least first downs in cfb history

The Missouri State Bears have the fewest first downs by a team, with 150 first downs.

		TEAM	1DWN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Missouri State	150	84	51	15	8	5	3	0	22	182	22.8	216	27.0	32.1	57.1
2		Delaware	193	105	66	22	8	4	4	0	31	234	29.3	257	32.1	46.6	54.2
3		Kennesaw State	320	140	153	27	20	8	12	0	48	408	20.4	543	27.2	36.3	42.9
4		Sam Houston	597	296	241	60	33	13	20	0	85	682	20.7	907	27.5	33.8	49.3
5		Jacksonville State	781	262	451	68	35	23	12	0	144	1,135	32.4	848	24.2	39.6	57.4
6		JMU	977	475	444	58	45	35	10	0	201	1,561	34.7	878	19.5	41.5	42.1
7		Idaho	1,111	581	416	114	60	19	41	0	164	1,508	25.1	2,192	36.5	39.1	51.4
8		Liberty	2,179	958	1,041	180	96	65	31	0	414	3,115	32.4	2,436	25.4	42.6	53.2
9		Coastal Carolina	2,257	1,008	1,062	187	108	63	45	0	416	3,234	29.9	3,056	28.3	43.1	57.7
10		Charlotte	2,349	1,106	1,007	236	123	38	85	0	350	2,745	22.3	4,121	33.5	35.0	49.3
11		UTEP	2,405	1,118	1,053	234	150	43	107	0	366	3,202	21.3	4,748	31.7	35.8	49.8
12		Kent State	2,482	1,091	1,156	235	146	42	104	0	352	3,147	21.6	4,818	33.0	33.5	47.3
13		UAB	2,517	1,140	1,183	194	132	68	64	0	439	3,747	28.4	3,717	28.2	41.3	47.3
14		UMass	2,525	1,297	963	265	145	25	120	0	370	3,020	20.8	5,386	37.1	33.7	45.9
15		FIU	2,530	1,349	968	213	148	53	95	0	422	3,427	23.2	4,585	31.0	35.7	50.0
16		Old Dominion	2,575	1,307	1,036	232	132	57	75	0	438	3,478	26.3	3,988	30.2	37.0	47.0
17		Miami (OH)	2,601	1,339	1,017	245	153	70	83	0	414	3,514	23.0	3,847	25.1	34.8	47.1
18		UConn	2,621	1,243	1,103	275	144	45	99	0	373	3,025	21.0	4,533	31.5	34.9	44.8
19		Akron	2,626	1,395	966	265	151	49	102	0	360	3,071	20.3	4,570	30.3	34.8	39.4
20		Wyoming	2,645	1,149	1,270	226	154	73	81	0	422	3,743	24.3	3,999	26.0	37.6	52.1
21		Louisiana-Monroe	2,646	1,340	1,063	243	152	49	103	0	410	3,452	22.7	5,253	34.6	36.0	49.8
22		New Mexico	2,655	927	1,488	240	150	53	97	0	458	3,896	26.0	4,975	33.2	36.2	50.9
23		Rice	2,738	1,297	1,203	238	152	57	95	0	420	3,601	23.7	4,702	30.9	38.4	51.2
24		Kansas	2,744	1,390	1,156	198	152	42	110	0	454	3,560	23.4	5,362	35.3	36.8	38.7
25		Rutgers	2,771	1,241	1,307	223	155	57	98	0	420	3,389	21.9	4,664	30.1	34.7	51.4

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PASS

1,641

Clark

Jacob Clark

RUSH

550

Lawrence

Shomari Lawrence

REC

339

Luke

Dash Luke

PPG

22.8

111th

OPP PPG

27.0

94th

RUSH YDS/G

118.8

136th

PASS YDS/G

254.1

46th

2025 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Jacksonville State	4-0	5-3
3	Western Kentucky	5-1	7-2
4	Missouri State	3-1	5-3
5	Liberty	3-1	4-4
6	Louisiana Tech	3-2	5-3

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/8	MOST	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/15	UTEP	@	MOST	3:00 PM
Sat 11/22	MOST	@	KENN	2:00 PM
Sat 11/29	LT	@	MOST	2:00 PM

FIU

3 - 5

21

Final

28

5 - 3

Wed 29 Oct 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,780

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

2,737

Aguilar

Joey Aguilar

2,702

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

Cook

Cam Cook

1,002

Johnson

Emmett Johnson

955

Henry

Robert Henry Jr.

Rec Yards Leaders

1,085

Scudero

Danny Scudero

994

Bell

Skyler Bell

854

Duff

KJ Duff

Pass TD Leaders

26

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

25

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

23

Sayin

Julian Sayin

Rush TD Leaders

14

King

Haynes King

13

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

13

Horvath

Blake Horvath

11

Bell

Skyler Bell

10

Scudero

Danny Scudero

10

Sarratt

Elijah Sarratt

QB Rating Leaders

197.1

Sayin

Julian Sayin

185.2

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

171.7

Moore

Dante Moore

11.5

Bailey

David Bailey

10.0

Voorhis

Nathan Voorhis

9.5

Daley

John Henry Daley

CFB 2025 Rankings

46.4

44.4

43.6

43.6

41.3

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

6.9

10.0

10.8

13.1

13.2

13.5

Total Yards Rankings

510.5

505.9

504.9

504.1

492.3

487.8

Rush Yards Rankings

317.3

270.0

267.1

265.3

259.5

245.7

Pass Yards Rankings

332.4

329.3

325.4

324.3

312.7

308.3

34.0

33.0

33.0

32.0

32.0

32.0

CFB 2025 Division Standings

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	8	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio State	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	0	1.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
2	Buffalo	5	4	.556

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	2	.750
2	UConn	6	3	.667

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	2	7	.222
2	Washington State	4	5	.444

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	San Diego State	7	1	.875
2	Boise State	6	3	.667

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Texas A&M	8	0	1.000
2	Alabama	7	1	.875

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Navy	7	1	.875
2	Memphis	8	1	.889

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Virginia	8	1	.889
2	Georgia Tech	8	1	.889

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	7	1	.875
2	Coastal Carolina	5	3	.625

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	6	2	.750
2	Jacksonville State	5	3	.625

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 10/10	STAN	@	SMU	10-34
Fri 10/10	PITT	@	FSU	34-31
Fri 10/10	CHAR	@	ARMY	7-24
Fri 10/10	UCLA	@	MSU	38-13
Fri 10/10	ALA	@	MIZ	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/5	NIU	@	TOL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/5	KENT	@	BALL	7:00 PM
Thu 11/6	GASO	@	APP	7:30 PM
Thu 11/6	UTSA	@	USF	7:30 PM
Fri 11/7	HOU	@	UCF	8:00 PM