most first downs per game college football last five seasons

Since 2021, the Missouri State Bears and the Delaware Blue Hens are tied for the highest 1 per game played, with 0.14.

		TEAM	1/GP	1DWN	GP	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Missouri State	0.14	132	7	74	44	14	4	3	0	18	154	22.0	195	27.9	29.0	57.1
2		Delaware	0.14	175	7	93	60	22	4	3	0	28	204	29.1	198	28.3	48.5	57.9
3		Kennesaw State	0.05	320	20	140	153	27	8	12	0	48	408	20.4	543	27.2	36.3	42.9
4		Sam Houston	0.03	577	32	289	229	59	13	19	0	83	668	20.9	852	26.6	34.0	52.5
5		Jacksonville State	0.03	764	34	254	443	67	22	12	0	141	1,111	32.7	827	24.3	39.5	57.6
6		JMU	0.02	977	45	475	444	58	35	10	0	201	1,561	34.7	878	19.5	41.5	42.1
7		Virginia	0.02	1,171	54	633	439	99	24	30	0	173	1,433	26.5	1,551	28.7	39.1	49.5
8		FIU	0.02	942	55	540	330	72	16	39	0	154	1,182	21.5	1,825	33.2	31.1	48.4
9		Arizona	0.02	1,221	56	670	440	111	24	32	0	178	1,508	26.9	1,612	28.8	40.8	56.9
10		Florida Atlantic	0.02	1,147	56	586	443	118	20	36	0	195	1,500	26.8	1,587	28.3	38.6	51.3
11		Louisiana Tech	0.02	1,089	56	571	403	115	18	38	0	176	1,441	25.7	1,668	29.8	36.9	43.2
12		Louisiana-Monroe	0.02	953	56	420	426	107	18	38	0	138	1,117	19.9	1,844	32.9	35.0	47.7
13		UMass	0.02	943	56	402	435	106	7	49	0	119	986	17.6	2,057	36.7	32.8	42.3
14		New Mexico	0.02	1,072	56	435	516	121	19	37	0	158	1,264	22.6	1,728	30.9	34.0	52.2
15		Charlotte	0.02	1,077	56	563	393	121	17	39	0	158	1,253	22.4	1,943	34.7	34.3	50.3
16		Stanford	0.02	1,042	56	562	358	122	15	41	0	134	1,162	20.8	1,867	33.3	35.2	52.1
17		Temple	0.02	990	56	601	302	87	17	39	0	151	1,216	21.7	1,862	33.3	33.8	48.9
18		Navy	0.02	956	56	212	693	51	30	26	0	178	1,384	24.7	1,349	24.1	37.4	65.5
19		Akron	0.02	1,077	57	594	384	99	13	44	0	136	1,108	19.4	1,857	32.6	34.5	40.7
20		UAB	0.02	1,207	57	583	526	98	26	31	0	210	1,656	29.1	1,729	30.3	41.5	51.8
21		Ball State	0.02	1,080	57	531	443	106	21	36	0	150	1,246	21.9	1,704	29.9	38.4	48.4
22		Central Michigan	0.02	1,127	57	487	529	111	27	30	0	186	1,462	25.6	1,594	28.0	35.4	59.8
23		Colorado	0.02	1,026	57	540	370	116	21	36	0	171	1,357	23.8	1,791	31.4	36.6	41.9
24		Colorado State	0.02	1,063	57	593	391	79	21	36	0	147	1,225	21.5	1,569	27.5	35.7	46.5
25		East Carolina	0.02	1,194	57	636	464	94	29	28	0	200	1,615	28.3	1,412	24.8	41.1	49.6

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PASS

1,478

Clark

Jacob Clark

RUSH

446

Lawrence

Shomari Lawrence

REC

339

Luke

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PPG

22.0

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

106.3

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PASS YDS/G

267.1

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2025 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Jacksonville State	3-0	4-3
3	Western Kentucky	4-1	6-2
4	Missouri State	2-1	4-3
5	Liberty	2-1	3-4
6	Delaware	2-2	4-3

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/29	FIU	@	MOST	8:00 PM
Sat 11/8	MOST	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/15	UTEP	@	MOST	3:00 PM
Sat 11/22	MOST	@	KENN	2:00 PM
Sat 11/29	LT	@	MOST	2:00 PM

4 - 3

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Final

17

NMSU

New Mexico State

3 - 4

Wed 22 Oct 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,513

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

2,468

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

2,371

Hoover

Josh Hoover

Rush Yards Leaders

949

Cook

Cam Cook

937

Hardy

Ahmad Hardy

868

Henry

Robert Henry Jr.

Rec Yards Leaders

870

Scudero

Danny Scudero

845

Bell

Skyler Bell

805

Hendricks

Chase Hendricks

Pass TD Leaders

24

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

23

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

22

Hoover

Josh Hoover

Rush TD Leaders

13

Coleman

Jonah Coleman

12

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

12

Horvath

Blake Horvath

10

Sarratt

Elijah Sarratt

9

Brown

Camden Brown

8

Scudero

Danny Scudero

QB Rating Leaders

189.7

Sayin

Julian Sayin

188.5

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

184.1

Del Rio-Wilson

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson

10.5

Bailey

David Bailey

10.0

Voorhis

Nathan Voorhis

9.5

Daley

John Henry Daley

CFB 2025 Rankings

46.1

45.6

45.4

43.6

42.4

41.3

Opp PPG Rankings

5.9

10.4

10.9

12.4

12.5

13.1

Total Yards Rankings

530.0

523.3

510.1

499.4

495.8

494.5

Rush Yards Rankings

318.1

283.7

276.1

275.6

267.1

254.3

Pass Yards Rankings

326.1

325.4

321.4

319.0

318.4

317.6

32.0

29.0

29.0

28.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2025 Division Standings

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	2	.750
2	San Diego State	6	1	.857

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	8	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	7	1	.875

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia Tech	8	0	1.000
2	Virginia	7	1	.875

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio State	7	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	0	1.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
2	Central Michigan	5	3	.625

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	2	.714
2	UConn	5	3	.625

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Texas A&M	8	0	1.000
2	Alabama	7	1	.875

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Navy	7	0	1.000
2	Tulane	6	1	.857

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	4	4	.500
2	Oregon State	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	7	1	.875
2	Coastal Carolina	4	3	.571

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	6	2	.750
2	Jacksonville State	4	3	.571

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 10/3	WIS	@	MICH	10-24
Fri 10/3	OHIO	@	BALL	14-20
Fri 10/3	ARMY	@	UAB	31-13
Fri 10/3	ILL	@	PUR	43-27
Fri 10/3	KSU	@	BAY	34-35

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/29	JVST	@	MTSU	7:30 PM
Wed 10/29	FIU	@	MOST	8:00 PM
Thu 10/30	MRSH	@	CCAR	7:30 PM
Thu 10/30	TULN	@	UTSA	7:30 PM
Fri 10/31	MEM	@	RICE	7:00 PM