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