2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026

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 Ole Miss 3 39 42 6 87 29.0
6 Indiana 2 32 21 5 58 29.0
6 Alabama 1 9 20 0 29 29.0
9 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
14 Duke 2 18 30 5 53 26.5
15 USC 3 25 42 11 78 26.0
15 Oklahoma 2 28 21 3 52 26.0
17 North Texas 12 121 170 20 311 25.9
18 Oregon State 4 32 60 10 102 25.5
18 Tennessee 2 22 23 6 51 25.5
20 USF 10 123 107 24 254 25.4
21 South Carolina 1 12 10 3 25 25.0
22 East Carolina 9 101 106 16 223 24.8
23 Oklahoma State 1 11 12 1 24 24.0
23 Virginia Tech 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
23 SMU 1 9 12 3 24 24.0
26 Florida Atlantic 10 68 150 21 239 23.9
27 James Madison 10 126 94 17 237 23.7
27 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
29 Mississippi State 2 28 17 2 47 23.5
29 Miami (FL) 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
29 LSU 2 13 26 8 47 23.5
32 UNLV 12 118 135 27 280 23.3
33 Delaware 10 79 125 28 232 23.2
34 Texas State 11 126 111 17 254 23.1
35 Memphis 10 102 107 21 230 23.0
35 Auburn 2 25 20 1 46 23.0
35 Virginia 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
35 UCF 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
39 Kennesaw State 11 112 118 22 252 22.9
39 Old Dominion 10 123 89 17 229 22.9
41 Boise State 12 115 132 27 274 22.8
42 Marshall 10 98 113 16 227 22.7
43 Boston College 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
43 Penn State 2 18 26 1 45 22.5
43 California 2 13 29 3 45 22.5
46 Tulane 10 83 121 20 224 22.4
47 Texas 3 37 28 2 67 22.3
47 Arkansas 3 33 33 1 67 22.3
49 UTSA 11 93 125 26 244 22.2
49 UAB 10 81 122 19 222 22.2
51 Arkansas State 10 66 128 26 220 22.0
51 Wisconsin 2 17 25 2 44 22.0
51 Colorado 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
51 Iowa 1 10 12 0 22 22.0
51 Kansas 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
51 Oregon 1 6 14 2 22 22.0
57 Air Force 11 159 67 15 241 21.9
58 Tulsa 9 81 92 23 196 21.8
59 Southern Miss 11 84 124 31 239 21.7
60 Western Kentucky 11 83 142 13 238 21.6
61 Appalachian State 11 73 140 23 236 21.5
61 Washington 2 24 19 0 43 21.5
61 Minnesota 2 19 19 5 43 21.5
61 Purdue 2 10 31 2 43 21.5
61 Maryland 2 10 26 7 43 21.5
66 Missouri State 10 71 118 25 214 21.4
67 Toledo 9 84 97 11 192 21.3
68 Georgia Southern 11 88 121 24 233 21.2
68 Louisiana Tech 10 111 79 22 212 21.2
68 Ohio 9 103 76 12 191 21.2
71 Utah State 9 74 94 21 189 21.0
71 Georgia State 9 60 113 16 189 21.0
71 Northwestern 3 26 31 6 63 21.0
71 Pittsburgh 3 18 36 9 63 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
80 South Alabama 10 116 77 16 209 20.9
81 Jacksonville State 12 144 84 22 250 20.8
82 Middle Tennessee State 10 58 129 20 207 20.7
82 Connecticut 9 70 103 13 186 20.7
84 FIU 11 84 116 26 226 20.5
84 Eastern Michigan 10 85 98 22 205 20.5
84 Wake Forest 2 21 19 1 41 20.5
87 Washington State 7 60 71 12 143 20.4
88 Liberty 11 111 96 16 223 20.3
88 San Jose State 9 62 104 17 183 20.3
88 Hawaii 9 47 124 12 183 20.3
91 New Mexico State 10 55 119 28 202 20.2
92 Akron 10 70 112 19 201 20.1
93 Stanford 3 21 32 7 60 20.0
93 Florida 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
93 Illinois 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
93 Iowa State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
93 BYU 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
93 Michigan State 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
99 Western Michigan 11 135 66 17 218 19.8
99 Louisiana 11 94 89 35 218 19.8
101 Navy 11 152 55 10 217 19.7
102 Buffalo 10 70 110 12 192 19.2
103 New Mexico 9 70 85 17 172 19.1
104 Georgia Tech 1 11 6 2 19 19.0
105 Fresno State 10 79 90 18 187 18.7
105 Louisville 3 24 24 8 56 18.7
107 Miami (OH) 11 90 94 19 203 18.5
107 San Diego State 10 109 62 14 185 18.5
107 Sam Houston State 10 66 97 22 185 18.5
110 Temple 9 65 91 9 165 18.3
111 Army 11 153 33 14 200 18.2
112 Louisiana-Monroe 9 70 75 16 161 17.9
113 Central Michigan 9 94 52 14 160 17.8
114 UTEP 10 68 82 25 175 17.5
115 Colorado State 9 49 87 20 156 17.3
116 Coastal Carolina 10 83 73 16 172 17.2
117 Nevada 10 75 75 21 171 17.1
118 Clemson 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
119 Troy 12 65 122 16 203 16.9
119 Wyoming 9 57 79 16 152 16.9
121 Massachusetts 9 55 71 22 148 16.4
122 Bowling Green 9 76 60 11 147 16.3
122 NC State 3 14 29 6 49 16.3
124 Rice 11 112 52 14 178 16.2
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 Cincinnati 2 12 16 2 30 15.0
129 North Carolina 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
131 Charlotte 9 47 71 12 130 14.4
132 Houston 1 8 6 0 14 14.0
133 West Virginia 1 5 6 2 13 13.0
133 Kansas State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0