2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/29/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Air Force 11 159 67 15 241 21.9
2 Navy 10 140 50 10 200 20.0
3 Army 9 131 23 12 166 18.4
4 Jacksonville State 10 125 70 21 216 21.6
5 South Alabama 10 116 77 16 209 20.9
5 Western Michigan 9 116 55 11 182 20.2
7 USF 9 115 98 22 235 26.1
7 Texas State 10 115 102 13 230 23.0
9 James Madison 9 112 89 17 218 24.2
10 Old Dominion 9 111 82 15 208 23.1
10 Liberty 11 111 96 16 223 20.3
12 Boise State 11 107 120 24 251 22.8
13 Rice 10 106 48 12 166 16.6
14 Louisiana Tech 9 104 76 20 200 22.2
15 UNLV 10 102 113 25 240 24.0
15 Memphis 10 102 107 21 230 23.0
17 East Carolina 9 101 106 16 223 24.8
18 North Texas 10 99 143 16 258 25.8
19 Marshall 10 98 113 16 227 22.7
20 San Diego State 9 96 53 11 160 17.8
21 Kennesaw State 9 94 101 16 211 23.4
21 Central Michigan 9 94 52 14 160 17.8
23 Ohio 8 92 70 10 172 21.5
24 Northern Illinois 9 91 36 10 137 15.2
25 Louisiana 10 88 77 33 198 19.8
26 Eastern Michigan 10 85 98 22 205 20.5
27 UTSA 10 84 111 24 219 21.9
27 Toledo 9 84 97 11 192 21.3
29 UAB 10 81 122 19 222 22.2
29 Tulsa 9 81 92 23 196 21.8
29 Miami (OH) 9 81 79 13 173 19.2
32 Coastal Carolina 9 80 61 12 153 17.0
33 Southern Miss 10 79 110 29 218 21.8
33 FIU 10 79 105 20 204 20.4
35 Georgia Southern 10 77 112 22 211 21.1
36 Bowling Green 9 76 60 11 147 16.3
37 Western Kentucky 10 75 132 13 220 22.0
37 Nevada 10 75 75 21 171 17.1
39 Utah State 9 74 94 21 189 21.0
40 Tulane 9 72 112 18 202 22.4
41 Delaware 9 71 117 28 216 24.0
42 Akron 10 70 112 19 201 20.1
42 Buffalo 10 70 110 12 192 19.2
42 New Mexico 9 70 85 17 172 19.1
42 Fresno State 9 70 82 17 169 18.8
42 Louisiana-Monroe 9 70 75 16 161 17.9
47 Florida Atlantic 10 68 150 21 239 23.9
47 UTEP 10 68 82 25 175 17.5
49 Sam Houston State 10 66 97 22 185 18.5
50 Appalachian State 10 65 129 21 215 21.5
50 Temple 9 65 91 9 165 18.3
52 Arkansas State 9 62 119 23 204 22.7
52 Missouri State 9 62 107 22 191 21.2
52 San Jose State 9 62 104 17 183 20.3
55 Connecticut 8 61 98 13 172 21.5
56 Georgia State 9 59 114 16 189 21.0
57 Middle Tennessee State 10 58 129 20 207 20.7
57 Troy 10 58 105 13 176 17.6
57 Ball State 9 58 60 19 137 15.2
60 Wyoming 9 56 80 16 152 16.9
61 New Mexico State 10 55 119 28 202 20.2
61 Massachusetts 9 55 71 22 148 16.4
63 Kent State 8 53 64 11 128 16.0
64 Washington State 6 49 54 10 113 18.8
64 Colorado State 9 49 87 20 156 17.3
66 Hawaii 9 47 124 12 183 20.3
66 Charlotte 9 47 71 12 130 14.4
68 Missouri 2 37 25 1 63 31.5
68 Texas 3 37 28 2 67 22.3
70 Arkansas 3 33 33 1 67 22.3
71 Indiana 2 32 21 5 58 29.0
71 Oregon State 4 32 60 10 102 25.5
73 Ole Miss 2 30 24 3 57 28.5
73 Michigan 2 30 24 1 55 27.5
75 Georgia 2 29 26 2 57 28.5
76 Oklahoma 2 28 21 3 52 26.0
76 Mississippi State 2 28 17 2 47 23.5
78 Florida State 1 27 9 1 37 37.0
79 Vanderbilt 2 25 32 4 61 30.5
79 USC 3 25 42 11 78 26.0
79 Auburn 2 25 20 1 46 23.0
82 Kentucky 2 24 12 6 42 21.0
83 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
84 Tennessee 2 22 23 6 51 25.5
85 Northwestern 2 21 20 4 45 22.5
85 Wake Forest 2 21 19 1 41 20.5
85 Stanford 3 21 32 7 60 20.0
88 Rutgers 2 19 31 5 55 27.5
88 Miami (FL) 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
88 Boston College 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
91 Utah 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
91 Duke 2 18 30 5 53 26.5
91 Penn State 2 18 26 1 45 22.5
94 Wisconsin 2 17 25 2 44 22.0
94 Colorado 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
96 Washington 1 16 10 0 26 26.0
97 Syracuse 2 15 23 4 42 21.0
97 Notre Dame 2 15 21 6 42 21.0
99 UCLA 2 14 23 5 42 21.0
99 Arizona State 1 14 7 0 21 21.0
101 Texas Tech 1 13 13 1 27 27.0
101 LSU 2 13 26 8 47 23.5
103 Ohio State 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
103 Minnesota 1 12 13 2 27 27.0
103 South Carolina 1 12 10 3 25 25.0
103 Louisville 2 12 16 5 33 16.5
107 Oklahoma State 1 11 12 1 24 24.0
107 Georgia Tech 1 11 6 2 19 19.0
109 Virginia Tech 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
109 Virginia 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
109 Iowa 1 10 12 0 22 22.0
109 Purdue 2 10 31 2 43 21.5
109 Maryland 2 10 26 7 43 21.5
109 Florida 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
109 Illinois 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
109 Pittsburgh 2 10 20 9 39 19.5
109 NC State 2 10 20 3 33 16.5
109 Arizona 1 10 3 3 16 16.0
119 Nebraska 1 9 22 0 31 31.0
119 Alabama 1 9 20 0 29 29.0
119 SMU 1 9 12 3 24 24.0
119 UCF 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
123 Kansas 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
123 Iowa State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
123 BYU 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
123 Michigan State 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
123 North Carolina 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
123 Houston 1 8 6 0 14 14.0
129 Clemson 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
130 Cincinnati 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
130 West Virginia 1 5 6 2 13 13.0
132 California 1 4 12 1 17 17.0
132 Kansas State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0