2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games Won Only through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kansas 2 40 23 2 65 32.5
2 Southern Miss 1 18 10 4 32 32.0
3 Kennesaw State 1 18 10 3 31 31.0
4 LSU 4 54 62 6 122 30.5
4 Oregon State 4 38 73 11 122 30.5
4 Syracuse 2 28 27 6 61 30.5
7 Miami (FL) 5 54 80 14 148 29.6
8 Maryland 2 24 29 5 58 29.0
8 Rutgers 1 16 10 3 29 29.0
10 Oregon 3 28 49 7 84 28.0
10 Akron 1 13 14 1 28 28.0
12 NC State 3 33 43 7 83 27.7
13 Texas State 2 26 26 3 55 27.5
14 Mississippi State 4 47 53 9 109 27.3
15 Houston 5 65 58 12 135 27.0
15 Navy 2 49 4 1 54 27.0
15 TCU 2 24 27 3 54 27.0
15 Rice 1 24 3 0 27 27.0
15 Missouri State 1 12 10 5 27 27.0
20 Ohio State 5 52 74 7 133 26.6
21 North Texas 4 38 63 5 106 26.5
21 Arkansas 2 22 26 5 53 26.5
23 Memphis 5 69 53 10 132 26.4
23 Utah 5 59 62 11 132 26.4
25 Florida 4 46 46 13 105 26.3
25 Oklahoma State 4 43 57 5 105 26.3
25 South Carolina 3 38 37 4 79 26.3
28 Virginia Tech 4 44 49 11 104 26.0
28 Kansas State 3 40 34 4 78 26.0
28 Washington State 1 14 11 1 26 26.0
28 Sacramento State 1 14 7 5 26 26.0
28 Sam Houston State 1 13 10 3 26 26.0
33 Appalachian State 3 28 43 6 77 25.7
34 Nebraska 5 56 58 14 128 25.6
35 Baylor 4 39 50 13 102 25.5
36 Boise State 5 70 51 6 127 25.4
37 Toledo 4 42 55 4 101 25.3
37 Connecticut 3 33 38 5 76 25.3
39 USC 6 57 87 7 151 25.2
40 Michigan State 2 22 24 4 50 25.0
41 Arizona 5 42 71 11 124 24.8
42 Purdue 3 32 34 8 74 24.7
43 Pittsburgh 5 44 66 13 123 24.6
44 Delaware 2 13 34 2 49 24.5
45 Eastern Michigan 4 30 53 14 97 24.3
45 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
47 Virginia 4 49 40 7 96 24.0
47 Ole Miss 4 38 51 7 96 24.0
47 Florida Atlantic 4 36 52 8 96 24.0
47 Army 3 64 4 4 72 24.0
47 Louisville 3 41 27 4 72 24.0
47 Texas A&M 3 36 29 7 72 24.0
53 Air Force 4 81 10 4 95 23.8
54 Marshall 3 32 30 9 71 23.7
54 Louisiana Tech 3 29 38 4 71 23.7
56 New Mexico 4 52 28 14 94 23.5
56 Louisiana 4 50 38 6 94 23.5
58 Alabama 5 50 56 11 117 23.4
59 Troy 3 39 29 2 70 23.3
59 Auburn 3 35 31 4 70 23.3
61 Tennessee 5 64 40 12 116 23.2
62 UTSA 5 58 49 8 115 23.0
62 Texas 4 37 49 6 92 23.0
62 SMU 4 26 57 9 92 23.0
62 Iowa State 3 36 25 8 69 23.0
62 California 3 19 40 10 69 23.0
62 Ball State 1 8 13 2 23 23.0
68 Jacksonville State 5 41 60 13 114 22.8
68 Northwestern 4 46 38 7 91 22.8
68 Georgia State 4 41 43 7 91 22.8
71 Texas Tech 5 51 51 11 113 22.6
71 Wake Forest 5 46 54 13 113 22.6
73 Notre Dame 6 56 73 6 135 22.5
73 Cincinnati 4 49 36 5 90 22.5
73 Western Kentucky 2 22 22 1 45 22.5
73 Colorado 2 21 22 2 45 22.5
77 Kentucky 5 51 55 6 112 22.4
78 South Alabama 4 53 27 9 89 22.3
78 Duke 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
78 Buffalo 3 27 29 11 67 22.3
81 Missouri 5 43 59 9 111 22.2
82 Liberty 5 66 34 10 110 22.0
82 UCLA 5 58 40 12 110 22.0
82 Arizona State 3 31 31 4 66 22.0
82 Florida State 3 31 27 8 66 22.0
82 Georgia Southern 2 14 27 3 44 22.0
82 Bowling Green 2 14 19 11 44 22.0
88 Georgia 6 55 66 10 131 21.8
88 James Madison 6 54 62 15 131 21.8
88 Iowa 5 49 54 6 109 21.8
88 Western Michigan 4 35 40 12 87 21.8
92 Clemson 3 32 24 9 65 21.7
93 Indiana 6 58 61 10 129 21.5
93 Arkansas State 2 22 18 3 43 21.5
93 Stanford 2 15 24 4 43 21.5
96 USF 4 38 38 8 84 21.0
96 Illinois 3 19 39 5 63 21.0
96 UTEP 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
96 Hawaii 1 4 17 0 21 21.0
100 West Virginia 3 39 19 4 62 20.7
100 San Jose State 3 27 34 1 62 20.7
100 Middle Tennessee State 3 22 32 8 62 20.7
100 Washington 3 19 40 3 62 20.7
104 Nevada 2 24 14 3 41 20.5
104 Kent State 2 20 19 2 41 20.5
104 Georgia Tech 2 14 20 7 41 20.5
107 UAB 3 41 19 1 61 20.3
108 BYU 5 59 39 2 100 20.0
108 Fresno State 4 30 45 5 80 20.0
108 Wyoming 3 36 22 2 60 20.0
108 UCF 3 32 19 9 60 20.0
108 Miami (OH) 3 28 28 4 60 20.0
108 Colorado State 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
114 North Dakota State 5 44 46 9 99 19.8
114 Ohio 4 52 24 3 79 19.8
114 Minnesota 4 33 37 9 79 19.8
117 Coastal Carolina 2 22 14 3 39 19.5
118 Vanderbilt 3 23 31 3 57 19.0
119 Central Michigan 3 47 6 3 56 18.7
119 Tulsa 3 25 24 7 56 18.7
119 North Carolina 3 16 33 7 56 18.7
122 UNLV 4 35 29 10 74 18.5
122 Wisconsin 4 33 39 2 74 18.5
122 New Mexico State 2 16 17 4 37 18.5
125 FIU 3 23 30 2 55 18.3
126 Boston College 2 20 14 2 36 18.0
127 Michigan 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
127 East Carolina 3 20 25 8 53 17.7
129 San Diego State 2 19 10 6 35 17.5
130 Temple 2 20 11 3 34 17.0
131 Tulane 2 17 14 2 33 16.5
132 Old Dominion 2 20 10 2 32 16.0
133 Massachusetts 4 34 25 4 63 15.8
134 Oklahoma 3 19 23 4 46 15.3
135 Utah State 2 11 12 7 30 15.0