2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Charlotte 2 9 15 8 32 16.0
2 Mississippi State 2 22 18 7 47 23.5
2 Louisiana Tech 2 10 16 7 33 16.5
4 SMU 2 19 25 6 50 25.0
4 Memphis 2 13 18 6 37 18.5
4 Akron 2 17 13 6 36 18.0
7 North Texas 2 10 38 5 53 26.5
7 Florida 1 11 8 5 24 24.0
7 Coastal Carolina 2 12 26 5 43 21.5
7 FIU 2 9 26 5 40 20.0
7 Ohio 2 17 17 5 39 19.5
7 Jacksonville State 2 18 13 5 36 18.0
7 Marshall 2 15 16 5 36 18.0
7 Louisiana-Monroe 2 17 11 5 33 16.5
7 Tulane 2 11 12 5 28 14.0
7 Washington State 2 9 14 5 28 14.0
7 Buffalo 2 6 15 5 26 13.0
7 East Carolina 2 7 10 5 22 11.0
19 Oklahoma State 1 10 13 4 27 27.0
19 Maryland 1 7 16 4 27 27.0
19 Syracuse 1 10 9 4 23 23.0
19 Purdue 1 4 15 4 23 23.0
19 Alabama 1 8 9 4 21 21.0
19 New Mexico State 2 14 23 4 41 20.5
19 Duke 1 7 8 4 19 19.0
19 Georgia Southern 2 12 20 4 36 18.0
19 Troy 1 8 6 4 18 18.0
19 Boise State 1 7 7 4 18 18.0
19 Tulsa 1 7 7 4 18 18.0
19 Oklahoma 1 6 8 4 18 18.0
19 North Dakota State 2 13 18 4 35 17.5
19 NC State 2 12 19 4 35 17.5
19 California 1 6 7 4 17 17.0
19 Western Kentucky 3 21 25 4 50 16.7
19 Western Michigan 2 19 10 4 33 16.5
19 UTSA 2 13 14 4 31 15.5
19 Eastern Michigan 2 14 10 4 28 14.0
19 San Diego State 1 9 1 4 14 14.0
19 Utah State 2 6 14 4 24 12.0
40 Baylor 1 7 17 3 27 27.0
40 Miami (FL) 2 16 31 3 50 25.0
40 Virginia Tech 1 8 14 3 25 25.0
40 Georgia State 2 18 27 3 48 24.0
40 Boston College 1 11 10 3 24 24.0
40 Georgia 1 13 7 3 23 23.0
40 Penn State 1 8 12 3 23 23.0
40 Appalachian State 1 7 11 3 21 21.0
40 North Carolina 2 19 18 3 40 20.0
40 UCLA 1 10 7 3 20 20.0
40 Colorado 2 21 15 3 39 19.5
40 San Jose State 2 12 23 3 38 19.0
40 Liberty 1 6 10 3 19 19.0
40 UNLV 2 18 15 3 36 18.0
40 Delaware 1 7 8 3 18 18.0
40 Wyoming 2 18 13 3 34 17.0
40 Miami (OH) 2 8 23 3 34 17.0
40 Louisiana 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
40 Arkansas State 2 13 17 3 33 16.5
40 Ball State 2 14 13 3 30 15.0
40 Nevada 1 5 7 3 15 15.0
40 Northern Illinois 2 8 16 3 27 13.5
62 Wake Forest 1 9 14 2 25 25.0
62 Florida Atlantic 1 7 16 2 25 25.0
62 Tennessee 1 15 7 2 24 24.0
62 Ole Miss 1 12 10 2 24 24.0
62 Connecticut 1 11 11 2 24 24.0
62 Kansas 1 9 11 2 22 22.0
62 Texas Tech 1 7 13 2 22 22.0
62 Sam Houston State 1 5 15 2 22 22.0
62 West Virginia 1 13 6 2 21 21.0
62 USF 1 8 11 2 21 21.0
62 Arkansas 1 5 14 2 21 21.0
62 Missouri 1 5 14 2 21 21.0
62 Notre Dame 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
62 Arizona 1 9 8 2 19 19.0
62 Hawaii 1 5 12 2 19 19.0
62 Navy 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
62 Virginia 1 6 10 2 18 18.0
62 UAB 2 15 18 2 35 17.5
62 Florida State 1 4 11 2 17 17.0
62 Fresno State 2 9 14 2 25 12.5
62 New Mexico 1 5 5 2 12 12.0
62 Toledo 1 2 6 2 10 10.0
62 UTEP 2 8 9 2 19 9.5
62 Kent State 2 6 8 2 16 8.0
86 South Alabama 1 11 13 1 25 25.0
86 Cincinnati 1 9 15 1 25 25.0
86 USC 1 12 11 1 24 24.0
86 Auburn 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
86 Temple 1 12 8 1 21 21.0
86 Louisville 1 10 9 1 20 20.0
86 James Madison 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
86 Oregon State 1 2 17 1 20 20.0
86 LSU 1 9 9 1 19 19.0
86 Ohio State 1 6 12 1 19 19.0
86 Texas State 1 8 9 1 18 18.0
86 TCU 1 7 10 1 18 18.0
86 Wisconsin 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
86 Stanford 1 5 9 1 15 15.0
86 Arizona State 2 14 14 1 29 14.5
86 Sacramento State 2 14 14 1 29 14.5
86 Southern Miss 1 2 9 1 12 12.0
86 Bowling Green 2 10 8 1 19 9.5
86 UCF 1 4 4 1 9 9.0
86 Clemson 1 4 3 1 8 8.0
86 Missouri State 1 2 1 1 4 4.0
107 Houston 1 12 15 0 27 27.0
107 Middle Tennessee State 1 5 17 0 22 22.0
107 BYU 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
107 Massachusetts 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
107 Rutgers 1 9 10 0 19 19.0
107 Kentucky 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
107 Kennesaw State 1 7 11 0 18 18.0
107 Oregon 1 5 7 0 12 12.0
107 Old Dominion 1 6 5 0 11 11.0
107 Michigan State 1 5 6 0 11 11.0
107 Central Michigan 1 7 2 0 9 9.0
107 Iowa State 1 4 5 0 9 9.0
107 Rice 1 4 3 0 7 7.0