2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Boise State 4 26 36 4 66 16.5
1 James Madison 4 29 30 7 66 16.5
3 Texas 4 28 33 7 68 17.0
4 Air Force 4 31 36 3 70 17.5
5 LSU 4 33 34 5 72 18.0
6 Ohio 5 27 43 4 74 14.8
6 Ohio State 5 29 40 5 74 14.8
6 Missouri 4 36 34 4 74 18.5
9 Temple 4 43 27 6 76 19.0
10 Hawai'i 4 28 40 9 77 19.3
10 Texas State 4 28 45 4 77 19.3
10 UNLV 3 20 50 7 77 25.7
13 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 38 33 7 78 19.5
14 Jacksonville State 4 36 33 10 79 19.8
14 Western Kentucky 4 38 39 2 79 19.8
16 Boston College 4 30 44 6 80 20.0
16 Southern Mississippi 4 36 38 6 80 20.0
18 Tulane 5 19 51 11 81 16.2
18 Sam Houston State 5 32 41 8 81 16.2
18 Bowling Green 5 33 40 8 81 16.2
18 Northern Illinois 5 38 32 11 81 16.2
22 Louisiana Tech 5 31 41 12 84 16.8
22 Penn State 5 35 44 5 84 16.8
22 Nevada 4 34 40 10 84 21.0
25 Florida International 5 55 24 7 86 17.2
26 Colorado State 4 34 47 6 87 21.8
27 Pittsburgh 4 26 55 7 88 22.0
28 Iowa State 5 39 44 6 89 17.8
29 Oklahoma 5 34 50 6 90 18.0
30 Utah 6 42 44 5 91 15.2
30 Eastern Michigan 5 41 37 13 91 18.2
32 Troy 5 39 44 10 93 18.6
32 Liberty 5 42 37 14 93 18.6
32 Marshall 4 35 50 8 93 23.3
35 Oregon 6 37 51 6 94 15.7
35 Georgia State 4 45 42 7 94 23.5
35 Kennesaw State 4 49 38 7 94 23.5
38 Syracuse 5 36 49 10 95 19.0
38 Cincinnati 5 44 44 7 95 19.0
38 North Carolina 5 45 45 5 95 19.0
38 South Florida 4 35 50 10 95 23.8
38 North Texas 4 45 44 6 95 23.8
43 Vanderbilt 5 36 55 5 96 19.2
44 UTSA 5 18 60 19 97 19.4
44 Miami (Florida) 5 28 56 13 97 19.4
44 South Alabama 5 36 48 13 97 19.4
44 West Virginia 5 38 55 4 97 19.4
44 Old Dominion 5 40 50 7 97 19.4
49 Auburn 6 44 41 13 98 16.3
49 San Diego State 4 42 47 9 98 24.5
51 San Jose State 5 46 46 7 99 19.8
51 Colorado 5 53 38 8 99 19.8
51 Arkansas State 4 45 47 7 99 24.8
54 Georgia Southern 5 37 61 2 100 20.0
54 Wyoming 5 48 43 9 100 20.0
56 Army 6 32 61 8 101 16.8
57 California 5 28 61 13 102 20.4
57 Miami (Ohio) 5 35 56 11 102 20.4
57 Akron 5 40 55 7 102 20.4
60 Indiana 6 35 56 12 103 17.2
60 SMU 5 27 63 13 103 20.6
60 Tennessee 5 39 51 13 103 20.6
60 Ball State 5 39 54 10 103 20.6
60 BYU 5 43 55 5 103 20.6
65 Virginia Tech 5 43 52 9 104 20.8
65 Utah State 4 48 50 6 104 26.0
67 Wisconsin 6 55 45 6 106 17.7
67 Western Michigan 5 39 54 13 106 21.2
67 Central Michigan 5 47 49 10 106 21.2
70 Nebraska 6 37 57 13 107 17.8
70 Louisiana-Monroe 5 62 37 8 107 21.4
72 UTEP 6 37 63 8 108 18.0
72 Georgia Tech 6 38 60 10 108 18.0
72 Arizona State 5 39 59 10 108 21.6
72 New Mexico State 5 57 42 9 108 21.6
76 Tulsa 5 34 72 3 109 21.8
76 North Carolina State 5 41 58 10 109 21.8
76 Toledo 5 43 57 9 109 21.8
76 Rutgers 5 45 59 5 109 21.8
76 East Carolina 5 47 50 12 109 21.8
81 Washington 6 58 40 12 110 18.3
81 Fresno State 5 40 55 15 110 22.0
81 Alabama 5 42 52 16 110 22.0
81 Duke 5 52 47 11 110 22.0
85 Georgia 6 37 58 16 111 18.5
85 Mississippi 5 42 55 14 111 22.2
85 Virginia 5 42 60 9 111 22.2
85 Charlotte 5 55 45 11 111 22.2
89 Rice 6 62 43 7 112 18.7
89 Navy 5 47 56 9 112 22.4
91 Clemson 6 44 50 19 113 18.8
92 Minnesota 6 43 63 8 114 19.0
92 South Carolina 6 49 54 11 114 19.0
94 Houston 6 44 58 13 115 19.2
94 Maryland 5 36 68 11 115 23.0
96 UAB 5 67 35 14 116 23.2
97 Memphis 6 37 68 12 117 19.5
97 Buffalo 5 36 71 10 117 23.4
97 Coastal Carolina 5 57 49 11 117 23.4
97 Middle Tennessee 5 59 52 6 117 23.4
101 Michigan State 6 38 71 9 118 19.7
102 Michigan 6 47 63 9 119 19.8
102 Kansas 5 56 56 7 119 23.8
102 Florida 5 57 52 10 119 23.8
105 Texas A&M 6 40 64 17 121 20.2
105 Florida Atlantic 5 59 56 6 121 24.2
107 Stanford 6 45 68 9 122 20.3
108 Northwestern 6 43 74 6 123 20.5
108 Mississippi State 5 43 71 9 123 24.6
110 Kent State 5 62 52 11 125 25.0
111 Purdue 5 42 71 13 126 25.2
112 Kansas State 7 43 70 15 128 18.3
113 Kentucky 7 62 60 7 129 18.4
113 Arkansas 6 42 70 17 129 21.5
115 Appalachian State 6 69 49 14 132 22.0
116 Illinois 6 61 66 6 133 22.2
117 Iowa 7 59 70 7 136 19.4
118 Louisville 6 62 69 6 137 22.8
118 New Mexico 6 63 59 15 137 22.8
118 TCU 6 71 57 9 137 22.8
121 Texas Tech 6 44 85 11 140 23.3
122 UCF 6 49 81 12 142 23.7
122 Wake Forest 5 43 92 7 142 28.4
124 UCLA 7 43 79 23 145 20.7
125 Arizona 7 70 65 11 146 20.9
126 Oklahoma State 6 84 59 5 148 24.7
127 USC 7 54 80 15 149 21.3
128 Baylor 7 54 89 22 165 23.6
129 Florida State 8 90 68 16 174 21.8