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