2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 11/06/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 UAB 8 104 49 22 175 21.9
2 Liberty 7 52 51 24 127 18.1
3 Notre Dame 8 57 54 13 124 15.5
4 Utah 8 52 56 6 114 14.3
4 Missouri 8 53 56 8 117 14.6
6 Ohio State 8 42 57 10 109 13.6
6 Massachusetts 9 82 57 22 161 17.9
8 Air Force 8 67 58 10 135 16.9
9 Texas 8 43 60 10 113 14.1
9 Washington 9 84 60 24 168 18.7
11 Rice 9 78 61 14 153 17.0
12 Northern Illinois 9 65 64 16 145 16.1
13 Georgia 8 47 65 21 133 16.6
13 Wisconsin 9 78 65 7 150 16.7
13 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 70 65 13 148 18.5
16 Louisiana Tech 8 49 66 16 131 16.4
16 Colorado 8 77 66 19 162 20.3
16 Louisiana-Monroe 8 90 66 11 167 20.9
19 Penn State 8 52 67 10 129 16.1
19 Tennessee 8 48 67 16 131 16.4
19 Temple 8 81 67 12 160 20.0
22 Iowa State 8 62 68 7 137 17.1
22 Florida International 9 98 68 11 177 19.7
24 Auburn 9 62 69 20 151 16.8
24 Southern Mississippi 8 84 69 13 166 20.8
26 Kentucky 9 71 70 9 150 16.7
26 Coastal Carolina 8 89 70 11 170 21.3
28 Army 8 51 71 10 132 16.5
28 South Carolina 8 56 71 13 140 17.5
28 Alabama 8 64 71 23 158 19.8
28 New Mexico State 8 85 71 15 171 21.4
32 Bowling Green 9 73 72 12 157 17.4
32 Western Kentucky 8 73 72 8 153 19.1
32 Clemson 8 61 72 23 156 19.5
32 Appalachian State 8 82 72 18 172 21.5
36 Kansas 8 78 73 11 162 20.3
36 TCU 9 95 73 18 186 20.7
38 Indiana 9 48 74 15 137 15.2
38 North Carolina 9 72 74 17 163 18.1
38 Rutgers 8 71 74 7 152 19.0
38 Navy 8 73 74 13 160 20.0
38 Florida Atlantic 8 86 74 20 180 22.5
43 Oregon 9 57 75 10 142 15.8
43 Boise State 8 58 75 9 142 17.8
43 BYU 8 62 75 8 145 18.1
46 Houston 9 59 76 18 153 17.0
46 Connecticut 9 61 76 18 155 17.2
46 Syracuse 8 56 76 17 149 18.6
46 Eastern Michigan 9 71 76 29 176 19.6
46 Kennesaw State 8 79 76 11 166 20.8
51 Minnesota 9 58 77 13 148 16.4
51 Texas State 8 60 77 19 156 19.5
51 San Jose State 8 76 77 10 163 20.4
54 Duke 9 78 78 19 175 19.4
54 Troy 9 76 78 24 178 19.8
54 Oregon State 8 70 78 11 159 19.9
54 Georgia State 8 79 78 14 171 21.4
54 Jacksonville State 8 76 78 22 176 22.0
59 LSU 8 56 79 10 145 18.1
59 Florida State 9 95 79 19 193 21.4
61 Marshall 8 77 80 15 172 21.5
62 Iowa 9 60 81 9 150 16.7
62 Georgia Tech 9 61 81 13 155 17.2
62 James Madison 8 53 81 14 148 18.5
62 Cincinnati 8 61 81 13 155 19.4
62 East Carolina 8 67 81 16 164 20.5
62 Florida 8 82 81 16 179 22.4
68 California 8 40 82 18 140 17.5
68 Boston College 8 61 82 9 152 19.0
68 Virginia Tech 9 76 82 14 172 19.1
71 Central Michigan 9 77 83 18 178 19.8
71 Virginia 8 65 83 11 159 19.9
71 Arkansas State 8 87 83 13 183 22.9
74 Memphis 9 50 84 15 149 16.6
74 Oklahoma 9 53 84 14 151 16.8
74 Nebraska 9 51 84 17 152 16.9
74 Arizona 9 88 84 18 190 21.1
74 San Diego State 8 79 84 23 186 23.3
79 Sam Houston State 9 68 85 11 164 18.2
79 Hawai'i 9 59 85 21 165 18.3
79 Charlotte 9 96 85 21 202 22.4
82 Arizona State 8 56 86 13 155 19.4
83 Kansas State 9 52 87 18 157 17.4
83 Michigan State 9 57 87 19 163 18.1
83 Illinois 9 80 87 12 179 19.9
86 Tulane 9 49 88 22 159 17.7
86 Texas A&M 9 62 88 20 170 18.9
86 UTEP 9 71 88 14 173 19.2
86 Louisville 9 78 88 10 176 19.6
86 Purdue 8 84 88 17 189 23.6
91 Miami (Florida) 9 46 89 24 159 17.7
91 Fresno State 9 69 89 23 181 20.1
93 Maryland 8 55 90 19 164 20.5
93 Old Dominion 9 83 90 13 186 20.7
93 North Texas 8 75 90 13 178 22.3
96 Vanderbilt 9 59 91 14 164 18.2
97 Wyoming 9 83 92 17 192 21.3
98 Mississippi 9 54 93 27 174 19.3
98 West Virginia 8 59 93 11 163 20.4
98 New Mexico 9 100 93 21 214 23.8
101 Ohio 9 54 94 10 158 17.6
101 Miami (Ohio) 9 68 94 19 181 20.1
101 Baylor 9 67 94 25 186 20.7
101 Western Michigan 9 87 94 19 200 22.2
105 North Carolina State 9 70 95 14 179 19.9
106 Michigan 9 62 96 15 173 19.2
106 Akron 9 83 96 13 192 21.3
106 South Florida 8 59 96 23 178 22.3
109 UTSA 9 45 97 32 174 19.3
109 Pittsburgh 8 52 97 15 164 20.5
111 Washington State 8 56 99 17 172 21.5
111 Oklahoma State 9 110 99 8 217 24.1
113 Utah State 8 83 100 10 193 24.1
114 Toledo 9 68 101 15 184 20.4
114 UCLA 8 50 101 27 178 22.3
116 USC 9 63 102 15 180 20.0
116 Stanford 9 70 102 11 183 20.3
118 SMU 9 43 104 22 169 18.8
119 Arkansas 9 52 105 25 182 20.2
120 UCF 9 59 106 17 182 20.2
120 Colorado State 9 68 106 16 190 21.1
120 UNLV 8 51 106 19 176 22.0
120 Middle Tennessee 9 93 106 12 211 23.4
124 Georgia Southern 9 78 107 9 194 21.6
124 Buffalo 9 73 107 18 198 22.0
126 Northwestern 9 54 108 9 171 19.0
126 Mississippi State 9 94 108 14 216 24.0
128 Kent State 9 119 109 16 244 27.1
129 South Alabama 9 57 110 15 182 20.2
130 Tulsa 9 65 111 10 186 20.7
130 Nevada 10 85 111 29 225 22.5
132 Ball State 9 72 116 14 202 22.4
133 Texas Tech 9 66 118 17 201 22.3
134 Wake Forest 8 78 120 10 208 26.0