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