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