2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | USC | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 12 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 15 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Baylor | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 20 | Texas | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 21 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 21 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 26 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 26 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 28 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 28 | Indiana | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 30 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 30 | UTSA | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 30 | Rutgers | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 35 | UNLV | 2 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 3 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 38 | Navy | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 38 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 38 | Army | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 38 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 38 | California | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 38 | Troy | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 38 | Rice | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 45 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 45 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 45 | James Madison | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 45 | TCU | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 45 | Duke | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 52 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Liberty | 2 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Georgia | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 57 | Illinois | 2 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 59 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Michigan State | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Oregon | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 68 | Mississippi | 2 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 68 | Penn State | 2 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 71 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 73 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 73 | Auburn | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 73 | Toledo | 2 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 73 | Florida International | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 78 | Nevada | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 79 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 80 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 81 | Virginia | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 82 | Appalachian State | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 83 | North Texas | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 84 | Arizona | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |