2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/13/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Kansas 1 28 8 0 36 36.0
2 Texas A&M 1 17 16 2 35 35.0
2 Mississippi State 1 14 21 0 35 35.0
2 South Carolina 1 14 20 1 35 35.0
5 Virginia 1 11 20 3 34 34.0
6 Pittsburgh 1 9 21 3 33 33.0
7 Auburn 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
7 Miami (FL) 1 10 18 3 31 31.0
9 Florida 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
10 Syracuse 1 12 14 3 29 29.0
11 Texas State 2 29 24 4 57 28.5
11 Ohio State 2 18 37 2 57 28.5
13 Nebraska 2 26 26 4 56 28.0
13 Alabama 1 15 9 4 28 28.0
13 Houston 1 13 14 1 28 28.0
13 SMU 1 9 16 3 28 28.0
17 USC 2 22 30 2 54 27.0
17 Texas 1 14 10 3 27 27.0
17 Oklahoma State 1 10 13 4 27 27.0
17 Maryland 1 7 16 4 27 27.0
21 Memphis 4 56 39 9 104 26.0
21 Kentucky 1 16 9 1 26 26.0
21 Tennessee 1 14 8 4 26 26.0
21 Iowa 1 13 11 2 26 26.0
21 NC State 1 12 13 1 26 26.0
21 Northwestern 1 10 13 3 26 26.0
21 LSU 1 9 16 1 26 26.0
21 Virginia Tech 1 8 15 3 26 26.0
29 Troy 2 29 21 1 51 25.5
30 Iowa State 1 16 8 1 25 25.0
30 Ole Miss 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
30 Cincinnati 1 9 15 1 25 25.0
30 Oregon State 1 7 15 3 25 25.0
34 Boise State 2 30 16 3 49 24.5
35 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
35 North Texas 3 24 45 4 73 24.3
37 Florida Atlantic 3 30 37 5 72 24.0
37 Louisiana Tech 2 19 27 2 48 24.0
37 Texas Tech 1 14 9 1 24 24.0
37 Arkansas 1 10 12 2 24 24.0
37 Notre Dame 1 7 16 1 24 24.0
42 New Mexico 3 37 24 10 71 23.7
43 Toledo 3 26 41 3 70 23.3
44 Marshall 4 40 44 8 92 23.0
44 Southern Miss 3 19 40 10 69 23.0
46 Arkansas State 4 23 60 8 91 22.8
47 Louisiana 4 45 35 10 90 22.5
47 UTSA 2 28 16 1 45 22.5
49 Liberty 5 60 38 13 111 22.2
50 Air Force 4 64 18 6 88 22.0
50 Baylor 1 10 8 4 22 22.0
50 Clemson 1 8 10 4 22 22.0
50 Arizona 1 7 15 0 22 22.0
54 Army 4 67 13 7 87 21.8
54 South Alabama 4 49 31 7 87 21.8
56 Fresno State 3 26 35 4 65 21.7
57 Eastern Michigan 4 27 46 12 85 21.3
57 Connecticut 3 25 33 6 64 21.3
59 James Madison 4 33 38 13 84 21.0
59 Georgia State 3 27 32 4 63 21.0
59 Western Michigan 3 27 28 8 63 21.0
59 Georgia Southern 3 20 36 7 63 21.0
59 Indiana 2 16 24 2 42 21.0
59 Arizona State 1 12 8 1 21 21.0
59 TCU 1 9 12 0 21 21.0
66 Middle Tennessee State 4 28 49 6 83 20.8
67 Jacksonville State 6 51 57 16 124 20.7
67 Western Kentucky 3 25 33 4 62 20.7
69 Missouri State 2 17 19 5 41 20.5
70 Hawaii 4 22 52 7 81 20.3
70 Michigan State 3 27 30 4 61 20.3
72 Delaware 3 17 40 3 60 20.0
72 Duke 1 11 7 2 20 20.0
72 Florida State 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
72 Minnesota 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
72 Kansas State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
72 Wake Forest 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
72 California 1 3 15 2 20 20.0
79 FIU 5 31 60 7 98 19.6
80 Michigan 2 15 21 3 39 19.5
80 Colorado State 2 14 23 2 39 19.5
80 Wisconsin 2 13 24 2 39 19.5
83 UNLV 5 45 44 8 97 19.4
84 Navy 4 54 19 4 77 19.3
84 Ohio 4 45 25 7 77 19.3
84 East Carolina 3 30 21 7 58 19.3
84 Akron 3 27 23 8 58 19.3
84 Kennesaw State 3 25 26 7 58 19.3
84 Bowling Green 3 21 26 11 58 19.3
90 North Dakota State 5 48 37 11 96 19.2
91 Nevada 4 39 28 9 76 19.0
91 Utah State 1 7 7 5 19 19.0
93 Coastal Carolina 4 34 32 9 75 18.8
94 Buffalo 3 21 26 9 56 18.7
94 Tulsa 3 20 29 7 56 18.7
96 Temple 4 38 31 5 74 18.5
96 New Mexico State 4 28 39 7 74 18.5
96 San Diego State 2 14 19 4 37 18.5
96 Northern Illinois 2 12 23 2 37 18.5
100 Miami (OH) 3 20 27 8 55 18.3
100 San Jose State 3 17 34 4 55 18.3
100 Kent State 3 17 32 6 55 18.3
103 Sam Houston State 3 16 29 9 54 18.0
103 West Virginia 1 11 6 1 18 18.0
103 Georgia 1 8 9 1 18 18.0
103 Rutgers 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
103 North Carolina 1 4 13 1 18 18.0
108 Louisiana-Monroe 3 21 27 5 53 17.7
109 Sacramento State 4 23 43 4 70 17.5
110 USF 5 37 41 9 87 17.4
111 Wyoming 4 41 24 4 69 17.3
111 UAB 4 38 26 5 69 17.3
111 Appalachian State 3 17 29 6 52 17.3
114 Massachusetts 3 18 25 8 51 17.0
114 UCF 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
114 Vanderbilt 1 6 11 0 17 17.0
114 Illinois 1 6 9 2 17 17.0
118 Tulane 3 23 23 2 48 16.0
118 Oklahoma 2 12 19 1 32 16.0
118 Purdue 1 8 7 1 16 16.0
121 Central Michigan 4 49 12 2 63 15.8
122 Ball State 3 18 23 6 47 15.7
123 Stanford 2 11 16 3 30 15.0
124 Old Dominion 4 24 23 8 55 13.8
125 Rice 4 31 18 4 53 13.3
126 Missouri 1 7 4 2 13 13.0
127 Charlotte 4 13 19 8 40 10.0
127 UTEP 2 10 9 1 20 10.0