2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 USC 4 42 60 3 105 26.3
2 Oregon State 3 12 50 6 68 22.7
3 Miami (FL) 3 37 49 6 92 30.7
3 Ohio State 3 24 49 3 76 25.3
3 North Texas 3 19 49 7 75 25.0
6 Maryland 3 28 46 7 81 27.0
6 Purdue 3 24 46 10 80 26.7
8 Oklahoma State 3 34 44 7 85 28.3
9 Appalachian State 3 28 43 6 77 25.7
9 Oregon 3 27 43 3 73 24.3
9 San Jose State 4 31 43 4 78 19.5
12 Baylor 3 29 42 10 81 27.0
12 Delaware 3 20 42 5 67 22.3
14 Virginia Tech 3 32 41 8 81 27.0
14 Texas 3 32 41 5 78 26.0
14 Ole Miss 3 29 41 4 74 24.7
14 Arkansas 3 20 41 7 68 22.7
14 FIU 3 16 41 5 62 20.7
19 Utah 3 36 40 4 80 26.7
19 California 3 18 40 10 68 22.7
19 Memphis 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
19 Toledo 3 21 40 4 65 21.7
19 Washington 3 19 40 3 62 20.7
19 Hawaii 3 15 40 5 60 20.0
25 LSU 3 38 39 5 82 27.3
25 Mississippi State 3 36 39 7 82 27.3
25 Auburn 3 33 39 5 77 25.7
25 SMU 3 24 39 7 70 23.3
25 Arizona 3 27 39 3 69 23.0
25 Wake Forest 3 20 39 6 65 21.7
31 Florida 3 29 38 11 78 26.0
31 Georgia State 3 32 38 6 76 25.3
31 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
31 Florida Atlantic 3 24 38 7 69 23.0
31 North Dakota State 4 30 38 9 77 19.3
36 Houston 3 43 37 5 85 28.3
36 South Carolina 3 37 37 4 78 26.0
36 TCU 3 31 37 4 72 24.0
36 Texas Tech 3 28 37 5 70 23.3
36 Georgia Southern 3 20 37 5 62 20.7
41 Syracuse 3 34 36 12 82 27.3
41 Nebraska 3 38 36 4 78 26.0
41 Texas A&M 3 30 36 6 72 24.0
41 Kansas 3 26 36 7 69 23.0
41 Rutgers 3 25 36 3 64 21.3
41 Middle Tennessee State 3 21 36 5 62 20.7
41 Jacksonville State 4 34 36 9 79 19.8
48 Pittsburgh 3 27 35 8 70 23.3
48 USF 3 29 35 4 68 22.7
48 Sam Houston State 3 24 35 8 67 22.3
48 Coastal Carolina 3 25 35 6 66 22.0
48 Notre Dame 3 24 35 5 64 21.3
48 Illinois 3 19 35 7 61 20.3
54 Kansas State 3 40 34 4 78 26.0
54 Georgia 3 34 34 4 72 24.0
54 Missouri 3 27 34 6 67 22.3
54 Minnesota 3 21 34 7 62 20.7
54 Miami (OH) 3 21 34 4 59 19.7
54 Sacramento State 4 33 34 8 75 18.8
60 Texas State 3 37 33 5 75 25.0
60 Kennesaw State 3 30 33 3 66 22.0
60 Connecticut 3 28 33 4 65 21.7
63 Alabama 3 35 32 8 75 25.0
63 Iowa 3 36 32 3 71 23.7
63 North Carolina 3 27 32 4 63 21.0
63 Arizona State 3 26 32 3 61 20.3
63 New Mexico State 3 24 32 5 61 20.3
63 Stanford 3 17 32 4 53 17.7
69 Cincinnati 3 39 31 4 74 24.7
69 Louisville 3 35 31 5 71 23.7
69 Indiana 3 31 31 4 66 22.0
69 Southern Miss 3 27 31 7 65 21.7
69 Georgia Tech 3 20 31 11 62 20.7
69 Vanderbilt 3 23 31 3 57 19.0
75 NC State 3 28 30 8 66 22.0
75 Colorado 3 29 30 4 63 21.0
75 Michigan State 3 27 30 4 61 20.3
75 Kentucky 3 22 30 4 56 18.7
75 Wisconsin 3 22 30 3 55 18.3
75 Utah State 3 14 30 9 53 17.7
81 James Madison 3 28 29 5 62 20.7
81 Colorado State 3 23 29 6 58 19.3
81 Charlotte 3 16 29 8 53 17.7
81 Eastern Michigan 4 25 29 8 62 15.5
85 Tennessee 3 44 28 7 79 26.3
85 Boise State 3 40 28 7 75 25.0
85 Fresno State 3 18 28 5 51 17.0
88 South Alabama 3 40 27 6 73 24.3
88 Louisiana 3 31 27 6 64 21.3
88 Akron 3 30 27 7 64 21.3
88 Liberty 3 28 27 5 60 20.0
88 Louisiana Tech 3 20 27 9 56 18.7
88 Oklahoma 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
88 Buffalo 3 10 27 7 44 14.7
95 UNLV 3 28 26 5 59 19.7
95 Ball State 3 22 26 5 53 17.7
95 Florida State 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
95 Michigan 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
99 UCLA 3 42 25 7 74 24.7
99 BYU 3 42 25 0 67 22.3
99 Louisiana-Monroe 3 29 25 6 60 20.0
99 Washington State 3 23 25 6 54 18.0
99 Western Kentucky 3 21 25 4 50 16.7
104 Virginia 3 35 24 3 62 20.7
104 Boston College 3 31 24 5 60 20.0
104 UAB 3 32 24 2 58 19.3
104 Tulsa 3 25 24 7 56 18.7
104 UTSA 3 23 24 7 54 18.0
109 Duke 3 31 23 7 61 20.3
109 Missouri State 3 23 23 9 55 18.3
109 Northern Illinois 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
109 Bowling Green 3 14 23 3 40 13.3
113 Western Michigan 3 27 22 8 57 19.0
113 Ohio 3 28 22 6 56 18.7
113 Troy 3 27 22 6 55 18.3
113 Arkansas State 3 28 22 4 54 18.0
117 Northwestern 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
117 Marshall 3 25 21 9 55 18.3
117 Wyoming 3 26 21 3 50 16.7
117 Clemson 3 23 21 6 50 16.7
117 Tulane 3 15 21 5 41 13.7
122 Nevada 3 30 20 7 57 19.0
122 Massachusetts 3 26 20 1 47 15.7
124 West Virginia 3 39 19 4 62 20.7
124 Temple 3 33 19 2 54 18.0
124 Iowa State 3 26 19 4 49 16.3
127 New Mexico 3 32 18 13 63 21.0
127 UCF 3 30 18 4 52 17.3
127 East Carolina 3 20 18 6 44 14.7
127 UTEP 3 18 18 4 40 13.3
127 Kent State 3 16 18 3 37 12.3
132 San Diego State 3 32 16 9 57 19.0
133 Rice 3 38 14 2 54 18.0
134 Old Dominion 3 25 13 3 41 13.7
135 Air Force 2 37 10 2 49 24.5
136 Navy 2 38 7 3 48 24.0
137 Army 2 45 6 1 52 26.0
138 Central Michigan 3 37 5 3 45 15.0