2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in November Only through 11/06/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Auburn | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Boise State | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Rice | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 8 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 10 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Air Force | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Indiana | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Army | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Nevada | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Troy | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 19 | North Carolina State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Iowa | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 25 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 25 | Marshall | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 28 | Memphis | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Ball State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Akron | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Clemson | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 28 | Georgia State | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Navy | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 39 | South Alabama | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Old Dominion | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 46 | USC | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Illinois | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | UCLA | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Penn State | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 55 | South Florida | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 58 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Michigan | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Florida State | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Kent State | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 68 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 68 | UAB | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 68 | Mississippi | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 73 | Baylor | 1 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Stanford | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Mississippi State | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 78 | Florida | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 78 | Duke | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 78 | Massachusetts | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 1 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 78 | Washington | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 85 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 86 | Kentucky | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 87 | SMU | 1 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 87 | Arkansas | 1 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 87 | New Mexico | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 90 | TCU | 1 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 90 | Louisville | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 92 | Arizona | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 93 | San Diego State | 1 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 34 | 34.0 |