2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/14/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 UCF 8 35 84 11 130 16.3
2 Oklahoma 6 37 59 9 105 17.5
3 Michigan 7 38 74 9 121 17.3
4 Nebraska 8 41 67 11 119 14.9
5 Arkansas 8 42 88 22 152 19.0
6 UTSA 9 44 77 35 156 17.3
7 Ohio State 9 45 61 15 121 13.4
8 California 9 46 83 21 150 16.7
8 Vanderbilt 7 46 72 14 132 18.9
10 Michigan State 8 47 70 21 138 17.3
11 South Carolina 8 48 72 14 134 16.8
12 Georgia Tech 8 50 57 14 121 15.1
12 Kansas State 8 50 75 19 144 18.0
14 UCLA 9 51 97 24 172 19.1
15 UNLV 10 52 112 18 182 18.2
16 Louisville 8 53 68 14 135 16.9
17 Texas A&M 8 54 79 14 147 18.4
17 Stanford 8 54 105 13 172 21.5
19 Indiana 11 55 84 19 158 14.4
19 Oregon 9 55 62 17 134 14.9
19 Utah 8 55 58 8 121 15.1
22 Georgia 7 56 52 14 122 17.4
23 North Carolina State 9 57 86 17 160 17.8
24 Minnesota 10 58 83 18 159 15.9
24 Mississippi 10 58 103 29 190 19.0
24 Mississippi State 6 58 72 11 141 23.5
27 Tulane 11 59 90 23 172 15.6
28 Kentucky 7 60 46 12 118 16.9
28 Boise State 10 60 103 12 175 17.5
28 Boston College 9 60 93 12 165 18.3
28 Purdue 6 60 53 18 131 21.8
28 Kansas 6 60 69 6 135 22.5
33 Auburn 9 61 69 17 147 16.3
33 Memphis 12 61 118 21 200 16.7
33 Alabama 8 61 68 19 148 18.5
33 Northwestern 9 61 98 10 169 18.8
37 Tennessee 10 62 73 18 153 15.3
37 LSU 9 62 79 7 148 16.4
39 Miami (Florida) 11 63 101 25 189 17.2
39 Houston 9 63 81 16 160 17.8
39 SMU 11 63 113 30 206 18.7
42 Penn State 10 64 78 10 152 15.2
43 Florida State 7 65 57 6 128 18.3
44 Maryland 9 66 92 23 181 20.1
45 Texas 11 68 81 14 163 14.8
45 Missouri 10 68 70 11 149 14.9
45 Ohio 12 68 108 13 189 15.8
48 Iowa 10 69 92 10 171 17.1
48 Cincinnati 9 69 82 10 161 17.9
50 Virginia Tech 9 70 74 12 156 17.3
50 Pittsburgh 9 70 101 14 185 20.6
52 Navy 9 71 79 14 164 18.2
52 USC 10 71 102 14 187 18.7
54 Virginia 9 73 86 10 169 18.8
54 Clemson 10 73 88 33 194 19.4
54 Texas Tech 9 73 123 18 214 23.8
57 Baylor 9 74 84 18 176 19.6
57 Florida 7 74 65 16 155 22.1
59 BYU 10 75 86 11 172 17.2
59 Syracuse 10 75 90 21 186 18.6
59 Buffalo 11 75 130 19 224 20.4
62 Northern Illinois 11 76 80 23 179 16.3
62 Troy 11 76 100 29 205 18.6
62 Arizona State 11 76 121 20 217 19.7
65 Wisconsin 9 77 71 12 160 17.8
65 Wake Forest 9 77 120 11 208 23.1
67 Wyoming 9 78 81 15 174 19.3
67 Colorado State 10 78 95 20 193 19.3
67 Akron 10 78 99 17 194 19.4
67 South Florida 9 78 104 20 202 22.4
71 Hawai'i 10 79 94 26 199 19.9
72 Rice 10 80 74 17 171 17.1
72 Air Force 11 80 99 11 190 17.3
72 Washington 9 80 66 23 169 18.8
72 Illinois 10 80 109 15 204 20.4
72 Georgia Southern 10 80 118 11 209 20.9
72 West Virginia 10 80 125 15 220 22.0
78 Duke 10 81 83 24 188 18.8
79 Notre Dame 11 82 82 18 182 16.5
79 Oregon State 9 82 79 14 175 19.4
81 James Madison 12 83 111 19 213 17.8
81 Connecticut 11 83 94 23 200 18.2
81 Liberty 11 83 95 30 208 18.9
84 Bowling Green 11 84 87 15 186 16.9
85 Army 12 85 101 12 198 16.5
85 Louisiana Tech 12 85 97 23 205 17.1
85 East Carolina 11 85 121 26 232 21.1
88 Rutgers 11 86 108 15 209 19.0
88 Tulsa 11 86 149 13 248 22.5
90 Arizona 9 88 80 17 185 20.6
91 UTEP 11 89 111 20 220 20.0
91 Utah State 10 89 122 18 229 22.9
93 Fresno State 11 90 109 23 222 20.2
93 Washington State 11 90 136 22 248 22.5
95 Central Michigan 11 91 94 24 209 19.0
95 Texas State 11 91 99 24 214 19.5
95 Ball State 11 91 123 22 236 21.5
98 Florida Atlantic 11 93 116 22 231 21.0
99 Toledo 12 95 119 22 236 19.7
99 San Jose State 10 95 102 16 213 21.3
99 North Texas 10 95 115 19 229 22.9
102 Iowa State 12 96 96 8 200 16.7
103 Massachusetts 10 98 64 26 188 18.8
104 Sam Houston State 12 99 101 15 215 17.9
105 Temple 11 100 98 19 217 19.7
105 Nevada 10 100 97 28 225 22.5
107 Miami (Ohio) 12 101 120 19 240 20.0
107 UAB 10 101 73 30 204 20.4
107 South Alabama 13 101 144 29 274 21.1
110 Old Dominion 11 102 114 22 238 21.6
110 Middle Tennessee 10 102 106 17 225 22.5
110 Oklahoma State 9 102 109 12 223 24.8
113 North Carolina 12 103 104 26 233 19.4
113 Eastern Michigan 12 103 99 34 236 19.7
115 Appalachian State 10 107 80 21 208 20.8
116 TCU 11 109 101 17 227 20.6
117 Florida International 11 110 86 17 213 19.4
117 San Diego State 10 110 83 26 219 21.9
119 Marshall 12 111 106 17 234 19.5
119 Charlotte 10 111 92 22 225 22.5
121 New Mexico State 12 112 124 19 255 21.3
122 Colorado 12 113 103 25 241 20.1
123 Jacksonville State 13 115 130 31 276 21.2
124 Western Michigan 12 118 106 21 245 20.4
124 Arkansas State 11 118 111 21 250 22.7
126 Coastal Carolina 12 119 113 18 250 20.8
126 Kennesaw State 12 119 117 17 253 21.1
128 Kent State 10 120 105 20 245 24.5
129 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 124 120 18 262 20.2
130 New Mexico 12 127 140 29 296 24.7
131 Georgia State 12 129 118 18 265 22.1
132 Southern Mississippi 12 131 116 14 261 21.8
133 Louisiana-Monroe 11 132 86 12 230 20.9
134 Western Kentucky 12 138 88 12 238 19.8