most first downs average per game in college football this season

The Miami Hurricanes have the most first downs per game played by a team this season, with 29.6.

	TEAM	1DWN/GP	1DWN	GP	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Miami	29.6	148	5	2026	80	54	14	5	0	0	34	248	49.6	49	9.8	51.1	50.0
2	LSU	27.83	167	6	2026	87	72	8	4	2	0	33	252	42.0	111	18.5	52.2	81.8
3	Syracuse	27.2	136	5	2026	61	56	19	2	3	0	21	164	32.8	120	24.0	46.2	54.5
4	Houston	27	162	6	2026	73	77	12	5	1	0	32	240	40.0	115	19.2	62.7	71.4
5	Oregon State	27	162	6	2026	106	43	13	4	2	0	34	251	41.8	132	22.0	49.3	53.3
6	Texas State	26.8	134	5	2026	64	63	7	2	3	0	23	174	34.8	166	33.2	55.4	41.7
7	Oklahoma State	26.4	132	5	2026	70	53	9	4	1	0	22	191	38.2	107	21.4	33.9	44.4
8	Utah	26.4	132	5	2026	62	59	11	5	0	0	29	214	42.8	65	13.0	55.0	44.4
9	North Texas	26.33	158	6	2026	101	48	9	4	2	0	32	253	42.2	175	29.2	48.8	50.0
10	Mississippi State	26	130	5	2026	66	52	12	4	1	0	25	195	39.0	140	28.0	47.6	83.3
11	Baylor	25.8	129	5	2026	67	46	16	4	1	0	21	174	34.8	71	14.2	43.2	66.7
12	Nebraska	25.5	153	6	2026	72	65	16	5	1	0	32	235	39.2	91	15.2	51.8	50.0
13	Ohio State	25.33	152	6	2026	86	58	8	5	1	0	34	256	42.7	79	13.2	45.2	71.4
14	USC	25.29	177	7	2026	104	65	8	6	1	0	33	255	36.4	176	25.1	51.2	75.0
15	Virginia Tech	25	150	6	2026	75	56	19	4	2	0	29	226	37.7	124	20.7	42.5	70.0
16	Memphis	24.83	149	6	2026	63	73	13	5	1	0	30	231	38.5	125	20.8	49.3	50.0
17	Kansas	24.8	124	5	2026	56	56	12	2	3	0	22	168	33.6	109	21.8	40.6	46.7
18	Kansas State	24.4	122	5	2026	56	57	9	3	2	0	23	178	35.6	96	19.2	61.6	50.0
19	Pittsburgh	24.33	146	6	2026	82	50	14	5	1	0	27	209	34.8	88	14.7	45.7	38.5
20	Florida Atlantic	24.2	121	5	2026	68	43	10	4	1	0	24	186	37.2	133	26.6	50.0	57.9
21	Ole Miss	24.2	121	5	2026	64	46	11	4	1	0	24	194	38.8	140	28.0	43.1	60.0
22	Boise State	24.17	145	6	2026	58	77	10	5	1	0	26	210	35.0	134	22.3	50.6	64.3
23	Florida	24	144	6	2026	67	60	17	4	2	0	32	250	41.7	174	29.0	45.2	63.6
24	Arizona	23.83	143	6	2026	79	51	13	5	1	0	28	214	35.7	114	19.0	55.6	60.0
25	South Carolina	23.83	143	6	2026	72	64	7	3	3	0	28	226	37.7	153	25.5	47.7	61.5

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More Miami Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,438

Mensah

RUSH

307

Fletcher

REC

604

Toney

Team Rankings

PPG

49.6

1st

OPP PPG

9.8

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

220.4

22nd

PASS YDS/G

334.4

5th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Miami	3-0	5-0
2	Wake Forest	3-1	5-1
3	Clemson	2-1	3-2
4	Pittsburgh	2-1	5-1
5	SMU	2-1	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	FSU	@	MIA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	PITT	@	MIA	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MIA	@	UNC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	MIA	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DUKE	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Miami

5 - 0

Final

Clemson

3 - 2

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333