2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan State 3 13 35 11 59 19.7
2 Kansas 2 15 24 4 43 21.5
3 Akron 3 16 31 4 51 17.0
4 Massachusetts 2 18 19 10 47 23.5
5 Cincinnati 3 21 17 3 41 13.7
5 Oklahoma 3 21 31 5 57 19.0
5 Florida State 2 21 23 2 46 23.0
8 UCF 4 22 38 4 64 16.0
8 Louisville 3 22 29 6 57 19.0
10 Troy 4 25 29 6 60 15.0
10 Arkansas 5 25 62 13 100 20.0
12 SMU 5 27 33 14 74 14.8
12 Nebraska 5 27 46 5 78 15.6
12 UTSA 6 27 50 23 100 16.7
12 Northwestern 4 27 50 5 82 20.5
12 Mississippi State 2 27 24 4 55 27.5
17 Ohio State 6 28 42 10 80 13.3
17 Michigan 5 28 52 4 84 16.8
17 Minnesota 6 28 61 12 101 16.8
17 Kentucky 3 28 22 3 53 17.7
21 Boise State 6 29 53 8 90 15.0
21 Maryland 4 29 42 8 79 19.8
23 UCLA 5 30 49 12 91 18.2
23 Syracuse 4 30 44 8 82 20.5
25 Tulane 7 31 65 13 109 15.6
25 North Carolina 5 31 45 10 86 17.2
27 South Carolina 5 32 38 5 75 15.0
27 Miami (Florida) 6 32 50 12 94 15.7
27 LSU 5 32 49 5 86 17.2
27 North Carolina State 5 32 49 8 89 17.8
27 Georgia 4 32 31 9 72 18.0
27 Texas A&M 4 32 38 7 77 19.3
27 Old Dominion 4 32 41 6 79 19.8
27 Stanford 4 32 45 7 84 21.0
35 Appalachian State 3 33 27 5 65 21.7
36 Wisconsin 5 34 49 7 90 18.0
36 Washington 4 34 32 10 76 19.0
36 Ball State 4 34 43 6 83 20.8
39 Notre Dame 5 35 37 6 78 15.6
39 USC 6 35 63 6 104 17.3
41 Central Michigan 5 36 51 9 96 19.2
42 Utah 5 37 38 5 80 16.0
42 Boston College 5 37 47 6 90 18.0
42 Buffalo 6 37 72 6 115 19.2
42 Vanderbilt 5 37 52 10 99 19.8
42 Texas Tech 5 37 75 13 125 25.0
47 UTEP 6 38 67 15 120 20.0
47 Toledo 5 38 54 10 102 20.4
49 Ohio 6 39 52 7 98 16.3
49 California 7 39 63 14 116 16.6
49 Virginia Tech 4 39 26 3 68 17.0
49 Middle Tennessee 5 39 52 6 97 19.4
49 Kennesaw State 5 39 54 7 100 20.0
49 North Texas 5 39 62 13 114 22.8
55 Georgia Tech 5 40 40 7 87 17.4
56 Bowling Green 6 41 39 9 89 14.8
56 Kansas State 6 41 58 16 115 19.2
56 Louisiana-Monroe 4 41 32 6 79 19.8
56 Mississippi 6 41 66 18 125 20.8
56 Florida 4 41 37 10 88 22.0
61 Houston 6 42 47 10 99 16.5
62 Air Force 6 43 61 5 109 18.2
62 Rice 5 43 44 7 94 18.8
62 Virginia 5 43 55 6 104 20.8
62 Wake Forest 5 43 75 8 126 25.2
66 Texas 7 44 50 10 104 14.9
66 West Virginia 5 44 51 4 99 19.8
66 South Alabama 6 44 61 18 123 20.5
66 South Florida 6 44 81 12 137 22.8
66 Georgia State 4 44 43 6 93 23.3
71 Navy 6 45 56 10 111 18.5
71 Pittsburgh 6 45 69 9 123 20.5
73 Auburn 7 46 47 13 106 15.1
73 Missouri 6 46 44 9 99 16.5
73 Clemson 7 46 63 24 133 19.0
76 Indiana 9 47 72 15 134 14.9
76 Army 8 47 74 9 130 16.3
76 Texas State 6 47 55 10 112 18.7
76 Arizona 5 47 55 10 112 22.4
80 Oregon 7 48 49 16 113 16.1
80 Illinois 6 48 69 7 124 20.7
80 Alabama 5 48 45 13 106 21.2
80 Southern Mississippi 4 48 31 8 87 21.8
80 Georgia Southern 6 48 75 8 131 21.8
85 Northern Illinois 6 49 46 11 106 17.7
85 Memphis 10 49 111 18 178 17.8
85 Oregon State 5 49 37 5 91 18.2
85 Liberty 6 49 51 16 116 19.3
85 Wyoming 5 49 48 11 108 21.6
90 Tennessee 8 50 54 17 121 15.1
91 Penn State 8 51 54 9 114 14.3
91 Western Michigan 6 51 57 12 120 20.0
91 Hawai'i 6 51 61 18 130 21.7
94 New Mexico State 6 52 63 10 125 20.8
95 BYU 7 53 60 9 122 17.4
95 Kent State 4 53 40 12 105 26.3
97 Baylor 6 54 49 10 113 18.8
97 Duke 7 54 60 21 135 19.3
97 Purdue 5 54 50 16 120 24.0
100 Iowa State 6 55 38 3 96 16.0
100 Miami (Ohio) 7 55 61 10 126 18.0
100 Fresno State 6 55 52 12 119 19.8
103 Arizona State 8 56 81 14 151 18.9
103 Florida Atlantic 8 56 95 12 163 20.4
103 East Carolina 8 56 98 24 178 22.3
103 Oklahoma State 4 56 44 3 103 25.8
107 Louisiana-Lafayette 7 57 67 11 135 19.3
107 UNLV 9 57 110 14 181 20.1
109 Sam Houston State 8 58 62 9 129 16.1
109 Louisiana Tech 8 58 69 14 141 17.6
109 Temple 7 58 62 14 134 19.1
109 San Jose State 7 58 64 13 135 19.3
113 Western Kentucky 5 59 38 2 99 19.8
113 Arkansas State 6 59 58 14 131 21.8
113 Tulsa 8 59 118 8 185 23.1
116 UAB 6 60 45 21 126 21.0
116 Eastern Michigan 6 60 47 19 126 21.0
118 Iowa 8 61 74 9 144 18.0
119 James Madison 9 62 82 12 156 17.3
119 Nevada 5 62 45 15 122 24.4
121 Connecticut 8 66 70 17 153 19.1
121 Charlotte 5 66 45 15 126 25.2
123 Florida International 7 67 54 11 132 18.9
123 Jacksonville State 8 67 76 21 164 20.5
123 Utah State 7 67 85 9 161 23.0
126 Colorado 7 68 55 15 138 19.7
126 Colorado State 8 68 73 18 159 19.9
128 Coastal Carolina 6 69 51 11 131 21.8
129 Washington State 8 70 94 14 178 22.3
130 Rutgers 9 74 92 11 177 19.7
131 TCU 8 78 71 13 162 20.3
131 Marshall 8 78 73 14 165 20.6
133 New Mexico 9 94 108 26 228 25.3
134 San Diego State 8 95 69 16 180 22.5