2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Mississippi State 1 14 9 2 25 25.0
2 Kentucky 2 18 14 2 34 17.0
3 Wisconsin 3 15 16 1 32 10.7
3 LSU 2 16 16 2 34 17.0
5 Cincinnati 3 21 17 3 41 13.7
6 Virginia Tech 3 28 18 2 48 16.0
6 Washington 3 23 18 9 50 16.7
8 Massachusetts 2 18 19 10 47 23.5
9 Notre Dame 4 24 21 4 49 12.3
9 Rice 3 29 21 4 54 18.0
11 Florida State 2 21 23 2 46 23.0
12 Southern Mississippi 3 30 24 6 60 20.0
12 Kansas 2 15 24 4 43 21.5
14 Maryland 3 23 25 6 54 18.0
15 Alabama 3 28 26 5 59 19.7
15 Oklahoma State 3 41 26 3 70 23.3
17 Texas 4 25 27 6 58 14.5
17 Texas A&M 3 24 27 5 56 18.7
17 Appalachian State 3 33 27 5 65 21.7
20 South Carolina 4 26 28 4 58 14.5
20 Missouri 4 26 28 7 61 15.3
22 Troy 4 25 29 6 60 15.0
23 Akron 3 16 31 4 51 17.0
23 UCLA 3 14 31 8 53 17.7
23 Georgia 4 32 31 9 72 18.0
23 Oklahoma 3 21 31 5 57 19.0
23 Ball State 3 25 31 6 62 20.7
23 Georgia State 3 36 31 3 70 23.3
29 UAB 4 35 32 12 79 19.8
29 Louisiana-Monroe 4 41 32 6 79 19.8
31 SMU 5 27 33 14 74 14.8
32 Ohio State 5 21 34 7 62 12.4
33 Tennessee 6 35 35 13 83 13.8
33 Nebraska 4 18 35 3 56 14.0
33 Michigan State 3 13 35 11 59 19.7
36 Miami (Florida) 5 28 36 7 71 14.2
37 Auburn 5 28 37 8 73 14.6
37 Oregon State 5 49 37 5 91 18.2
37 Florida 4 41 37 10 88 22.0
40 UCF 4 22 38 4 64 16.0
40 Utah 5 37 38 5 80 16.0
40 Iowa State 6 55 38 3 96 16.0
40 Michigan 4 25 38 4 67 16.8
40 Western Kentucky 5 59 38 2 99 19.8
40 Purdue 4 48 38 8 94 23.5
46 Bowling Green 6 41 39 9 89 14.8
47 Georgia Tech 5 40 40 7 87 17.4
47 Kent State 4 53 40 12 105 26.3
49 Old Dominion 4 32 41 6 79 19.8
50 Louisville 4 29 42 7 78 19.5
50 Charlotte 4 47 42 11 100 25.0
52 Syracuse 4 30 44 8 82 20.5
52 Kennesaw State 4 33 44 6 83 20.8
54 Penn State 7 44 45 9 98 14.0
54 North Carolina 5 31 45 10 86 17.2
54 North Texas 4 29 45 10 84 21.0
54 Stanford 4 32 45 7 84 21.0
54 Nevada 5 62 45 15 122 24.4
59 Houston 6 42 47 10 99 16.5
59 Boston College 5 37 47 6 90 18.0
59 Eastern Michigan 6 60 47 19 126 21.0
62 Colorado 6 58 48 10 116 19.3
62 Wyoming 5 49 48 11 108 21.6
64 Oregon 7 48 49 16 113 16.1
64 North Carolina State 5 32 49 8 89 17.8
64 Baylor 6 54 49 10 113 18.8
67 Northwestern 4 27 50 5 82 20.5
68 Central Michigan 5 36 51 9 96 19.2
68 Liberty 6 49 51 16 116 19.3
68 West Virginia 5 44 51 4 99 19.8
68 Coastal Carolina 6 69 51 11 131 21.8
72 Ohio 6 39 52 7 98 16.3
72 Middle Tennessee 5 39 52 6 97 19.4
72 Vanderbilt 5 37 52 10 99 19.8
72 Fresno State 6 55 52 12 119 19.8
76 Minnesota 6 25 53 10 88 14.7
76 Boise State 6 29 53 8 90 15.0
76 USC 5 27 53 5 85 17.0
76 UTEP 5 27 53 10 90 18.0
76 Mississippi 5 32 53 16 101 20.2
81 Florida International 7 67 54 11 132 18.9
81 Temple 6 49 54 12 115 19.2
81 Navy 6 55 54 12 121 20.2
81 Toledo 5 38 54 10 102 20.4
85 UTSA 7 34 55 26 115 16.4
85 Virginia 5 43 55 6 104 20.8
85 Arizona 5 47 55 10 112 22.4
88 Northern Illinois 7 55 56 12 123 17.6
88 Illinois 5 41 56 7 104 20.8
90 Tulane 6 29 57 11 97 16.2
90 Western Michigan 6 51 57 12 120 20.0
92 Louisiana Tech 7 43 58 14 115 16.4
92 Kansas State 6 41 58 16 115 19.2
92 Arkansas State 6 59 58 14 131 21.8
95 BYU 7 53 60 9 122 17.4
95 Duke 7 54 60 21 135 19.3
95 Texas State 6 47 60 11 118 19.7
98 Miami (Ohio) 7 55 61 10 126 18.0
98 Air Force 6 43 61 5 109 18.2
98 South Alabama 6 44 61 18 123 20.5
98 Hawai'i 6 51 61 18 130 21.7
102 Indiana 8 39 62 13 114 14.3
102 Sam Houston State 8 58 62 9 129 16.1
102 Arkansas 5 25 62 13 100 20.0
105 California 7 39 63 14 116 16.6
105 Clemson 7 46 63 24 133 19.0
105 New Mexico State 6 52 63 10 125 20.8
108 San Jose State 7 58 64 13 135 19.3
109 Iowa 7 51 65 8 124 17.7
110 Florida Atlantic 6 37 66 9 112 18.7
111 Louisiana-Lafayette 7 57 67 11 135 19.3
112 Pittsburgh 6 45 69 9 123 20.5
112 San Diego State 8 95 69 16 180 22.5
114 Utah State 6 55 70 8 133 22.2
115 Army 8 46 71 8 125 15.6
115 Rutgers 7 59 71 9 139 19.9
115 TCU 8 78 71 13 162 20.3
118 Buffalo 6 37 72 6 115 19.2
119 Connecticut 9 73 73 17 163 18.1
119 Colorado State 8 68 73 18 159 19.9
119 Marshall 8 78 73 14 165 20.6
122 Georgia Southern 6 48 75 8 131 21.8
122 Texas Tech 5 37 75 13 125 25.0
122 Wake Forest 5 43 75 8 126 25.2
125 Jacksonville State 8 67 76 21 164 20.5
126 Arizona State 8 56 81 14 151 18.9
126 Tulsa 6 41 81 6 128 21.3
126 South Florida 6 44 81 12 137 22.8
129 James Madison 9 62 82 12 156 17.3
130 Memphis 8 45 89 13 147 18.4
131 Washington State 8 70 94 14 178 22.3
132 East Carolina 8 62 97 22 181 22.6
133 New Mexico 9 94 108 26 228 25.3
134 UNLV 9 57 110 14 181 20.1