2026 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (FL) 5 54 80 14 148 29.6
2 LSU 6 72 87 8 167 27.8
3 Syracuse 5 56 61 19 136 27.2
4 Houston 6 77 73 12 162 27.0
4 Oregon State 6 43 106 13 162 27.0
6 Texas State 5 63 64 7 134 26.8
7 Utah 5 59 62 11 132 26.4
7 Oklahoma State 5 53 70 9 132 26.4
9 North Texas 6 48 101 9 158 26.3
10 Mississippi State 5 52 66 12 130 26.0
11 Baylor 5 46 67 16 129 25.8
12 Nebraska 6 65 72 16 153 25.5
13 USC 7 65 104 8 177 25.3
13 Ohio State 6 58 86 8 152 25.3
15 Virginia Tech 6 56 75 19 150 25.0
16 Memphis 6 73 63 13 149 24.8
16 Kansas 5 56 56 12 124 24.8
18 Kansas State 5 57 56 9 122 24.4
19 Pittsburgh 6 50 82 14 146 24.3
20 Boise State 6 77 58 10 145 24.2
20 Ole Miss 5 46 64 11 121 24.2
20 Florida Atlantic 5 43 68 10 121 24.2
23 Florida 6 60 67 17 144 24.0
24 South Carolina 6 64 72 7 143 23.8
24 Arizona 6 51 79 13 143 23.8
24 SMU 5 38 67 14 119 23.8
27 Purdue 6 55 71 16 142 23.7
28 Army 5 95 15 8 118 23.6
29 Duke 5 49 55 13 117 23.4
30 West Virginia 6 86 41 13 140 23.3
31 Air Force 5 91 19 6 116 23.2
31 Georgia State 5 47 59 10 116 23.2
33 Tennessee 6 72 49 17 138 23.0
33 Louisville 6 67 61 10 138 23.0
35 Illinois 6 45 77 15 137 22.8
35 Troy 5 58 45 11 114 22.8
37 Texas Tech 5 51 51 11 113 22.6
37 Southern Miss 5 39 59 15 113 22.6
39 Notre Dame 6 56 73 6 135 22.5
40 Northwestern 5 50 52 10 112 22.4
41 Alabama 6 59 64 11 134 22.3
41 Missouri 6 50 72 12 134 22.3
41 NC State 6 50 72 12 134 22.3
44 South Alabama 6 69 52 12 133 22.2
44 Louisiana 6 65 55 13 133 22.2
44 Virginia 6 60 60 13 133 22.2
44 Connecticut 6 49 70 14 133 22.2
44 Wake Forest 6 49 69 15 133 22.2
49 UCLA 5 58 40 12 110 22.0
50 Georgia 6 55 66 10 131 21.8
50 James Madison 6 54 62 15 131 21.8
50 Auburn 5 49 54 6 109 21.8
50 Colorado 5 41 60 8 109 21.8
54 Marshall 6 51 65 14 130 21.7
55 Texas 5 42 59 7 108 21.6
55 Oregon 5 36 62 10 108 21.6
55 Georgia Tech 5 36 55 17 108 21.6
58 Liberty 6 72 44 13 129 21.5
58 Indiana 6 58 61 10 129 21.5
60 Jacksonville State 7 59 73 18 150 21.4
60 Navy 5 82 20 5 107 21.4
60 Kennesaw State 5 50 47 10 107 21.4
63 Toledo 6 49 72 6 127 21.2
63 New Mexico 5 57 33 16 106 21.2
65 Kentucky 6 54 63 9 126 21.0
65 Arizona State 5 44 55 6 105 21.0
67 Georgia Southern 6 34 78 13 125 20.8
67 California 6 33 73 19 125 20.8
67 TCU 5 39 60 5 104 20.8
67 Louisiana Tech 5 39 54 11 104 20.8
67 Appalachian State 5 34 61 9 104 20.8
72 UTSA 6 63 51 10 124 20.7
72 Iowa 6 52 64 8 124 20.7
74 Arkansas State 6 44 69 10 123 20.5
74 Penn State 6 43 69 11 123 20.5
74 Maryland 6 41 68 14 123 20.5
77 Cincinnati 5 53 42 7 102 20.4
77 Rutgers 5 43 53 6 102 20.4
79 Akron 6 57 50 15 122 20.3
80 Florida State 6 51 56 14 121 20.2
80 Michigan State 6 48 63 10 121 20.2
80 Arkansas 6 40 68 13 121 20.2
80 Hawaii 6 33 75 13 121 20.2
84 USF 6 51 58 11 120 20.0
84 Coastal Carolina 6 50 56 14 120 20.0
84 BYU 5 59 39 2 100 20.0
87 Colorado State 5 38 51 10 99 19.8
88 Eastern Michigan 7 50 69 19 138 19.7
88 Ohio 6 69 41 8 118 19.7
88 North Dakota State 6 55 50 13 118 19.7
91 Nevada 5 51 35 12 98 19.6
92 Delaware 6 37 70 10 117 19.5
92 Washington 6 28 76 13 117 19.5
94 UAB 6 66 43 7 116 19.3
94 Texas A&M 6 56 50 10 116 19.3
94 FIU 6 39 69 8 116 19.3
97 Iowa State 6 54 46 15 115 19.2
97 UNLV 6 52 50 13 115 19.2
97 Western Michigan 6 50 48 17 115 19.2
100 Buffalo 6 44 51 19 114 19.0
100 San Jose State 6 42 65 7 114 19.0
100 Miami (OH) 6 41 61 12 114 19.0
100 Clemson 5 41 41 13 95 19.0
104 Western Kentucky 6 47 60 6 113 18.8
104 Louisiana-Monroe 5 38 48 8 94 18.8
104 North Carolina 5 34 52 8 94 18.8
107 Sacramento State 6 47 55 10 112 18.7
107 New Mexico State 6 42 61 9 112 18.7
109 Vanderbilt 6 44 57 10 111 18.5
109 Middle Tennessee State 6 39 61 11 111 18.5
111 Boston College 5 45 39 8 92 18.4
112 Fresno State 6 37 62 11 110 18.3
113 UCF 6 51 45 13 109 18.2
113 Sam Houston State 5 35 44 12 91 18.2
115 Wisconsin 5 38 49 3 90 18.0
116 Temple 6 59 42 6 107 17.8
116 Minnesota 6 36 58 13 107 17.8
118 Tulsa 6 40 55 11 106 17.7
119 Ball State 6 37 57 11 105 17.5
120 Missouri State 5 34 38 14 86 17.2
121 Rice 6 72 26 4 102 17.0
121 Wyoming 6 59 38 5 102 17.0
121 Michigan 5 36 42 7 85 17.0
124 Washington State 6 38 49 14 101 16.8
124 Northern Illinois 5 30 46 8 84 16.8
126 Massachusetts 6 44 45 9 98 16.3
126 Bowling Green 6 35 49 14 98 16.3
126 Utah State 6 31 49 18 98 16.3
129 Stanford 6 29 58 10 97 16.2
130 East Carolina 5 34 37 9 80 16.0
130 Oklahoma 5 28 43 9 80 16.0
132 San Diego State 6 44 33 15 92 15.3
132 Kent State 6 33 50 9 92 15.3
134 Tulane 5 34 35 7 76 15.2
135 Central Michigan 6 64 20 5 89 14.8
136 Old Dominion 6 40 33 9 82 13.7
137 UTEP 6 33 33 12 78 13.0
137 Charlotte 6 26 41 11 78 13.0