What Does First Downs Per Game Measure?
First downs per game is total first downs divided by games played. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Team First Downs Per Game Rankings
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 34.5 | 42.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 42.0 | 27.0 |
| 2 |  | 32.0 | 26.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | - |
| 3 |  | 31.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 35.0 | 28.0 |
| 4 |  | 29.5 | 32.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 27.0 |
| 4 |  | 29.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | - |
| 6 |  | 29.0 | 24.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | - |
| 6 |  | 29.0 | 34.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | - |
| 6 |  | 29.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 27.0 |
| 9 |  | 28.5 | 24.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | - |
| 9 |  | 28.5 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | - |
| 9 |  | 28.5 | 22.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | - |
| 12 |  | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | - |
| 12 |  | 28.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | - |
| 14 |  | 27.5 | 21.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 34.0 | 21.0 |
| 14 |  | 27.5 | 31.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | - |
| 16 |  | 27.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | - |
| 16 |  | 27.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | - |
| 16 |  | 27.0 | 21.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 33.0 | 21.0 |
| 19 |  | 26.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 24.0 |
| 20 | OKST | 26.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 |
| 20 |  | 26.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 25.0 |
| 20 |  | 26.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | - |
| 20 |  | 26.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 25.0 |
| 24 |  | 25.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 23.0 |
| 24 |  | 25.5 | 33.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | - |
| 24 |  | 25.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | - |
| 24 |  | 25.5 | 19.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 32.0 | 19.0 |
| 24 |  | 25.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | - |
| 29 |  | 25.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | - |
| 29 |  | 25.0 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 29.0 | 21.0 |
| 31 |  | 24.5 | 29.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 29.0 | 20.0 |
| 31 |  | 24.5 | 18.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | - |
| 31 |  | 24.5 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 21.0 |
| 31 |  | 24.5 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | - |
| 31 |  | 24.5 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | - |
| 31 |  | 24.5 | 32.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | - |
| 31 |  | 24.5 | 14.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | - |
| 38 |  | 24.0 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 18.0 |
| 38 | AKR | 24.0 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 20.0 |
| 38 |  | 24.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 22.0 |
| 38 |  | 24.0 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | - |
| 38 |  | 24.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 |
| 38 |  | 24.0 | 16.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 32.0 | 16.0 |
| 44 | KENN | 23.5 | 17.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | - |
| 44 |  | 23.5 | 18.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | - |
| 44 |  | 23.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 |
| 44 |  | 23.5 | 19.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 19.0 |
| 48 |  | 23.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 28.0 | 18.0 |
| 48 |  | 23.0 | 17.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | - |
| 50 |  | 22.5 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 22.0 |
| 50 | COLO | 22.5 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 21.0 |
| 50 |  | 22.5 | 25.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 20.0 | 25.0 |
| 50 | DEL | 22.5 | 18.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 27.0 | 18.0 |
| 50 |  | 22.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 22.0 |
| 50 | TXST | 22.5 | 27.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 27.0 | 18.0 |
| 56 |  | 22.0 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | - |
| 56 |  | 22.0 | 12.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 32.0 | 12.0 |
| 56 |  | 22.0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | - |
| 59 |  | 21.7 | 27.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 27.0 | 19.0 |
| 60 |  | 21.5 | 14.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 29.0 | 14.0 |
| 60 | MTSU | 21.5 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 |
| 60 |  | 21.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 |
| 60 |  | 21.5 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
| 60 |  | 21.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 |
| 65 |  | 21.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 17.0 |
| 65 |  | 21.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | - |
| 65 |  | 21.0 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | - |
| 65 |  | 21.0 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | - |
| 65 |  | 21.0 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | - |
| 65 | NEV | 21.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | - |
| 65 |  | 21.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 24.0 |
| 72 | JXST | 20.7 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 26.0 | 18.0 |
| 73 |  | 20.5 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 19.0 |
| 73 |  | 20.5 | 31.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 31.0 | 10.0 |
| 73 | WVU | 20.5 | 23.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | - |
| 73 | SHSU | 20.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 |
| 73 |  | 20.5 | 12.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | - |
| 73 | FIU | 20.5 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 19.0 |
| 79 | NMSU | 20.3 | 23.0 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 20.5 |
| 79 |  | 20.3 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 24.0 | 18.5 |
| 81 |  | 20.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 26.0 | 14.0 |
| 81 |  | 20.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 |
| 81 |  | 20.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 19.0 |
| 81 | WKU | 20.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - | 20.0 |
| 81 |  | 20.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
| 81 | ORST | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| 81 |  | 20.0 | 24.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 16.0 |
| 81 |  | 20.0 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
| 89 |  | 19.7 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
| 90 |  | 19.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
| 90 |  | 19.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
| 90 |  | 19.5 | 16.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 23.0 | 16.0 |
| 90 | M-OH | 19.5 | 25.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 25.0 | 14.0 |
| 90 |  | 19.5 | 13.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | - |
| 95 |  | 19.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
| 95 |  | 19.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
| 95 |  | 19.0 | 28.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 28.0 | 10.0 |
| 95 |  | 19.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
| 95 |  | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
| 95 |  | 19.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 17.0 |