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