2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games Won Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Tennessee 3 44 28 7 79 26.3
2 USC 4 42 60 3 105 26.3
2 UCLA 3 42 25 7 74 24.7
2 BYU 3 42 25 0 67 22.3
5 Kansas State 3 40 34 4 78 26.0
6 Cincinnati 3 39 31 4 74 24.7
6 West Virginia 3 39 19 4 62 20.7
8 Nebraska 3 38 36 4 78 26.0
9 Miami (FL) 3 37 49 6 92 30.7
10 Mississippi State 3 36 39 7 82 27.3
10 Utah 3 36 40 4 80 26.7
10 Memphis 3 36 30 6 72 24.0
10 Iowa 3 36 32 3 71 23.7
14 Alabama 3 35 32 8 75 25.0
15 Georgia 3 34 34 4 72 24.0
16 Boise State 2 33 21 3 57 28.5
17 Virginia Tech 3 32 41 8 81 27.0
17 Texas 3 32 41 5 78 26.0
19 Houston 2 31 22 5 58 29.0
19 Indiana 3 31 31 4 66 22.0
19 Duke 3 31 23 7 61 20.3
22 South Carolina 2 30 23 4 57 28.5
22 North Dakota State 4 30 38 9 77 19.3
22 Central Michigan 2 30 3 3 36 18.0
25 LSU 2 29 30 4 63 31.5
25 Florida 3 29 38 11 78 26.0
25 Ole Miss 3 29 41 4 74 24.7
25 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
25 South Alabama 2 29 14 5 48 24.0
25 USF 3 29 35 4 68 22.7
25 Virginia 2 29 14 1 44 22.0
32 Army 1 28 2 1 31 31.0
32 Navy 1 28 1 1 30 30.0
32 Appalachian State 3 28 43 6 77 25.7
32 Texas Tech 3 28 37 5 70 23.3
32 James Madison 3 28 29 5 62 20.7
37 Air Force 1 27 1 0 28 28.0
37 Auburn 2 27 25 3 55 27.5
37 New Mexico 2 27 13 11 51 25.5
37 Pittsburgh 3 27 35 8 70 23.3
37 Missouri 3 27 34 6 67 22.3
42 Georgia State 2 26 22 3 51 25.5
42 UCF 2 26 14 3 43 21.5
42 Massachusetts 3 26 20 1 47 15.7
45 Louisville 2 25 22 4 51 25.5
45 Louisiana 2 25 19 3 47 23.5
45 Tulsa 3 25 24 7 56 18.7
48 Oklahoma State 2 24 31 3 58 29.0
48 Maryland 2 24 29 5 58 29.0
48 TCU 2 24 27 3 54 27.0
48 Rice 1 24 3 0 27 27.0
48 Notre Dame 3 24 35 5 64 21.3
53 Connecticut 2 23 27 3 53 26.5
53 Marshall 2 23 15 6 44 22.0
53 Vanderbilt 3 23 31 3 57 19.0
56 Oregon 2 22 36 3 61 30.5
56 Baylor 2 22 25 7 54 27.0
56 Michigan State 2 22 24 4 50 25.0
56 San Jose State 2 22 23 1 46 23.0
56 Liberty 2 22 17 2 41 20.5
56 Iowa State 2 22 14 4 40 20.0
62 Texas A&M 2 21 24 4 49 24.5
62 Colorado 2 21 22 2 45 22.5
62 Michigan 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
65 Boston College 2 20 14 2 36 18.0
66 Toledo 2 19 34 2 55 27.5
66 Arizona State 2 19 23 3 45 22.5
66 Kentucky 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
66 Clemson 2 19 18 5 42 21.0
66 Washington 3 19 40 3 62 20.7
66 Troy 2 19 16 2 37 18.5
72 Southern Miss 1 18 10 4 32 32.0
72 Kennesaw State 1 18 10 3 31 31.0
72 Ohio State 2 18 37 2 57 28.5
72 Arizona 2 18 31 1 50 25.0
72 UTSA 2 18 22 5 45 22.5
72 Minnesota 2 18 22 4 44 22.0
78 UAB 1 17 6 0 23 23.0
78 Wake Forest 2 17 24 4 45 22.5
78 Florida Atlantic 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
78 Western Michigan 2 17 18 6 41 20.5
78 Colorado State 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
78 Northwestern 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
78 Wisconsin 2 17 20 2 39 19.5
85 Syracuse 1 16 13 3 32 32.0
85 NC State 1 16 11 4 31 31.0
85 Jacksonville State 2 16 23 4 43 21.5
85 Fresno State 2 16 23 3 42 21.0
85 Middle Tennessee State 2 16 19 5 40 20.0
90 Arkansas State 1 15 5 1 21 21.0
91 Texas State 1 14 14 2 30 30.0
91 Washington State 1 14 11 1 26 26.0
91 Sacramento State 1 14 7 5 26 26.0
94 Akron 1 13 14 1 28 28.0
94 Sam Houston State 1 13 10 3 26 26.0
94 Miami (OH) 1 13 11 1 25 25.0
94 Delaware 2 13 34 2 49 24.5
94 Coastal Carolina 1 13 9 1 23 23.0
94 North Carolina 2 13 26 4 43 21.5
94 Nevada 1 13 6 1 20 20.0
101 Kansas 1 12 15 2 29 29.0
101 Arkansas 1 12 14 3 29 29.0
101 Missouri State 1 12 10 5 27 27.0
101 California 2 12 27 6 45 22.5
101 San Diego State 1 12 6 4 22 22.0
101 SMU 2 12 29 2 43 21.5
101 Illinois 2 12 23 3 38 19.0
101 Temple 1 12 6 1 19 19.0
101 Oklahoma 2 12 19 1 32 16.0
110 UNLV 1 11 5 2 18 18.0
110 Ohio 1 11 5 1 17 17.0
112 Louisiana Tech 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
112 Kent State 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
112 UTEP 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
112 New Mexico State 1 10 9 1 20 20.0
112 Florida State 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
112 Old Dominion 1 10 5 1 16 16.0
118 Purdue 1 9 16 3 28 28.0
118 North Texas 1 9 11 2 22 22.0
118 Stanford 1 9 11 1 21 21.0
121 Georgia Southern 1 8 17 1 26 26.0
121 Ball State 1 8 13 2 23 23.0
121 Georgia Tech 1 8 9 3 20 20.0
121 Wyoming 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
125 Oregon State 1 7 17 4 28 28.0
125 FIU 1 7 15 0 22 22.0
127 East Carolina 1 6 6 5 17 17.0
128 Eastern Michigan 1 5 13 3 21 21.0
129 Hawaii 1 4 17 0 21 21.0
129 Buffalo 1 4 12 2 18 18.0
129 Tulane 1 4 9 0 13 13.0