most first downs for a team 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	26	15	2	12	726	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

598

Sayin

RUSH

157

Jackson

REC

315

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

39.5

42nd

OPP PPG

13.5

36th

RUSH YDS/G

165.5

79th

PASS YDS/G

356.0

5th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
12	Illinois	0-0	1-1
13	Minnesota	0-0	1-1
14	Ohio State	0-0	1-1
15	Oregon	0-0	2-1
16	Purdue	0-0	1-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 9/26	ILL	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/3	OSU	@	IOWA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	MD	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ohio State

1 - 1

Final

Texas

2 - 0

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

887

Lopez

873

Mensah

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

444

Toney

376

Legree

333

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

11

Mensah

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Toney

5

Duff

5

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

243.9

Jennings

228.6

Mensah

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

59.0

58.5

54.5

54.0

53.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

620.5

594.3

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

396.5

358.0

356.0

343.5

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	3	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	3	0	1.000
3	SMU	2	0	1.000
4	Virginia	2	0	1.000
5	California	1	1	.500
6	Duke	2	0	1.000
7	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Boston College	1	1	.500
10	Clemson	1	1	.500
11	Louisville	1	1	.500
12	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
13	Wake Forest	2	1	.667
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Oregon	2	1	.667
12	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
13	Illinois	1	1	.500
14	Minnesota	1	1	.500
15	Ohio State	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	3	0	1.000
2	BYU	2	0	1.000
3	Cincinnati	2	0	1.000
4	Colorado	2	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
6	Utah	2	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
8	Arizona State	1	1	.500
9	Baylor	1	1	.500
10	Iowa State	1	1	.500
11	Kansas	1	1	.500
12	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
13	TCU	1	1	.500
14	UCF	1	1	.500
15	Houston	2	1	.667
16	Arizona	1	1	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333