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