2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games at Home Only through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (FL) 2 31 36 6 73 36.5
2 LSU 4 54 62 6 122 30.5
3 Syracuse 2 24 27 8 59 29.5
4 Utah 4 51 51 9 111 27.8
5 Kansas 3 45 33 5 83 27.7
5 Mississippi State 3 30 48 5 83 27.7
5 Oregon State 3 22 54 7 83 27.7
8 Texas State 3 41 36 5 82 27.3
9 Ohio State 4 40 61 7 108 27.0
9 Houston 3 39 34 8 81 27.0
9 Navy 2 49 4 1 54 27.0
9 UCLA 2 32 18 4 54 27.0
13 Oklahoma State 3 31 44 5 80 26.7
13 Arizona 3 28 47 5 80 26.7
15 Southern Miss 2 25 22 6 53 26.5
16 North Texas 3 31 45 3 79 26.3
17 Nebraska 5 56 62 13 131 26.2
18 Texas 3 32 41 5 78 26.0
19 Boise State 3 42 31 4 77 25.7
19 Virginia Tech 3 29 41 7 77 25.7
21 USC 5 46 77 5 128 25.6
21 Pittsburgh 5 43 74 11 128 25.6
23 Missouri State 2 21 22 8 51 25.5
24 Florida 4 44 47 10 101 25.3
24 Memphis 3 40 32 4 76 25.3
24 Arizona State 3 30 41 5 76 25.3
24 Baylor 3 30 34 12 76 25.3
28 West Virginia 4 61 29 10 100 25.0
28 Purdue 4 44 46 10 100 25.0
28 New Mexico 3 38 24 13 75 25.0
28 Ole Miss 2 17 31 2 50 25.0
32 South Carolina 4 44 49 6 99 24.8
32 NC State 4 38 53 8 99 24.8
34 Arkansas State 3 27 40 7 74 24.7
35 Kansas State 4 47 43 7 97 24.3
35 Louisiana 3 40 29 4 73 24.3
35 UTSA 3 37 31 5 73 24.3
35 Oregon 3 25 42 6 73 24.3
39 Louisville 4 49 41 6 96 24.0
39 Virginia 4 49 40 7 96 24.0
39 Texas Tech 3 35 33 4 72 24.0
42 Texas A&M 4 45 41 9 95 23.8
43 Army 3 61 7 3 71 23.7
43 Marshall 3 30 33 8 71 23.7
43 Louisiana Tech 3 29 38 4 71 23.7
43 Georgia Southern 3 16 48 7 71 23.7
47 Tennessee 4 48 33 13 94 23.5
48 Troy 3 39 29 2 70 23.3
48 Duke 3 33 32 5 70 23.3
48 Notre Dame 3 29 38 3 70 23.3
48 Kennesaw State 3 29 33 8 70 23.3
48 Fresno State 3 24 38 8 70 23.3
53 Iowa State 4 43 36 13 92 23.0
53 Connecticut 3 24 37 8 69 23.0
53 SMU 3 19 42 8 69 23.0
53 Colorado 2 13 31 2 46 23.0
57 Northwestern 4 46 38 7 91 22.8
57 Alabama 4 43 43 5 91 22.8
57 Michigan State 4 34 51 6 91 22.8
60 South Alabama 3 39 24 5 68 22.7
60 Auburn 3 32 31 5 68 22.7
60 Georgia State 3 29 32 7 68 22.7
60 TCU 3 28 37 3 68 22.7
60 Sacramento State 3 27 33 8 68 22.7
60 Florida Atlantic 3 23 37 8 68 22.7
66 Indiana 4 40 42 8 90 22.5
66 Missouri 4 38 45 7 90 22.5
66 Toledo 4 32 55 3 90 22.5
66 Western Kentucky 2 22 22 1 45 22.5
66 Sam Houston State 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
71 James Madison 3 29 32 6 67 22.3
71 Maryland 3 25 38 4 67 22.3
73 California 4 24 51 13 88 22.0
73 Air Force 3 48 14 4 66 22.0
73 Akron 3 31 30 5 66 22.0
73 Buffalo 3 29 28 9 66 22.0
73 Wake Forest 3 23 37 6 66 22.0
78 Jacksonville State 4 37 45 5 87 21.8
78 Georgia 4 35 47 5 87 21.8
78 Illinois 4 26 50 11 87 21.8
81 Cincinnati 3 40 21 4 65 21.7
81 North Dakota State 3 31 28 6 65 21.7
81 Appalachian State 3 25 36 4 65 21.7
81 Miami (OH) 3 23 34 8 65 21.7
81 Delaware 3 18 43 4 65 21.7
86 Iowa 4 39 42 5 86 21.5
86 Arkansas 4 31 47 8 86 21.5
88 Ohio 3 40 22 2 64 21.3
88 BYU 3 35 29 0 64 21.3
88 USF 3 28 34 2 64 21.3
88 Clemson 3 24 32 8 64 21.3
92 Liberty 3 37 22 4 63 21.0
93 Rutgers 4 34 43 6 83 20.8
93 Kentucky 4 34 42 7 83 20.8
93 Georgia Tech 4 26 42 15 83 20.8
96 Nevada 3 35 20 7 62 20.7
96 Western Michigan 3 23 27 12 62 20.7
96 Middle Tennessee State 3 22 32 8 62 20.7
99 Florida State 4 38 34 10 82 20.5
99 Ball State 2 13 23 5 41 20.5
99 North Carolina 2 12 27 2 41 20.5
102 Washington 5 23 68 11 102 20.4
103 UAB 3 41 19 1 61 20.3
103 Coastal Carolina 3 29 25 7 61 20.3
105 Penn State 4 31 44 5 80 20.0
105 Rice 3 41 15 4 60 20.0
105 UCF 3 32 19 9 60 20.0
105 Tulsa 3 26 29 5 60 20.0
105 San Jose State 3 25 31 4 60 20.0
105 Stanford 3 18 36 6 60 20.0
105 Louisiana-Monroe 2 16 22 2 40 20.0
112 Minnesota 4 29 40 10 79 19.8
113 New Mexico State 3 23 31 5 59 19.7
113 Eastern Michigan 3 20 32 7 59 19.7
113 Utah State 3 19 28 12 59 19.7
113 Hawaii 3 14 39 6 59 19.7
117 Colorado State 4 32 37 9 78 19.5
117 Wyoming 2 18 19 2 39 19.5
119 East Carolina 3 27 27 4 58 19.3
119 Kent State 3 23 30 5 58 19.3
119 Washington State 3 23 29 6 58 19.3
122 Vanderbilt 4 28 43 5 76 19.0
122 UNLV 3 25 23 9 57 19.0
122 Bowling Green 3 21 28 8 57 19.0
125 Central Michigan 3 47 6 3 56 18.7
125 San Diego State 3 30 19 7 56 18.7
125 Wisconsin 3 26 28 2 56 18.7
128 Michigan 4 30 37 7 74 18.5
129 FIU 3 23 30 2 55 18.3
130 Temple 4 39 29 3 71 17.8
131 Tulane 2 17 14 2 33 16.5
131 Northern Illinois 2 15 15 3 33 16.5
133 Boston College 3 26 20 3 49 16.3
134 UTEP 3 19 20 9 48 16.0
134 Oklahoma 2 12 19 1 32 16.0
136 Massachusetts 4 23 32 6 61 15.3
137 Old Dominion 3 20 18 6 44 14.7
138 Charlotte 3 13 20 2 35 11.7