2025 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/13/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Navy 2 35 9 1 45 22.5
2 Indiana 2 32 21 5 58 29.0
3 Michigan 2 30 24 1 55 27.5
4 Texas State 2 28 15 4 47 23.5
4 Jacksonville State 2 28 11 1 40 20.0
6 Auburn 2 25 20 1 46 23.0
7 Kentucky 2 24 12 6 42 21.0
7 Texas 2 24 15 2 41 20.5
9 Texas A&M 3 23 42 6 71 23.7
9 Memphis 2 23 17 3 43 21.5
11 Missouri 1 22 9 1 32 32.0
12 USC 2 21 29 5 55 27.5
13 Appalachian State 2 20 34 5 59 29.5
13 Sam Houston State 3 20 23 10 53 17.7
15 Rutgers 2 19 31 5 55 27.5
15 Miami (FL) 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
17 Utah 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
17 Louisiana Tech 1 18 7 3 28 28.0
17 Penn State 2 18 26 1 45 22.5
20 Ole Miss 1 17 15 2 34 34.0
20 Tulsa 2 17 25 5 47 23.5
20 Wisconsin 2 17 25 2 44 22.0
20 Liberty 2 17 18 2 37 18.5
24 Fresno State 1 16 12 1 29 29.0
24 Washington 1 16 10 0 26 26.0
24 Air Force 1 16 7 0 23 23.0
24 Georgia Southern 2 16 20 1 37 18.5
28 Delaware 1 15 9 5 29 29.0
29 Arkansas 1 14 14 1 29 29.0
29 Georgia 1 14 12 1 27 27.0
29 UAB 2 14 30 5 49 24.5
29 UCLA 2 14 23 5 42 21.0
29 Arizona State 1 14 7 0 21 21.0
29 Utah State 2 14 23 3 40 20.0
29 Rice 1 14 3 1 18 18.0
29 Western Michigan 1 14 3 1 18 18.0
37 Oklahoma 1 13 14 2 29 29.0
37 Texas Tech 1 13 13 1 27 27.0
37 Mississippi State 1 13 10 1 24 24.0
37 South Alabama 1 13 7 3 23 23.0
37 Stanford 1 13 4 4 21 21.0
37 Central Michigan 1 13 6 1 20 20.0
43 East Carolina 1 12 16 1 29 29.0
43 Ohio State 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
43 Minnesota 1 12 13 2 27 27.0
43 Boise State 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
43 UTSA 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
43 Tulane 1 12 11 0 23 23.0
49 Washington State 2 11 23 2 36 18.0
49 Akron 2 11 21 2 34 17.0
51 Virginia Tech 1 10 10 4 24 24.0
51 Virginia 1 10 12 1 23 23.0
51 Iowa 1 10 12 0 22 22.0
51 Maryland 2 10 26 7 43 21.5
51 Toledo 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
51 Florida 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
51 Illinois 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
51 Arizona 1 10 3 3 16 16.0
59 Nebraska 1 9 22 0 31 31.0
59 Oregon State 1 9 19 2 30 30.0
59 Alabama 1 9 20 0 29 29.0
59 North Texas 1 9 12 4 25 25.0
59 SMU 1 9 12 3 24 24.0
59 UCF 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
59 Eastern Michigan 1 9 11 3 23 23.0
59 Colorado 1 9 10 2 21 21.0
59 Wake Forest 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
59 Kent State 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
59 Wyoming 1 9 9 1 19 19.0
59 Northwestern 1 9 8 2 19 19.0
59 Nevada 1 9 6 1 16 16.0
59 Louisiana 1 9 3 4 16 16.0
73 Temple 1 8 16 0 24 24.0
73 Middle Tennessee State 1 8 12 3 23 23.0
73 Western Kentucky 2 8 32 4 44 22.0
73 Kansas 1 8 11 3 22 22.0
73 Iowa State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
73 UNLV 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
73 Michigan State 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
73 Bowling Green 1 8 8 1 17 17.0
73 North Carolina 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
73 Houston 1 8 6 0 14 14.0
83 Florida Atlantic 1 7 15 2 24 24.0
83 NC State 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
83 UTEP 1 7 9 3 19 19.0
83 Coastal Carolina 1 7 10 1 18 18.0
83 FIU 1 7 8 2 17 17.0
83 USF 1 7 5 3 15 15.0
83 Marshall 1 7 4 1 12 12.0
90 Connecticut 1 6 20 3 29 29.0
90 Duke 1 6 17 4 27 27.0
90 LSU 1 6 15 6 27 27.0
90 Syracuse 1 6 18 0 24 24.0
90 Hawaii 1 6 16 2 24 24.0
90 Buffalo 1 6 16 1 23 23.0
90 Purdue 1 6 16 1 23 23.0
90 Clemson 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
98 Pittsburgh 1 5 13 4 22 22.0
98 Missouri State 1 5 13 0 18 18.0
98 Cincinnati 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
98 New Mexico State 2 5 22 4 31 15.5
98 West Virginia 1 5 6 2 13 13.0
98 Louisville 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
104 Georgia State 1 4 14 1 19 19.0
104 San Jose State 1 4 14 1 19 19.0
104 Southern Miss 1 4 12 2 18 18.0
104 Massachusetts 1 4 11 3 18 18.0
104 Charlotte 1 4 7 4 15 15.0
104 Kansas State 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
104 Troy 1 4 5 3 12 12.0