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