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