2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Missouri | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | USC | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 12 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 14 | Houston | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 16 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 16 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 16 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 16 | Baylor | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 22 | Texas | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 23 | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 27 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 28 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 2 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 28 | Arizona State | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 31 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 31 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 31 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 37 | Alabama | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 37 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 39 | Navy | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 39 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 39 | Army | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 39 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 39 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 39 | California | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 3 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 47 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 47 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Memphis | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 47 | James Madison | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Duke | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Washington | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 56 | Michigan | 2 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 57 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 57 | UAB | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Liberty | 2 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Temple | 2 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 66 | Florida State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Michigan State | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | UTEP | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | Oregon | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 66 | New Mexico State | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 77 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 77 | Rice | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | UTSA | 2 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 79 | Troy | 2 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 81 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 81 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 2 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 84 | Nevada | 2 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 86 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 86 | Auburn | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 86 | Hawai'i | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 86 | Florida International | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 90 | Toledo | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 91 | Clemson | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 91 | South Alabama | 2 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 95 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 97 | Old Dominion | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 97 | Syracuse | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 97 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 101 | Boise State | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 101 | Purdue | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 101 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 104 | North Texas | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 105 | Arizona | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |