2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 2 45 6 1 52 26.0
2 Tennessee 3 44 28 7 79 26.3
3 USC 4 42 60 3 105 26.3
3 UCLA 3 42 25 7 74 24.7
3 BYU 3 42 25 0 67 22.3
6 Kansas State 3 40 34 4 78 26.0
6 South Alabama 3 40 27 6 73 24.3
6 Memphis 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
9 Cincinnati 3 39 31 4 74 24.7
9 West Virginia 3 39 19 4 62 20.7
11 Nebraska 3 38 36 4 78 26.0
11 Navy 2 38 7 3 48 24.0
13 Miami (FL) 3 37 49 6 92 30.7
13 Air Force 2 37 10 2 49 24.5
13 Central Michigan 3 37 5 3 45 15.0
16 Mississippi State 3 36 39 7 82 27.3
16 Utah 3 36 40 4 80 26.7
16 Iowa 3 36 32 3 71 23.7
19 Alabama 3 35 32 8 75 25.0
19 Virginia 3 35 24 3 62 20.7
21 Syracuse 3 34 36 12 82 27.3
21 Georgia 3 34 34 4 72 24.0
21 Rice 2 34 11 2 47 23.5
21 Jacksonville State 4 34 36 9 79 19.8
25 Boise State 2 33 21 3 57 28.5
25 Sacramento State 4 33 34 8 75 18.8
27 Virginia Tech 3 32 41 8 81 27.0
27 Georgia State 3 32 38 6 76 25.3
27 New Mexico 3 32 18 13 63 21.0
27 UAB 3 32 24 2 58 19.3
27 San Diego State 3 32 16 9 57 19.0
32 Houston 2 31 22 5 58 29.0
32 TCU 3 31 37 4 72 24.0
32 Indiana 3 31 31 4 66 22.0
32 Duke 3 31 23 7 61 20.3
32 Boston College 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
37 South Carolina 2 30 23 4 57 28.5
37 Texas A&M 3 30 36 6 72 24.0
37 Akron 3 30 27 7 64 21.3
37 North Dakota State 4 30 38 9 77 19.3
37 Nevada 3 30 20 7 57 19.0
37 UCF 3 30 18 4 52 17.3
43 LSU 2 29 30 4 63 31.5
43 Texas State 2 29 24 4 57 28.5
43 Baylor 3 29 42 10 81 27.0
43 Florida 3 29 38 11 78 26.0
43 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
43 USF 3 29 35 4 68 22.7
43 Colorado 3 29 30 4 63 21.0
50 Maryland 3 28 46 7 81 27.0
50 Appalachian State 3 28 43 6 77 25.7
50 NC State 3 28 30 8 66 22.0
50 Connecticut 3 28 33 4 65 21.7
50 James Madison 3 28 29 5 62 20.7
50 Liberty 3 28 27 5 60 20.0
50 UNLV 3 28 26 5 59 19.7
50 Ohio 3 28 22 6 56 18.7
50 Arkansas State 3 28 22 4 54 18.0
59 Auburn 2 27 25 3 55 27.5
59 Oregon 3 27 43 3 73 24.3
59 Pittsburgh 3 27 35 8 70 23.3
59 Missouri 3 27 34 6 67 22.3
59 Southern Miss 3 27 31 7 65 21.7
59 North Carolina 3 27 32 4 63 21.0
65 Wyoming 3 26 21 3 50 16.7
65 Massachusetts 3 26 20 1 47 15.7
67 Louisiana 2 25 19 3 47 23.5
67 Coastal Carolina 3 25 35 6 66 22.0
67 San Jose State 3 25 32 2 59 19.7
67 Tulsa 3 25 24 7 56 18.7
67 Eastern Michigan 4 25 29 8 62 15.5
67 Old Dominion 3 25 13 3 41 13.7
73 Oklahoma State 2 24 31 5 60 30.0
73 Purdue 3 24 46 10 80 26.7
73 Louisiana-Monroe 2 24 18 4 46 23.0
73 Sam Houston State 3 24 35 8 67 22.3
73 Notre Dame 3 24 35 5 64 21.3
73 New Mexico State 3 24 32 5 61 20.3
73 Temple 2 24 14 2 40 20.0
80 Kennesaw State 2 23 22 3 48 24.0
80 Marshall 2 23 15 6 44 22.0
80 Vanderbilt 3 23 31 3 57 19.0
80 Washington State 3 23 25 6 54 18.0
84 Michigan State 2 22 24 4 50 25.0
84 Iowa State 2 22 14 4 40 20.0
86 Texas 2 21 28 4 53 26.5
86 Kansas 2 21 26 4 51 25.5
86 Missouri State 2 21 22 8 51 25.5
86 Toledo 3 21 40 4 65 21.7
86 Middle Tennessee State 3 21 36 5 62 20.7
86 Miami (OH) 3 21 34 4 59 19.7
86 Michigan 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
93 Delaware 3 20 42 5 67 22.3
93 Georgia Southern 3 20 37 5 62 20.7
95 Texas Tech 2 19 26 3 48 24.0
95 Arizona State 2 19 23 3 45 22.5
95 Clemson 2 19 18 5 42 21.0
95 Washington 3 19 40 3 62 20.7
95 Illinois 3 19 35 7 61 20.3
95 Ball State 2 19 18 3 40 20.0
95 East Carolina 2 19 14 6 39 19.5
95 Troy 2 19 16 2 37 18.5
103 Ohio State 2 18 37 2 57 28.5
103 Arizona 2 18 31 1 50 25.0
103 Louisiana Tech 2 18 24 6 48 24.0
103 California 3 18 40 10 68 22.7
103 UTSA 2 18 22 5 45 22.5
103 Minnesota 2 18 22 4 44 22.0
109 Wake Forest 2 17 24 4 45 22.5
109 Florida Atlantic 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
109 Western Michigan 2 17 18 6 41 20.5
109 Colorado State 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
109 Northwestern 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
109 Northern Illinois 2 17 18 5 40 20.0
109 Wisconsin 2 17 20 2 39 19.5
116 Fresno State 2 16 23 3 42 21.0
116 FIU 3 16 41 5 62 20.7
118 Hawaii 3 15 40 5 60 20.0
118 Tulane 3 15 21 5 41 13.7
120 North Texas 2 14 37 5 56 28.0
120 Rutgers 2 14 22 1 37 18.5
120 Stanford 2 14 20 2 36 18.0
120 Kent State 2 14 15 2 31 15.5
120 UTEP 2 14 14 3 31 15.5
120 Bowling Green 3 14 23 3 40 13.3
126 Louisville 1 13 15 1 29 29.0
126 Utah State 2 13 23 7 43 21.5
128 Arkansas 1 12 14 3 29 29.0
128 SMU 2 12 29 2 43 21.5
128 Georgia Tech 2 12 19 6 37 18.5
128 Oklahoma 2 12 19 1 32 16.0
132 Western Kentucky 1 11 10 2 23 23.0
133 Ole Miss 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
133 Kentucky 1 10 13 1 24 24.0
133 Florida State 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
133 Charlotte 2 10 21 5 36 18.0
137 Oregon State 1 7 17 4 28 28.0
138 Buffalo 2 5 23 3 31 15.5