2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/22/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Florida State 1 27 9 1 37 37.0
2 Missouri 2 37 25 1 63 31.5
3 Utah 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
3 Nebraska 1 9 22 0 31 31.0
5 Vanderbilt 2 25 32 4 61 30.5
6 Indiana 2 32 21 5 58 29.0
6 Alabama 1 9 20 0 29 29.0
8 Ole Miss 2 30 24 3 57 28.5
8 Georgia 2 29 26 2 57 28.5
10 Ohio State 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
11 Michigan 2 30 24 1 55 27.5
11 Rutgers 2 19 31 5 55 27.5
13 Texas Tech 1 13 13 1 27 27.0
13 Minnesota 1 12 13 2 27 27.0
15 Duke 2 18 30 5 53 26.5
16 USC 3 25 42 11 78 26.0
16 Oklahoma 2 28 21 3 52 26.0
16 Washington 1 16 10 0 26 26.0
19 North Texas 9 88 130 14 232 25.8
20 USF 8 100 87 18 205 25.6
21 Oregon State 4 32 60 10 102 25.5
21 Tennessee 2 22 23 6 51 25.5
23 South Carolina 1 12 10 3 25 25.0
24 East Carolina 8 84 96 15 195 24.4
25 James Madison 8 99 79 16 194 24.3
25 Delaware 8 65 102 27 194 24.3
27 Florida Atlantic 9 62 137 19 218 24.2
28 UNLV 9 91 102 23 216 24.0
28 Oklahoma State 1 11 12 1 24 24.0
28 Virginia Tech 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
28 SMU 1 9 12 3 24 24.0
32 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
33 Memphis 9 95 99 18 212 23.6
34 Mississippi State 2 28 17 2 47 23.5
34 Miami (FL) 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
34 LSU 2 13 26 8 47 23.5
37 Kennesaw State 8 83 91 12 186 23.3
38 Marshall 9 95 99 15 209 23.2
39 Auburn 2 25 20 1 46 23.0
39 Virginia 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
39 UCF 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
42 Texas State 9 98 93 13 204 22.7
43 UAB 9 68 116 19 203 22.6
43 Old Dominion 8 93 77 11 181 22.6
43 Arkansas State 8 57 103 21 181 22.6
46 Louisiana Tech 8 90 72 18 180 22.5
46 Northwestern 2 21 20 4 45 22.5
46 Boston College 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
46 Penn State 2 18 26 1 45 22.5
50 Boise State 10 96 105 22 223 22.3
50 UTSA 9 78 99 24 201 22.3
50 Texas 3 37 28 2 67 22.3
50 Arkansas 3 33 33 1 67 22.3
54 Western Kentucky 9 64 124 11 199 22.1
54 Tulsa 8 70 86 21 177 22.1
54 Tulane 8 63 98 16 177 22.1
57 Southern Miss 9 72 100 26 198 22.0
57 Wisconsin 2 17 25 2 44 22.0
57 Colorado 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
57 Stanford 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
57 Iowa 1 10 12 0 22 22.0
57 Kansas 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
63 Air Force 10 140 64 15 219 21.9
64 Toledo 8 73 91 10 174 21.8
64 Georgia State 8 52 106 16 174 21.8
66 Connecticut 8 61 98 13 172 21.5
66 Purdue 2 10 31 2 43 21.5
66 Maryland 2 10 26 7 43 21.5
69 Jacksonville State 9 115 60 17 192 21.3
69 Appalachian State 9 58 114 20 192 21.3
69 Missouri State 8 53 99 18 170 21.3
72 San Jose State 8 55 101 13 169 21.1
72 Hawaii 8 41 116 12 169 21.1
74 Kentucky 2 24 12 6 42 21.0
74 Syracuse 2 15 23 4 42 21.0
74 Notre Dame 2 15 21 6 42 21.0
74 UCLA 2 14 23 5 42 21.0
74 Arizona State 1 14 7 0 21 21.0
79 Utah State 8 64 86 17 167 20.9
80 South Alabama 9 105 69 13 187 20.8
80 Middle Tennessee State 9 54 114 19 187 20.8
82 Ohio 7 76 61 8 145 20.7
83 Western Michigan 8 103 50 11 164 20.5
83 Wake Forest 2 21 19 1 41 20.5
85 Eastern Michigan 9 78 87 19 184 20.4
86 Akron 10 70 112 19 201 20.1
86 Louisiana 9 80 71 30 181 20.1
88 FIU 9 69 94 17 180 20.0
88 Georgia Southern 9 65 95 20 180 20.0
88 Florida 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
88 Illinois 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
88 Iowa State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
88 BYU 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
88 Michigan State 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
95 Liberty 10 99 86 14 199 19.9
95 Navy 9 127 46 6 179 19.9
97 New Mexico State 9 52 104 22 178 19.8
98 New Mexico 8 62 79 15 156 19.5
98 Pittsburgh 2 10 20 9 39 19.5
100 Buffalo 9 62 99 12 173 19.2
101 Fresno State 8 61 75 17 153 19.1
102 Georgia Tech 1 11 6 2 19 19.0
103 Army 8 120 19 11 150 18.8
103 Miami (OH) 8 69 71 10 150 18.8
103 Washington State 6 49 54 10 113 18.8
106 Sam Houston State 9 56 88 22 166 18.4
106 Temple 8 53 85 9 147 18.4
108 Central Michigan 8 87 46 12 145 18.1
109 Cincinnati 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
110 Coastal Carolina 8 79 54 10 143 17.9
111 San Diego State 8 84 47 9 140 17.5
112 UTEP 9 65 72 20 157 17.4
112 Colorado State 8 47 72 20 139 17.4
114 Troy 9 50 91 13 154 17.1
115 Rice 9 98 44 11 153 17.0
115 Wyoming 8 54 69 13 136 17.0
115 Clemson 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
115 California 1 4 12 1 17 17.0
119 Louisiana-Monroe 8 56 62 14 132 16.5
119 Massachusetts 8 48 62 22 132 16.5
119 Louisville 2 12 16 5 33 16.5
119 NC State 2 10 20 3 33 16.5
123 Nevada 9 65 66 17 148 16.4
124 Bowling Green 8 62 56 10 128 16.0
124 Arizona 1 10 3 3 16 16.0
126 Charlotte 8 44 67 12 123 15.4
126 Kent State 7 41 59 8 108 15.4
128 Ball State 8 52 53 17 122 15.3
129 North Carolina 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
130 Northern Illinois 8 74 33 9 116 14.5
131 Houston 1 8 6 0 14 14.0
132 West Virginia 1 5 6 2 13 13.0
132 Kansas State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0