The Ohio State Buckeyes have the most first downs by a team in a game, with 46 first downs against Cincinnati on September 27, 2014.

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	TEAM	1DWN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	TD	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Ohio State	46	9/27/2014	OSU	vs	CIN	W 50-28	17	29	0	6	710	422	64.3	50.0
2	Texas A&M	45	8/28/2014	TAMU	@	SC	W 52-28	30	14	1	7	680	433	70.6	100.0
3	Texas Tech	45	10/11/2003	TTU	vs	ISU	W 52-21	28	16	28	7	775	355
4	Western Kentucky	44	8/29/2014	WKU	vs	BGSU	W 59-31	31	11	2	8	708	465	77.8
5	UCLA	44	9/21/2013	UCLA	vs	NMSU	W 59-13	21	21	2	8	692	333	85.7
6	Oregon	43	9/18/2026	ORE	vs	PRST	W 84-0	25	16	2	12	740	103	78.6	100.0
7	Colorado	43	9/27/2014	COLO	@	CAL	L 56-59	30	9	4	8	630	585	44.4	75.0
8	East Carolina	43	9/20/2014	ECU	vs	UNC	W 70-41	21	17	5	10	789	439	70.6
9	Indiana	43	11/30/2013	IND	vs	PUR	W 56-36	15	26	2	8	692	516	88.9
10	Miami	42	9/10/2026	MIA	vs	FAMU	W 77-7	18	21	3	11	856	107	33.3	0.0
11	UCF	42	8/29/2019	UCF	vs	FAMU	W 62-0	17	20	5	8	694	96	43.8	100.0
12	Texas Tech	42	10/22/2016	TTU	vs	OKLA	L 59-66	32	9	1	8	854	854	80.0	100.0
13	Baylor	42	10/5/2013	BAY	vs	WVU	W 73-42	13	27	2	10	864	394	73.3	100.0
14	Tennessee	41	9/6/2025	TENN	vs	ETSU	W 72-17	25	14	2	9	717	216	71.4
15	Ole Miss	41	9/18/2021	MISS	vs	TULN	W 61-21	14	22	5	9	707	305	50.0	100.0
16	Memphis	41	10/17/2020	MEM	vs	UCF	W 50-49	21	13	7	7	703	798	37.5	100.0
17	Ohio State	41	10/14/2017	OSU	@	NEB	W 56-14	19	18	4	8	633	393	76.9	66.7
18	Missouri	41	11/19/2016	MIZ	@	TENN	L 37-63	13	27	1	5	740	609	55.0	40.0
19	Ohio State	41	9/3/2016	OSU	vs	BGSU	W 77-10	14	25	2	11	776	244	84.6	0.0
20	Oklahoma	41	11/1/2014	OKLA	@	ISU	W 59-14	11	29	1	8	751	334	50.0	0.0
21	Baylor	41	10/11/2014	BAY	vs	TCU	W 61-58	17	19	5	7	782	485	27.8	66.7
22	Bowling Green	41	9/13/2014	BGSU	vs	IND	W 45-42	23	12	6	5	571	582	41.2	50.0
23	Georgia	41	11/23/2013	UGA	vs	UK	W 59-17	22	18	1	8	602	211	55.6	100.0
24	BYU	41	10/19/2013	BYU	@	HOU	W 47-46	21	16	4	6	682	483	33.3	50.0
25	Michigan	41	10/19/2013	MICH	vs	IND	W 63-47	20	19	2	9	751	572	63.6	100.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,007

Sayin

RUSH

685

Jackson

REC

1,200

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

35.7

21st

OPP PPG

18.3

24th

RUSH YDS/G

147.7

92nd

PASS YDS/G

320.2

8th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Indiana	5-1	8-1
3	Oregon	4-2	6-3
4	Ohio State	4-2	6-3
5	Iowa	4-2	7-2
6	Wisconsin	4-2	6-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	MICH	@	OSU	12:00 PM

Last Game

Oregon

6 - 3

Final

Ohio State

6 - 3

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333