2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kansas 1 28 8 0 36 36.0
2 South Carolina 1 14 20 1 35 35.0
3 Texas State 1 14 19 1 34 34.0
4 Oregon State 3 31 56 7 94 31.3
5 Texas A&M 2 32 21 5 58 29.0
5 Miami (FL) 2 18 37 3 58 29.0
7 Memphis 3 47 31 6 84 28.0
7 North Texas 3 20 60 4 84 28.0
7 Syracuse 2 20 28 8 56 28.0
10 Ohio State 4 40 61 7 108 27.0
10 Iowa State 2 30 19 5 54 27.0
10 Mississippi State 2 21 31 2 54 27.0
10 Michigan 1 11 15 1 27 27.0
10 Maryland 1 7 16 4 27 27.0
15 Nebraska 3 31 35 12 78 26.0
15 Texas 1 7 18 1 26 26.0
17 Troy 3 40 31 6 77 25.7
18 Houston 2 21 26 4 51 25.5
18 NC State 2 14 33 4 51 25.5
20 Indiana 2 25 25 0 50 25.0
21 Utah 4 42 47 10 99 24.8
21 USC 4 39 54 6 99 24.8
21 Virginia Tech 4 35 49 15 99 24.8
21 SMU 4 33 53 13 99 24.8
25 Oklahoma State 3 29 39 6 74 24.7
26 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
27 Northwestern 3 39 26 7 72 24.0
27 Florida Atlantic 3 30 37 5 72 24.0
27 Navy 2 39 7 2 48 24.0
30 New Mexico 3 37 24 10 71 23.7
30 Ole Miss 3 31 34 6 71 23.7
32 UCLA 4 51 32 10 93 23.3
32 Tennessee 3 38 24 8 70 23.3
32 Pittsburgh 3 27 35 8 70 23.3
35 Liberty 4 54 28 10 92 23.0
35 Auburn 2 26 17 3 46 23.0
35 Alabama 2 19 26 1 46 23.0
38 Louisiana 3 36 26 6 68 22.7
38 Illinois 3 20 40 8 68 22.7
40 Wake Forest 5 46 54 13 113 22.6
41 Clemson 2 21 16 8 45 22.5
42 Duke 4 40 38 11 89 22.3
42 Notre Dame 4 37 48 4 89 22.3
42 James Madison 4 34 44 11 89 22.3
42 Air Force 3 54 9 4 67 22.3
42 UTSA 3 33 29 5 67 22.3
42 Georgia 3 30 31 6 67 22.3
48 Georgia State 4 33 48 7 88 22.0
48 Jacksonville State 4 33 44 11 88 22.0
48 South Alabama 3 35 26 5 66 22.0
48 Arizona 3 21 39 6 66 22.0
48 Kansas State 2 22 20 2 44 22.0
48 Baylor 1 8 9 5 22 22.0
54 Virginia 5 46 50 12 108 21.6
55 Louisville 2 24 16 3 43 21.5
55 Texas Tech 2 23 14 6 43 21.5
55 Kentucky 2 20 21 2 43 21.5
55 Stanford 2 15 24 4 43 21.5
59 Western Michigan 3 27 28 8 63 21.0
59 Cincinnati 2 20 20 2 42 21.0
59 Florida State 2 19 19 4 42 21.0
59 Georgia Tech 2 14 23 5 42 21.0
59 Colorado 1 13 7 1 21 21.0
64 Connecticut 5 37 54 13 104 20.8
65 UAB 3 37 24 1 62 20.7
65 Western Kentucky 3 25 33 4 62 20.7
65 Delaware 3 19 39 4 62 20.7
68 Army 2 36 2 3 41 20.5
68 Missouri 2 16 22 3 41 20.5
70 Iowa 3 29 29 3 61 20.3
71 Marshall 4 36 34 10 80 20.0
71 Fresno State 4 30 45 5 80 20.0
71 Hawaii 4 21 53 6 80 20.0
71 Central Michigan 2 35 4 1 40 20.0
71 Southern Miss 2 13 23 4 40 20.0
71 Miami (OH) 2 10 23 7 40 20.0
71 Tulane 1 13 5 2 20 20.0
71 Boise State 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
71 Florida 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
71 Akron 1 9 7 4 20 20.0
71 LSU 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
71 North Carolina 1 5 12 3 20 20.0
83 Toledo 5 36 57 6 99 19.8
83 Coastal Carolina 4 31 37 11 79 19.8
85 Wyoming 4 46 27 5 78 19.5
85 North Dakota State 2 18 18 3 39 19.5
85 TCU 2 13 25 1 39 19.5
85 Washington 2 13 23 3 39 19.5
89 UNLV 3 27 23 8 58 19.3
90 Ohio 2 26 10 2 38 19.0
90 Arkansas 2 14 19 5 38 19.0
90 Kennesaw State 1 14 3 2 19 19.0
90 Louisiana-Monroe 1 12 4 3 19 19.0
90 Rutgers 1 9 10 0 19 19.0
90 Michigan State 1 7 12 0 19 19.0
90 Purdue 1 7 10 2 19 19.0
90 Sam Houston State 1 6 10 3 19 19.0
98 Nevada 3 29 21 6 56 18.7
99 West Virginia 2 23 12 2 37 18.5
99 FIU 2 15 21 1 37 18.5
99 Vanderbilt 2 14 20 3 37 18.5
102 Eastern Michigan 4 27 36 9 72 18.0
102 BYU 3 30 22 2 54 18.0
102 Massachusetts 3 26 21 7 54 18.0
102 Bowling Green 3 19 23 12 54 18.0
102 East Carolina 2 17 13 6 36 18.0
102 San Jose State 2 11 22 3 36 18.0
102 Boston College 1 9 8 1 18 18.0
102 Oklahoma 1 8 10 0 18 18.0
102 Colorado State 1 8 9 1 18 18.0
102 Georgia Southern 1 6 10 2 18 18.0
112 New Mexico State 4 25 38 7 70 17.5
112 Middle Tennessee State 4 20 43 7 70 17.5
112 Temple 2 17 16 2 35 17.5
112 Wisconsin 2 16 19 0 35 17.5
116 California 1 6 7 4 17 17.0
116 UCF 1 6 5 6 17 17.0
118 Arizona State 3 26 22 2 50 16.7
119 Arkansas State 2 13 17 3 33 16.5
119 Washington State 2 11 15 7 33 16.5
121 Appalachian State 3 12 32 5 49 16.3
122 Minnesota 3 16 27 5 48 16.0
123 USF 3 23 20 4 47 15.7
124 Tulsa 3 14 26 6 46 15.3
125 Missouri State 3 19 20 6 45 15.0
125 Kent State 2 14 14 2 30 15.0
125 Sacramento State 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
128 Buffalo 2 6 15 5 26 13.0
128 San Diego State 1 7 4 2 13 13.0
130 Utah State 2 9 12 4 25 12.5
131 Ball State 1 2 8 2 12 12.0
132 UTEP 1 4 5 0 9 9.0