2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Florida Atlantic 1 19 1 1 21 21.0
2 Louisiana Tech 1 22 2 2 26 26.0
3 Air Force 1 9 3 2 14 14.0
3 Temple 1 20 3 0 23 23.0
5 Old Dominion 1 14 4 0 18 18.0
6 Tulsa 1 13 5 0 18 18.0
6 East Carolina 1 16 5 1 22 22.0
6 TCU 1 15 5 3 23 23.0
9 Troy 1 12 7 6 25 25.0
10 Colorado 1 11 8 3 22 22.0
11 Northern Illinois 1 7 9 1 17 17.0
11 Western Kentucky 1 14 9 2 25 25.0
13 Army 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
13 FIU 1 13 10 0 23 23.0
13 Rutgers 1 9 10 5 24 24.0
13 Fresno State 1 11 10 4 25 25.0
13 Arkansas State 1 14 10 1 25 25.0
13 Louisiana-Monroe 1 13 10 3 26 26.0
13 Buffalo 1 17 10 1 28 28.0
20 Texas State 1 6 11 3 20 20.0
20 Central Michigan 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
20 Bowling Green 1 10 11 0 21 21.0
20 Miami (OH) 1 8 11 5 24 24.0
24 Rice 2 29 12 2 43 21.5
24 Marshall 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
26 Tulane 2 30 13 3 46 23.0
27 Ole Miss 2 17 15 3 35 17.5
27 Iowa State 2 25 15 1 41 20.5
27 North Texas 2 27 15 2 44 22.0
27 UTEP 1 11 15 0 26 26.0
31 Appalachian State 1 11 16 1 28 28.0
32 Hawaii 2 23 17 5 45 22.5
32 UAB 2 40 17 2 59 29.5
32 Western Michigan 1 13 17 0 30 30.0
35 Connecticut 1 6 18 1 25 25.0
35 Charlotte 2 27 18 7 52 26.0
37 Indiana 2 13 20 1 34 17.0
37 Ohio 1 5 20 0 25 25.0
39 San Jose State 2 25 21 5 51 25.5
40 BYU 3 22 22 5 49 16.3
40 Houston 3 27 22 5 54 18.0
40 Ball State 1 9 22 0 31 31.0
43 Minnesota 2 15 23 2 40 20.0
43 LSU 3 34 23 6 63 21.0
43 Missouri 2 17 23 4 44 22.0
43 Washington State 2 20 23 6 49 24.5
43 Akron 2 26 23 2 51 25.5
48 Massachusetts 2 29 25 2 56 28.0
49 Boise State 4 35 26 5 66 16.5
49 Georgia Southern 2 22 26 1 49 24.5
49 Miami (FL) 2 16 26 8 50 25.0
49 Utah State 2 23 26 3 52 26.0
53 SMU 3 22 27 5 54 18.0
54 Navy 3 33 28 4 65 21.7
54 Syracuse 2 12 28 5 45 22.5
56 Wisconsin 3 29 29 1 59 19.7
56 Nevada 3 35 29 8 72 24.0
58 Washington 3 36 30 6 72 24.0
58 USC 2 16 30 5 51 25.5
58 San Diego State 2 25 30 5 60 30.0
61 Iowa 3 24 31 4 59 19.7
61 West Virginia 3 29 31 3 63 21.0
61 Colorado State 2 14 31 4 49 24.5
61 Kent State 2 39 31 2 72 36.0
65 Northwestern 3 28 32 0 60 20.0
65 Texas A&M 4 39 32 12 83 20.8
65 Auburn 3 29 32 5 66 22.0
65 Illinois 3 37 32 2 71 23.7
69 Cincinnati 3 23 33 8 64 21.3
69 Middle Tennessee State 2 22 33 1 56 28.0
71 USF 3 20 34 10 64 21.3
71 Maryland 3 32 34 5 71 23.7
73 Virginia Tech 3 26 35 6 67 22.3
73 UNLV 3 31 35 8 74 24.7
75 Notre Dame 5 44 36 10 90 18.0
75 Wyoming 3 26 36 3 65 21.7
75 Baylor 3 25 36 10 71 23.7
78 Arizona 3 25 37 5 67 22.3
78 Virginia 3 25 37 7 69 23.0
78 Oregon State 3 34 37 3 74 24.7
81 NC State 3 30 38 3 71 23.7
82 Alabama 4 33 39 12 84 21.0
82 Duke 3 32 39 5 76 25.3
84 Nebraska 4 25 40 10 75 18.8
84 Pittsburgh 3 17 40 6 63 21.0
84 Oklahoma State 3 34 40 3 77 25.7
87 Arizona State 3 19 41 7 67 22.3
87 UCLA 3 19 41 10 70 23.3
87 Tennessee 3 24 41 7 72 24.0
90 Arkansas 4 34 42 8 84 21.0
90 UTSA 3 27 42 4 73 24.3
92 UCF 4 47 43 11 101 25.3
93 Utah 4 26 44 7 77 19.3
93 Kansas State 4 29 44 6 79 19.8
93 Stanford 4 33 44 5 82 20.5
93 Texas Tech 3 14 44 9 67 22.3
93 Louisville 4 45 44 5 94 23.5
98 Clemson 4 45 45 3 93 23.3
99 South Carolina 5 47 46 8 101 20.2
99 Boston College 3 21 46 6 73 24.3
101 Kentucky 5 44 48 5 97 19.4
102 Oklahoma 6 39 50 7 96 16.0
102 Wake Forest 3 44 50 3 97 32.3
104 Michigan State 4 30 51 5 86 21.5
105 Michigan 6 43 52 10 105 17.5
106 Florida State 5 51 53 19 123 24.6
107 Texas 5 36 54 10 100 20.0
108 Ohio State 7 52 56 12 120 17.1
109 Kansas 6 55 57 8 120 20.0
109 California 4 28 57 3 88 22.0
111 Oregon 5 42 59 6 107 21.4
112 Vanderbilt 5 49 60 3 112 22.4
113 Georgia Tech 4 32 61 4 97 24.3
114 Penn State 6 51 63 16 130 21.7
114 Mississippi State 6 72 63 10 145 24.2
116 Florida 5 43 67 6 116 23.2
117 Georgia 7 42 72 13 127 18.1
118 Purdue 6 72 83 2 157 26.2