2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/14/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Notre Dame 1 3 3 0 6 6.0
2 Ohio State 2 5 10 2 17 8.5
3 Tennessee 3 9 16 3 28 9.3
4 USC 1 5 5 0 10 10.0
4 Kentucky 2 5 11 4 20 10.0
4 Missouri 3 14 14 2 30 10.0
7 Baylor 2 13 5 3 21 10.5
8 Purdue 1 6 3 2 11 11.0
8 Boston College 2 7 14 1 22 11.0
8 Iowa 2 7 14 1 22 11.0
11 Minnesota 3 15 14 5 34 11.3
12 Houston 2 11 8 4 23 11.5
13 Utah 3 16 16 3 35 11.7
14 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 10 13 1 24 12.0
15 Indiana 3 13 17 7 37 12.3
16 Buffalo 2 8 14 3 25 12.5
16 Texas 2 8 15 2 25 12.5
18 Wisconsin 2 13 12 1 26 13.0
18 Miami (Florida) 3 14 19 6 39 13.0
18 Memphis 3 14 21 4 39 13.0
21 Tulane 1 5 7 2 14 14.0
21 North Carolina State 2 7 18 3 28 14.0
21 Louisville 2 12 13 3 28 14.0
21 SMU 3 14 22 6 42 14.0
21 BYU 3 19 20 3 42 14.0
26 North Carolina 3 17 18 8 43 14.3
26 Virginia Tech 3 24 17 2 43 14.3
28 Oregon State 2 7 18 4 29 14.5
28 Kansas 2 17 8 4 29 14.5
28 Rutgers 2 17 10 2 29 14.5
31 UNLV 3 15 25 4 44 14.7
31 San Jose State 3 25 15 4 44 14.7
33 Florida 1 6 7 2 15 15.0
33 Navy 2 9 17 4 30 15.0
33 Fresno State 2 11 16 3 30 15.0
33 South Carolina 2 15 14 1 30 15.0
33 Nebraska 3 14 27 4 45 15.0
33 Kansas State 3 14 28 3 45 15.0
33 Air Force 3 15 25 5 45 15.0
33 Rice 3 22 19 4 45 15.0
41 Mississippi 3 8 31 7 46 15.3
41 Illinois 3 19 21 6 46 15.3
43 Appalachian State 2 13 14 4 31 15.5
43 Central Michigan 2 16 12 3 31 15.5
45 UCF 3 7 35 5 47 15.7
45 Oklahoma 3 16 25 6 47 15.7
45 Arizona State 3 17 27 3 47 15.7
45 Duke 3 20 24 3 47 15.7
49 Arkansas 2 8 20 4 32 16.0
49 Army 2 15 16 1 32 16.0
49 Georgia 2 18 8 6 32 16.0
49 Northwestern 3 11 34 3 48 16.0
49 Massachusetts 3 19 20 9 48 16.0
49 Oregon 3 20 24 4 48 16.0
49 Alabama 3 22 19 7 48 16.0
56 East Carolina 3 14 31 4 49 16.3
56 Liberty 3 17 19 13 49 16.3
58 James Madison 2 10 21 2 33 16.5
58 Texas A&M 2 12 18 3 33 16.5
58 Louisiana Tech 2 14 15 4 33 16.5
61 Michigan State 3 16 22 12 50 16.7
61 Coastal Carolina 3 26 22 2 50 16.7
63 Northern Illinois 1 7 10 0 17 17.0
63 Western Kentucky 2 11 23 0 34 17.0
63 LSU 2 14 16 4 34 17.0
63 Louisiana-Monroe 2 15 19 0 34 17.0
67 California 3 15 28 9 52 17.3
67 Vanderbilt 3 16 27 9 52 17.3
67 Hawai'i 3 21 25 6 52 17.3
70 Michigan 2 6 23 6 35 17.5
70 Marshall 2 20 12 3 35 17.5
72 Auburn 3 18 28 7 53 17.7
72 New Mexico State 3 23 26 4 53 17.7
74 Georgia Tech 4 25 41 5 71 17.8
75 Ball State 1 3 11 4 18 18.0
75 Utah State 1 6 11 1 18 18.0
75 Bowling Green 1 10 6 2 18 18.0
75 South Florida 2 9 21 6 36 18.0
75 Colorado State 2 9 22 5 36 18.0
75 Tulsa 2 15 17 4 36 18.0
75 Iowa State 2 19 16 1 36 18.0
75 Temple 2 22 14 0 36 18.0
75 Texas State 3 14 28 12 54 18.0
84 Maryland 3 20 28 7 55 18.3
84 Florida State 3 29 23 3 55 18.3
86 Stanford 2 11 25 1 37 18.5
87 South Alabama 3 13 41 2 56 18.7
87 Kennesaw State 3 23 30 3 56 18.7
87 TCU 3 26 22 8 56 18.7
90 Georgia State 3 21 32 5 58 19.3
90 Pittsburgh 3 22 31 5 58 19.3
90 Washington 3 26 20 12 58 19.3
90 Sam Houston State 3 30 26 2 58 19.3
90 Florida Atlantic 3 33 20 5 58 19.3
95 Arkansas State 2 14 20 5 39 19.5
95 Penn State 2 14 22 3 39 19.5
95 Akron 2 17 18 4 39 19.5
98 Ohio 3 14 40 5 59 19.7
98 Toledo 3 22 33 4 59 19.7
98 Virginia 3 28 30 1 59 19.7
98 UAB 3 37 14 8 59 19.7
102 Miami (Ohio) 2 17 22 1 40 20.0
102 UTEP 2 22 16 2 40 20.0
102 Cincinnati 3 17 37 6 60 20.0
105 Texas Tech 3 22 33 6 61 20.3
105 San Diego State 3 32 19 10 61 20.3
107 UTSA 2 14 18 9 41 20.5
107 Colorado 2 14 21 6 41 20.5
109 Charlotte 3 27 29 6 62 20.7
110 Connecticut 3 25 32 7 64 21.3
110 Wyoming 3 26 33 5 64 21.3
110 Southern Mississippi 3 35 23 6 64 21.3
110 Nevada 4 29 44 12 85 21.3
114 UCLA 2 8 28 7 43 21.5
115 Arizona 2 18 19 7 44 22.0
115 Western Michigan 2 22 16 6 44 22.0
115 Washington State 3 25 37 4 66 22.0
115 Old Dominion 3 35 28 3 66 22.0
115 Troy 3 36 22 8 66 22.0
120 Florida International 3 36 29 2 67 22.3
121 West Virginia 2 10 28 7 45 22.5
121 Wake Forest 2 17 27 1 45 22.5
121 Syracuse 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
124 North Texas 3 27 37 4 68 22.7
124 Georgia Southern 3 29 33 6 68 22.7
124 Mississippi State 3 37 28 3 68 22.7
127 Oklahoma State 3 26 40 3 69 23.0
128 Kent State 2 18 26 3 47 23.5
129 Eastern Michigan 3 24 35 12 71 23.7
130 Clemson 1 9 11 4 24 24.0
131 New Mexico 3 38 33 5 76 25.3
132 Middle Tennessee 2 16 32 3 51 25.5
133 Jacksonville State 2 21 25 6 52 26.0
134 Boise State 1 9 15 3 27 27.0