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

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