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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Notre Dame 6 56 73 6 135 22.5
2 Rice 4 55 19 2 76 19.0
3 Boise State 4 54 34 8 96 24.0
4 Texas State 4 49 45 6 100 25.0
4 Connecticut 6 49 70 14 133 22.2
6 UAB 4 48 30 3 81 20.3
7 LSU 3 46 51 5 102 34.0
7 New Mexico 4 46 22 14 82 20.5
9 Kansas 3 45 33 5 83 27.7
9 South Alabama 4 45 39 8 92 23.0
11 Houston 3 44 36 6 86 28.7
11 Tennessee 3 44 28 7 79 26.3
11 Kennesaw State 4 44 36 5 85 21.3
14 Ohio 4 43 31 6 80 20.0
15 Army 2 42 9 5 56 28.0
16 Louisiana 4 41 36 8 85 21.3
16 Liberty 4 41 34 9 84 21.0
16 Temple 4 41 30 4 75 18.8
19 Kansas State 3 40 34 4 78 26.0
19 Memphis 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
19 Central Michigan 4 40 11 4 55 13.8
22 Cincinnati 3 39 31 4 74 24.7
22 West Virginia 3 39 19 4 62 20.7
24 Nebraska 3 38 36 4 78 26.0
24 Georgia State 4 38 48 7 93 23.3
24 Air Force 2 38 5 2 45 22.5
24 Akron 4 38 35 10 83 20.8
24 Troy 4 38 32 11 81 20.3
29 NC State 3 37 38 7 82 27.3
30 Utah 3 36 40 4 80 26.7
30 Iowa 3 36 32 3 71 23.7
32 UTSA 4 35 35 9 79 19.8
32 Arkansas State 4 35 35 6 76 19.0
32 San Diego State 4 35 26 12 73 18.3
35 Oklahoma State 3 34 44 7 85 28.3
35 Marshall 4 34 36 12 82 20.5
35 Jacksonville State 4 34 36 9 79 19.8
38 North Texas 4 33 67 7 107 26.8
38 Texas Tech 3 33 35 4 72 24.0
38 Southern Miss 4 33 42 9 84 21.0
38 Navy 2 33 7 1 41 20.5
38 UNLV 4 33 39 9 81 20.3
38 Western Kentucky 4 33 37 4 74 18.5
38 Louisiana-Monroe 4 33 33 7 73 18.3
45 Virginia Tech 3 32 41 8 81 27.0
45 Texas 3 32 41 5 78 26.0
45 BYU 2 32 18 0 50 25.0
45 Florida Atlantic 4 32 55 7 94 23.5
45 Western Michigan 4 32 26 11 69 17.3
50 Miami (FL) 2 31 36 6 73 36.5
50 Virginia 3 31 40 6 77 25.7
50 TCU 3 31 37 4 72 24.0
50 Arizona State 3 31 35 3 69 23.0
50 Indiana 3 31 31 4 66 22.0
50 Coastal Carolina 4 31 45 8 84 21.0
50 New Mexico State 4 31 46 6 83 20.8
50 Boston College 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
50 San Jose State 4 31 43 4 78 19.5
59 South Carolina 2 30 23 4 57 28.5
59 USC 3 30 49 2 81 27.0
59 Appalachian State 4 30 57 8 95 23.8
59 Rutgers 3 30 32 4 66 22.0
59 USF 3 30 27 6 63 21.0
59 Sam Houston State 4 30 40 8 78 19.5
59 Louisiana Tech 4 30 36 10 76 19.0
59 Nevada 3 30 20 7 57 19.0
59 Ball State 4 30 39 6 75 18.8
59 UCF 3 30 18 4 52 17.3
69 Mississippi State 2 29 29 5 63 31.5
69 Baylor 3 29 42 10 81 27.0
69 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
69 Toledo 4 29 50 5 84 21.0
69 Colorado 3 29 30 4 63 21.0
69 Sacramento State 3 29 24 8 61 20.3
69 Colorado State 4 29 43 7 79 19.8
69 Washington State 4 29 38 10 77 19.3
69 Eastern Michigan 4 29 29 8 66 16.5
78 Syracuse 2 28 27 6 61 30.5
78 Maryland 3 28 46 7 81 27.0
78 Arizona 3 28 43 3 74 24.7
78 Purdue 3 28 38 7 73 24.3
78 James Madison 3 28 29 5 62 20.7
78 Fresno State 4 28 40 6 74 18.5
78 Tulane 4 28 26 7 61 15.3
85 Auburn 2 27 25 3 55 27.5
85 Alabama 2 27 23 4 54 27.0
85 Arkansas 3 27 40 7 74 24.7
85 Oregon 3 27 43 3 73 24.3
85 Missouri 3 27 34 6 67 22.3
85 Duke 3 27 32 8 67 22.3
85 Northwestern 3 27 34 5 66 22.0
85 Michigan State 3 27 30 4 61 20.3
85 Tulsa 4 27 33 8 68 17.0
94 Kentucky 2 26 22 2 50 25.0
94 Miami (OH) 4 26 47 6 79 19.8
94 Missouri State 4 26 31 12 69 17.3
94 Wyoming 3 26 21 3 50 16.7
94 Iowa State 3 26 19 4 49 16.3
94 Massachusetts 3 26 20 1 47 15.7
100 Pittsburgh 3 25 52 6 83 27.7
100 Delaware 4 25 46 8 79 19.8
100 Northern Illinois 4 25 38 8 71 17.8
100 Old Dominion 3 25 13 3 41 13.7
104 Ohio State 3 24 49 3 76 25.3
104 Georgia Southern 4 24 52 8 84 21.0
104 FIU 4 24 50 6 80 20.0
104 Buffalo 4 24 36 11 71 17.8
108 Louisville 2 23 24 2 49 24.5
108 Florida State 3 23 30 8 61 20.3
108 Vanderbilt 3 23 31 3 57 19.0
108 Middle Tennessee State 4 23 39 7 69 17.3
108 East Carolina 4 23 30 8 61 15.3
108 UTEP 4 23 24 11 58 14.5
114 Ole Miss 2 22 24 3 49 24.5
114 UCLA 2 22 13 4 39 19.5
114 Wisconsin 3 22 30 3 55 18.3
117 Georgia 2 21 27 1 49 24.5
117 Texas A&M 2 21 24 4 49 24.5
117 Minnesota 3 21 34 7 62 20.7
117 North Dakota State 3 21 30 7 58 19.3
117 Utah State 4 21 37 14 72 18.0
117 Michigan 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
117 Bowling Green 4 21 30 3 54 13.5
124 Georgia Tech 3 20 31 11 62 20.7
125 Oregon State 4 19 65 9 93 23.3
125 Washington 3 19 40 3 62 20.7
125 Illinois 3 19 35 7 61 20.3
128 Florida 2 18 30 6 54 27.0
128 Oklahoma 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
130 Wake Forest 2 17 24 4 45 22.5
130 North Carolina 3 17 39 5 61 20.3
130 Charlotte 4 17 33 9 59 14.8
133 Kent State 3 16 18 3 37 12.3
134 California 3 15 48 8 71 23.7
134 Hawaii 3 15 40 6 61 20.3
136 SMU 2 14 30 4 48 24.0
137 Clemson 2 12 13 5 30 15.0
138 Stanford 2 11 16 3 30 15.0