2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 12/20/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 12 71 79 20 170 14.2
2 Indiana 13 68 104 20 192 14.8
3 Texas 13 80 98 18 196 15.1
4 Missouri 12 85 93 15 193 16.1
5 Nebraska 12 66 107 21 194 16.2
6 Northern Illinois 12 83 89 24 196 16.3
7 Utah 12 81 102 15 198 16.5
7 Penn State 13 92 105 17 214 16.5
7 Notre Dame 13 99 92 23 214 16.5
10 Minnesota 12 73 106 20 199 16.6
10 Ohio 14 81 137 14 232 16.6
12 Iowa State 13 106 103 8 217 16.7
13 Oklahoma 12 76 109 16 201 16.8
13 Tennessee 12 78 100 23 201 16.8
13 Army 13 94 111 13 218 16.8
16 Boise State 13 85 121 14 220 16.9
17 Air Force 12 89 102 13 204 17.0
17 Oregon 13 90 109 22 221 17.0
19 Louisiana Tech 12 85 97 23 205 17.1
20 Iowa 12 86 109 12 207 17.3
20 Bowling Green 12 94 98 15 207 17.3
20 Memphis 13 71 132 22 225 17.3
23 Tulane 14 102 115 27 244 17.4
24 James Madison 13 86 122 19 227 17.5
25 Michigan 12 74 119 18 211 17.6
25 LSU 12 96 102 13 211 17.6
27 BYU 12 95 103 14 212 17.7
28 South Carolina 12 84 110 19 213 17.8
28 Auburn 12 90 101 22 213 17.8
28 Houston 12 90 103 21 214 17.8
28 Rice 12 109 86 19 214 17.8
32 Miami (Florida) 12 69 118 28 215 17.9
32 Kentucky 12 104 94 17 215 17.9
34 Georgia 13 90 119 26 235 18.1
35 Georgia Tech 12 82 118 18 218 18.2
36 Wisconsin 12 106 100 13 219 18.3
36 California 13 74 140 24 238 18.3
36 Sam Houston State 13 111 112 15 238 18.3
39 Kansas State 12 79 119 25 223 18.6
39 Virginia Tech 12 96 109 18 223 18.6
39 SMU 13 74 134 34 242 18.6
42 Michigan State 12 77 121 26 224 18.7
43 Mississippi 12 75 118 32 225 18.8
43 Connecticut 12 89 112 24 225 18.8
43 Cincinnati 12 92 115 18 225 18.8
46 Liberty 11 83 95 30 208 18.9
47 UTSA 12 71 119 39 229 19.1
47 Northwestern 12 89 130 10 229 19.1
47 Louisville 12 98 112 19 229 19.1
47 Central Michigan 12 99 105 25 229 19.1
47 Navy 12 104 107 18 229 19.1
52 Troy 12 88 107 35 230 19.2
52 Texas A&M 12 93 111 26 230 19.2
54 UCF 12 82 127 22 231 19.3
54 Syracuse 12 87 118 26 231 19.3
54 North Carolina State 12 87 124 20 231 19.3
54 Alabama 12 94 107 31 232 19.3
58 Rutgers 12 95 118 20 233 19.4
58 North Carolina 12 103 104 26 233 19.4
60 Texas State 12 97 110 27 234 19.5
61 Arkansas 12 76 130 30 236 19.7
61 Toledo 12 95 119 22 236 19.7
61 Eastern Michigan 12 103 99 34 236 19.7
61 Florida International 12 123 96 17 236 19.7
65 Duke 12 104 104 29 237 19.8
65 Boston College 12 81 139 18 238 19.8
65 USC 12 87 132 19 238 19.8
65 Virginia 12 98 123 17 238 19.8
65 Marshall 13 120 118 19 257 19.8
65 UNLV 14 94 156 27 277 19.8
71 Wyoming 12 104 117 18 239 19.9
72 Temple 12 120 101 19 240 20.0
73 Colorado 12 113 103 25 241 20.1
73 Washington 12 116 96 29 241 20.1
73 Clemson 13 105 123 33 261 20.1
73 Western Kentucky 14 163 104 15 282 20.1
77 UCLA 12 70 138 34 242 20.2
77 Colorado State 12 92 126 24 242 20.2
77 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 124 120 18 262 20.2
80 Vanderbilt 12 95 132 17 244 20.3
80 Hawai'i 12 102 111 31 244 20.3
80 Massachusetts 12 127 89 28 244 20.3
80 Miami (Ohio) 13 109 131 24 264 20.3
84 Akron 12 104 122 19 245 20.4
85 UTEP 12 100 126 20 246 20.5
85 Arizona State 13 92 149 26 267 20.5
87 Baylor 12 99 120 28 247 20.6
87 Fresno State 12 101 119 27 247 20.6
89 Pittsburgh 12 87 141 20 248 20.7
90 Oregon State 12 116 116 17 249 20.8
90 Coastal Carolina 12 119 113 18 250 20.8
90 TCU 12 124 106 20 250 20.8
93 Florida State 12 116 110 25 251 20.9
94 Buffalo 12 92 140 20 252 21.0
94 Maryland 12 98 126 28 252 21.0
94 Florida Atlantic 12 112 117 23 252 21.0
94 Arizona 12 113 117 22 252 21.0
94 Georgia Southern 13 105 154 14 273 21.0
99 Kennesaw State 12 119 117 17 253 21.1
99 South Alabama 13 101 144 29 274 21.1
101 Stanford 12 87 149 18 254 21.2
101 East Carolina 12 101 126 27 254 21.2
101 Western Michigan 13 131 123 21 275 21.2
104 Illinois 12 108 130 17 255 21.3
104 New Mexico State 12 112 124 19 255 21.3
104 Kansas 12 115 126 14 255 21.3
104 Old Dominion 12 116 118 22 256 21.3
104 Louisiana-Monroe 12 145 96 15 256 21.3
109 Appalachian State 11 118 96 22 236 21.5
110 Florida 13 121 137 24 282 21.7
110 Jacksonville State 14 128 141 35 304 21.7
112 Southern Mississippi 12 131 116 14 261 21.8
112 West Virginia 13 109 156 18 283 21.8
114 UAB 12 141 90 32 263 21.9
115 San Jose State 12 120 123 21 264 22.0
116 Georgia State 12 129 118 18 265 22.1
117 South Florida 12 98 138 30 266 22.2
117 Tulsa 12 99 154 13 266 22.2
119 Ball State 12 100 145 22 267 22.3
120 Washington State 12 100 143 26 269 22.4
121 North Texas 12 122 130 21 273 22.8
121 Nevada 13 134 126 36 296 22.8
123 Arkansas State 12 132 121 22 275 22.9
124 Charlotte 12 138 110 29 277 23.1
125 San Diego State 12 135 113 31 279 23.3
126 Texas Tech 12 87 167 27 281 23.4
126 Utah State 12 112 148 21 281 23.4
126 Middle Tennessee 12 124 139 18 281 23.4
129 Mississippi State 12 130 135 21 286 23.8
130 Purdue 12 132 136 20 288 24.0
131 New Mexico 12 127 140 29 296 24.7
132 Oklahoma State 12 136 149 15 300 25.0
133 Wake Forest 12 121 170 14 305 25.4
134 Kent State 12 159 136 22 317 26.4