2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games at Home Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 2 45 6 1 52 26.0
2 Kansas State 3 40 34 4 78 26.0
3 Nebraska 3 38 36 4 78 26.0
4 South Carolina 3 37 37 4 78 26.0
4 Air Force 2 37 10 2 49 24.5
6 Utah 3 36 40 4 80 26.7
6 Iowa 3 36 32 3 71 23.7
8 Rice 2 34 11 2 47 23.5
9 Boise State 2 33 21 3 57 28.5
10 UCLA 2 32 18 4 54 27.0
10 Texas 3 32 41 5 78 26.0
12 Houston 2 31 22 5 58 29.0
12 Indiana 3 31 31 4 66 22.0
14 USC 3 30 49 2 81 27.0
14 Cincinnati 2 30 16 3 49 24.5
14 Texas A&M 3 30 36 6 72 24.0
14 Central Michigan 2 30 3 3 36 18.0
18 LSU 2 29 30 4 63 31.5
18 Texas State 2 29 24 4 57 28.5
18 Tennessee 2 29 21 5 55 27.5
18 South Alabama 2 29 14 5 48 24.0
18 BYU 2 29 17 0 46 23.0
18 Virginia 2 29 14 1 44 22.0
24 Navy 1 28 1 1 30 30.0
25 Alabama 2 27 23 4 54 27.0
25 Memphis 2 27 22 3 52 26.0
25 New Mexico 2 27 13 11 51 25.5
25 Pittsburgh 3 27 35 8 70 23.3
29 UCF 2 26 14 3 43 21.5
29 West Virginia 2 26 13 2 41 20.5
31 Southern Miss 2 25 22 6 53 26.5
31 Louisville 2 25 22 4 51 25.5
31 Louisiana 2 25 19 3 47 23.5
31 Nevada 2 25 13 4 42 21.0
35 Syracuse 2 24 27 8 59 29.5
35 Oklahoma State 2 24 31 3 58 29.0
35 Virginia Tech 2 24 27 5 56 28.0
35 TCU 2 24 27 3 54 27.0
35 Auburn 2 24 25 4 53 26.5
35 Duke 2 24 15 3 42 21.0
41 Kennesaw State 2 23 22 3 48 24.0
41 San Diego State 2 23 15 5 43 21.5
41 Colorado State 3 23 29 6 58 19.3
41 Vanderbilt 3 23 31 3 57 19.0
45 Oregon 2 22 36 3 61 30.5
45 Baylor 2 22 25 7 54 27.0
45 Michigan State 2 22 24 4 50 25.0
45 Missouri 2 22 20 4 46 23.0
45 Liberty 2 22 17 2 41 20.5
45 Iowa State 2 22 14 4 40 20.0
51 Miami (FL) 1 21 18 3 42 42.0
51 Appalachian State 2 21 32 3 56 28.0
51 Maryland 2 21 30 3 54 27.0
51 Missouri State 2 21 22 8 51 25.5
51 Penn State 2 21 26 3 50 25.0
51 Georgia 2 21 27 1 49 24.5
51 Texas Tech 2 21 24 3 48 24.0
51 USF 2 21 24 2 47 23.5
51 Minnesota 3 21 34 7 62 20.7
51 Michigan 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
51 Temple 2 21 11 1 33 16.5
62 Purdue 2 20 31 6 57 28.5
62 James Madison 2 20 18 4 42 21.0
62 Georgia Tech 3 20 31 11 62 20.7
62 Boston College 2 20 14 2 36 18.0
66 Toledo 2 19 34 2 55 27.5
66 Sacramento State 2 19 20 7 46 23.0
66 Sam Houston State 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
66 Clemson 2 19 18 5 42 21.0
66 Washington 3 19 40 3 62 20.7
66 Illinois 3 19 35 7 61 20.3
66 San Jose State 2 19 20 1 40 20.0
66 Troy 2 19 16 2 37 18.5
66 Old Dominion 2 19 8 3 30 15.0
75 Ohio State 2 18 37 2 57 28.5
75 Florida 2 18 30 6 54 27.0
75 Arizona 2 18 31 1 50 25.0
75 Tulsa 2 18 17 3 38 19.0
79 Ole Miss 2 17 31 2 50 25.0
79 Kansas 2 17 25 5 47 23.5
79 UAB 1 17 6 0 23 23.0
79 Florida Atlantic 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
79 North Dakota State 2 17 20 5 42 21.0
79 Connecticut 2 17 22 2 41 20.5
79 Northwestern 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
79 Wisconsin 2 17 20 2 39 19.5
79 Florida State 2 17 15 4 36 18.0
88 NC State 1 16 11 4 31 31.0
88 Rutgers 2 16 26 3 45 22.5
88 Notre Dame 2 16 25 3 44 22.0
88 Jacksonville State 2 16 23 4 43 21.5
88 Middle Tennessee State 2 16 19 5 40 20.0
93 Arkansas 2 15 27 5 47 23.5
93 Arkansas State 1 15 5 1 21 21.0
95 Mississippi State 1 14 21 0 35 35.0
95 Georgia State 1 14 11 3 28 28.0
95 Washington State 1 14 11 1 26 26.0
98 Akron 1 13 14 1 28 28.0
98 Miami (OH) 1 13 11 1 25 25.0
98 Delaware 2 13 34 2 49 24.5
98 Coastal Carolina 1 13 9 1 23 23.0
98 East Carolina 1 13 8 1 22 22.0
98 Kentucky 2 13 21 4 38 19.0
98 Massachusetts 2 13 12 1 26 13.0
105 Arizona State 1 12 18 2 32 32.0
105 Louisiana-Monroe 1 12 14 1 27 27.0
105 California 2 12 33 6 51 25.5
105 Stanford 2 12 23 3 38 19.0
105 Oklahoma 2 12 19 1 32 16.0
110 Wake Forest 2 11 25 4 40 20.0
110 Eastern Michigan 2 11 19 4 34 17.0
110 Ohio 1 11 5 1 17 17.0
113 Oregon State 2 10 33 5 48 24.0
113 Louisiana Tech 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
113 UNLV 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
113 UTSA 1 10 10 3 23 23.0
113 Kent State 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
113 UTEP 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
113 Hawaii 2 10 28 3 41 20.5
113 New Mexico State 1 10 9 1 20 20.0
113 Northern Illinois 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
113 Marshall 1 10 5 4 19 19.0
123 Fresno State 1 9 14 3 26 26.0
123 North Texas 1 9 11 2 22 22.0
125 Utah State 1 8 16 5 29 29.0
125 Georgia Southern 1 8 17 1 26 26.0
125 Colorado 1 8 15 1 24 24.0
125 Western Michigan 1 8 12 4 24 24.0
125 North Carolina 1 8 14 1 23 23.0
125 Ball State 1 8 13 2 23 23.0
125 Wyoming 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
132 FIU 1 7 15 0 22 22.0
132 Charlotte 1 7 14 0 21 21.0
134 SMU 1 5 14 1 20 20.0
135 Bowling Green 1 4 15 2 21 21.0
135 Buffalo 1 4 12 2 18 18.0
135 Tulane 1 4 9 0 13 13.0