2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 11/21/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 SMU 10 53 114 25 192 19.2
1 UTSA 10 53 106 35 194 19.4
3 Indiana 10 54 81 18 153 15.3
3 California 10 54 115 23 192 19.2
5 Ohio State 10 55 71 15 141 14.1
6 Memphis 11 57 110 18 185 16.8
6 Miami (Florida) 10 57 95 25 177 17.7
8 Army 9 58 81 11 150 16.7
9 Tulane 11 59 90 23 172 15.6
9 Kansas State 10 59 101 20 180 18.0
11 Nebraska 10 60 95 19 174 17.4
12 Mississippi 10 61 100 29 190 19.0
12 Arkansas 10 61 115 26 202 20.2
14 Utah 10 62 80 9 151 15.1
14 UCLA 10 62 117 31 210 21.0
16 Oklahoma 10 63 92 15 170 17.0
16 UNLV 10 63 120 23 206 20.6
18 Texas 10 64 72 12 148 14.8
18 Minnesota 10 64 87 16 167 16.7
18 Georgia 10 64 86 22 172 17.2
18 Northwestern 10 64 117 9 190 19.0
22 Penn State 10 65 80 14 159 15.9
22 Ohio 11 65 106 11 182 16.5
22 Tennessee 10 65 87 19 171 17.1
22 Michigan State 10 65 96 20 181 18.1
22 UCF 10 65 115 20 200 20.0
22 South Alabama 10 65 120 19 204 20.4
28 Auburn 10 66 74 20 160 16.0
28 Louisiana Tech 10 66 83 22 171 17.1
28 Pittsburgh 10 66 120 18 204 20.4
31 Missouri 10 67 75 12 154 15.4
31 James Madison 10 67 96 16 179 17.9
31 Michigan 10 67 104 16 187 18.7
34 Boise State 10 68 101 11 180 18.0
34 Texas A&M 10 68 93 21 182 18.2
36 Oregon 11 69 88 19 176 16.0
36 Houston 10 69 86 18 173 17.3
36 Texas Tech 10 69 133 21 223 22.3
39 Iowa 10 70 93 10 173 17.3
39 Clemson 10 70 97 31 198 19.8
39 Colorado State 10 70 112 18 200 20.0
42 Notre Dame 10 71 66 16 153 15.3
42 South Carolina 10 71 91 15 177 17.7
42 Cincinnati 10 71 98 17 186 18.6
42 USC 10 71 112 16 199 19.9
42 Maryland 10 71 111 25 207 20.7
47 BYU 10 72 90 11 173 17.3
47 Connecticut 10 72 86 20 178 17.8
47 Vanderbilt 10 72 102 15 189 18.9
47 Liberty 9 72 70 29 171 19.0
47 Arizona State 10 72 113 17 202 20.2
52 Kentucky 10 73 77 13 163 16.3
52 Sam Houston State 10 73 92 12 177 17.7
52 Boston College 10 73 116 14 203 20.3
55 Air Force 10 74 73 12 159 15.9
55 Northern Illinois 11 74 84 23 181 16.5
55 Alabama 10 74 88 28 190 19.0
58 Stanford 10 75 117 12 204 20.4
59 LSU 10 76 93 12 181 18.1
59 Syracuse 10 76 92 22 190 19.0
61 Georgia Tech 11 77 101 16 194 17.6
61 UTEP 10 77 95 15 187 18.7
61 Tulsa 10 77 125 11 213 21.3
64 North Carolina 10 78 84 20 182 18.2
64 Texas State 10 78 88 22 188 18.8
66 East Carolina 10 79 104 20 203 20.3
67 North Carolina State 11 80 115 19 214 19.5
67 Troy 10 80 86 31 197 19.7
67 West Virginia 10 80 120 13 213 21.3
70 Rutgers 10 81 101 14 196 19.6
70 Washington State 10 81 118 21 220 22.0
72 Bowling Green 10 82 81 13 176 17.6
72 Virginia 10 82 99 16 197 19.7
72 Ball State 10 82 127 19 228 22.8
75 Duke 10 83 87 24 194 19.4
75 Louisville 10 83 101 14 198 19.8
75 South Florida 10 83 110 25 218 21.8
78 Miami (Ohio) 11 84 109 23 216 19.6
78 Baylor 10 84 103 28 215 21.5
80 Virginia Tech 10 85 92 15 192 19.2
80 Hawai'i 11 85 102 27 214 19.5
82 Toledo 11 86 111 21 218 19.8
83 Iowa State 10 87 82 8 177 17.7
83 Navy 10 87 94 16 197 19.7
83 Buffalo 11 87 136 19 242 22.0
83 Georgia Southern 10 87 124 10 221 22.1
87 Wisconsin 10 88 74 7 169 16.9
87 Eastern Michigan 11 88 94 34 216 19.6
87 Illinois 10 88 97 12 197 19.7
87 Colorado 10 88 91 23 202 20.2
91 Central Michigan 11 89 97 21 207 18.8
91 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 89 91 14 194 19.4
93 Oregon State 10 90 97 15 202 20.2
94 Rice 10 91 68 16 175 17.5
94 Marshall 10 91 93 16 200 20.0
94 Fresno State 10 91 90 24 205 20.5
97 Arizona 10 92 92 20 204 20.4
97 Wyoming 10 92 99 18 209 20.9
99 Akron 11 93 108 14 215 19.5
99 Old Dominion 10 93 98 18 209 20.9
99 Appalachian State 9 93 79 19 191 21.2
99 Jacksonville State 10 93 101 26 220 22.0
103 Kansas 10 96 100 12 208 20.8
104 Kennesaw State 10 98 96 15 209 20.9
104 New Mexico State 10 98 102 16 216 21.6
104 Nevada 11 98 117 31 246 22.4
104 Utah State 10 98 124 14 236 23.6
108 San Jose State 10 99 103 17 219 21.9
109 Florida 10 100 110 17 227 22.7
110 Massachusetts 10 101 63 24 188 18.8
110 Temple 10 101 85 17 203 20.3
110 Florida State 10 101 91 23 215 21.5
110 Wake Forest 10 101 146 13 260 26.0
114 Georgia State 10 102 92 18 212 21.2
115 Washington 11 103 83 27 213 19.4
115 San Diego State 10 103 103 27 233 23.3
115 Arkansas State 10 103 112 18 233 23.3
118 Florida Atlantic 10 104 96 21 221 22.1
118 North Texas 10 104 109 18 231 23.1
120 Western Kentucky 10 105 81 9 195 19.5
120 Coastal Carolina 10 105 88 17 210 21.0
120 TCU 10 105 87 19 211 21.1
123 Western Michigan 11 106 109 20 235 21.4
124 Purdue 10 107 112 17 236 23.6
124 Mississippi State 10 107 116 18 241 24.1
126 Southern Mississippi 10 109 98 13 220 22.0
127 Florida International 10 110 77 12 199 19.9
128 Middle Tennessee 10 111 114 16 241 24.1
129 Charlotte 10 115 88 25 228 22.8
130 Louisiana-Monroe 10 121 82 11 214 21.4
131 New Mexico 11 122 118 27 267 24.3
131 Oklahoma State 10 122 113 9 244 24.4
133 UAB 10 127 73 26 226 22.6
134 Kent State 11 144 127 20 291 26.5