2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Syracuse 5 56 61 19 136 27.2
1 Virginia Tech 6 56 75 19 150 25.0
1 Eastern Michigan 7 50 69 19 138 19.7
1 Buffalo 6 44 51 19 114 19.0
5 Jacksonville State 7 59 73 18 150 21.4
6 Baylor 5 46 67 16 129 25.8
6 New Mexico 5 57 33 16 106 21.2
8 Southern Miss 5 39 59 15 113 22.6
8 James Madison 6 54 62 15 131 21.8
8 California 5 27 60 15 102 20.4
11 Nebraska 5 56 58 14 128 25.6
11 Pittsburgh 6 50 82 14 146 24.3
11 SMU 5 38 67 14 119 23.8
11 Connecticut 6 49 70 14 133 22.2
11 Marshall 6 51 65 14 130 21.7
11 Western Michigan 5 45 44 14 103 20.6
11 Coastal Carolina 6 50 56 14 120 20.0
11 Utah State 4 24 35 14 73 18.3
11 Washington State 6 38 49 14 101 16.8
11 Bowling Green 6 35 49 14 98 16.3
21 Florida 4 38 47 13 98 24.5
21 Duke 5 49 55 13 117 23.4
21 Wake Forest 5 46 54 13 113 22.6
21 Illinois 5 33 66 13 112 22.4
21 Virginia 6 60 60 13 133 22.2
21 Liberty 6 72 44 13 129 21.5
21 Hawaii 6 33 75 13 121 20.2
21 North Dakota State 6 55 50 13 118 19.7
21 UNLV 6 52 50 13 115 19.2
30 Houston 5 65 58 12 135 27.0
30 Tennessee 5 64 40 12 116 23.2
30 UCLA 5 58 40 12 110 22.0
30 Georgia Tech 4 28 43 12 83 20.8
30 Akron 5 45 45 12 102 20.4
30 Sam Houston State 4 29 39 12 80 20.0
30 Nevada 5 51 35 12 98 19.6
30 Miami (OH) 6 41 61 12 114 19.0
30 UTEP 6 33 33 12 78 13.0
39 Miami (FL) 4 46 68 11 125 31.3
39 Oregon State 4 38 73 11 122 30.5
39 Utah 5 59 62 11 132 26.4
39 Maryland 4 33 56 11 100 25.0
39 Arizona 5 42 71 11 124 24.8
39 NC State 5 45 62 11 118 23.6
39 USF 6 51 58 11 120 20.0
39 Middle Tennessee State 6 39 61 11 111 18.5
39 Missouri State 4 31 30 11 72 18.0
39 San Diego State 5 35 32 11 78 15.6
49 Memphis 5 69 53 10 132 26.4
49 Boise State 6 77 58 10 145 24.2
49 Florida Atlantic 5 43 68 10 121 24.2
49 Ole Miss 4 39 47 10 96 24.0
49 Louisiana 5 59 47 10 116 23.2
49 Georgia State 5 47 59 10 116 23.2
49 South Alabama 5 64 40 10 114 22.8
49 Kennesaw State 4 43 36 10 89 22.3
49 Michigan State 5 43 57 10 110 22.0
49 Florida State 4 40 38 10 88 22.0
49 Georgia Southern 5 30 63 10 103 20.6
49 Arkansas State 6 44 69 10 123 20.5
49 Delaware 6 37 70 10 117 19.5
49 Sacramento State 6 47 55 10 112 18.7
49 Minnesota 5 33 46 10 89 17.8
49 UCF 4 36 23 10 69 17.3
65 Oklahoma State 5 53 70 9 132 26.4
65 Texas Tech 4 42 40 9 91 22.8
65 West Virginia 5 68 34 9 111 22.2
65 Missouri 5 43 59 9 111 22.2
65 Clemson 3 32 24 9 65 21.7
65 Appalachian State 5 34 61 9 104 20.8
65 East Carolina 4 33 33 9 75 18.8
65 New Mexico State 6 42 61 9 112 18.7
65 Tulsa 5 35 47 9 91 18.2
65 Massachusetts 6 44 45 9 98 16.3
65 Old Dominion 6 40 33 9 82 13.7
76 USC 7 65 104 8 177 25.3
76 Purdue 3 32 34 8 74 24.7
76 Louisiana Tech 4 37 51 8 96 24.0
76 Army 5 95 15 8 118 23.6
76 UTSA 5 58 49 8 115 23.0
76 Iowa State 3 36 25 8 69 23.0
76 Arkansas 3 26 33 8 67 22.3
76 Georgia 5 48 54 8 110 22.0
76 Ohio 6 69 41 8 118 19.7
76 FIU 6 39 69 8 116 19.3
76 Ball State 4 26 36 8 70 17.5
76 Kent State 5 31 47 8 86 17.2
76 Charlotte 5 20 33 8 61 12.2
89 North Texas 5 43 89 7 139 27.8
89 Mississippi State 3 36 39 7 82 27.3
89 Ohio State 4 40 61 7 108 27.0
89 Troy 4 50 39 7 96 24.0
89 Texas A&M 3 36 29 7 72 24.0
89 Northwestern 4 46 38 7 91 22.8
89 Penn State 4 35 43 7 85 21.3
89 Cincinnati 5 53 42 7 102 20.4
89 UAB 6 66 43 7 116 19.3
89 Northern Illinois 4 29 41 7 77 19.3
89 North Carolina 4 30 39 7 76 19.0
89 Tulane 5 34 35 7 76 15.2
101 LSU 4 54 62 6 122 30.5
101 Texas State 4 55 55 6 116 29.0
101 Kansas State 4 50 47 6 103 25.8
101 Air Force 5 91 19 6 116 23.2
101 Auburn 4 41 45 6 92 23.0
101 Notre Dame 6 56 73 6 135 22.5
101 Iowa 5 49 54 6 109 21.8
101 Toledo 6 49 72 6 127 21.2
101 Indiana 5 49 50 6 105 21.0
101 Arizona State 5 44 55 6 105 21.0
101 Colorado State 4 32 43 6 81 20.3
101 Louisiana-Monroe 4 33 41 6 80 20.0
101 Vanderbilt 4 34 39 6 79 19.8
101 Boston College 4 37 30 6 73 18.3
101 Temple 6 59 42 6 107 17.8
101 Michigan 4 27 31 6 64 16.0
117 Alabama 3 34 35 5 74 24.7
117 Colorado 3 28 36 5 69 23.0
117 Texas 3 26 38 5 69 23.0
117 TCU 4 35 50 5 90 22.5
117 Navy 5 82 20 5 107 21.4
117 Fresno State 4 30 45 5 80 20.0
117 Washington 4 22 51 5 78 19.5
117 Stanford 3 20 33 5 58 19.3
117 San Jose State 5 36 54 5 95 19.0
117 Wyoming 6 59 38 5 102 17.0
117 Oklahoma 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
128 Kansas 3 49 34 4 87 29.0
128 South Carolina 3 38 37 4 79 26.3
128 Louisville 3 37 31 4 72 24.0
128 Kentucky 4 46 43 4 93 23.3
128 Rutgers 3 30 32 4 66 22.0
128 Western Kentucky 4 37 45 4 86 21.5
128 Rice 5 68 23 4 95 19.0
128 Central Michigan 5 61 14 4 79 15.8
136 Oregon 1 16 25 2 43 43.0
136 BYU 5 59 39 2 100 20.0
136 Wisconsin 4 33 39 2 74 18.5