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

1,530

Sayin

RUSH

353

Jackson

REC

823

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

42.2

15th

OPP PPG

12.6

9th

RUSH YDS/G

157.4

80th

PASS YDS/G

357.0

2nd

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	UCLA	2-0	4-0
4	Minnesota	2-0	4-1
5	Ohio State	2-0	4-1
6	Wisconsin	2-0	4-1
7	Oregon	1-0	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	MD	@	OSU	4:15 PM
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OSU	@	USC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORE	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ohio State

4 - 1

Final

Iowa

4 - 1

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,613

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

346.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
6	Georgia State	4	1	.800
7	Marshall	3	2	.600
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200