2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 09/14/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 2 5 10 2 17 8.5
2 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 10 13 1 24 12.0
3 Tennessee 3 9 16 3 28 9.3
3 Louisville 2 12 13 3 28 14.0
5 Rutgers 2 17 10 2 29 14.5
6 Missouri 3 14 14 2 30 10.0
6 Navy 2 9 17 4 30 15.0
8 USC 2 9 22 0 31 15.5
9 Kentucky 3 10 18 4 32 10.7
9 Army 2 15 16 1 32 16.0
11 James Madison 2 10 21 2 33 16.5
11 Louisiana Tech 2 14 15 4 33 16.5
13 Minnesota 3 15 14 5 34 11.3
13 Northern Illinois 2 14 19 1 34 17.0
13 Louisiana-Monroe 2 15 19 0 34 17.0
16 Utah 3 16 16 3 35 11.7
16 Marshall 2 20 12 3 35 17.5
18 Baylor 3 21 9 6 36 12.0
18 Iowa State 2 19 16 1 36 18.0
20 Iowa 3 11 23 3 37 12.3
20 Indiana 3 13 17 7 37 12.3
20 Stanford 2 11 25 1 37 18.5
23 Texas 3 12 24 2 38 12.7
23 Houston 3 15 18 5 38 12.7
23 Purdue 2 22 13 3 38 19.0
26 Miami (Florida) 3 14 19 6 39 13.0
26 Memphis 3 14 21 4 39 13.0
26 Notre Dame 3 21 14 4 39 13.0
26 Penn State 2 14 22 3 39 19.5
26 Bowling Green 2 20 17 2 39 19.5
31 Miami (Ohio) 2 17 22 1 40 20.0
32 SMU 3 14 22 6 42 14.0
32 BYU 3 19 20 3 42 14.0
34 North Carolina 3 17 18 8 43 14.3
34 Kansas 3 22 17 4 43 14.3
34 Virginia Tech 3 24 17 2 43 14.3
34 UCLA 2 8 28 7 43 21.5
34 Boise State 2 16 22 5 43 21.5
34 Clemson 2 17 22 4 43 21.5
40 UNLV 3 15 25 4 44 14.7
40 Boston College 3 16 26 2 44 14.7
40 Wisconsin 3 23 20 1 44 14.7
40 San Jose State 3 25 15 4 44 14.7
44 Nebraska 3 14 27 4 45 15.0
44 Kansas State 3 14 28 3 45 15.0
44 Air Force 3 15 25 5 45 15.0
44 Georgia 3 22 14 9 45 15.0
44 Rice 3 22 19 4 45 15.0
44 Syracuse 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
50 Mississippi 3 8 31 7 46 15.3
50 Illinois 3 19 21 6 46 15.3
52 UCF 3 7 35 5 47 15.7
52 Oklahoma 3 16 25 6 47 15.7
52 Arizona State 3 17 27 3 47 15.7
52 Duke 3 20 24 3 47 15.7
56 Northwestern 3 11 34 3 48 16.0
56 Massachusetts 3 19 20 9 48 16.0
56 Fresno State 3 19 25 4 48 16.0
56 Oregon 3 20 24 4 48 16.0
56 Alabama 3 22 19 7 48 16.0
61 East Carolina 3 14 31 4 49 16.3
61 Liberty 3 17 19 13 49 16.3
61 Ball State 2 12 33 4 49 24.5
64 Michigan State 3 16 22 12 50 16.7
64 North Carolina State 3 18 29 3 50 16.7
64 Coastal Carolina 3 26 22 2 50 16.7
67 Texas A&M 3 20 26 5 51 17.0
67 Central Michigan 3 24 23 4 51 17.0
69 California 3 15 28 9 52 17.3
69 Vanderbilt 3 16 27 9 52 17.3
69 Hawai'i 3 21 25 6 52 17.3
72 Arkansas 3 10 35 8 53 17.7
72 Auburn 3 18 28 7 53 17.7
72 New Mexico State 3 23 26 4 53 17.7
72 Buffalo 3 25 24 4 53 17.7
76 Texas State 3 14 28 12 54 18.0
76 Michigan 3 15 33 6 54 18.0
76 Temple 3 34 18 2 54 18.0
79 Oregon State 3 16 33 6 55 18.3
79 Maryland 3 20 28 7 55 18.3
79 Florida State 3 29 23 3 55 18.3
82 South Alabama 3 13 41 2 56 18.7
82 South Florida 3 17 29 10 56 18.7
82 South Carolina 3 22 28 6 56 18.7
82 Tulane 3 23 28 5 56 18.7
82 Kennesaw State 3 23 30 3 56 18.7
82 TCU 3 26 22 8 56 18.7
88 LSU 3 19 32 7 58 19.3
88 Georgia State 3 21 32 5 58 19.3
88 Pittsburgh 3 22 31 5 58 19.3
88 Washington 3 26 20 12 58 19.3
88 Sam Houston State 3 30 26 2 58 19.3
88 Florida Atlantic 3 33 20 5 58 19.3
94 Ohio 3 14 40 5 59 19.7
94 Toledo 3 22 33 4 59 19.7
94 Appalachian State 3 24 30 5 59 19.7
94 Western Kentucky 3 25 32 2 59 19.7
94 Arkansas State 3 28 26 5 59 19.7
94 Virginia 3 28 30 1 59 19.7
94 UAB 3 37 14 8 59 19.7
101 Cincinnati 3 17 37 6 60 20.0
101 Tulsa 3 24 31 5 60 20.0
103 Texas Tech 3 22 33 6 61 20.3
103 San Diego State 3 32 19 10 61 20.3
105 Colorado State 3 19 38 5 62 20.7
105 Charlotte 3 27 29 6 62 20.7
107 Colorado 3 24 28 11 63 21.0
107 Akron 3 28 30 5 63 21.0
109 Connecticut 3 25 32 7 64 21.3
109 Wyoming 3 26 33 5 64 21.3
109 Southern Mississippi 3 35 23 6 64 21.3
112 UTSA 3 23 32 10 65 21.7
112 Arizona 3 33 23 9 65 21.7
114 West Virginia 3 21 38 7 66 22.0
114 Washington State 3 25 37 4 66 22.0
114 Old Dominion 3 35 28 3 66 22.0
114 Troy 3 36 22 8 66 22.0
118 Florida 3 32 28 7 67 22.3
118 Florida International 3 36 29 2 67 22.3
120 North Texas 3 27 37 4 68 22.7
120 Georgia Southern 3 29 33 6 68 22.7
120 Mississippi State 3 37 28 3 68 22.7
123 Oklahoma State 3 26 40 3 69 23.0
123 Utah State 3 27 38 4 69 23.0
125 UTEP 3 33 30 7 70 23.3
126 Georgia Tech 4 25 41 5 71 17.8
126 Eastern Michigan 3 24 35 12 71 23.7
128 Western Michigan 3 35 33 6 74 24.7
129 New Mexico 3 38 33 5 76 25.3
130 Wake Forest 3 35 40 3 78 26.0
131 Kent State 3 38 38 3 79 26.3
132 Jacksonville State 3 32 41 8 81 27.0
133 Nevada 4 29 44 12 85 21.3
133 Middle Tennessee 3 29 53 3 85 28.3