2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 12/24/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Tennessee 4 13 24 7 44 11.0
2 Missouri 4 22 20 3 45 11.3
3 Ohio State 4 16 27 5 48 12.0
4 Iowa 4 16 33 3 52 13.0
5 Northern Illinois 4 21 27 6 54 13.5
6 USC 4 27 28 1 56 14.0
7 Louisville 4 22 30 5 57 14.3
8 Oregon 4 24 29 6 59 14.8
8 Iowa State 4 31 26 2 59 14.8
10 Kentucky 5 24 31 5 60 12.0
11 Army 4 21 39 2 62 15.5
11 Penn State 4 22 32 8 62 15.5
13 Utah 5 25 34 4 63 12.6
14 Texas 5 27 34 3 64 12.8
14 Air Force 4 24 33 7 64 16.0
16 South Carolina 4 25 33 7 65 16.3
16 Hawai'i 4 26 30 9 65 16.3
18 Georgia 4 28 29 9 66 16.5
18 Rutgers 4 38 25 3 66 16.5
20 Minnesota 5 38 22 7 67 13.4
21 UNLV 4 19 41 8 68 17.0
21 Louisiana Tech 4 24 36 8 68 17.0
21 Oregon State 4 26 35 7 68 17.0
24 Indiana 5 24 35 10 69 13.8
24 California 4 22 37 10 69 17.3
26 Northwestern 4 19 47 4 70 17.5
26 Liberty 4 24 29 17 70 17.5
26 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 32 32 6 70 17.5
29 Arizona State 4 24 40 7 71 17.8
30 Kennesaw State 4 30 38 4 72 18.0
31 Memphis 5 31 37 5 73 14.6
31 UCF 4 17 48 8 73 18.3
31 Stanford 4 20 49 4 73 18.3
31 Alabama 4 27 37 9 73 18.3
31 Virginia 4 31 39 3 73 18.3
31 Wisconsin 4 32 38 3 73 18.3
37 Vanderbilt 4 25 39 10 74 18.5
37 Syracuse 4 30 36 8 74 18.5
39 Notre Dame 5 36 31 8 75 15.0
39 Toledo 4 25 44 6 75 18.8
39 San Jose State 4 39 32 4 75 18.8
42 Pittsburgh 4 26 42 8 76 19.0
42 Boise State 4 32 39 5 76 19.0
42 Bowling Green 4 40 32 4 76 19.0
42 Coastal Carolina 4 42 30 4 76 19.0
46 Colorado State 4 21 50 6 77 19.3
46 Louisiana-Monroe 4 38 33 6 77 19.3
48 Massachusetts 5 29 35 14 78 15.6
49 SMU 5 19 50 10 79 15.8
49 Houston 5 29 38 12 79 15.8
49 Texas State 4 32 32 15 79 19.8
49 Miami (Ohio) 4 33 38 8 79 19.8
49 Marshall 4 42 30 7 79 19.8
54 BYU 5 34 41 5 80 16.0
54 Baylor 5 36 33 11 80 16.0
56 UAB 4 51 19 11 81 20.3
57 Nebraska 5 27 46 9 82 16.4
57 James Madison 4 24 51 7 82 20.5
59 Rice 5 46 31 6 83 16.6
60 Kansas State 5 28 50 6 84 16.8
60 Navy 4 33 44 7 84 21.0
60 Arizona 4 39 36 9 84 21.0
60 UTEP 4 42 35 7 84 21.0
60 Arkansas State 4 42 36 6 84 21.0
65 Mississippi 5 23 46 16 85 17.0
65 Miami (Florida) 5 29 43 13 85 17.0
65 Georgia Tech 5 29 48 8 85 17.0
65 Connecticut 5 32 43 10 85 17.0
65 Duke 5 33 41 11 85 17.0
65 Boston College 5 34 48 3 85 17.0
65 Auburn 5 36 38 11 85 17.0
65 Washington 5 38 29 18 85 17.0
73 Appalachian State 4 40 38 8 86 21.5
73 Southern Mississippi 4 48 31 7 86 21.5
75 Arkansas 5 23 53 11 87 17.4
75 Oklahoma 5 35 44 8 87 17.4
75 Clemson 4 37 40 10 87 21.8
75 San Diego State 4 42 33 12 87 21.8
79 North Carolina 5 37 37 14 88 17.6
79 Georgia State 4 35 46 7 88 22.0
81 Michigan State 5 31 44 14 89 17.8
81 Texas A&M 5 35 46 8 89 17.8
81 Utah State 4 35 50 4 89 22.3
81 Old Dominion 4 43 40 6 89 22.3
81 Purdue 4 48 29 12 89 22.3
86 Tulane 5 32 45 13 90 18.0
86 Illinois 5 40 42 8 90 18.0
88 Michigan 5 24 59 8 91 18.2
88 LSU 5 31 52 8 91 18.2
88 West Virginia 4 36 48 7 91 22.8
91 Kansas 5 40 46 6 92 18.4
91 Virginia Tech 5 42 44 6 92 18.4
93 East Carolina 5 33 53 7 93 18.6
93 Cincinnati 5 35 51 7 93 18.6
95 North Carolina State 5 43 46 5 94 18.8
95 Western Michigan 4 48 40 6 94 23.5
97 UTSA 5 31 47 17 95 19.0
97 Western Kentucky 5 38 51 6 95 19.0
97 Sam Houston State 5 40 50 5 95 19.0
100 UCLA 4 23 60 14 97 24.3
100 Ball State 4 34 57 6 97 24.3
100 Jacksonville State 4 40 45 12 97 24.3
103 Ohio 5 28 62 8 98 19.6
103 Tulsa 5 36 55 7 98 19.6
103 Fresno State 5 39 50 9 98 19.6
103 Troy 5 44 37 17 98 19.6
103 Florida 4 47 40 11 98 24.5
108 Central Michigan 5 39 49 11 99 19.8
108 TCU 5 52 33 14 99 19.8
110 Florida State 5 49 45 7 101 20.2
111 Colorado 5 45 44 13 102 20.4
111 Wake Forest 4 43 55 4 102 25.5
113 Maryland 5 38 52 13 103 20.6
113 Florida Atlantic 5 58 30 15 103 20.6
113 Temple 5 63 37 3 103 20.6
116 Eastern Michigan 5 35 49 20 104 20.8
117 Buffalo 5 45 47 13 105 21.0
117 New Mexico State 5 55 42 8 105 21.0
119 Nevada 5 38 54 14 106 21.2
120 Florida International 5 49 54 4 107 21.4
121 South Alabama 5 30 74 5 109 21.8
121 Georgia Southern 5 42 60 7 109 21.8
123 North Texas 5 42 56 12 110 22.0
124 Wyoming 5 47 53 11 111 22.2
124 Akron 5 52 50 9 111 22.2
126 Texas Tech 5 33 67 12 112 22.4
126 Washington State 5 39 61 12 112 22.4
126 Oklahoma State 5 48 60 4 112 22.4
129 South Florida 5 38 59 16 113 22.6
130 Charlotte 5 50 51 13 114 22.8
131 Mississippi State 5 57 52 7 116 23.2
132 Middle Tennessee 5 45 72 7 124 24.8
133 New Mexico 5 54 55 16 125 25.0
134 Kent State 5 71 69 9 149 29.8