cfb teams with the most first downs of all-time

The Ohio State Buckeyes have the most first downs by a team, with 4,022 first downs.

	TEAM	1DWN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Ohio State	4,022	1,901	1,844	277	160	141	19	0	869	6,573	41.1	2,986	18.7	47.4	63.4
2	Clemson	4,002	2,051	1,647	321	166	140	26	0	781	6,080	36.6	3,017	18.2	44.7	57.3
3	Alabama	3,925	1,915	1,764	246	167	147	20	0	857	6,615	39.6	2,823	16.9	47.5	60.4
4	Oregon	3,804	1,809	1,738	257	155	114	41	0	790	5,942	38.3	3,978	25.7	44.8	57.8
5	Oklahoma	3,798	1,875	1,666	257	157	119	38	0	797	6,198	39.5	4,061	25.9	44.0	58.6
6	Texas Tech	3,778	2,183	1,310	285	149	73	76	0	661	5,176	34.7	5,066	34.0	44.1	53.1
7	Georgia	3,704	1,799	1,668	237	163	133	30	0	707	5,688	34.9	2,942	18.0	44.5	62.4
8	Baylor	3,684	1,744	1,685	255	152	89	63	0	694	5,325	35.0	4,118	27.1	41.6	58.5
9	Ole Miss	3,605	1,835	1,517	253	149	91	58	0	635	5,023	33.7	3,901	26.2	40.7	56.3
10	Oklahoma State	3,598	1,929	1,362	307	155	102	53	0	663	5,294	34.2	4,294	27.7	40.2	55.7
11	North Carolina	3,595	1,816	1,501	278	154	81	73	0	663	5,181	33.6	4,476	29.1	42.2	56.8
12	Memphis	3,564	1,864	1,376	324	154	102	52	0	716	5,628	36.5	4,197	27.3	42.9	57.6
13	LSU	3,526	1,747	1,508	271	154	109	45	0	661	5,195	33.7	3,541	23.0	44.4	53.6
14	USC	3,517	1,946	1,312	259	151	96	55	0	653	5,054	33.5	4,077	27.0	43.7	58.4
15	UCF	3,513	1,632	1,581	300	152	96	56	0	666	5,178	34.1	3,861	25.4	42.1	53.8
16	Notre Dame	3,468	1,714	1,479	275	157	118	39	0	675	5,287	33.7	3,312	21.1	43.6	59.7
17	Washington State	3,463	2,347	840	276	145	80	65	0	613	4,728	32.6	4,128	28.5	41.6	54.0
18	Texas A&M	3,454	1,749	1,442	263	151	94	57	0	609	4,903	32.5	3,648	24.2	42.2	51.1
19	West Virginia	3,406	1,707	1,374	325	149	81	68	0	561	4,525	30.4	4,137	27.8	39.4	56.2
20	SMU	3,403	1,794	1,263	346	149	79	70	0	625	4,904	32.9	4,861	32.6	41.6	55.8
21	TCU	3,399	1,705	1,456	238	152	94	58	0	635	5,040	33.2	3,901	25.7	42.0	50.0
22	Mississippi State	3,376	1,713	1,425	238	152	82	70	0	573	4,424	29.1	3,788	24.9	40.4	49.1
23	Western Kentucky	3,375	1,997	1,139	239	158	96	62	0	629	5,220	33.0	4,224	26.7	43.1	50.5
24	Louisville	3,373	1,682	1,455	236	154	93	61	0	628	4,940	32.1	3,890	25.3	41.6	51.4
25	Cincinnati	3,364	1,745	1,416	203	151	94	57	0	581	4,513	29.9	3,576	23.7	43.0	55.9