2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 09/14/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 2 5 10 2 17 8.5
2 Tennessee 3 9 16 3 28 9.3
3 Missouri 3 14 14 2 30 10.0
4 Kentucky 3 10 18 4 32 10.7
5 Minnesota 3 15 14 5 34 11.3
6 Utah 3 16 16 3 35 11.7
7 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 10 13 1 24 12.0
7 Baylor 3 21 9 6 36 12.0
9 Iowa 3 11 23 3 37 12.3
9 Indiana 3 13 17 7 37 12.3
11 Texas 3 12 24 2 38 12.7
11 Houston 3 15 18 5 38 12.7
13 Miami (Florida) 3 14 19 6 39 13.0
13 Memphis 3 14 21 4 39 13.0
13 Notre Dame 3 21 14 4 39 13.0
16 Louisville 2 12 13 3 28 14.0
16 SMU 3 14 22 6 42 14.0
16 BYU 3 19 20 3 42 14.0
19 North Carolina 3 17 18 8 43 14.3
19 Kansas 3 22 17 4 43 14.3
19 Virginia Tech 3 24 17 2 43 14.3
22 Rutgers 2 17 10 2 29 14.5
23 UNLV 3 15 25 4 44 14.7
23 Boston College 3 16 26 2 44 14.7
23 Wisconsin 3 23 20 1 44 14.7
23 San Jose State 3 25 15 4 44 14.7
27 Navy 2 9 17 4 30 15.0
27 Nebraska 3 14 27 4 45 15.0
27 Kansas State 3 14 28 3 45 15.0
27 Air Force 3 15 25 5 45 15.0
27 Georgia 3 22 14 9 45 15.0
27 Rice 3 22 19 4 45 15.0
33 Mississippi 3 8 31 7 46 15.3
33 Illinois 3 19 21 6 46 15.3
35 USC 2 9 22 0 31 15.5
36 UCF 3 7 35 5 47 15.7
36 Oklahoma 3 16 25 6 47 15.7
36 Arizona State 3 17 27 3 47 15.7
36 Duke 3 20 24 3 47 15.7
40 Army 2 15 16 1 32 16.0
40 Northwestern 3 11 34 3 48 16.0
40 Massachusetts 3 19 20 9 48 16.0
40 Fresno State 3 19 25 4 48 16.0
40 Oregon 3 20 24 4 48 16.0
40 Alabama 3 22 19 7 48 16.0
46 East Carolina 3 14 31 4 49 16.3
46 Liberty 3 17 19 13 49 16.3
48 James Madison 2 10 21 2 33 16.5
48 Louisiana Tech 2 14 15 4 33 16.5
50 Michigan State 3 16 22 12 50 16.7
50 North Carolina State 3 18 29 3 50 16.7
50 Coastal Carolina 3 26 22 2 50 16.7
53 Northern Illinois 2 14 19 1 34 17.0
53 Louisiana-Monroe 2 15 19 0 34 17.0
53 Texas A&M 3 20 26 5 51 17.0
53 Central Michigan 3 24 23 4 51 17.0
57 California 3 15 28 9 52 17.3
57 Vanderbilt 3 16 27 9 52 17.3
57 Hawai'i 3 21 25 6 52 17.3
60 Marshall 2 20 12 3 35 17.5
61 Arkansas 3 10 35 8 53 17.7
61 Auburn 3 18 28 7 53 17.7
61 New Mexico State 3 23 26 4 53 17.7
61 Buffalo 3 25 24 4 53 17.7
65 Georgia Tech 4 25 41 5 71 17.8
66 Iowa State 2 19 16 1 36 18.0
66 Texas State 3 14 28 12 54 18.0
66 Michigan 3 15 33 6 54 18.0
66 Temple 3 34 18 2 54 18.0
70 Oregon State 3 16 33 6 55 18.3
70 Maryland 3 20 28 7 55 18.3
70 Florida State 3 29 23 3 55 18.3
73 Stanford 2 11 25 1 37 18.5
74 South Alabama 3 13 41 2 56 18.7
74 South Florida 3 17 29 10 56 18.7
74 South Carolina 3 22 28 6 56 18.7
74 Tulane 3 23 28 5 56 18.7
74 Kennesaw State 3 23 30 3 56 18.7
74 TCU 3 26 22 8 56 18.7
80 Purdue 2 22 13 3 38 19.0
81 LSU 3 19 32 7 58 19.3
81 Georgia State 3 21 32 5 58 19.3
81 Pittsburgh 3 22 31 5 58 19.3
81 Washington 3 26 20 12 58 19.3
81 Sam Houston State 3 30 26 2 58 19.3
81 Florida Atlantic 3 33 20 5 58 19.3
87 Penn State 2 14 22 3 39 19.5
87 Bowling Green 2 20 17 2 39 19.5
89 Ohio 3 14 40 5 59 19.7
89 Toledo 3 22 33 4 59 19.7
89 Appalachian State 3 24 30 5 59 19.7
89 Western Kentucky 3 25 32 2 59 19.7
89 Arkansas State 3 28 26 5 59 19.7
89 Virginia 3 28 30 1 59 19.7
89 UAB 3 37 14 8 59 19.7
96 Miami (Ohio) 2 17 22 1 40 20.0
96 Cincinnati 3 17 37 6 60 20.0
96 Tulsa 3 24 31 5 60 20.0
99 Texas Tech 3 22 33 6 61 20.3
99 San Diego State 3 32 19 10 61 20.3
101 Colorado State 3 19 38 5 62 20.7
101 Charlotte 3 27 29 6 62 20.7
103 Colorado 3 24 28 11 63 21.0
103 Akron 3 28 30 5 63 21.0
105 Connecticut 3 25 32 7 64 21.3
105 Wyoming 3 26 33 5 64 21.3
105 Southern Mississippi 3 35 23 6 64 21.3
105 Nevada 4 29 44 12 85 21.3
109 UCLA 2 8 28 7 43 21.5
109 Boise State 2 16 22 5 43 21.5
109 Clemson 2 17 22 4 43 21.5
112 UTSA 3 23 32 10 65 21.7
112 Arizona 3 33 23 9 65 21.7
114 West Virginia 3 21 38 7 66 22.0
114 Washington State 3 25 37 4 66 22.0
114 Old Dominion 3 35 28 3 66 22.0
114 Troy 3 36 22 8 66 22.0
118 Florida 3 32 28 7 67 22.3
118 Florida International 3 36 29 2 67 22.3
120 Syracuse 2 19 20 6 45 22.5
121 North Texas 3 27 37 4 68 22.7
121 Georgia Southern 3 29 33 6 68 22.7
121 Mississippi State 3 37 28 3 68 22.7
124 Oklahoma State 3 26 40 3 69 23.0
124 Utah State 3 27 38 4 69 23.0
126 UTEP 3 33 30 7 70 23.3
127 Eastern Michigan 3 24 35 12 71 23.7
128 Ball State 2 12 33 4 49 24.5
129 Western Michigan 3 35 33 6 74 24.7
130 New Mexico 3 38 33 5 76 25.3
131 Wake Forest 3 35 40 3 78 26.0
132 Kent State 3 38 38 3 79 26.3
133 Jacksonville State 3 32 41 8 81 27.0
134 Middle Tennessee 3 29 53 3 85 28.3