2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/04/2025

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 Tennessee 1 12 12 5 29 29.0
6 Alabama 1 9 20 0 29 29.0
9 Ole Miss 2 30 24 3 57 28.5
9 Oregon State 2 16 35 6 57 28.5
11 Ohio State 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
12 Michigan 2 30 24 1 55 27.5
12 Old Dominion 2 29 23 3 55 27.5
12 USC 2 21 29 5 55 27.5
12 Rutgers 2 19 31 5 55 27.5
16 Georgia 1 14 12 1 27 27.0
16 Texas Tech 1 13 13 1 27 27.0
16 Minnesota 1 12 13 2 27 27.0
16 Duke 1 6 17 4 27 27.0
16 LSU 1 6 15 6 27 27.0
21 Delaware 3 33 35 12 80 26.7
22 New Mexico 2 14 31 8 53 26.5
23 Oklahoma 2 28 21 3 52 26.0
23 East Carolina 2 22 27 3 52 26.0
23 Washington 1 16 10 0 26 26.0
26 USF 2 30 15 6 51 25.5
27 Boise State 4 36 48 12 96 24.0
27 James Madison 3 43 23 6 72 24.0
27 Southern Miss 3 24 38 10 72 24.0
27 Oklahoma State 1 11 12 1 24 24.0
27 Virginia Tech 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
27 SMU 1 9 12 3 24 24.0
27 Syracuse 1 6 18 0 24 24.0
34 Memphis 4 52 36 7 95 23.8
35 North Texas 3 32 33 6 71 23.7
35 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
37 Mississippi State 2 28 17 2 47 23.5
37 Kennesaw State 2 21 25 1 47 23.5
37 Miami (FL) 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
40 Texas State 3 41 24 5 70 23.3
40 Hawaii 3 16 48 6 70 23.3
42 Auburn 2 25 20 1 46 23.0
42 Tulane 2 20 23 3 46 23.0
42 Virginia 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
42 UCF 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
46 Appalachian State 3 24 37 7 68 22.7
47 Northwestern 2 21 20 4 45 22.5
47 Penn State 2 18 26 1 45 22.5
49 Texas 3 37 28 2 67 22.3
49 Arkansas 3 33 33 1 67 22.3
49 Louisiana 3 28 27 12 67 22.3
52 Marshall 3 33 29 4 66 22.0
52 Wisconsin 2 17 25 2 44 22.0
52 Colorado 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
52 Stanford 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
52 Iowa 1 10 12 0 22 22.0
52 Kansas 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
52 Pittsburgh 1 5 13 4 22 22.0
59 Air Force 4 46 35 6 87 21.8
59 Eastern Michigan 4 39 38 10 87 21.8
61 Toledo 3 32 30 3 65 21.7
61 UNLV 3 30 31 4 65 21.7
61 UAB 3 18 42 5 65 21.7
64 San Diego State 2 22 18 3 43 21.5
64 San Jose State 2 15 27 1 43 21.5
64 Purdue 2 10 31 2 43 21.5
64 Maryland 2 10 26 7 43 21.5
68 Western Kentucky 5 31 68 8 107 21.4
69 Connecticut 4 31 45 9 85 21.3
70 Kentucky 2 24 12 6 42 21.0
70 Ohio 2 20 20 2 42 21.0
70 Colorado State 2 16 22 4 42 21.0
70 UCLA 2 14 23 5 42 21.0
70 Arizona State 1 14 7 0 21 21.0
70 NC State 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
76 Central Michigan 3 41 17 4 62 20.7
76 Florida Atlantic 3 19 38 5 62 20.7
76 Arkansas State 3 17 37 8 62 20.7
79 Navy 4 53 27 2 82 20.5
79 Miami (OH) 2 20 18 3 41 20.5
81 South Alabama 4 48 28 5 81 20.3
81 Jacksonville State 3 42 16 3 61 20.3
81 Fresno State 3 25 33 3 61 20.3
81 Middle Tennessee State 3 18 36 7 61 20.3
85 Wyoming 2 15 21 4 40 20.0
85 Utah State 2 14 23 3 40 20.0
85 Florida 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
85 Illinois 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
85 Wake Forest 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
85 Kent State 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
85 Iowa State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
85 BYU 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
85 Michigan State 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
94 Tulsa 4 27 42 9 78 19.5
94 Ball State 2 19 18 2 39 19.5
94 Missouri State 2 14 22 3 39 19.5
94 Temple 2 11 26 2 39 19.5
98 Western Michigan 3 35 18 5 58 19.3
98 Louisiana Tech 3 30 21 7 58 19.3
100 UTSA 3 19 32 6 57 19.0
100 Bowling Green 2 19 17 2 38 19.0
100 Georgia Tech 1 11 6 2 19 19.0
100 Notre Dame 1 6 10 3 19 19.0
104 Buffalo 4 32 38 5 75 18.8
105 Army 3 48 6 1 55 18.3
105 Washington State 3 20 32 3 55 18.3
105 UTEP 3 15 32 8 55 18.3
108 Troy 3 25 24 5 54 18.0
108 Louisiana-Monroe 2 17 16 3 36 18.0
108 Cincinnati 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
111 Sam Houston State 4 24 37 10 71 17.8
112 Charlotte 3 16 26 10 52 17.3
113 New Mexico State 4 14 47 7 68 17.0
113 Nevada 3 24 19 8 51 17.0
113 Clemson 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
113 California 1 4 12 1 17 17.0
117 Rice 4 42 20 4 66 16.5
117 Louisville 2 12 16 5 33 16.5
117 Georgia State 2 8 21 4 33 16.5
120 Akron 4 22 38 5 65 16.3
120 FIU 3 19 27 3 49 16.3
122 Liberty 4 35 25 4 64 16.0
122 Massachusetts 2 9 20 3 32 16.0
122 Arizona 1 10 3 3 16 16.0
125 Georgia Southern 3 19 25 3 47 15.7
126 Coastal Carolina 3 20 21 4 45 15.0
126 North Carolina 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
128 Houston 1 8 6 0 14 14.0
129 West Virginia 1 5 6 2 13 13.0
129 Kansas State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
131 Northern Illinois 2 10 8 3 21 10.5