2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 8 47 76 11 134 16.8
2 UTSA 9 49 101 32 182 20.2
3 SMU 9 50 107 25 182 20.2
4 California 9 51 101 20 172 19.1
5 Indiana 9 52 76 17 145 16.1
5 Memphis 10 52 105 17 174 17.4
7 Miami (Florida) 9 53 89 22 164 18.2
8 Tulane 10 54 83 21 158 15.8
8 Nebraska 9 54 86 16 156 17.3
10 Ohio State 10 55 71 15 141 14.1
10 Kansas State 9 55 97 20 172 19.1
12 Utah 9 57 77 8 142 15.8
13 Georgia 9 58 85 20 163 18.1
13 Arkansas 9 58 109 25 192 21.3
15 Northwestern 9 59 110 8 177 19.7
15 Mississippi 9 59 95 29 183 20.3
17 Oklahoma 9 60 83 13 156 17.3
17 Boise State 9 60 97 11 168 18.7
17 UNLV 9 60 113 20 193 21.4
20 Ohio 10 61 97 8 166 16.6
20 Louisiana Tech 9 61 78 19 158 17.6
20 Texas A&M 9 61 86 21 168 18.7
23 Michigan State 9 62 92 17 171 19.0
23 Pittsburgh 9 62 109 15 186 20.7
23 UCLA 10 62 117 31 210 21.0
23 UCF 9 62 111 18 191 21.2
27 Missouri 9 63 74 12 149 16.6
27 Tennessee 9 63 79 19 161 17.9
27 Minnesota 9 63 83 15 161 17.9
27 James Madison 9 63 86 14 163 18.1
27 UTEP 9 63 89 14 166 18.4
27 Maryland 9 63 104 20 187 20.8
27 South Alabama 9 63 114 19 196 21.8
34 Texas 10 64 72 12 148 14.8
34 Auburn 9 64 66 17 147 16.3
34 Connecticut 9 64 83 18 165 18.3
34 Cincinnati 9 64 87 14 165 18.3
34 Texas Tech 9 64 110 19 193 21.4
39 Penn State 10 65 80 14 159 15.9
39 BYU 9 65 85 11 161 17.9
39 Colorado State 9 65 105 17 187 20.8
42 Oregon 10 66 82 18 166 16.6
42 Georgia Tech 9 66 94 13 173 19.2
44 Northern Illinois 10 67 74 23 164 16.4
44 Iowa 9 67 85 9 161 17.9
44 Michigan 10 67 104 16 187 18.7
47 Houston 10 69 86 18 173 17.3
47 North Carolina 9 69 81 16 166 18.4
47 Liberty 8 69 66 23 158 19.8
47 North Carolina State 9 69 96 14 179 19.9
47 Boston College 9 69 112 13 194 21.6
52 Air Force 9 70 69 10 149 16.6
52 LSU 9 70 84 11 165 18.3
52 Clemson 10 70 97 31 198 19.8
52 Vanderbilt 9 70 101 12 183 20.3
56 Notre Dame 10 71 66 16 153 15.3
56 Kentucky 9 71 70 9 150 16.7
56 South Carolina 10 71 91 15 177 17.7
56 USC 10 71 112 16 199 19.9
56 Alabama 9 71 83 26 180 20.0
61 Bowling Green 9 72 75 11 158 17.6
61 Arizona State 10 72 113 17 202 20.2
61 Tulsa 9 72 119 10 201 22.3
64 Sam Houston State 10 73 92 12 177 17.7
64 Rutgers 9 73 96 13 182 20.2
64 Virginia 9 73 95 16 184 20.4
64 Washington State 9 73 108 18 199 22.1
68 Texas State 9 74 82 14 170 18.9
68 Syracuse 9 74 86 22 182 20.2
68 Stanford 9 74 105 12 191 21.2
71 Hawai'i 9 76 91 23 190 21.1
71 West Virginia 9 76 106 10 192 21.3
71 East Carolina 9 76 101 19 196 21.8
74 Iowa State 9 77 73 7 157 17.4
74 Duke 9 77 82 24 183 20.3
76 Colorado 9 78 79 21 178 19.8
76 Louisville 9 78 97 14 189 21.0
78 Troy 9 79 74 25 178 19.8
78 Toledo 10 79 103 20 202 20.2
78 South Florida 9 79 102 20 201 22.3
78 Ball State 9 79 116 15 210 23.3
82 Georgia Southern 9 80 114 8 202 22.4
83 Wisconsin 9 81 69 6 156 17.3
83 Central Michigan 10 81 91 19 191 19.1
83 Navy 9 81 88 14 183 20.3
83 Baylor 9 81 99 26 206 22.9
87 Eastern Michigan 10 82 90 30 202 20.2
87 Marshall 9 82 87 16 185 20.6
89 Miami (Ohio) 11 84 109 23 216 19.6
89 Oregon State 9 84 84 12 180 20.0
89 Buffalo 10 84 128 16 228 22.8
92 Virginia Tech 10 85 92 15 192 19.2
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 85 83 14 182 20.2
92 Fresno State 9 85 77 23 185 20.6
92 Arizona 9 85 88 17 190 21.1
92 Wyoming 9 85 94 16 195 21.7
97 Appalachian State 8 86 72 18 176 22.0
98 Rice 9 87 65 14 166 18.4
98 Illinois 9 87 91 10 188 20.9
98 San Jose State 9 87 94 15 196 21.8
98 Wake Forest 9 87 138 13 238 26.4
102 Akron 10 88 100 14 202 20.2
103 Nevada 10 89 107 29 225 22.5
104 Massachusetts 8 90 54 21 165 20.6
104 Kansas 9 90 95 11 196 21.8
106 Kennesaw State 9 91 88 14 193 21.4
107 Utah State 9 92 113 13 218 24.2
108 Washington 10 93 79 25 197 19.7
108 Old Dominion 10 93 98 18 209 20.9
108 Jacksonville State 10 93 101 26 220 22.0
111 Coastal Carolina 9 94 81 16 191 21.2
111 New Mexico State 9 94 92 15 201 22.3
111 Florida 9 94 103 15 212 23.6
114 Arkansas State 9 95 103 15 213 23.7
115 San Diego State 9 96 100 20 216 24.0
116 Western Kentucky 9 97 76 9 182 20.2
116 Western Michigan 10 97 106 15 218 21.8
116 Georgia State 9 97 85 17 199 22.1
119 North Texas 9 100 101 16 217 24.1
120 Temple 10 101 85 17 203 20.3
120 Florida State 10 101 91 23 215 21.5
120 Purdue 9 101 109 15 225 25.0
123 Southern Mississippi 9 102 89 11 202 22.4
123 Florida Atlantic 9 102 90 16 208 23.1
123 Mississippi State 9 102 105 18 225 25.0
126 Florida International 9 103 62 10 175 19.4
126 TCU 9 103 82 17 202 22.4
128 Middle Tennessee 9 106 100 14 220 24.4
129 New Mexico 10 108 107 25 240 24.0
130 Charlotte 9 110 75 24 209 23.2
131 Louisiana-Monroe 9 115 72 11 198 22.0
132 Oklahoma State 9 119 100 8 227 25.2
133 UAB 9 120 69 25 214 23.8
134 Kent State 10 134 121 20 275 27.5