2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/17/2025

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
18 North Texas 11 107 158 18 283 25.7
19 Oregon State 4 32 60 10 102 25.5
19 Tennessee 2 22 23 6 51 25.5
21 USF 10 123 107 24 254 25.4
22 South Carolina 1 12 10 3 25 25.0
23 East Carolina 9 101 106 16 223 24.8
24 Oklahoma State 1 11 12 1 24 24.0
24 Virginia Tech 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
24 SMU 1 9 12 3 24 24.0
27 Florida Atlantic 10 68 150 21 239 23.9
28 UNLV 11 111 126 25 262 23.8
29 James Madison 10 126 94 17 237 23.7
29 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
31 Mississippi State 2 28 17 2 47 23.5
31 Miami (FL) 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
31 LSU 2 13 26 8 47 23.5
34 Kennesaw State 10 102 112 20 234 23.4
35 Delaware 10 79 125 28 232 23.2
36 Texas State 10 115 102 13 230 23.0
36 Memphis 10 102 107 21 230 23.0
36 Auburn 2 25 20 1 46 23.0
36 Virginia 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
36 UCF 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
41 Old Dominion 10 123 89 17 229 22.9
42 Boise State 12 115 132 27 274 22.8
43 Marshall 10 98 113 16 227 22.7
43 Arkansas State 9 62 119 23 204 22.7
45 Northwestern 2 21 20 4 45 22.5
45 Boston College 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
45 Penn State 2 18 26 1 45 22.5
48 Tulane 10 83 121 20 224 22.4
49 Texas 3 37 28 2 67 22.3
49 Arkansas 3 33 33 1 67 22.3
51 UAB 10 81 122 19 222 22.2
51 Louisiana Tech 9 104 76 20 200 22.2
53 Western Kentucky 10 75 132 13 220 22.0
53 Wisconsin 2 17 25 2 44 22.0
53 Colorado 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
53 Iowa 1 10 12 0 22 22.0
53 Kansas 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
58 Air Force 11 159 67 15 241 21.9
58 UTSA 10 84 111 24 219 21.9
60 Southern Miss 10 79 110 29 218 21.8
60 Tulsa 9 81 92 23 196 21.8
62 Appalachian State 10 65 129 21 215 21.5
62 Ohio 8 92 70 10 172 21.5
62 Connecticut 8 61 98 13 172 21.5
62 Washington 2 24 19 0 43 21.5
62 Purdue 2 10 31 2 43 21.5
62 Maryland 2 10 26 7 43 21.5
68 Toledo 9 84 97 11 192 21.3
69 Missouri State 9 62 107 22 191 21.2
70 Georgia Southern 10 77 112 22 211 21.1
71 Utah State 9 74 94 21 189 21.0
71 Georgia State 9 59 114 16 189 21.0
71 Kentucky 2 24 12 6 42 21.0
71 Syracuse 2 15 23 4 42 21.0
71 Notre Dame 2 15 21 6 42 21.0
71 UCLA 2 14 23 5 42 21.0
71 Arizona State 1 14 7 0 21 21.0
78 South Alabama 10 116 77 16 209 20.9
79 Jacksonville State 12 144 84 22 250 20.8
80 Middle Tennessee State 10 58 129 20 207 20.7
81 Eastern Michigan 10 85 98 22 205 20.5
81 Wake Forest 2 21 19 1 41 20.5
83 FIU 10 79 105 20 204 20.4
84 Liberty 11 111 96 16 223 20.3
84 San Jose State 9 62 104 17 183 20.3
84 Hawaii 9 47 124 12 183 20.3
87 New Mexico State 10 55 119 28 202 20.2
88 Akron 10 70 112 19 201 20.1
89 Western Michigan 10 125 61 14 200 20.0
89 Stanford 3 21 32 7 60 20.0
89 Florida 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
89 Illinois 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
89 Iowa State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
89 BYU 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
89 Michigan State 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
96 Louisiana 11 94 89 35 218 19.8
97 Navy 11 152 55 10 217 19.7
98 Pittsburgh 2 10 20 9 39 19.5
99 Buffalo 10 70 110 12 192 19.2
100 Miami (OH) 10 85 90 16 191 19.1
100 New Mexico 9 70 85 17 172 19.1
102 Georgia Tech 1 11 6 2 19 19.0
103 Fresno State 9 70 82 17 169 18.8
103 Washington State 6 49 54 10 113 18.8
105 Sam Houston State 10 66 97 22 185 18.5
106 Temple 9 65 91 9 165 18.3
107 Cincinnati 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
108 Louisiana-Monroe 9 70 75 16 161 17.9
109 San Diego State 9 96 53 11 160 17.8
109 Central Michigan 9 94 52 14 160 17.8
111 Army 10 137 27 13 177 17.7
112 UTEP 10 68 82 25 175 17.5
113 Colorado State 9 49 87 20 156 17.3
114 Nevada 10 75 75 21 171 17.1
115 Coastal Carolina 9 80 61 12 153 17.0
115 Clemson 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
115 California 1 4 12 1 17 17.0
118 Troy 12 65 122 16 203 16.9
118 Wyoming 9 56 80 16 152 16.9
120 Rice 10 106 48 12 166 16.6
121 Louisville 2 12 16 5 33 16.5
121 NC State 2 10 20 3 33 16.5
123 Massachusetts 9 55 71 22 148 16.4
124 Bowling Green 9 76 60 11 147 16.3
125 Kent State 8 53 64 11 128 16.0
125 Arizona 1 10 3 3 16 16.0
127 Ball State 9 57 62 19 138 15.3
128 Northern Illinois 9 91 36 10 137 15.2
129 North Carolina 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
130 Charlotte 9 47 71 12 130 14.4
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