2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas State 4 51 52 6 109 27.3
2 Oregon State 5 36 89 9 134 26.8
3 Miami (FL) 4 33 62 11 106 26.5
4 Nebraska 5 53 62 16 131 26.2
5 Mississippi State 5 52 66 12 130 26.0
5 Syracuse 4 40 48 16 104 26.0
7 Houston 5 56 63 9 128 25.6
7 LSU 5 55 66 7 128 25.6
9 USC 7 65 104 8 177 25.3
9 Ohio State 6 58 86 8 152 25.3
11 North Texas 5 34 83 8 125 25.0
12 Utah 4 42 47 10 99 24.8
12 Oklahoma State 4 39 52 8 99 24.8
12 SMU 4 33 53 13 99 24.8
15 Florida Atlantic 4 37 53 7 97 24.3
15 Baylor 4 34 50 13 97 24.3
17 Memphis 5 60 49 12 121 24.2
17 South Carolina 5 48 69 4 121 24.2
17 Ole Miss 5 46 64 11 121 24.2
20 Florida 5 53 51 16 120 24.0
20 Virginia Tech 5 40 63 17 120 24.0
22 Troy 4 48 37 10 95 23.8
22 Kansas 4 44 41 10 95 23.8
24 West Virginia 5 71 34 12 117 23.4
25 Northwestern 4 43 40 10 93 23.3
26 Boise State 5 60 47 9 116 23.2
26 Illinois 5 39 63 14 116 23.2
28 Arizona 5 40 63 12 115 23.0
29 Purdue 5 46 55 13 114 22.8
30 Notre Dame 6 56 73 6 135 22.5
31 Alabama 6 59 64 11 134 22.3
31 Duke 4 40 38 11 89 22.3
33 Wake Forest 6 49 69 15 133 22.2
33 Liberty 5 60 38 13 111 22.2
33 Pittsburgh 5 40 59 12 111 22.2
36 UCLA 5 58 40 12 110 22.0
36 Air Force 4 64 18 6 88 22.0
36 Kansas State 4 39 42 7 88 22.0
36 Georgia State 4 33 48 7 88 22.0
36 Georgia Tech 4 28 46 14 88 22.0
41 Tennessee 5 57 36 16 109 21.8
41 Louisville 5 54 46 9 109 21.8
41 Auburn 5 49 54 6 109 21.8
41 Army 4 67 13 7 87 21.8
41 Texas Tech 4 39 38 10 87 21.8
46 Virginia 5 46 50 12 108 21.6
46 Texas 5 42 59 7 108 21.6
48 Louisiana 5 51 43 13 107 21.4
49 Colorado 4 33 45 7 85 21.3
50 South Alabama 5 54 43 9 106 21.2
51 Indiana 5 43 54 8 105 21.0
52 James Madison 5 41 49 14 104 20.8
52 Connecticut 5 37 54 13 104 20.8
52 New Mexico 4 42 29 12 83 20.8
55 Jacksonville State 6 51 57 16 124 20.7
56 Marshall 5 42 50 11 103 20.6
56 NC State 5 34 61 8 103 20.6
58 Penn State 6 43 69 11 123 20.5
59 Kentucky 5 44 50 8 102 20.4
59 Arkansas State 5 29 64 9 102 20.4
61 Louisiana Tech 4 29 43 9 81 20.3
61 Southern Miss 4 21 49 11 81 20.3
63 Michigan State 6 48 63 10 121 20.2
63 Hawaii 6 33 75 13 121 20.2
63 UTSA 5 53 41 7 101 20.2
63 Missouri 5 35 56 10 101 20.2
67 Iowa State 5 48 40 12 100 20.0
67 Georgia 5 42 48 10 100 20.0
69 Toledo 5 36 57 6 99 19.8
69 Georgia Southern 5 26 61 12 99 19.8
71 FIU 5 31 60 7 98 19.6
72 Florida State 5 42 45 10 97 19.4
72 Coastal Carolina 5 37 47 13 97 19.4
72 California 5 27 53 17 97 19.4
75 Texas A&M 6 56 50 10 116 19.3
75 Navy 4 54 19 4 77 19.3
75 Colorado State 4 29 39 9 77 19.3
78 UNLV 6 52 50 13 115 19.2
78 North Dakota State 5 48 37 11 96 19.2
80 Clemson 5 41 41 13 95 19.0
80 Nevada 4 39 28 9 76 19.0
80 Kennesaw State 4 32 37 7 76 19.0
83 Eastern Michigan 6 41 56 16 113 18.8
83 Ohio 5 54 32 8 94 18.8
83 Akron 5 44 36 14 94 18.8
83 Washington 5 22 59 13 94 18.8
87 UAB 5 50 37 6 93 18.6
88 Boston College 4 34 33 7 74 18.5
88 Wisconsin 4 29 43 2 74 18.5
90 Iowa 5 33 52 7 92 18.4
90 New Mexico State 5 32 52 8 92 18.4
90 Arkansas 5 28 54 10 92 18.4
90 Maryland 5 24 55 13 92 18.4
94 Fresno State 6 37 62 11 110 18.3
94 Arizona State 4 32 37 4 73 18.3
94 Rutgers 4 27 43 3 73 18.3
97 Western Michigan 5 42 36 13 91 18.2
97 Vanderbilt 5 35 46 10 91 18.2
99 Middle Tennessee State 5 30 52 8 90 18.0
99 Delaware 5 29 52 9 90 18.0
99 Massachusetts 4 31 33 8 72 18.0
102 Western Kentucky 5 35 48 6 89 17.8
102 Miami (OH) 5 28 50 11 89 17.8
102 BYU 4 40 29 2 71 17.8
102 North Carolina 4 26 38 7 71 17.8
102 TCU 4 24 45 2 71 17.8
107 Temple 5 47 36 5 88 17.6
108 Cincinnati 4 34 31 5 70 17.5
108 Appalachian State 4 19 43 8 70 17.5
110 USF 5 37 41 9 87 17.4
110 San Jose State 5 26 54 7 87 17.4
112 Buffalo 4 26 30 13 69 17.3
113 Wyoming 5 51 30 5 86 17.2
113 Sacramento State 5 33 48 5 86 17.2
115 Michigan 5 36 42 7 85 17.0
116 Louisiana-Monroe 4 26 34 7 67 16.8
117 UCF 5 37 34 12 83 16.6
117 Tulsa 5 27 46 10 83 16.6
117 Minnesota 5 27 45 11 83 16.6
120 Ball State 5 29 44 9 82 16.4
121 Sam Houston State 4 22 34 9 65 16.3
121 Oregon 4 20 37 8 65 16.3
123 Stanford 6 29 58 10 97 16.2
124 Oklahoma 5 28 43 9 80 16.0
124 Northern Illinois 4 20 39 5 64 16.0
126 East Carolina 4 31 25 7 63 15.8
127 Bowling Green 5 31 34 12 77 15.4
128 Tulane 5 34 35 7 76 15.2
129 Rice 5 48 23 4 75 15.0
129 Washington State 5 24 38 13 75 15.0
131 Missouri State 4 22 28 9 59 14.8
132 Central Michigan 5 52 18 3 73 14.6
133 Kent State 5 23 40 8 71 14.2
134 San Diego State 5 32 27 11 70 14.0
135 Utah State 5 23 33 13 69 13.8
136 Old Dominion 5 30 28 8 66 13.2
137 UTEP 5 23 24 10 57 11.4
137 Charlotte 5 19 27 11 57 11.4