | Washington | 10 | 89 | 111 | 15 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 38 | Washington State | 5 | 35 | 48 | 15 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 9 | 61 | 94 | 15 | 170 | 18.9 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 10 | 84 | 87 | 15 | 186 | 18.6 |
| 38 | Florida | 10 | 75 | 89 | 15 | 179 | 17.9 |
| 38 | Syracuse | 9 | 72 | 72 | 15 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 38 | Oregon State | 7 | 50 | 54 | 15 | 119 | 17.0 |
| 38 | Stanford | 9 | 51 | 83 | 15 | 149 | 16.6 |
| 47 | TCU | 11 | 88 | 142 | 14 | 244 | 22.2 |
| 47 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 77 | 106 | 14 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 47 | Boston College | 9 | 57 | 108 | 14 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 47 | Purdue | 9 | 57 | 88 | 14 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 51 | Rutgers | 9 | 85 | 93 | 13 | 191 | 21.2 |
| 51 | Michigan | 10 | 94 | 81 | 13 | 188 | 18.8 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 9 | 69 | 80 | 13 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 51 | UCF | 10 | 76 | 86 | 13 | 175 | 17.5 |
| 51 | Texas | 9 | 48 | 95 | 13 | 156 | 17.3 |
| 51 | Iowa | 10 | 86 | 67 | 13 | 166 | 16.6 |
| 51 | UCLA | 10 | 72 | 81 | 13 | 166 | 16.6 |
| 51 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 58 | 72 | 13 | 143 | 14.3 |
| 59 | Virginia | 10 | 91 | 104 | 12 | 207 | 20.7 |
| 59 | Louisville | 9 | 76 | 86 | 12 | 174 | 19.3 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 104 | 59 | 12 | 175 | 17.5 |
| 62 | Ohio State | 10 | 89 | 122 | 11 | 222 | 22.2 |
| 62 | Oklahoma | 9 | 46 | 90 | 11 | 147 | 16.3 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 10 | 105 | 114 | 10 | 229 | 22.9 |
| 64 | Kansas | 10 | 86 | 98 | 10 | 194 | 19.4 |
| 64 | Kansas State | 10 | 82 | 80 | 10 | 172 | 17.2 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 10 | 92 | 98 | 9 | 199 | 19.9 |
| 67 | Penn State | 9 | 86 | 68 | 9 | 163 | 18.1 |
| 67 | Maryland | 9 | 46 | 102 | 9 | 157 | 17.4 |
| 70 | Utah State | 2 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 71 | Connecticut | 3 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 71 | Arkansas State | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 71 | New Mexico | 2 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 71 | Hawaii | 2 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 71 | Ohio | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 71 | USF | 2 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | 10 | 66 | 53 | 6 | 125 | 12.5 |
| 79 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 79 | San Jose State | 2 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 79 | Tulane | 3 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 79 | Old Dominion | 2 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 79 | Missouri State | 2 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 2 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 2 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 85 | Bowling Green | 2 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 85 | Georgia State | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 85 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 85 | Temple | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 85 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 85 | Kent State | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 85 | Ball State | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 9.5 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 94 | Tulsa | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 94 | UNLV | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 94 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 94 | Southern Miss | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 94 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 94 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 94 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 103 | North Texas | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 103 | Delaware | 2 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 103 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 103 | Appalachian State | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 103 | James Madison | 2 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 103 | Toledo | 2 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 103 | Charlotte | 2 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 103 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 103 | Western Michigan | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 103 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 103 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 |
| 116 | Memphis | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 116 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 116 | UTSA | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 116 | Nevada | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 116 | Massachusetts | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 116 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 122 | Texas State | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 122 | Army | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 122 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 122 | Rice | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 122 | Troy | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 122 | Fresno State | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 122 | FIU | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 122 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 122 | San Diego State | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 122 | Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 122 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |