2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Air Force 3 53 14 4 71 23.7
1 Army 3 53 6 3 62 20.7
3 Navy 3 49 13 4 66 22.0
4 West Virginia 3 47 22 9 78 26.0
5 Louisville 4 44 37 8 89 22.3
6 Florida 4 42 37 11 90 22.5
7 UCLA 3 36 27 8 71 23.7
8 USC 4 35 55 6 96 24.0
8 Texas A&M 4 35 26 6 67 16.8
10 Ohio State 3 34 37 5 76 25.3
10 South Carolina 4 34 49 3 86 21.5
10 Georgia 4 34 39 9 82 20.5
10 North Dakota State 3 34 20 6 60 20.0
14 Memphis 2 33 23 4 60 30.0
14 Houston 3 33 37 6 76 25.3
14 Wyoming 3 33 17 2 52 17.3
17 Wake Forest 4 32 45 11 88 22.0
17 Alabama 4 32 41 7 80 20.0
19 Liberty 2 31 10 4 45 22.5
20 Clemson 3 29 28 8 65 21.7
20 Virginia 3 29 20 7 56 18.7
22 Syracuse 3 28 34 13 75 25.0
22 UTSA 2 28 16 1 45 22.5
22 Iowa State 3 28 27 11 66 22.0
22 Florida State 3 28 26 6 60 20.0
22 Tennessee 3 28 21 10 59 19.7
22 Kentucky 4 28 41 7 76 19.0
28 Nebraska 3 27 36 12 75 25.0
28 Purdue 3 27 33 9 69 23.0
28 Indiana 3 27 30 6 63 21.0
28 BYU 3 27 21 2 50 16.7
32 Illinois 3 26 42 8 76 25.3
32 James Madison 3 26 33 10 69 23.0
32 LSU 3 26 36 3 65 21.7
32 Ohio 2 26 10 2 38 19.0
36 Jacksonville State 3 25 37 9 71 23.7
36 Pittsburgh 3 25 30 8 63 21.0
38 Oregon State 2 24 41 4 69 34.5
38 Ole Miss 3 24 40 8 72 24.0
38 Louisiana 2 24 19 5 48 24.0
38 SMU 3 24 37 10 71 23.7
38 Virginia Tech 3 24 34 11 69 23.0
38 South Alabama 2 24 13 4 41 20.5
38 Central Michigan 2 24 9 1 34 17.0
45 Utah 2 23 22 7 52 26.0
45 Miami (FL) 3 23 44 8 75 25.0
45 Boise State 2 23 24 2 49 24.5
45 Arizona 3 23 36 10 69 23.0
45 Northwestern 2 23 18 5 46 23.0
45 Missouri 3 23 38 6 67 22.3
45 Mississippi State 3 23 37 7 67 22.3
52 Duke 2 22 23 5 50 25.0
52 Auburn 3 22 29 3 54 18.0
54 Eastern Michigan 3 21 40 11 72 24.0
54 Nevada 2 21 15 5 41 20.5
54 Michigan State 3 21 33 6 60 20.0
54 USF 3 21 31 5 57 19.0
54 UCF 3 21 27 9 57 19.0
54 Vanderbilt 3 21 26 7 54 18.0
60 Troy 1 20 13 0 33 33.0
60 Toledo 2 20 22 1 43 21.5
60 Buffalo 2 20 15 8 43 21.5
63 Oklahoma State 2 19 26 2 47 23.5
63 Akron 2 19 15 5 39 19.5
63 Coastal Carolina 2 19 11 6 36 18.0
63 UNLV 2 19 11 4 34 17.0
67 Western Michigan 2 18 22 6 46 23.0
67 Texas Tech 2 18 16 7 41 20.5
67 Hawaii 3 18 35 7 60 20.0
67 California 3 18 25 11 54 18.0
67 UAB 2 18 13 4 35 17.5
67 Sacramento State 3 18 31 2 51 17.0
67 Massachusetts 3 18 25 8 51 17.0
67 Stanford 4 18 42 7 67 16.8
67 Temple 2 18 12 2 32 16.0
76 Marshall 2 17 29 2 48 24.0
76 Baylor 2 17 25 6 48 24.0
76 Kansas State 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
76 Kent State 3 17 32 6 55 18.3
76 North Carolina 2 17 13 3 33 16.5
76 Rice 2 17 7 2 26 13.0
82 Georgia Tech 2 16 24 6 46 23.0
82 Middle Tennessee State 2 16 22 4 42 21.0
82 Iowa 3 16 32 5 53 17.7
82 Wisconsin 2 16 19 0 35 17.5
86 North Texas 2 15 34 2 51 25.5
86 FIU 2 15 19 2 36 18.0
86 Miami (OH) 2 15 14 6 35 17.5
86 Michigan 2 15 16 1 32 16.0
86 Minnesota 3 15 24 6 45 15.0
86 Old Dominion 3 15 20 6 41 13.7
92 Texas State 1 14 19 1 34 34.0
92 Bowling Green 2 14 19 11 44 22.0
92 Western Kentucky 2 14 23 2 39 19.5
92 Penn State 3 14 31 5 50 16.7
92 Boston College 2 14 15 3 32 16.0
92 Cincinnati 2 14 11 3 28 14.0
98 Tulsa 2 13 22 3 38 19.0
98 Rutgers 2 13 21 2 36 18.0
98 Arizona State 2 13 20 3 36 18.0
98 NC State 3 13 34 5 52 17.3
98 Arkansas 3 13 28 6 47 15.7
98 Maryland 3 13 22 7 42 14.0
104 Colorado 2 12 30 4 46 23.0
104 Delaware 2 12 24 2 38 19.0
106 Florida Atlantic 1 11 13 3 27 27.0
106 New Mexico 1 11 11 2 24 24.0
106 Kansas 2 11 23 7 41 20.5
106 East Carolina 1 11 7 1 19 19.0
106 San Jose State 2 11 22 3 36 18.0
106 New Mexico State 2 11 15 3 29 14.5
112 Georgia Southern 2 10 26 5 41 20.5
112 Texas 2 10 18 2 30 15.0
112 Oklahoma 2 10 16 4 30 15.0
112 Utah State 2 10 12 4 26 13.0
112 UTEP 2 10 9 1 20 10.0
117 Louisiana Tech 1 9 18 1 28 28.0
117 Arkansas State 2 9 34 4 47 23.5
117 Georgia State 1 9 11 3 23 23.0
117 Colorado State 1 9 8 3 20 20.0
117 Washington 3 9 36 10 55 18.3
117 Fresno State 2 9 22 5 36 18.0
117 Oregon 2 9 19 7 35 17.5
117 Washington State 2 9 11 4 24 12.0
117 Charlotte 2 9 8 2 19 9.5
117 San Diego State 2 9 7 3 19 9.5
127 Missouri State 1 8 7 2 17 17.0
127 TCU 2 8 23 1 32 16.0
129 Ball State 2 7 18 5 30 15.0
130 Southern Miss 1 6 17 6 29 29.0
130 Kennesaw State 1 6 11 5 22 22.0
130 Tulane 1 6 9 0 15 15.0
133 Louisiana-Monroe 1 5 15 1 21 21.0
133 Northern Illinois 1 5 8 0 13 13.0
133 Sam Houston State 1 5 4 4 13 13.0
136 Appalachian State 1 4 4 1 9 9.0