2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Tulane 7 29 53 12 94 13.4
2 Ohio 7 38 55 5 98 14.0
3 Ohio State 7 42 54 10 106 15.1
4 Sam Houston State 6 37 48 9 94 15.7
5 Oregon 8 49 64 15 128 16.0
5 Utah 8 52 68 8 128 16.0
7 James Madison 6 43 45 9 97 16.2
8 Auburn 6 44 41 13 98 16.3
8 Penn State 7 48 57 9 114 16.3
10 Bowling Green 6 42 49 9 100 16.7
10 Northern Illinois 7 47 52 18 117 16.7
12 Air Force 5 33 47 5 85 17.0
12 Army 7 39 71 9 119 17.0
12 Indiana 7 41 63 15 119 17.0
15 Texas 6 49 45 9 103 17.2
16 Boise State 6 36 62 6 104 17.3
17 UTEP 7 43 70 9 122 17.4
18 Louisiana Tech 7 48 58 18 124 17.7
19 Akron 7 50 67 8 125 17.9
19 Wisconsin 7 65 54 6 125 17.9
21 LSU 6 53 48 7 108 18.0
21 Florida International 6 67 33 8 108 18.0
21 Cincinnati 7 54 61 11 126 18.0
24 Oklahoma 6 44 58 7 109 18.2
24 Texas State 6 46 56 7 109 18.2
26 Nebraska 7 46 68 15 129 18.4
26 Kentucky 7 62 60 7 129 18.4
26 Iowa State 7 64 58 7 129 18.4
29 Liberty 6 47 49 15 111 18.5
29 Missouri 6 50 53 8 111 18.5
31 Troy 6 43 52 17 112 18.7
31 Rice 6 62 43 7 112 18.7
31 Georgia Tech 7 45 74 12 131 18.7
31 BYU 7 53 70 8 131 18.7
31 Eastern Michigan 7 58 55 18 131 18.7
36 Georgia 8 54 79 17 150 18.8
37 Kansas State 8 50 84 17 151 18.9
37 South Carolina 8 64 74 13 151 18.9
39 North Carolina 6 51 55 8 114 19.0
39 Memphis 7 39 81 13 133 19.0
39 Minnesota 7 49 73 11 133 19.0
39 Michigan 7 52 71 10 133 19.0
43 Miami (Florida) 6 39 62 14 115 19.2
44 Houston 7 54 68 13 135 19.3
44 Central Michigan 7 59 63 13 135 19.3
46 Colorado State 5 36 53 8 97 19.4
46 Michigan State 7 46 80 10 136 19.4
46 Syracuse 7 56 65 15 136 19.4
46 Iowa 7 59 70 7 136 19.4
46 Clemson 8 53 75 27 155 19.4
46 Washington 8 77 63 15 155 19.4
52 UTSA 6 26 69 22 117 19.5
52 Wyoming 6 57 50 10 117 19.5
54 Miami (Ohio) 7 51 71 15 137 19.6
55 South Alabama 6 44 58 17 119 19.8
55 Temple 6 63 45 11 119 19.8
57 Colorado 7 64 63 12 139 19.9
58 Old Dominion 6 50 58 12 120 20.0
58 Arizona 8 74 73 13 160 20.0
60 Western Michigan 7 58 69 14 141 20.1
61 Texas A&M 6 40 64 17 121 20.2
61 Marshall 6 49 63 9 121 20.2
61 Vanderbilt 6 49 66 6 121 20.2
61 Western Kentucky 6 70 48 3 121 20.2
65 Northwestern 7 53 83 6 142 20.3
65 Toledo 7 61 66 15 142 20.3
67 Stanford 7 50 83 10 143 20.4
67 Tennessee 7 56 71 16 143 20.4
69 Jacksonville State 6 53 56 14 123 20.5
70 UCLA 8 52 88 25 165 20.6
71 Virginia Tech 6 52 62 10 124 20.7
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 57 59 8 124 20.7
73 North Carolina State 6 44 68 13 125 20.8
73 New Mexico State 6 61 55 9 125 20.8
75 Nevada 5 47 46 12 105 21.0
75 SMU 6 37 73 16 126 21.0
75 Hawai'i 6 54 57 15 126 21.0
75 San Jose State 6 57 59 10 126 21.0
75 West Virginia 7 59 82 6 147 21.0
75 USC 8 62 90 16 168 21.0
81 Georgia Southern 6 46 78 3 127 21.2
81 Mississippi 6 49 62 16 127 21.2
83 California 6 34 81 13 128 21.3
83 Pittsburgh 6 40 78 10 128 21.3
83 Virginia 6 49 67 12 128 21.3
83 East Carolina 6 51 61 16 128 21.3
83 Louisiana-Monroe 6 80 40 8 128 21.3
83 Arkansas 7 51 80 18 149 21.3
83 Navy 7 61 76 12 149 21.3
90 UNLV 5 32 64 11 107 21.4
91 Ball State 6 49 65 15 129 21.5
91 Duke 6 57 56 16 129 21.5
93 Illinois 7 69 76 6 151 21.6
94 Boston College 6 42 78 11 131 21.8
94 Florida State 8 90 68 16 174 21.8
96 Rutgers 7 55 86 12 153 21.9
97 Alabama 6 49 64 19 132 22.0
97 Appalachian State 6 69 49 14 132 22.0
99 Arizona State 7 55 86 14 155 22.1
100 Southern Mississippi 6 61 67 6 134 22.3
100 Fresno State 6 62 56 16 134 22.3
100 Coastal Carolina 6 63 58 13 134 22.3
103 South Florida 6 59 64 12 135 22.5
103 Georgia State 6 68 56 11 135 22.5
105 Maryland 7 52 89 17 158 22.6
106 Tulsa 6 46 86 4 136 22.7
106 Louisville 7 67 82 10 159 22.7
108 New Mexico 6 63 59 15 137 22.8
108 Kennesaw State 6 68 58 11 137 22.8
108 Charlotte 6 74 48 15 137 22.8
111 UCF 7 55 90 15 160 22.9
112 Buffalo 7 50 100 11 161 23.0
113 Texas Tech 7 47 100 15 162 23.1
113 TCU 7 81 71 10 162 23.1
115 Florida Atlantic 6 65 67 7 139 23.2
116 Kansas 7 74 83 8 165 23.6
117 Utah State 5 51 62 6 119 23.8
118 Florida 7 75 81 11 167 23.9
119 Baylor 8 71 98 25 194 24.3
120 Middle Tennessee 6 77 60 10 147 24.5
120 UAB 6 83 49 15 147 24.5
122 Kent State 7 87 70 15 172 24.6
123 Mississippi State 6 56 79 13 148 24.7
123 North Texas 6 74 63 11 148 24.7
123 Purdue 7 65 95 13 173 24.7
126 San Diego State 5 53 59 12 124 24.8
126 Arkansas State 6 61 76 12 149 24.8
128 Oklahoma State 7 96 73 6 175 25.0
129 Wake Forest 6 58 96 9 163 27.2