2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 12/30/2024

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