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