2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 USC 4 42 60 3 105 26.3
2 LSU 3 38 39 5 82 27.3
2 Mississippi State 3 36 39 7 82 27.3
4 Texas 3 32 41 5 78 26.0
5 Auburn 3 33 39 5 77 25.7
6 Ohio State 3 24 49 3 76 25.3
7 Texas State 3 37 33 5 75 25.0
7 Alabama 3 35 32 8 75 25.0
7 North Texas 3 19 49 7 75 25.0
10 UCLA 3 42 25 7 74 24.7
10 Ole Miss 3 29 41 4 74 24.7
12 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
13 Texas A&M 3 30 36 6 72 24.0
14 Pittsburgh 3 27 35 8 70 23.3
15 Florida Atlantic 3 24 38 7 69 23.0
16 Wake Forest 3 20 39 6 65 21.7
17 Rutgers 3 25 36 3 64 21.3
17 Notre Dame 3 24 35 5 64 21.3
19 FIU 3 16 41 5 62 20.7
19 Eastern Michigan 4 25 29 8 62 15.5
21 Duke 3 31 23 7 61 20.3
21 Michigan State 3 27 30 4 61 20.3
21 Memphis 3 27 26 8 61 20.3
24 Hawaii 3 15 40 5 60 20.0
25 UNLV 3 28 26 5 59 19.7
26 UAB 3 32 24 2 58 19.3
27 Nebraska 2 26 26 4 56 28.0
27 South Carolina 2 21 34 1 56 28.0
27 Ohio 3 28 22 6 56 18.7
30 Marshall 3 25 21 9 55 18.3
30 North Dakota State 3 23 25 7 55 18.3
32 Florida 2 22 22 10 54 27.0
33 Jacksonville State 3 26 20 7 53 17.7
33 Florida State 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
33 Michigan 3 21 26 6 53 17.7
33 Stanford 3 17 32 4 53 17.7
37 Oklahoma State 2 20 26 6 52 26.0
37 Purdue 2 15 30 7 52 26.0
39 Houston 2 22 27 2 51 25.5
39 Virginia Tech 2 16 29 6 51 25.5
39 Fresno State 3 18 28 5 51 17.0
39 San Jose State 3 15 32 4 51 17.0
43 Tennessee 2 29 15 6 50 25.0
43 SMU 2 19 25 6 50 25.0
43 Syracuse 2 18 23 9 50 25.0
43 Miami (FL) 2 16 31 3 50 25.0
43 Maryland 2 11 33 6 50 25.0
43 Clemson 3 23 21 6 50 16.7
43 Western Kentucky 3 21 25 4 50 16.7
43 Oklahoma 3 18 27 5 50 16.7
51 Baylor 2 17 25 7 49 24.5
51 Sacramento State 3 19 27 3 49 16.3
53 Georgia State 2 18 27 3 48 24.0
54 Utah 2 19 25 3 47 23.5
55 South Alabama 2 25 18 3 46 23.0
55 Boise State 2 23 17 6 46 23.0
57 Kansas State 2 22 20 2 44 22.0
57 Texas Tech 2 16 24 4 44 22.0
57 East Carolina 3 20 18 6 44 14.7
60 Appalachian State 2 13 25 5 43 21.5
60 Coastal Carolina 2 12 26 5 43 21.5
62 Louisville 2 22 16 4 42 21.0
62 Cincinnati 2 20 20 2 42 21.0
62 Boston College 2 20 18 4 42 21.0
62 Indiana 2 16 24 2 42 21.0
62 Liberty 2 16 21 5 42 21.0
62 Georgia Tech 2 12 22 8 42 21.0
68 Georgia 2 21 16 4 41 20.5
68 Arizona 2 16 23 2 41 20.5
68 New Mexico State 2 14 23 4 41 20.5
68 Middle Tennessee State 2 12 27 2 41 20.5
68 Sam Houston State 2 11 25 5 41 20.5
68 Tulane 3 15 21 5 41 13.7
74 North Carolina 2 19 18 3 40 20.0
74 New Mexico 2 17 14 9 40 20.0
74 Kansas 2 14 21 5 40 20.0
74 Illinois 2 13 21 6 40 20.0
74 Delaware 2 12 24 4 40 20.0
74 California 2 12 20 8 40 20.0
74 Oregon State 2 5 33 2 40 20.0
81 West Virginia 2 24 12 3 39 19.5
81 Colorado 2 21 15 3 39 19.5
81 Iowa 2 17 20 2 39 19.5
81 TCU 2 16 22 1 39 19.5
81 Wisconsin 2 13 24 2 39 19.5
81 Washington 2 13 23 3 39 19.5
81 Arkansas 2 8 27 4 39 19.5
88 BYU 2 23 15 0 38 19.0
88 Louisiana 2 17 15 6 38 19.0
88 Minnesota 2 12 21 5 38 19.0
91 Virginia 2 21 14 2 37 18.5
91 Vanderbilt 2 14 20 3 37 18.5
91 Toledo 2 8 25 4 37 18.5
94 Troy 2 17 14 5 36 18.0
94 Akron 2 17 13 6 36 18.0
94 Connecticut 2 16 17 3 36 18.0
94 Colorado State 2 14 17 5 36 18.0
94 Georgia Southern 2 12 20 4 36 18.0
99 Temple 2 21 13 1 35 17.5
99 San Diego State 2 20 10 5 35 17.5
99 Nevada 2 18 13 4 35 17.5
99 USF 2 15 18 2 35 17.5
99 James Madison 2 15 16 4 35 17.5
99 Kennesaw State 2 12 23 0 35 17.5
99 NC State 2 12 19 4 35 17.5
106 Iowa State 2 20 13 1 34 17.0
106 Wyoming 2 18 13 3 34 17.0
106 Missouri 2 12 18 4 34 17.0
106 Miami (OH) 2 8 23 3 34 17.0
110 Western Michigan 2 19 10 4 33 16.5
110 Louisiana-Monroe 2 17 11 5 33 16.5
110 Arkansas State 2 13 17 3 33 16.5
110 Tulsa 2 12 15 6 33 16.5
110 Louisiana Tech 2 10 16 7 33 16.5
110 Southern Miss 2 9 21 3 33 16.5
116 Kentucky 2 12 17 3 32 16.0
116 Charlotte 2 9 15 8 32 16.0
118 UTSA 2 13 14 4 31 15.5
119 Ball State 2 14 13 3 30 15.0
119 Oregon 2 11 18 1 30 15.0
121 Central Michigan 2 25 3 1 29 14.5
121 Arizona State 2 14 14 1 29 14.5
123 Missouri State 2 11 13 4 28 14.0
123 Washington State 2 9 14 5 28 14.0
125 Rice 2 14 11 2 27 13.5
125 Northern Illinois 2 8 16 3 27 13.5
127 UCF 2 16 7 3 26 13.0
127 Buffalo 2 6 15 5 26 13.0
129 Old Dominion 2 15 8 2 25 12.5
130 Utah State 2 6 14 4 24 12.0
131 Army 1 17 4 0 21 21.0
131 Massachusetts 1 13 8 0 21 21.0
131 Northwestern 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
131 Air Force 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
135 Bowling Green 2 10 8 1 19 9.5
135 UTEP 2 8 9 2 19 9.5
137 Navy 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
138 Kent State 2 6 8 2 16 8.0