2026 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas State 2 29 24 4 57 28.5
1 Penn State 3 29 38 6 73 24.3
3 UNLV 3 28 26 5 59 19.7
4 Michigan State 3 27 30 4 61 20.3
5 Nebraska 2 26 26 4 56 28.0
5 Jacksonville State 3 26 20 7 53 17.7
7 South Alabama 2 25 18 3 46 23.0
7 Central Michigan 2 25 3 1 29 14.5
9 Memphis 2 23 16 5 44 22.0
9 Marshall 2 23 15 6 44 22.0
9 North Dakota State 3 23 25 7 55 18.3
12 USC 2 22 30 2 54 27.0
13 UAB 2 20 13 1 34 17.0
14 Ohio 2 19 15 5 39 19.5
14 East Carolina 2 19 14 6 39 19.5
16 Auburn 1 18 11 2 31 31.0
16 Ohio State 2 18 37 2 57 28.5
16 Nevada 2 18 13 4 35 17.5
19 Texas A&M 1 17 16 2 35 35.0
19 Florida Atlantic 2 17 22 5 44 22.0
19 Army 1 17 4 0 21 21.0
22 Boise State 1 16 10 2 28 28.0
22 Iowa State 1 16 8 1 25 25.0
22 Indiana 2 16 24 2 42 21.0
22 Fresno State 2 16 23 3 42 21.0
22 Liberty 2 16 21 5 42 21.0
22 FIU 3 16 41 5 62 20.7
28 Alabama 1 15 9 4 28 28.0
28 Michigan 2 15 21 3 39 19.5
28 USF 2 15 18 2 35 17.5
31 Mississippi State 1 14 21 0 35 35.0
31 South Carolina 1 14 20 1 35 35.0
31 Texas 1 14 10 3 27 27.0
31 Tennessee 1 14 8 4 26 26.0
31 Rice 2 14 11 2 27 13.5
36 Iowa 1 13 11 2 26 26.0
36 Appalachian State 2 13 25 5 43 21.5
36 Wisconsin 2 13 24 2 39 19.5
39 New Mexico 1 12 9 7 28 28.0
39 Georgia State 1 12 11 0 23 23.0
39 Temple 1 12 8 1 21 21.0
39 Middle Tennessee State 2 12 27 2 41 20.5
39 Louisiana-Monroe 1 12 4 3 19 19.0
39 UCF 1 12 3 2 17 17.0
39 Oklahoma 2 12 19 1 32 16.0
46 Florida 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
46 Connecticut 1 11 11 2 24 24.0
46 Western Kentucky 1 11 10 2 23 23.0
46 San Diego State 1 11 9 1 21 21.0
46 Louisiana 1 11 7 3 21 21.0
46 Sam Houston State 2 11 25 5 41 20.5
46 Duke 1 11 7 2 20 20.0
46 West Virginia 1 11 6 1 18 18.0
46 Eastern Michigan 2 11 19 4 34 17.0
46 Ball State 1 11 5 1 17 17.0
56 Oklahoma State 1 10 13 4 27 27.0
56 Ole Miss 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
56 New Mexico State 1 10 10 3 23 23.0
56 Georgia Southern 1 10 10 2 22 22.0
56 Baylor 1 10 8 4 22 22.0
56 Air Force 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
56 Hawaii 2 10 28 3 41 20.5
56 Florida State 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
56 Navy 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
65 Pittsburgh 1 9 21 3 33 33.0
65 LSU 1 9 16 1 26 26.0
65 Cincinnati 1 9 15 1 25 25.0
65 Missouri State 1 9 12 3 24 24.0
65 North Texas 1 9 11 2 22 22.0
65 TCU 1 9 12 0 21 21.0
65 Coastal Carolina 1 9 11 1 21 21.0
65 Stanford 1 9 11 1 21 21.0
65 Minnesota 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
65 Troy 1 9 8 1 18 18.0
65 Western Michigan 1 9 6 2 17 17.0
65 Sacramento State 2 9 22 2 33 16.5
65 Old Dominion 1 9 3 2 14 14.0
78 Virginia Tech 1 8 15 3 26 26.0
78 Clemson 1 8 10 4 22 22.0
78 Kansas State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
78 Wake Forest 1 8 10 2 20 20.0
78 Colorado State 1 8 9 1 18 18.0
78 Georgia 1 8 9 1 18 18.0
78 Wyoming 1 8 7 2 17 17.0
85 Maryland 1 7 16 4 27 27.0
85 Notre Dame 1 7 16 1 24 24.0
85 Arizona 1 7 15 0 22 22.0
85 Arkansas State 1 7 13 2 22 22.0
85 Southern Miss 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
85 Tulsa 1 7 7 4 18 18.0
85 James Madison 1 7 5 3 15 15.0
85 Missouri 1 7 4 2 13 13.0
93 Toledo 1 6 19 2 27 27.0
93 San Jose State 1 6 12 1 19 19.0
93 Vanderbilt 1 6 11 0 17 17.0
93 Illinois 1 6 9 2 17 17.0
97 Delaware 1 5 16 1 22 22.0
97 Rutgers 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
97 Kennesaw State 1 5 12 0 17 17.0
100 Tulane 1 4 9 0 13 13.0
101 Charlotte 1 3 7 5 15 15.0
102 Buffalo 1 1 11 1 13 13.0