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

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