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

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