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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Oregon State 2 24 41 4 69 34.5
2 LSU 2 26 37 2 65 32.5
3 North Texas 2 15 34 2 51 25.5
3 Arkansas State 2 9 34 4 47 23.5
5 Illinois 2 14 31 6 51 25.5
6 Marshall 2 17 29 2 48 24.0
6 NC State 2 10 29 3 42 21.0
8 Notre Dame 2 24 28 0 52 26.0
8 Arizona 2 14 28 8 50 25.0
8 California 2 10 28 6 44 22.0
11 Eastern Michigan 2 16 27 8 51 25.5
11 Louisiana Tech 2 19 27 2 48 24.0
11 Georgia 2 16 27 4 47 23.5
11 USC 2 15 27 4 46 23.0
15 Nebraska 2 18 26 9 53 26.5
15 Connecticut 2 17 26 8 51 25.5
15 Virginia Tech 2 12 26 8 46 23.0
15 South Carolina 2 15 26 2 43 21.5
15 Georgia Southern 2 10 26 5 41 20.5
15 Penn State 2 8 26 4 38 19.0
21 Syracuse 2 22 25 7 54 27.0
21 Missouri 2 16 25 3 44 22.0
21 Washington 2 6 25 8 39 19.5
24 Boise State 2 23 24 2 49 24.5
24 Wake Forest 2 19 24 5 48 24.0
24 Jacksonville State 2 13 24 9 46 23.0
24 Kentucky 2 16 24 4 44 22.0
24 Pittsburgh 2 13 24 4 41 20.5
24 Delaware 2 12 24 2 38 19.0
30 Memphis 2 33 23 4 60 30.0
30 Arizona State 2 18 23 3 44 22.0
30 Ball State 2 13 23 4 40 20.0
30 Western Kentucky 2 14 23 2 39 19.5
30 Kent State 2 7 23 5 35 17.5
35 Houston 2 21 22 6 49 24.5
35 James Madison 2 19 22 7 48 24.0
35 Western Michigan 2 18 22 6 46 23.0
35 Toledo 2 20 22 1 43 21.5
35 UCF 2 15 22 3 40 20.0
35 Hawaii 2 10 22 7 39 19.5
35 Tulsa 2 13 22 3 38 19.0
35 San Jose State 2 11 22 3 36 18.0
35 Fresno State 2 9 22 5 36 18.0
44 Florida 2 14 21 4 39 19.5
45 Kansas 2 30 20 5 55 27.5
45 Ohio State 2 24 20 5 49 24.5
45 Alabama 2 17 20 2 39 19.5
45 USF 2 13 20 3 36 18.0
45 Massachusetts 2 10 20 5 35 17.5
45 North Carolina 2 7 20 4 31 15.5
51 Texas State 1 14 19 1 34 34.0
51 Louisiana 2 24 19 5 48 24.0
51 Florida State 2 21 19 4 44 22.0
51 Bowling Green 2 14 19 11 44 22.0
51 Indiana 2 18 19 2 39 19.5
51 Iowa 2 15 19 3 37 18.5
51 FIU 2 15 19 2 36 18.0
58 Purdue 2 23 18 5 46 23.0
58 Michigan State 2 16 18 4 38 19.0
58 Vanderbilt 2 10 18 4 32 16.0
61 Southern Miss 1 6 17 6 29 29.0
61 Northwestern 2 29 17 5 51 25.5
63 Baylor 1 9 16 1 26 26.0
63 UTSA 2 28 16 1 45 22.5
63 Colorado 1 5 16 1 22 22.0
63 Louisville 2 24 16 3 43 21.5
63 Iowa State 2 21 16 6 43 21.5
63 Virginia 2 14 16 7 37 18.5
63 Temple 2 16 16 4 36 18.0
63 Middle Tennessee State 2 8 16 5 29 14.5
71 Duke 1 9 15 4 28 28.0
71 West Virginia 2 29 15 5 49 24.5
71 Florida Atlantic 1 6 15 3 24 24.0
71 Buffalo 2 20 15 8 43 21.5
71 Louisiana-Monroe 1 5 15 1 21 21.0
71 Akron 2 19 15 5 39 19.5
71 New Mexico State 2 11 15 3 29 14.5
71 Arkansas 2 10 15 4 29 14.5
71 Minnesota 2 8 15 4 27 13.5
80 Clemson 1 5 14 3 22 22.0
80 Miami (OH) 2 15 14 6 35 17.5
80 BYU 2 17 14 2 33 16.5
80 Maryland 2 9 14 6 29 14.5
84 Troy 1 20 13 0 33 33.0
84 Miami (FL) 1 7 13 5 25 25.0
84 Oklahoma State 1 7 13 2 22 22.0
84 Mississippi State 1 5 13 3 21 21.0
84 South Alabama 2 24 13 4 41 20.5
84 Stanford 2 6 13 3 22 11.0
90 UAB 2 26 12 5 43 21.5
90 North Dakota State 2 25 12 5 42 21.0
90 SMU 1 5 12 4 21 21.0
90 Tennessee 2 20 12 5 37 18.5
90 UNLV 2 15 12 7 34 17.0
90 Utah State 2 10 12 4 26 13.0
96 Utah 1 15 11 5 31 31.0
96 New Mexico 1 11 11 2 24 24.0
96 Georgia State 1 9 11 3 23 23.0
96 Kennesaw State 1 6 11 5 22 22.0
96 Georgia Tech 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
96 Coastal Carolina 2 19 11 6 36 18.0
96 Texas A&M 2 18 11 4 33 16.5
96 Washington State 2 9 11 4 24 12.0
104 Liberty 2 31 10 4 45 22.5
104 Ole Miss 1 9 10 3 22 22.0
104 Ohio 2 26 10 2 38 19.0
104 Texas 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
104 TCU 1 4 10 0 14 14.0
104 Old Dominion 2 14 10 3 27 13.5
110 Boston College 1 8 9 2 19 19.0
110 Kansas State 1 7 9 3 19 19.0
110 Navy 2 26 9 0 35 17.5
110 Central Michigan 2 24 9 1 34 17.0
110 Auburn 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
110 Tulane 1 6 9 0 15 15.0
110 UTEP 2 10 9 1 20 10.0
117 Army 2 30 8 6 44 22.0
117 Nevada 1 11 8 2 21 21.0
117 Colorado State 1 9 8 3 20 20.0
117 Wisconsin 1 9 8 0 17 17.0
117 UCLA 1 7 8 2 17 17.0
117 Sacramento State 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
117 Northern Illinois 1 5 8 0 13 13.0
117 Charlotte 2 9 8 2 19 9.5
125 East Carolina 1 11 7 1 19 19.0
125 Missouri State 1 8 7 2 17 17.0
125 Rice 2 17 7 2 26 13.0
125 San Diego State 2 9 7 3 19 9.5
125 Rutgers 1 2 7 0 9 9.0
130 Wyoming 2 23 6 0 29 14.5
130 Cincinnati 1 4 6 2 12 12.0
130 Oregon 1 3 6 3 12 12.0
133 Texas Tech 1 9 5 5 19 19.0
133 Michigan 1 6 5 0 11 11.0
135 Air Force 2 36 4 3 43 21.5
135 Oklahoma 1 7 4 3 14 14.0
135 Sam Houston State 1 5 4 4 13 13.0
135 Appalachian State 1 4 4 1 9 9.0