fewest first downs in a losing college football

26 teams are tied for the fewest first downs in a loss, with 0 first downs. The first three are the Army Black Knights on December 14, 2013 and on November 30, 2013, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns on December 7, 2013 and on November 30, 2013 and the Marshall Thundering Herd on December 7, 2013.

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	TEAM	1DWN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	TD	OFF	OPP OFF
1	Army	0	12/14/2013	ARMY	@	NAVY	L 7-34	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Louisiana	0	12/7/2013	UL	@	USA	L 8-30	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Marshall	0	12/7/2013	MRSH	@	RICE	L 24-41	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Nevada	0	11/30/2013	NEV	vs	BYU	L 23-28	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	UAB	0	11/30/2013	UAB	vs	USM	L 27-62	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Air Force	0	11/30/2013	AFA	@	CSU	L 13-58	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Georgia State	0	11/30/2013	GAST	vs	USA	L 17-38	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Army	0	11/30/2013	ARMY	@	HAW	L 42-49	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Arkansas State	0	11/30/2013	ARST	@	WKU	L 31-34	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Idaho	0	11/30/2013	IDHO	@	NMSU	L 16-24	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Louisiana Tech	0	11/30/2013	LT	@	UTSA	L 10-30	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Louisiana	0	11/30/2013	UL	vs	ULM	L 28-31	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	UTEP	0	11/30/2013	UTEP	@	MTSU	L 17-48	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	San Diego State	0	11/30/2013	SDSU	@	UNLV	L 19-45	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Tulsa	0	11/30/2013	TLSA	vs	UNT	L 10-42	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Tulane	0	11/30/2013	TULN	@	RICE	L 13-17	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	New Mexico	0	11/30/2013	UNM	@	BSU	L 17-45	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Wyoming	0	11/30/2013	WYO	@	USU	L 7-35	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Eastern Michigan	0	11/29/2013	EMU	@	CMU	L 10-42	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	East Carolina	0	11/29/2013	ECU	@	MRSH	L 28-59	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FIU	0	11/29/2013	FIU	@	FAU	L 6-21	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	UMass	0	11/29/2013	MASS	@	OHIO	L 23-51	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Miami (OH)	0	11/29/2013	M-OH	@	BALL	L 14-55	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Toledo	0	11/29/2013	TOL	@	AKR	L 29-31	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Texas State	0	11/29/2013	TXST	@	TROY	L 28-42	0	0	0	0	0	0

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More Army Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

462

Hellums

RUSH

874

Hellums

REC

163

Anderson

Team Rankings

PPG

33.6

34th

OPP PPG

25.5

90th

RUSH YDS/G

342.5

1st

PASS YDS/G

71.1

225th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	North Texas	4-0	6-2
3	Memphis	4-1	7-2
4	Army	4-2	5-3
5	South Florida	2-2	6-2
6	UAB	2-2	4-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	AFA	@	ARMY	7:30 PM
Sat 11/21	ECU	@	ARMY	12:00 PM
Sat 11/28	ARMY	@	RICE	1:00 PM
Sat 12/12	NAVY	@	ARMY	3:00 PM

Last Game

Army

5 - 3

Final

Memphis

7 - 2

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375