2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Northern Illinois 1 3 5 3 11 11.0
2 Air Force 2 14 13 2 29 14.5
3 Florida Atlantic 1 8 5 2 15 15.0
4 Ohio State 10 70 66 16 152 15.2
5 Indiana 9 47 75 16 138 15.3
6 Rice 1 9 7 0 16 16.0
7 Nebraska 10 55 91 18 164 16.4
8 Notre Dame 9 61 76 12 149 16.6
9 Boise State 3 17 30 3 50 16.7
9 Texas 11 73 95 16 184 16.7
11 Iowa State 11 92 86 7 185 16.8
12 Penn State 12 91 100 18 209 17.4
13 Utah 10 71 90 14 175 17.5
13 Oregon 11 78 94 20 192 17.5
15 Oklahoma 9 62 85 11 158 17.6
15 Michigan 10 68 96 12 176 17.6
17 LSU 10 82 85 12 179 17.9
18 Temple 1 12 4 2 18 18.0
18 Memphis 2 13 22 1 36 18.0
20 Minnesota 10 67 98 18 183 18.3
21 Missouri 9 72 81 13 166 18.4
22 Iowa 10 79 95 11 185 18.5
23 Auburn 9 75 78 16 169 18.8
23 BYU 10 84 92 12 188 18.8
25 Miami (Florida) 9 59 92 19 170 18.9
25 Cincinnati 10 85 90 14 189 18.9
27 Southern Mississippi 1 10 7 2 19 19.0
27 Georgia Tech 9 59 97 15 171 19.0
27 California 10 55 116 19 190 19.0
30 Houston 10 79 95 17 191 19.1
31 South Carolina 9 75 84 14 173 19.2
31 Tennessee 10 73 96 23 192 19.2
33 Wisconsin 10 93 88 12 193 19.3
33 Georgia 11 73 115 24 212 19.3
35 Kansas State 10 70 102 22 194 19.4
36 Michigan State 10 67 111 17 195 19.5
36 SMU 12 77 127 30 234 19.5
38 North Carolina 9 82 81 16 179 19.9
38 Northwestern 10 82 109 8 199 19.9
40 Texas State 1 6 11 3 20 20.0
40 Central Michigan 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
40 Miami (Ohio) 2 17 22 1 40 20.0
40 Old Dominion 2 26 12 2 40 20.0
40 Virginia Tech 10 83 100 17 200 20.0
40 Colorado 10 99 82 19 200 20.0
46 Syracuse 8 62 81 18 161 20.1
46 Kentucky 9 93 77 11 181 20.1
48 Fresno State 3 21 34 6 61 20.3
48 Mississippi 9 65 94 24 183 20.3
48 North Carolina State 9 69 98 16 183 20.3
51 Rutgers 10 78 108 18 204 20.4
52 USC 10 71 118 16 205 20.5
53 Clemson 12 98 120 30 248 20.7
54 Stanford 9 66 108 13 187 20.8
54 Arizona 10 95 98 15 208 20.8
54 Washington 10 97 88 23 208 20.8
57 Arkansas 9 64 101 23 188 20.9
57 UCLA 10 65 116 28 209 20.9
57 Boston College 10 68 125 16 209 20.9
60 Toledo 1 6 14 1 21 21.0
60 Hawai'i 2 8 27 7 42 21.0
60 Bowling Green 2 21 20 1 42 21.0
60 UCF 10 78 113 19 210 21.0
64 Texas A&M 8 65 82 22 169 21.1
64 Virginia 9 76 101 13 190 21.1
64 Louisville 9 82 93 15 190 21.1
67 Alabama 9 77 90 24 191 21.2
67 Duke 9 85 83 23 191 21.2
69 Florida State 9 101 75 16 192 21.3
70 UNLV 5 39 58 10 107 21.4
71 Marshall 2 20 18 5 43 21.5
71 Pittsburgh 10 78 122 15 215 21.5
73 Arizona State 11 79 134 25 238 21.6
74 Wyoming 3 24 38 3 65 21.7
75 Oregon State 4 38 43 6 87 21.8
76 Vanderbilt 9 80 106 11 197 21.9
76 TCU 11 122 101 18 241 21.9
78 Western Kentucky 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
78 San Diego State 3 33 27 6 66 22.0
80 Maryland 10 87 112 22 221 22.1
81 West Virginia 11 98 132 14 244 22.2
82 Georgia State 2 16 25 4 45 22.5
82 Arkansas State 2 28 16 1 45 22.5
84 Baylor 10 86 115 25 226 22.6
84 Kansas 10 98 118 10 226 22.6
86 Tulane 3 31 33 4 68 22.7
86 Illinois 10 99 116 12 227 22.7
88 Eastern Michigan 1 7 14 2 23 23.0
88 Florida International 1 13 10 0 23 23.0
88 Louisiana Tech 2 24 21 1 46 23.0
91 Florida 11 111 125 20 256 23.3
92 South Florida 2 15 25 7 47 23.5
93 Texas Tech 10 77 138 23 238 23.8
94 UTSA 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
94 Tulsa 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
94 Washington State 3 27 41 4 72 24.0
97 Mississippi State 9 102 101 16 219 24.3
98 North Texas 1 13 11 1 25 25.0
98 Troy 1 16 7 2 25 25.0
98 Ohio 2 18 31 1 50 25.0
98 Colorado State 3 27 40 8 75 25.0
98 Connecticut 4 33 59 8 100 25.0
98 Purdue 10 110 123 17 250 25.0
104 New Mexico 3 34 38 4 76 25.3
105 Middle Tennessee 2 20 28 3 51 25.5
106 Nevada 3 26 40 11 77 25.7
106 Akron 3 38 33 6 77 25.7
108 Georgia Southern 1 12 13 1 26 26.0
108 Coastal Carolina 1 16 8 2 26 26.0
108 Ball State 2 18 34 0 52 26.0
108 Louisiana-Monroe 2 26 23 3 52 26.0
112 Utah State 3 33 39 7 79 26.3
113 Oklahoma State 10 125 127 12 264 26.4
114 Wake Forest 9 96 133 12 241 26.8
115 San Jose State 3 33 42 6 81 27.0
116 Massachusetts 3 39 34 9 82 27.3
117 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 8 15 5 28 28.0
117 New Mexico State 1 9 18 1 28 28.0
117 Appalachian State 1 11 16 1 28 28.0
117 Buffalo 1 17 10 1 28 28.0
117 UTEP 2 22 29 5 56 28.0
122 Western Michigan 2 26 30 1 57 28.5
122 Charlotte 2 29 20 8 57 28.5
124 South Alabama 1 8 21 0 29 29.0
124 Jacksonville State 1 11 16 2 29 29.0
124 UAB 1 18 6 5 29 29.0
124 Sam Houston State 1 24 5 0 29 29.0
128 James Madison 1 7 20 3 30 30.0
129 Kent State 3 47 51 5 103 34.3