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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Hawaii 5 29 58 13 100 20.0
2 Georgia Southern 4 20 51 10 81 20.3
2 Arkansas State 4 22 51 7 80 20.0
4 Southern Miss 4 21 49 11 81 20.3
5 Louisiana-Monroe 5 38 48 8 94 18.8
5 Sacramento State 5 33 48 5 86 17.2
7 Northern Illinois 5 30 46 8 84 16.8
8 New Mexico State 4 26 44 5 75 18.8
8 Ball State 5 29 44 9 82 16.4
10 Rutgers 4 27 43 3 73 18.3
11 Coastal Carolina 4 28 42 11 81 20.3
11 Arkansas 4 18 42 8 68 17.0
13 Charlotte 6 26 41 11 78 13.0
14 FIU 3 16 39 6 61 20.3
14 Michigan State 4 26 39 6 71 17.8
14 Maryland 4 17 39 9 65 16.3
17 Texas State 3 37 38 4 79 26.3
17 North Texas 2 10 38 4 52 26.0
17 Illinois 3 26 38 10 74 24.7
17 Colorado 3 20 38 6 64 21.3
17 Western Kentucky 4 25 38 5 68 17.0
17 Washington State 5 24 38 13 75 15.0
23 Purdue 3 23 37 8 68 22.7
23 Kennesaw State 4 32 37 7 76 19.0
23 Utah State 4 20 37 11 68 17.0
26 Akron 5 44 36 14 94 18.8
26 Washington 3 9 36 10 55 18.3
26 Delaware 4 24 36 8 68 17.0
29 Georgia Tech 3 22 35 10 67 22.3
29 South Carolina 3 26 35 3 64 21.3
29 Marshall 3 19 35 5 59 19.7
32 Syracuse 3 28 34 13 75 25.0
32 Louisville 3 26 34 6 66 22.0
32 Sam Houston State 4 22 34 9 65 16.3
32 Stanford 4 14 34 6 54 13.5
36 Oregon State 2 5 33 2 40 20.0
36 Kansas 3 16 33 10 59 19.7
36 California 3 14 33 9 56 18.7
36 Miami (OH) 3 13 33 8 54 18.0
36 TCU 3 15 33 2 50 16.7
41 Connecticut 3 16 32 9 57 19.0
42 Temple 4 39 31 3 73 18.3
42 San Jose State 3 15 31 6 52 17.3
42 Tulsa 3 15 31 4 50 16.7
42 Penn State 3 14 31 5 50 16.7
42 Kent State 4 13 31 7 51 12.8
47 Colorado State 3 21 30 8 59 19.7
47 Bowling Green 4 21 30 3 54 13.5
49 Florida State 3 20 29 6 55 18.3
49 NC State 3 17 29 5 51 17.0
49 Middle Tennessee State 3 17 29 3 49 16.3
52 Missouri State 4 22 28 9 59 14.8
53 Virginia Tech 2 12 26 8 46 23.0
53 Vanderbilt 3 21 26 7 54 18.0
53 UCF 3 19 26 4 49 16.3
56 LSU 2 18 25 2 45 22.5
56 South Alabama 2 16 25 3 44 22.0
56 Boston College 3 25 25 6 56 18.7
59 Arizona State 2 13 24 2 39 19.5
59 UAB 3 25 24 6 55 18.3
59 UTEP 5 23 24 10 57 11.4
62 Auburn 2 14 23 2 39 19.5
62 Rice 5 48 23 4 75 15.0
62 San Diego State 4 25 23 9 57 14.3
62 Old Dominion 4 20 23 7 50 12.5
66 West Virginia 3 47 22 9 78 26.0
66 Kansas State 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
66 Buffalo 3 17 22 8 47 15.7
69 UNLV 2 17 21 3 41 20.5
69 Florida 2 14 21 4 39 19.5
69 Nevada 3 27 21 9 57 19.0
69 Iowa State 3 18 21 7 46 15.3
69 Texas A&M 3 20 21 3 44 14.7
69 Tulane 3 17 21 5 43 14.3
69 Minnesota 2 3 21 4 28 14.0
76 Virginia 2 11 20 6 37 18.5
76 USF 2 13 20 3 36 18.0
76 Massachusetts 2 10 20 5 35 17.5
76 Oklahoma 2 9 20 5 34 17.0
80 North Carolina 2 18 19 1 38 19.0
81 Appalachian State 2 6 18 3 27 13.5
82 Baylor 1 7 17 3 27 27.0
82 USC 1 8 17 1 26 26.0
82 Ohio 2 17 17 5 39 19.5
82 Louisiana 2 15 17 7 39 19.5
82 Clemson 2 9 17 4 30 15.0
82 Fresno State 2 7 17 6 30 15.0
82 Toledo 2 7 17 2 26 13.0
89 Florida Atlantic 1 7 16 2 25 25.0
89 Georgia State 1 6 16 3 25 25.0
89 Pittsburgh 1 6 16 1 23 23.0
89 Troy 2 19 16 9 44 22.0
89 Navy 3 33 16 4 53 17.7
89 Louisiana Tech 2 10 16 7 33 16.5
89 Michigan 2 15 16 1 32 16.0
89 Wyoming 3 23 16 3 42 14.0
89 Eastern Michigan 3 20 16 5 41 13.7
98 Duke 1 9 15 4 28 28.0
98 Houston 1 12 15 0 27 27.0
98 Wake Forest 1 3 15 2 20 20.0
101 Nebraska 1 9 14 2 25 25.0
101 Northwestern 1 4 14 3 21 21.0
101 Central Michigan 3 17 14 2 33 11.0
104 Oklahoma State 1 10 13 4 27 27.0
104 Ole Miss 1 8 13 4 25 25.0
104 Missouri 1 7 13 3 23 23.0
104 Mississippi State 1 5 13 3 21 21.0
104 Jacksonville State 2 18 13 5 36 18.0
104 Oregon 2 8 13 3 24 12.0
110 Ohio State 1 6 12 1 19 19.0
110 East Carolina 2 14 12 1 27 13.5
112 Army 2 31 11 4 46 23.0
113 SMU 1 12 10 5 27 27.0
113 Liberty 1 6 10 3 19 19.0
113 Memphis 1 4 10 3 17 17.0
113 Texas 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
113 Wisconsin 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
113 Iowa 1 3 10 2 15 15.0
119 Tennessee 1 8 9 5 22 22.0
119 Air Force 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
121 Arizona 1 9 8 2 19 19.0
121 Alabama 1 9 8 0 17 17.0
121 Western Michigan 2 15 8 5 28 14.0
121 Kentucky 1 3 8 3 14 14.0
125 Boise State 1 7 7 4 18 18.0
126 Cincinnati 1 4 6 2 12 12.0
127 New Mexico 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
128 North Dakota State 1 11 4 4 19 19.0
129 UTSA 1 5 2 2 9 9.0