2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/30/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Iowa State 13 111 102 8 221 17.0
2 Northwestern 11 84 123 9 216 19.6
3 Ohio 13 77 128 11 216 16.6
3 Air Force 11 85 98 11 194 17.6
5 LSU 11 90 93 12 195 17.7
5 Wisconsin 11 99 95 12 206 18.7
5 Georgia Southern 12 98 144 12 254 21.2
5 Southern Mississippi 11 124 107 12 243 22.1
5 Tulsa 11 94 148 12 254 23.1
10 Army 13 87 113 13 213 16.4
10 Iowa 12 90 115 13 218 18.2
10 Kentucky 11 102 87 13 202 18.4
10 Kansas 11 109 121 13 243 22.1
14 Utah 11 76 99 14 189 17.2
14 Boise State 12 77 117 14 208 17.3
14 Oregon State 11 110 103 14 227 20.6
14 Wake Forest 11 107 162 14 283 25.7
14 Oklahoma State 11 133 136 14 283 25.7
19 Oklahoma 12 78 105 15 198 16.5
19 Sam Houston State 13 111 112 15 238 18.3
19 Cincinnati 11 85 104 15 204 18.5
19 Florida International 11 116 81 15 212 19.3
19 Western Kentucky 13 155 99 15 269 20.7
19 Louisiana-Monroe 11 139 86 15 240 21.8
19 West Virginia 12 105 142 15 262 21.8
19 Illinois 11 107 124 15 246 22.4
27 BYU 12 90 103 16 209 17.4
27 Bowling Green 12 91 102 16 209 17.4
27 South Carolina 11 82 101 16 199 18.1
27 Wyoming 11 97 112 16 225 20.5
27 Kennesaw State 11 112 109 16 237 21.5
27 Western Michigan 12 122 120 16 258 21.5
27 Middle Tennessee 11 119 125 16 260 23.6
34 James Madison 12 82 112 17 211 17.6
34 Rice 11 105 83 17 205 18.6
34 North Carolina State 12 96 124 17 237 19.8
34 Virginia 11 89 119 17 225 20.5
34 Buffalo 11 89 132 17 238 21.6
34 Georgia State 11 124 111 17 252 22.9
40 Missouri 12 89 99 18 206 17.2
40 Michigan 12 74 119 18 211 17.6
40 Virginia Tech 12 96 109 18 223 18.6
40 Pittsburgh 12 85 144 18 247 20.6
40 Coastal Carolina 12 118 118 18 254 21.2
40 TCU 12 129 107 18 254 21.2
40 Florida Atlantic 11 110 111 18 239 21.7
40 New Mexico State 11 108 114 18 240 21.8
40 Vanderbilt 12 103 141 18 262 21.8
40 Stanford 11 86 137 18 241 21.9
40 Ball State 11 97 134 18 249 22.6
40 Purdue 11 126 133 18 277 25.2
52 Indiana 12 66 99 19 184 15.3
52 Texas 14 84 113 19 216 15.4
52 Minnesota 11 72 102 19 193 17.5
52 Auburn 11 88 93 19 200 18.2
52 Texas State 11 93 104 19 216 19.6
52 Louisville 11 93 108 19 220 20.0
52 Temple 12 120 101 19 240 20.0
52 Rutgers 12 100 123 19 242 20.2
52 Navy 12 110 113 19 242 20.2
52 Marshall 12 111 112 19 242 20.2
52 UTEP 11 86 120 19 225 20.5
52 Boston College 12 82 149 19 250 20.8
52 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 127 124 19 270 20.8
52 Akron 11 99 114 19 232 21.1
52 Arizona 11 106 113 19 238 21.6
52 North Texas 11 118 122 19 259 23.5
68 Georgia Tech 12 89 124 20 233 19.4
68 UCF 11 79 123 20 222 20.2
68 San Jose State 12 112 124 20 256 21.3
68 Utah State 11 106 137 20 263 23.9
72 Ohio State 13 83 83 21 187 14.4
72 Nebraska 12 63 112 21 196 16.3
72 Penn State 14 98 116 21 235 16.8
72 Oregon 12 87 103 21 211 17.6
72 Memphis 12 66 127 21 214 17.8
72 Houston 12 90 103 21 214 17.8
72 California 12 71 126 21 218 18.2
72 USC 13 95 146 21 262 20.2
72 Appalachian State 10 111 89 21 221 22.1
72 Arkansas State 12 127 129 21 277 23.1
72 Mississippi State 11 125 124 21 270 24.5
83 Louisiana Tech 12 102 94 22 218 18.2
83 Connecticut 12 88 112 22 222 18.5
83 Old Dominion 12 116 118 22 256 21.3
83 Florida 12 115 130 22 267 22.3
83 Kent State 11 149 130 22 301 27.4
88 Notre Dame 13 99 92 23 214 16.5
88 Central Michigan 11 91 99 23 213 19.4
88 Michigan State 11 74 117 23 214 19.5
88 North Carolina 12 106 108 23 237 19.8
88 Colorado State 12 96 128 23 247 20.6
88 Maryland 11 90 119 23 232 21.1
88 Florida State 11 112 98 23 233 21.2
95 Georgia 12 84 118 24 226 18.8
95 Liberty 10 80 91 24 195 19.5
95 UNLV 13 91 149 24 264 20.3
95 Toledo 12 108 119 24 251 20.9
95 San Diego State 11 128 110 24 262 23.8
100 Northern Illinois 12 82 89 25 196 16.3
100 Tulane 13 97 108 25 230 17.7
100 Tennessee 12 84 106 25 215 17.9
100 Miami (Ohio) 14 116 142 25 283 20.2
100 Massachusetts 10 116 80 25 221 22.1
100 Texas Tech 12 94 152 25 271 22.6
100 Washington State 12 102 149 25 276 23.0
107 Kansas State 12 83 126 26 235 19.6
107 Colorado 12 114 99 26 239 19.9
107 Arizona State 13 92 149 26 267 20.5
107 Baylor 11 96 116 26 238 21.6
111 Washington 11 106 92 27 225 20.5
111 Hawai'i 10 93 100 27 220 22.0
111 East Carolina 12 109 132 27 268 22.3
111 New Mexico 11 113 129 27 269 24.5
115 Syracuse 12 91 128 28 247 20.6
115 Charlotte 11 133 97 28 258 23.5
117 Troy 11 87 95 29 211 19.2
117 Alabama 11 91 102 29 222 20.2
117 Duke 11 98 99 29 226 20.5
117 South Alabama 12 99 138 29 266 22.2
121 Miami (Florida) 12 75 121 30 226 18.8
121 Texas A&M 12 95 116 30 241 20.1
121 Eastern Michigan 11 97 95 30 222 20.2
121 Arkansas 12 82 137 30 249 20.8
121 Fresno State 12 105 116 30 251 20.9
121 South Florida 12 106 142 30 278 23.2
127 UAB 11 134 86 31 251 22.8
128 Mississippi 11 73 113 32 218 19.8
129 UCLA 12 70 138 34 242 20.2
129 Clemson 13 107 131 34 272 20.9
129 Nevada 12 125 116 34 275 22.9
132 SMU 13 82 133 35 250 19.2
132 Jacksonville State 14 128 141 35 304 21.7
134 UTSA 12 74 119 39 232 19.3