2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 USC 5 50 77 4 131 26.2
2 Miami (FL) 4 47 67 9 123 30.8
3 Houston 4 56 51 6 113 28.3
4 Oklahoma State 4 46 57 7 110 27.5
5 Mississippi State 4 47 53 9 109 27.3
6 North Texas 4 33 67 7 107 26.8
7 Florida 4 46 46 13 105 26.3
7 Pittsburgh 4 37 58 10 105 26.3
9 Virginia Tech 4 44 49 11 104 26.0
9 Jacksonville State 5 46 49 9 104 20.8
11 Kansas State 4 50 47 6 103 25.8
11 Baylor 4 37 51 15 103 25.8
11 Ohio State 4 34 66 3 103 25.8
14 LSU 4 46 50 6 102 25.5
15 Tennessee 4 52 37 12 101 25.3
15 Utah 4 44 51 6 101 25.3
17 South Carolina 4 49 46 5 100 25.0
17 Texas State 4 49 45 6 100 25.0
17 Nebraska 4 47 46 7 100 25.0
20 Ole Miss 4 37 54 8 99 24.8
21 SMU 4 33 55 10 98 24.5
22 Florida Atlantic 4 37 53 7 97 24.3
22 Sacramento State 5 41 47 9 97 19.4
24 Boise State 4 54 34 8 96 24.0
24 Virginia 4 46 44 6 96 24.0
24 Oregon 4 33 56 7 96 24.0
24 Purdue 4 32 53 11 96 24.0
28 Louisville 4 43 45 7 95 23.8
28 Alabama 4 42 44 9 95 23.8
28 Appalachian State 4 30 57 8 95 23.8
31 Texas Tech 4 42 46 6 94 23.5
31 Maryland 4 32 54 8 94 23.5
33 UCLA 4 51 32 10 93 23.3
33 Rutgers 4 41 46 6 93 23.3
33 Georgia State 4 38 48 7 93 23.3
33 Arizona 4 37 51 5 93 23.3
33 Oregon State 4 19 65 9 93 23.3
38 South Alabama 4 45 39 8 92 23.0
38 Auburn 4 41 45 6 92 23.0
38 NC State 4 40 43 9 92 23.0
38 Texas 4 37 49 6 92 23.0
38 Arkansas 4 30 53 9 92 23.0
43 West Virginia 4 57 26 8 91 22.8
44 Cincinnati 4 49 36 5 90 22.5
44 Indiana 4 40 42 8 90 22.5
44 TCU 4 35 50 5 90 22.5
44 Missouri 4 34 47 9 90 22.5
48 Duke 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
48 Memphis 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
50 Iowa 4 37 45 5 87 21.8
50 Colorado 4 36 44 7 87 21.8
50 Georgia Tech 4 30 44 13 87 21.8
50 Eastern Michigan 5 34 42 11 87 17.4
54 Illinois 4 31 46 9 86 21.5
55 Kennesaw State 4 44 36 5 85 21.3
55 Louisiana 4 41 36 8 85 21.3
55 Penn State 4 35 43 7 85 21.3
55 Wake Forest 4 30 45 10 85 21.3
59 Liberty 4 41 34 9 84 21.0
59 Georgia 4 39 39 6 84 21.0
59 USF 4 38 38 8 84 21.0
59 Southern Miss 4 33 42 9 84 21.0
59 Coastal Carolina 4 31 45 8 84 21.0
59 Toledo 4 29 50 5 84 21.0
59 Georgia Southern 4 24 52 8 84 21.0
66 Texas A&M 4 38 39 6 83 20.8
66 Akron 4 38 35 10 83 20.8
66 James Madison 4 35 40 8 83 20.8
66 Michigan State 4 32 45 6 83 20.8
66 Notre Dame 4 32 45 6 83 20.8
66 New Mexico State 4 31 46 6 83 20.8
72 Syracuse 3 34 36 12 82 27.3
72 New Mexico 4 46 22 14 82 20.5
72 Kentucky 4 38 39 5 82 20.5
72 Marshall 4 34 36 12 82 20.5
72 Connecticut 4 32 44 6 82 20.5
72 Middle Tennessee State 4 31 45 6 82 20.5
72 Hawaii 4 23 53 6 82 20.5
79 Troy 4 38 32 11 81 20.3
79 UNLV 4 37 38 6 81 20.3
79 California 4 23 45 13 81 20.3
82 Ohio 4 43 31 6 80 20.0
82 Minnesota 4 28 43 9 80 20.0
82 FIU 4 24 50 6 80 20.0
85 UTSA 4 35 35 9 79 19.8
85 Vanderbilt 4 34 39 6 79 19.8
85 Colorado State 4 29 43 7 79 19.8
85 Miami (OH) 4 26 47 6 79 19.8
85 Delaware 4 25 46 8 79 19.8
90 San Jose State 4 31 43 4 78 19.5
90 Sam Houston State 4 30 40 8 78 19.5
90 Washington 4 22 51 5 78 19.5
93 Nevada 4 40 27 10 77 19.3
93 Florida State 4 30 37 10 77 19.3
93 Washington State 4 29 38 10 77 19.3
96 Rice 4 55 19 2 76 19.0
96 Arkansas State 4 35 35 6 76 19.0
96 North Dakota State 4 30 38 8 76 19.0
99 Stanford 4 23 45 7 75 18.8
100 Army 3 65 7 2 74 24.7
100 Western Kentucky 4 33 37 4 74 18.5
100 Michigan 4 30 37 7 74 18.5
100 Fresno State 4 28 40 6 74 18.5
104 Air Force 3 55 15 3 73 24.3
104 UAB 4 40 31 2 73 18.3
104 Boston College 4 37 30 6 73 18.3
104 Wyoming 4 36 32 5 73 18.3
104 Clemson 4 36 27 10 73 18.3
104 San Diego State 4 35 26 12 73 18.3
104 Louisiana-Monroe 4 33 33 7 73 18.3
104 Wisconsin 4 29 41 3 73 18.3
112 Navy 3 56 11 5 72 24.0
112 Iowa State 4 33 30 9 72 18.0
112 Utah State 4 21 37 14 72 18.0
115 Temple 4 43 26 2 71 17.8
115 Northern Illinois 4 25 38 8 71 17.8
115 Buffalo 4 24 36 11 71 17.8
118 Kansas 3 26 36 7 69 23.0
118 UCF 4 36 23 10 69 17.3
118 Western Michigan 4 32 26 11 69 17.3
118 Missouri State 4 26 31 12 69 17.3
122 Tulsa 4 27 33 8 68 17.0
123 BYU 3 42 25 0 67 22.3
124 Oklahoma 4 21 39 6 66 16.5
125 Ball State 4 24 34 7 65 16.3
126 North Carolina 3 27 32 4 63 21.0
126 Massachusetts 4 34 25 4 63 15.8
128 Arizona State 3 26 32 3 61 20.3
128 Northwestern 3 21 35 5 61 20.3
128 Tulane 4 28 26 7 61 15.3
128 East Carolina 4 23 30 8 61 15.3
132 Charlotte 4 17 33 9 59 14.8
133 UTEP 4 23 24 11 58 14.5
134 Kent State 4 26 27 4 57 14.3
135 Louisiana Tech 3 20 27 9 56 18.7
136 Central Michigan 4 40 11 4 55 13.8
136 Old Dominion 4 26 23 6 55 13.8
138 Bowling Green 4 21 30 3 54 13.5