2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

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 Indiana 9 47 75 16 138 15.3
5 Ohio State 12 79 89 19 187 15.6
6 Rice 1 9 7 0 16 16.0
7 Nebraska 11 58 105 21 184 16.7
8 Notre Dame 12 88 102 17 207 17.3
9 Michigan 11 75 103 13 191 17.4
9 Penn State 12 91 100 18 209 17.4
9 Iowa State 12 107 94 8 209 17.4
12 Utah 10 71 90 14 175 17.5
12 Minnesota 11 71 103 18 192 17.5
14 Oklahoma 9 62 85 11 158 17.6
15 Oregon 12 85 106 21 212 17.7
16 Boise State 4 27 38 6 71 17.8
16 Texas 13 93 117 21 231 17.8
18 BYU 11 86 97 14 197 17.9
19 Temple 1 12 4 2 18 18.0
19 Memphis 2 13 22 1 36 18.0
21 Missouri 10 80 88 16 184 18.4
22 Auburn 9 75 78 16 169 18.8
23 Cincinnati 10 85 90 14 189 18.9
23 Iowa 11 86 109 13 208 18.9
25 Southern Mississippi 1 10 7 2 19 19.0
25 California 10 55 116 19 190 19.0
27 Georgia Tech 10 68 104 19 191 19.1
27 Houston 10 79 95 17 191 19.1
27 LSU 11 86 108 16 210 19.1
30 Tennessee 10 73 96 23 192 19.2
31 Wisconsin 10 93 88 12 193 19.3
31 Georgia 11 73 115 24 212 19.3
33 Miami (Florida) 10 69 101 24 194 19.4
34 Michigan State 10 67 111 17 195 19.5
34 South Carolina 10 86 92 17 195 19.5
34 Kansas State 11 78 113 23 214 19.5
34 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 Mississippi 10 66 109 25 200 20.0
45 Kentucky 9 93 77 11 181 20.1
46 Colorado 11 110 90 22 222 20.2
47 Fresno State 3 21 34 6 61 20.3
47 North Carolina State 9 69 98 16 183 20.3
47 Virginia Tech 11 94 111 18 223 20.3
47 Washington 11 104 96 23 223 20.3
51 Alabama 10 83 95 26 204 20.4
52 Syracuse 9 68 97 20 185 20.6
52 Rutgers 11 91 118 18 227 20.6
54 Clemson 12 98 120 30 248 20.7
55 Stanford 9 66 108 13 187 20.8
55 Arizona 10 95 98 15 208 20.8
55 USC 11 79 132 18 229 20.8
58 UCLA 10 65 116 28 209 20.9
58 Boston College 11 73 139 18 230 20.9
60 East Carolina 1 11 9 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 Virginia 9 76 101 13 190 21.1
64 Arkansas 10 73 114 24 211 21.1
64 Louisville 10 89 106 16 211 21.1
67 Florida State 9 101 75 16 192 21.3
67 Arizona State 12 82 147 26 255 21.3
69 UNLV 5 39 58 10 107 21.4
70 Marshall 2 20 18 5 43 21.5
70 Pittsburgh 10 78 122 15 215 21.5
72 Texas A&M 9 74 94 26 194 21.6
73 Wyoming 3 24 38 3 65 21.7
74 Oregon State 4 38 43 6 87 21.8
74 Duke 10 94 101 23 218 21.8
76 TCU 11 122 101 18 241 21.9
77 Western Kentucky 2 21 20 3 44 22.0
77 San Diego State 3 33 27 6 66 22.0
77 Connecticut 5 40 62 8 110 22.0
80 Maryland 10 87 112 22 221 22.1
80 Vanderbilt 10 90 116 15 221 22.1
82 West Virginia 11 98 132 14 244 22.2
83 Baylor 11 91 129 26 246 22.4
84 Georgia State 2 16 25 4 45 22.5
84 Arkansas State 2 28 16 1 45 22.5
84 Illinois 11 108 127 12 247 22.5
87 Kansas 10 98 118 10 226 22.6
88 Tulane 3 31 33 4 68 22.7
89 Eastern Michigan 1 7 14 2 23 23.0
89 Florida International 1 13 10 0 23 23.0
89 Louisiana Tech 2 24 21 1 46 23.0
92 Florida 11 111 125 20 256 23.3
93 South Florida 2 15 25 7 47 23.5
93 Texas Tech 11 89 146 23 258 23.5
95 UTSA 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
95 Tulsa 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
95 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 15 27 6 48 24.0
98 Mississippi State 9 102 101 16 219 24.3
99 North Texas 1 13 11 1 25 25.0
99 Troy 1 16 7 2 25 25.0
99 Ohio 2 18 31 1 50 25.0
99 Colorado State 3 27 40 8 75 25.0
99 Washington State 4 37 57 6 100 25.0
99 Purdue 10 110 123 17 250 25.0
105 New Mexico 3 34 38 4 76 25.3
106 Middle Tennessee 2 20 28 3 51 25.5
106 Toledo 2 26 21 4 51 25.5
108 Akron 3 38 33 6 77 25.7
109 Georgia Southern 1 12 13 1 26 26.0
109 Coastal Carolina 1 16 8 2 26 26.0
109 Ball State 2 18 34 0 52 26.0
109 Louisiana-Monroe 2 26 23 3 52 26.0
109 Nevada 3 27 40 11 78 26.0
114 Utah State 3 33 39 7 79 26.3
115 Oklahoma State 10 125 127 12 264 26.4
116 Wake Forest 9 96 133 12 241 26.8
117 Navy 1 12 12 3 27 27.0
117 San Jose State 3 33 42 6 81 27.0
119 Massachusetts 3 39 34 9 82 27.3
120 New Mexico State 1 9 18 1 28 28.0
120 Appalachian State 1 11 16 1 28 28.0
120 Buffalo 1 17 10 1 28 28.0
120 UTEP 2 22 29 5 56 28.0
124 Western Michigan 2 26 30 1 57 28.5
124 Charlotte 2 29 20 8 57 28.5
126 South Alabama 1 8 21 0 29 29.0
126 Jacksonville State 1 11 16 2 29 29.0
126 UAB 1 18 6 5 29 29.0
126 Sam Houston State 1 24 5 0 29 29.0
130 James Madison 1 7 20 3 30 30.0
131 Kent State 3 47 51 5 103 34.3