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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Utah 2 10 12 1 23 11.5
2 Houston 3 15 18 5 38 12.7
3 UCF 3 10 25 5 40 13.3
4 Baylor 3 18 19 4 41 13.7
5 BYU 3 19 20 3 42 14.0
6 Minnesota 4 19 19 5 43 10.8
6 Kansas 3 22 17 4 43 14.3
8 Wisconsin 3 23 20 1 44 14.7
8 Arizona 2 18 19 7 44 22.0
10 Michigan State 3 19 16 10 45 15.0
11 Northwestern 3 11 34 3 48 16.0
11 Oregon 3 20 24 4 48 16.0
13 Kansas State 3 17 28 4 49 16.3
13 Maryland 3 19 22 8 49 16.3
15 Indiana 4 21 29 4 54 13.5
16 Kentucky 4 26 22 9 57 14.3
17 Appalachian State 3 24 30 5 59 19.7
18 Iowa 4 18 37 5 60 15.0
18 UCLA 3 12 39 9 60 20.0
18 Cincinnati 3 17 37 6 60 20.0
21 Missouri 5 25 29 7 61 12.2
22 Auburn 4 22 33 7 62 15.5
22 TCU 4 31 22 9 62 15.5
22 Army 4 32 27 3 62 15.5
25 Rice 4 29 25 9 63 15.8
25 Colorado 3 24 28 11 63 21.0
25 Purdue 3 42 17 4 63 21.0
28 Arizona State 4 20 40 4 64 16.0
29 Nebraska 4 17 41 7 65 16.3
30 Illinois 4 28 32 6 66 16.5
30 Rutgers 4 39 25 2 66 16.5
32 Tennessee 5 23 38 6 67 13.4
33 Michigan 4 22 40 7 69 17.3
33 Virginia 4 33 32 4 69 17.3
33 Oklahoma State 3 26 40 3 69 23.0
36 Alabama 5 31 29 11 71 14.2
37 Oklahoma 5 24 39 9 72 14.4
37 Central Michigan 4 30 34 8 72 18.0
37 Kennesaw State 4 30 38 4 72 18.0
37 Iowa State 4 38 32 2 72 18.0
41 Louisville 5 32 35 6 73 14.6
41 Washington 4 33 28 12 73 18.3
43 Air Force 5 41 26 7 74 14.8
44 Navy 4 38 30 7 75 18.8
45 California 5 29 37 10 76 15.2
46 Memphis 5 28 43 6 77 15.4
46 Florida State 4 26 42 9 77 19.3
46 Tulsa 4 31 39 7 77 19.3
46 Georgia State 4 34 36 7 77 19.3
50 Georgia 5 41 29 8 78 15.6
50 USC 4 28 45 5 78 19.5
50 Liberty 4 37 26 15 78 19.5
53 Marshall 4 42 30 7 79 19.8
53 UAB 4 44 24 11 79 19.8
55 Mississippi 5 13 53 14 80 16.0
56 Northern Illinois 5 33 42 6 81 16.2
56 Texas Tech 4 34 41 6 81 20.3
58 Florida Atlantic 4 39 29 14 82 20.5
59 SMU 5 27 47 10 84 16.8
59 South Carolina 5 31 44 9 84 16.8
59 West Virginia 4 28 48 8 84 21.0
59 Temple 4 38 40 6 84 21.0
63 Eastern Michigan 4 30 39 16 85 21.3
63 Troy 4 37 34 14 85 21.3
65 Miami (Florida) 5 28 42 16 86 17.2
65 Texas A&M 5 37 41 8 86 17.2
65 Louisiana-Monroe 4 41 42 3 86 21.5
65 Southern Mississippi 4 48 31 7 86 21.5
69 Hawai'i 5 31 45 12 88 17.6
69 North Carolina 5 39 36 13 88 17.6
71 Old Dominion 4 43 40 6 89 22.3
72 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 39 44 7 90 18.0
72 Akron 4 43 41 6 90 22.5
74 Ohio State 6 37 42 12 91 15.2
74 Florida 5 36 44 11 91 18.2
74 Georgia Tech 5 37 45 9 91 18.2
74 Virginia Tech 5 44 41 6 91 18.2
74 Stanford 4 31 54 6 91 22.8
74 New Mexico State 4 37 47 7 91 22.8
74 Charlotte 4 41 40 10 91 22.8
74 Florida International 4 43 44 4 91 22.8
74 UTEP 4 45 40 6 91 22.8
83 Arkansas 5 23 57 12 92 18.4
83 Vanderbilt 5 33 46 13 92 18.4
83 UTSA 5 34 42 16 92 18.4
83 Duke 5 35 49 8 92 18.4
83 Buffalo 5 42 40 10 92 18.4
83 North Carolina State 5 42 46 4 92 18.4
89 Pittsburgh 5 28 56 9 93 18.6
89 Boston College 5 36 52 5 93 18.6
89 Western Kentucky 5 46 40 7 93 18.6
89 Mississippi State 4 51 37 5 93 23.3
93 Syracuse 5 31 53 10 94 18.8
93 Middle Tennessee 4 34 54 6 94 23.5
95 James Madison 5 27 62 7 96 19.2
95 East Carolina 5 39 52 5 96 19.2
95 Bowling Green 5 47 42 7 96 19.2
98 Wake Forest 4 43 50 4 97 24.3
99 Miami (Ohio) 5 40 49 9 98 19.6
100 Coastal Carolina 5 52 42 5 99 19.8
100 Louisiana Tech 5 55 38 6 99 19.8
100 Ball State 4 33 62 4 99 24.8
103 Texas State 5 36 48 17 101 20.2
104 Ohio 5 35 60 7 102 20.4
105 LSU 5 27 68 9 104 20.8
105 Tulane 5 43 49 12 104 20.8
105 Clemson 5 54 41 9 104 20.8
108 Toledo 5 45 51 9 105 21.0
109 South Alabama 5 29 71 6 106 21.2
109 Arkansas State 5 45 53 8 106 21.2
109 Sam Houston State 5 48 55 3 106 21.2
112 Wyoming 5 40 59 8 107 21.4
113 North Texas 5 40 59 10 109 21.8
113 Georgia Southern 5 44 56 9 109 21.8
113 San Diego State 5 50 44 15 109 21.8
116 Boise State 6 44 57 9 110 18.3
117 Texas 7 39 64 9 112 16.0
117 South Florida 5 36 58 18 112 22.4
119 Penn State 6 40 59 14 113 18.8
120 Fresno State 6 42 60 13 115 19.2
121 Utah State 5 47 62 8 117 23.4
122 Western Michigan 5 62 50 7 119 23.8
122 Kent State 4 57 57 5 119 29.8
124 UNLV 6 42 65 13 120 20.0
125 Colorado State 6 43 68 10 121 20.2
126 Jacksonville State 5 53 56 16 125 25.0
127 San Jose State 6 53 66 10 129 21.5
128 New Mexico 5 59 59 12 130 26.0
129 Nevada 6 52 71 19 142 23.7
130 Connecticut 12 85 107 21 213 17.8
131 Massachusetts 11 116 80 26 222 20.2
132 Oregon State 11 104 109 16 229 20.8
133 Washington State 12 100 145 25 270 22.5
134 Notre Dame 16 126 118 28 272 17.0