most first downs both teams in a game college football

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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More Ohio State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,007

Sayin

RUSH

637

Jackson

REC

1,067

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

36.6

19th

OPP PPG

15.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

159.5

72nd

PASS YDS/G

315.3

9th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	UCLA	5-0	8-0
2	Indiana	5-1	8-1
3	Ohio State	4-1	6-2
4	USC	4-2	7-2
5	Illinois	4-2	6-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	ORE	@	OSU	3:30 PM
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

Ohio State

6 - 2

Final

USC

7 - 2

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,764

Jennings

2,746

Veltkamp

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

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

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

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

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

324.1

321.6

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

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	6	3	.667
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	4	.556
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	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
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	7	2	.778
5	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	3	.667
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	5	4	.556
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

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

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	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