2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (FL) 1 21 18 3 42 42.0
2 Syracuse 1 16 13 3 32 32.0
3 LSU 2 29 30 4 63 31.5
3 Mississippi State 2 29 29 5 63 31.5
5 Army 1 28 2 1 31 31.0
6 Navy 1 28 1 1 30 30.0
7 Houston 2 31 22 5 58 29.0
8 South Carolina 2 30 23 4 57 28.5
8 Purdue 2 20 31 6 57 28.5
10 Oklahoma State 3 34 44 7 85 28.3
11 NC State 2 25 25 6 56 28.0
11 Air Force 1 27 1 0 28 28.0
13 Auburn 2 27 25 3 55 27.5
14 Virginia Tech 3 32 41 8 81 27.0
14 USC 3 30 49 2 81 27.0
14 Baylor 3 29 42 10 81 27.0
14 Maryland 3 28 46 7 81 27.0
14 Alabama 2 27 23 4 54 27.0
14 Florida 2 18 30 6 54 27.0
20 Utah 3 36 40 4 80 26.7
21 Tennessee 3 44 28 7 79 26.3
22 Kansas State 3 40 34 4 78 26.0
22 Nebraska 3 38 36 4 78 26.0
22 Texas 3 32 41 5 78 26.0
25 Appalachian State 3 28 43 6 77 25.7
26 California 2 12 33 6 51 25.5
27 Georgia State 3 32 38 6 76 25.3
27 Ohio State 3 24 49 3 76 25.3
29 Boise State 3 40 28 7 75 25.0
29 Texas State 3 37 33 5 75 25.0
29 North Texas 3 19 49 7 75 25.0
29 BYU 2 32 18 0 50 25.0
29 Arizona 2 18 31 1 50 25.0
29 Arkansas 2 17 28 5 50 25.0
35 Cincinnati 3 39 31 4 74 24.7
36 Louisville 2 23 24 2 49 24.5
36 Ole Miss 2 22 24 3 49 24.5
36 Georgia 2 21 27 1 49 24.5
36 Texas A&M 2 21 24 4 49 24.5
40 South Alabama 3 40 27 6 73 24.3
40 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
40 Oregon 3 27 43 3 73 24.3
43 TCU 3 31 37 4 72 24.0
43 Arizona State 2 19 27 2 48 24.0
43 Texas Tech 2 19 26 3 48 24.0
43 Pittsburgh 2 15 29 4 48 24.0
43 Kentucky 1 10 13 1 24 24.0
48 Iowa 3 36 32 3 71 23.7
49 USF 2 21 24 2 47 23.5
49 Kansas 2 17 25 5 47 23.5
51 Oregon State 3 12 50 6 68 22.7
52 Wake Forest 2 17 24 4 45 22.5
53 Memphis 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
53 Missouri 3 27 34 6 67 22.3
53 Sam Houston State 3 24 35 8 67 22.3
53 Delaware 3 20 42 5 67 22.3
57 Indiana 3 31 31 4 66 22.0
57 Kennesaw State 3 30 33 3 66 22.0
57 Coastal Carolina 3 25 35 6 66 22.0
60 Connecticut 3 28 33 4 65 21.7
60 Southern Miss 3 27 31 7 65 21.7
60 Toledo 3 21 40 4 65 21.7
63 Virginia 2 20 20 3 43 21.5
63 North Carolina 2 13 26 4 43 21.5
65 Louisiana 3 31 27 6 64 21.3
65 Akron 3 30 27 7 64 21.3
65 Notre Dame 3 24 35 5 64 21.3
68 New Mexico 3 32 18 13 63 21.0
68 Colorado 3 29 30 4 63 21.0
68 Florida Atlantic 2 13 25 4 42 21.0
68 Stanford 1 9 11 1 21 21.0
72 West Virginia 3 39 19 4 62 20.7
72 Sacramento State 3 29 25 8 62 20.7
72 James Madison 3 28 29 5 62 20.7
72 Middle Tennessee State 3 21 36 5 62 20.7
72 Minnesota 3 21 34 7 62 20.7
72 Georgia Southern 3 20 37 5 62 20.7
72 Georgia Tech 3 20 31 11 62 20.7
72 Washington 3 19 40 3 62 20.7
72 FIU 3 16 41 5 62 20.7
81 UNLV 2 17 21 3 41 20.5
82 Michigan State 3 27 30 4 61 20.3
82 New Mexico State 3 24 32 5 61 20.3
82 Illinois 3 19 35 7 61 20.3
85 Boston College 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
85 Louisiana-Monroe 3 29 25 6 60 20.0
85 Liberty 3 28 27 5 60 20.0
85 Northwestern 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
85 Hawaii 2 9 29 2 40 20.0
85 SMU 1 5 14 1 20 20.0
91 Jacksonville State 4 34 36 9 79 19.8
92 Miami (OH) 3 21 34 4 59 19.7
92 North Dakota State 3 21 30 8 59 19.7
94 San Jose State 4 31 43 4 78 19.5
94 UCLA 2 22 13 4 39 19.5
94 Duke 2 18 15 6 39 19.5
97 UAB 3 32 24 2 58 19.3
97 Colorado State 3 23 29 6 58 19.3
99 San Diego State 3 32 16 9 57 19.0
99 Nevada 3 30 20 7 57 19.0
99 Western Michigan 3 27 22 8 57 19.0
99 Vanderbilt 3 23 31 3 57 19.0
103 Ohio 3 28 22 6 56 18.7
103 Tulsa 3 25 24 7 56 18.7
103 Louisiana Tech 3 20 27 9 56 18.7
106 Rutgers 2 14 22 1 37 18.5
106 Florida State 2 14 19 4 37 18.5
108 Troy 3 27 22 6 55 18.3
108 Marshall 3 25 21 9 55 18.3
108 Missouri State 3 23 23 9 55 18.3
108 Wisconsin 3 22 30 3 55 18.3
112 Rice 3 38 14 2 54 18.0
112 Temple 3 33 19 2 54 18.0
112 Arkansas State 3 28 22 4 54 18.0
112 Washington State 3 23 25 6 54 18.0
112 UTSA 3 23 24 7 54 18.0
117 Ball State 3 22 26 5 53 17.7
117 Michigan 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
117 Charlotte 3 16 29 8 53 17.7
117 Utah State 3 14 30 9 53 17.7
121 UCF 3 30 18 4 52 17.3
122 Fresno State 3 18 28 5 51 17.0
123 Wyoming 3 26 21 3 50 16.7
123 Western Kentucky 3 21 25 4 50 16.7
123 Oklahoma 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
126 Iowa State 3 26 19 4 49 16.3
127 Massachusetts 3 26 20 1 47 15.7
127 Northern Illinois 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
129 Central Michigan 3 37 5 3 45 15.0
129 Clemson 2 12 13 5 30 15.0
131 East Carolina 3 20 18 6 44 14.7
131 Buffalo 3 10 27 7 44 14.7
133 Old Dominion 3 25 13 3 41 13.7
133 Eastern Michigan 3 20 16 5 41 13.7
133 Tulane 3 15 21 5 41 13.7
136 UTEP 3 18 18 4 40 13.3
136 Bowling Green 3 14 23 3 40 13.3
138 Kent State 3 16 18 3 37 12.3