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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Oregon 1 7 12 1 20 20.0
2 Indiana 2 13 20 1 34 17.0
3 Ohio State 2 14 14 3 31 15.5
4 BYU 2 16 17 2 35 17.5
5 Texas 3 17 29 5 51 17.0
5 Boise State 2 17 15 5 37 18.5
5 Memphis 2 17 19 4 40 20.0
8 Georgia 3 20 33 1 54 18.0
8 Notre Dame 2 20 16 2 38 19.0
8 Arizona State 3 20 38 6 64 21.3
11 Army 2 21 13 1 35 17.5
12 SMU 3 22 27 5 54 18.0
12 Ole Miss 3 22 33 8 63 21.0
14 Ohio 3 23 40 2 65 21.7
15 Tennessee 3 24 43 5 72 24.0
16 Missouri 3 25 35 4 64 21.3
17 Northern Illinois 5 27 34 12 73 14.6
17 Marshall 3 27 32 5 64 21.3
17 Miami (FL) 3 27 32 9 68 22.7
20 Syracuse 3 28 20 8 56 18.7
21 Kansas State 4 30 32 7 69 17.3
22 James Madison 4 31 35 7 73 18.3
22 Navy 3 31 25 4 60 20.0
22 UNLV 3 31 35 8 74 24.7
25 Iowa State 3 32 29 2 63 21.0
26 Penn State 3 33 29 6 68 22.7
26 Connecticut 4 33 59 8 100 25.0
28 South Carolina 4 34 40 11 85 21.3
28 Louisville 4 34 42 9 85 21.3
30 Illinois 3 35 34 3 72 24.0
31 LSU 4 36 35 6 77 19.3
31 Alabama 4 36 30 12 78 19.5
33 Nebraska 6 38 54 12 104 17.3
33 Liberty 4 38 30 7 75 18.8
33 Baylor 5 38 54 14 106 21.2
36 Michigan 5 39 50 8 97 19.4
37 California 7 40 85 9 134 19.1
38 Louisiana 4 42 34 6 82 20.5
39 Clemson 4 43 35 6 84 21.0
39 UTSA 6 43 69 20 132 22.0
39 Colorado State 5 43 57 11 111 22.2
42 Georgia Tech 6 44 66 9 119 19.8
42 Arkansas 6 44 69 18 131 21.8
42 UCLA 7 44 90 19 153 21.9
45 Oklahoma 7 45 60 7 112 16.0
45 Minnesota 5 45 36 9 90 18.0
45 Pittsburgh 6 45 68 7 120 20.0
45 Georgia Southern 5 45 67 5 117 23.4
49 Texas Tech 5 46 48 7 101 20.2
49 Duke 4 46 48 7 101 25.3
51 Toledo 5 47 39 8 94 18.8
51 Iowa 5 47 55 7 109 21.8
53 Boston College 6 48 75 12 135 22.5
53 Sam Houston State 3 48 21 3 72 24.0
55 South Alabama 6 49 91 9 149 24.8
56 USC 6 50 68 14 132 22.0
56 Jacksonville State 5 50 69 13 132 26.4
58 Florida 5 51 61 7 119 23.8
58 Miami (OH) 5 51 60 10 121 24.2
58 Buffalo 4 51 46 8 105 26.3
61 Utah 7 52 68 10 130 18.6
62 Bowling Green 6 53 53 7 113 18.8
62 Texas State 5 53 46 11 110 22.0
62 Colorado 4 53 32 10 95 23.8
65 Rutgers 6 55 69 9 133 22.2
65 Texas A&M 5 55 47 15 117 23.4
67 USF 6 57 68 14 139 23.2
67 Vanderbilt 6 57 83 7 147 24.5
67 Washington State 5 57 56 12 125 25.0
67 TCU 4 57 38 8 103 25.8
71 Auburn 7 58 57 13 128 18.3
71 Michigan State 7 58 74 11 143 20.4
73 Cincinnati 7 59 71 10 140 20.0
73 Virginia Tech 7 59 76 12 147 21.0
75 East Carolina 5 60 54 6 120 24.0
76 Tulane 5 61 46 7 114 22.8
76 West Virginia 7 61 91 11 163 23.3
78 Eastern Michigan 7 62 61 12 135 19.3
78 NC State 7 62 76 11 149 21.3
80 Air Force 7 63 54 8 125 17.9
80 Hawaii 7 63 73 19 155 22.1
82 San Jose State 6 64 71 8 143 23.8
83 Virginia 7 65 76 11 152 21.7
84 Houston 8 69 70 13 152 19.0
85 Washington 7 70 61 16 147 21.0
86 Arkansas State 5 71 47 5 123 24.6
87 Appalachian State 6 72 51 14 137 22.8
87 New Mexico 7 72 85 14 171 24.4
89 Central Michigan 8 73 66 16 155 19.4
89 Troy 8 73 69 19 161 20.1
89 Coastal Carolina 7 73 74 9 156 22.3
89 Maryland 8 73 87 18 178 22.3
89 Fresno State 7 73 66 19 158 22.6
94 Wyoming 9 74 95 14 183 20.3
94 UCF 8 74 80 16 170 21.3
94 Wisconsin 7 74 76 11 161 23.0
97 Northwestern 8 75 78 5 158 19.8
97 Old Dominion 7 75 63 10 148 21.1
99 Oregon State 7 76 80 9 165 23.6
100 UTEP 9 79 93 13 185 20.6
100 Stanford 9 79 106 17 202 22.4
102 Akron 8 80 79 11 170 21.3
102 Kansas 7 80 73 9 162 23.1
102 Tulsa 9 80 122 9 211 23.4
105 Louisiana Tech 8 82 71 14 167 20.9
105 Utah State 8 82 105 14 201 25.1
107 Rice 8 83 56 14 153 19.1
107 Western Michigan 7 83 69 6 158 22.6
107 North Carolina 7 83 67 14 164 23.4
110 Ball State 9 84 110 13 207 23.0
111 Arizona 8 85 77 13 175 21.9
111 Western Kentucky 6 85 42 9 136 22.7
113 Kentucky 8 87 69 11 167 20.9
113 Wake Forest 8 87 118 9 214 26.8
115 FIU 8 88 66 12 166 20.8
116 North Texas 7 89 72 11 172 24.6
117 New Mexico State 9 93 86 16 195 21.7
118 Charlotte 7 94 55 19 168 24.0
119 Florida Atlantic 9 98 86 15 199 22.1
120 Kennesaw State 10 100 100 16 216 21.6
120 Louisiana-Monroe 7 100 55 8 163 23.3
122 Nevada 10 102 89 27 218 21.8
123 Temple 9 103 68 9 180 20.0
123 Florida State 10 103 85 22 210 21.0
125 Georgia State 9 106 83 14 203 22.6
125 Middle Tennessee State 9 106 111 13 230 25.6
127 Oklahoma State 9 110 109 12 231 25.7
128 Mississippi State 10 111 115 19 245 24.5
129 San Diego State 9 113 88 18 219 24.3
130 Massachusetts 10 116 80 25 221 22.1
131 UAB 9 117 66 26 209 23.2
132 Southern Miss 11 124 107 12 243 22.1
133 Purdue 11 126 133 18 277 25.2
134 Kent State 12 159 136 22 317 26.4