2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games Won Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Purdue 1 6 3 2 11 11.0
2 Massachusetts 2 11 9 3 23 11.5
2 Southern Mississippi 1 7 9 2 18 18.0
4 Kennesaw State 2 19 17 1 37 18.5
5 Mississippi State 2 19 20 2 41 20.5
6 Wyoming 3 30 22 4 56 18.7
7 Wisconsin 5 32 24 2 58 11.6
7 UAB 3 24 24 6 54 18.0
9 Kentucky 4 17 25 6 48 12.0
9 San Diego State 3 22 25 13 60 20.0
9 Florida State 2 13 25 3 41 20.5
12 Louisiana Tech 5 25 28 11 64 12.8
12 Middle Tennessee 3 18 28 5 51 17.0
14 Rice 4 26 30 5 61 15.3
14 Florida International 4 35 30 5 70 17.5
16 Florida Atlantic 3 14 31 8 53 17.7
17 Tulsa 3 19 32 4 55 18.3
18 Houston 4 21 33 8 62 15.5
18 Temple 3 17 33 10 60 20.0
18 UTEP 3 21 33 7 61 20.3
21 Utah 5 29 34 5 68 13.6
22 Ball State 3 16 35 9 60 20.0
22 Georgia State 3 23 35 4 62 20.7
24 Oregon State 5 40 36 8 84 16.8
25 Nevada 3 33 37 9 79 26.3
26 Troy 4 15 38 16 69 17.3
26 Hawai'i 5 39 38 12 89 17.8
26 New Mexico State 3 19 38 3 60 20.0
26 Eastern Michigan 5 41 38 22 101 20.2
30 Maryland 4 25 39 10 74 18.5
30 Central Michigan 4 26 39 9 74 18.5
32 Arizona 4 28 40 9 77 19.3
32 Oklahoma State 3 26 40 3 69 23.0
34 Louisiana-Monroe 5 45 41 7 93 18.6
35 Stanford 3 8 43 1 52 17.3
35 Washington 6 53 43 13 109 18.2
35 Akron 4 24 43 8 75 18.8
35 Utah State 4 30 43 7 80 20.0
39 North Carolina 6 32 44 13 89 14.8
39 Virginia Tech 6 48 44 7 99 16.5
39 Auburn 5 32 44 9 85 17.0
39 Cincinnati 5 33 44 8 85 17.0
43 Appalachian State 5 46 45 8 99 19.8
44 UCF 4 8 47 6 61 15.3
44 Michigan State 5 19 47 15 81 16.2
44 Virginia 5 33 47 6 86 17.2
47 Air Force 5 26 48 5 79 15.8
47 UCLA 5 26 48 15 89 17.8
49 Coastal Carolina 6 56 51 10 117 19.5
50 Northwestern 4 14 52 5 71 17.8
50 Wake Forest 4 34 52 5 91 22.8
52 South Alabama 7 52 53 20 125 17.9
52 Kansas 5 35 53 5 93 18.6
54 Oklahoma 6 36 54 10 100 16.7
54 Western Michigan 6 48 54 15 117 19.5
56 UTSA 7 35 55 22 112 16.0
56 Bowling Green 7 48 55 11 114 16.3
56 California 6 34 55 15 104 17.3
56 Old Dominion 5 41 55 12 108 21.6
56 Charlotte 5 44 55 10 109 21.8
56 New Mexico 5 55 55 15 125 25.0
62 Connecticut 9 63 56 16 135 15.0
63 North Carolina State 6 38 57 9 104 17.3
64 Georgia Tech 7 47 59 13 119 17.0
64 Vanderbilt 7 48 59 14 121 17.3
64 Rutgers 7 53 59 11 123 17.6
67 Western Kentucky 8 78 62 6 146 18.3
67 San Jose State 7 60 62 14 136 19.4
69 Fresno State 6 38 63 12 113 18.8
70 Missouri 10 68 65 14 147 14.7
70 Northern Illinois 8 62 65 13 140 17.5
70 West Virginia 6 48 65 7 120 20.0
73 Nebraska 7 31 67 12 110 15.7
74 Iowa 8 46 68 7 121 15.1
75 Tulane 9 41 69 20 130 14.4
76 Liberty 8 57 70 24 151 18.9
77 Tennessee 10 62 71 20 153 15.3
77 North Texas 6 43 71 13 127 21.2
79 Jacksonville State 9 78 72 22 172 19.1
80 TCU 9 74 74 12 160 17.8
80 Duke 9 67 74 22 163 18.1
80 Arkansas 7 41 74 13 128 18.3
83 Minnesota 8 32 75 11 118 14.8
84 Michigan 8 42 76 11 129 16.1
84 Texas A&M 8 47 76 15 138 17.3
84 Florida 8 70 76 17 163 20.4
87 South Carolina 9 61 78 11 150 16.7
87 Boston College 7 38 78 8 124 17.7
87 USC 7 45 78 7 130 18.6
87 Colorado State 8 58 78 13 149 18.6
91 Colorado 9 71 79 18 168 18.7
92 Texas State 8 48 80 18 146 18.3
92 Baylor 8 66 80 15 161 20.1
94 East Carolina 8 52 81 22 155 19.4
95 Iowa State 11 89 82 7 178 16.2
95 Miami (Ohio) 9 65 82 15 162 18.0
95 Alabama 9 64 82 21 167 18.6
95 South Florida 7 53 82 21 156 22.3
99 Louisville 9 71 83 11 165 18.3
100 Indiana 11 55 84 19 158 14.4
101 Marshall 10 93 86 14 193 19.3
102 James Madison 9 55 87 12 154 17.1
102 Georgia Southern 8 60 87 9 156 19.5
102 Pittsburgh 7 44 87 14 145 20.7
102 Toledo 8 68 87 17 172 21.5
106 LSU 9 64 90 11 165 18.3
107 Sam Houston State 10 63 91 12 166 16.6
107 BYU 11 81 91 14 186 16.9
107 Georgia 11 78 91 26 195 17.7
107 Arkansas State 8 64 91 19 174 21.8
111 Navy 10 85 94 17 196 19.6
112 Miami (Florida) 10 52 95 24 171 17.1
113 Ohio 11 58 97 12 167 15.2
114 Buffalo 9 46 98 14 158 17.6
114 Kansas State 9 57 98 19 174 19.3
114 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 89 98 13 200 20.0
114 Clemson 10 75 98 30 203 20.3
118 Mississippi 10 54 100 25 179 17.9
119 Notre Dame 14 106 102 26 234 16.7
120 Ohio State 14 83 103 24 210 15.0
120 Washington State 8 53 103 16 172 21.5
122 Army 12 77 105 12 194 16.2
123 Texas 13 87 106 19 212 16.3
124 Illinois 10 82 107 14 203 20.3
125 Oregon 13 90 109 22 221 17.0
126 Penn State 13 82 112 20 214 16.5
127 Memphis 11 54 113 18 185 16.8
127 SMU 11 63 113 30 206 18.7
129 Boise State 12 78 114 12 204 17.0
129 Syracuse 10 65 114 20 199 19.9
131 UNLV 11 63 121 19 203 18.5
132 Arizona State 11 75 124 21 220 20.0
133 Texas Tech 8 53 127 20 200 25.0