2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Oregon State 1 12 7 1 20 20.0
2 Massachusetts 1 11 9 2 22 22.0
3 Connecticut 1 11 8 3 22 22.0
3 Washington State 1 10 14 3 27 27.0
5 Georgia Southern 8 61 98 5 164 20.5
6 Air Force 7 48 76 6 130 18.6
6 Tulsa 8 68 115 6 189 23.6
8 Ohio 9 46 77 7 130 14.4
8 Iowa State 10 83 79 7 169 16.9
8 Northwestern 9 78 96 7 181 20.1
8 Southern Miss 8 83 85 7 175 21.9
12 Boise State 8 51 72 8 131 16.4
12 LSU 8 73 57 8 138 17.3
12 Oklahoma 8 57 75 8 140 17.5
12 Kentucky 8 78 72 8 158 19.8
12 Western Kentucky 9 117 64 8 189 21.0
12 Vanderbilt 8 72 96 8 176 22.0
18 Iowa 9 75 86 9 170 18.9
18 Florida Atlantic 8 73 88 9 170 21.3
20 Army 10 66 91 10 167 16.7
20 Wyoming 7 64 58 10 132 18.9
20 Rice 8 80 61 10 151 18.9
20 West Virginia 9 81 108 10 199 22.1
20 Kansas 9 93 109 10 212 23.6
20 Wake Forest 8 78 120 10 208 26.0
26 Bowling Green 8 54 66 11 131 16.4
26 Missouri 8 68 71 11 150 18.8
26 TCU 9 100 90 11 201 22.3
26 Illinois 9 89 109 11 209 23.2
26 Georgia State 8 95 82 11 188 23.5
31 James Madison 8 59 60 12 131 16.4
31 Sam Houston State 8 63 57 12 132 16.5
31 Penn State 10 75 82 12 169 16.9
31 Michigan 9 59 86 12 157 17.4
31 Cincinnati 9 75 78 12 165 18.3
31 Texas State 8 65 78 12 155 19.4
31 Wisconsin 9 83 80 12 175 19.4
31 Marshall 9 78 88 12 178 19.8
31 Stanford 8 56 95 12 163 20.4
31 New Mexico State 8 75 77 12 164 20.5
31 Louisiana-Monroe 8 104 54 12 170 21.3
31 Louisiana 9 92 88 12 192 21.3
31 San Jose State 7 71 67 12 150 21.4
31 Buffalo 8 55 104 12 171 21.4
31 Pittsburgh 8 61 99 12 172 21.5
31 Middle Tennessee State 8 90 85 12 187 23.4
31 Oklahoma State 9 110 109 12 231 25.7
48 BYU 10 78 88 13 179 17.9
48 FIU 8 80 52 13 145 18.1
48 Georgia Tech 8 54 80 13 147 18.4
48 South Carolina 8 64 74 13 151 18.9
48 Akron 8 61 81 13 155 19.4
48 Virginia Tech 8 63 79 13 155 19.4
48 Temple 8 82 61 13 156 19.5
48 Virginia 8 65 91 13 169 21.1
48 Kennesaw State 8 89 79 13 181 22.6
48 Utah State 7 65 86 13 164 23.4
48 Florida 8 85 93 13 191 23.9
59 Utah 10 71 90 14 175 17.5
59 UTEP 8 55 86 14 155 19.4
59 Western Michigan 8 69 73 14 156 19.5
59 UNLV 8 52 91 14 157 19.6
59 Colorado State 7 58 67 14 139 19.9
59 Navy 9 78 89 14 181 20.1
59 California 8 45 103 14 162 20.3
59 North Carolina 8 76 75 14 165 20.6
59 Coastal Carolina 8 77 83 14 174 21.8
59 Louisville 8 73 90 14 177 22.1
59 North Texas 8 92 84 14 190 23.8
70 Ohio State 10 60 75 15 150 15.0
70 Tulane 9 59 66 15 140 15.6
70 Texas 9 65 71 15 151 16.8
70 Minnesota 9 58 92 15 165 18.3
70 Auburn 8 68 68 15 151 18.9
70 Boston College 8 50 101 15 166 20.8
70 Arizona 10 95 98 15 208 20.8
77 Indiana 9 47 75 16 138 15.3
77 Memphis 8 43 89 16 148 18.5
77 Liberty 8 58 74 16 148 18.5
77 Houston 9 75 85 16 176 19.6
77 Michigan State 9 58 105 16 179 19.9
77 NC State 8 58 87 16 161 20.1
77 Toledo 8 70 75 16 161 20.1
77 USC 9 67 101 16 184 20.4
77 Miami (OH) 9 76 93 16 185 20.6
77 Old Dominion 8 73 78 16 167 20.9
77 Florida State 8 90 68 16 174 21.8
77 Arkansas State 8 90 85 16 191 23.9
77 Mississippi State 8 79 98 16 193 24.1
77 San Diego State 7 85 69 16 170 24.3
77 Purdue 9 90 119 16 225 25.0
92 Nebraska 9 52 80 17 149 16.6
92 Miami (FL) 8 51 85 17 153 19.1
92 Central Michigan 8 69 71 17 157 19.6
92 Colorado 10 100 83 17 200 20.0
92 Washington 9 90 76 17 183 20.3
92 UCF 9 72 102 17 191 21.2
92 Nevada 7 83 55 17 155 22.1
92 Appalachian State 8 94 66 17 177 22.1
92 USF 8 74 92 17 183 22.9
92 New Mexico 7 68 81 17 166 23.7
92 Kent State 8 102 79 17 198 24.8
103 Eastern Michigan 8 73 60 18 151 18.9
103 Syracuse 8 62 81 18 161 20.1
103 Ball State 8 67 83 18 168 21.0
103 Rutgers 9 69 103 18 190 21.1
103 Fresno State 7 69 69 18 156 22.3
108 Louisiana Tech 8 52 61 19 132 16.5
108 Northern Illinois 8 56 57 19 132 16.5
108 Oregon 11 77 97 19 193 17.5
108 Georgia 9 57 95 19 171 19.0
108 Tennessee 8 63 76 19 158 19.8
108 Jacksonville State 9 75 85 19 179 19.9
108 Ole Miss 8 63 80 19 162 20.3
108 Arkansas 8 62 86 19 167 20.9
108 Hawaii 7 71 66 19 156 22.3
108 Charlotte 8 97 70 19 186 23.3
118 Maryland 9 79 104 20 203 22.6
119 Troy 8 51 73 21 145 18.1
119 Duke 8 78 73 21 172 21.5
119 UAB 8 97 66 21 184 23.0
119 Texas Tech 9 65 134 21 220 24.4
123 Kansas State 10 70 102 22 194 19.4
123 Texas A&M 8 65 82 22 169 21.1
123 Alabama 8 69 83 22 174 21.8
126 South Alabama 8 72 73 23 168 21.0
126 Arizona State 10 75 122 23 220 22.0
126 East Carolina 8 73 83 23 179 22.4
129 SMU 9 58 93 25 176 19.6
129 UCLA 9 58 99 25 182 20.2
129 Baylor 10 86 115 25 226 22.6
132 UTSA 8 44 82 26 152 19.0
133 Clemson 9 64 92 27 183 20.3