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

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