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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Iowa 1 4 6 0 10 10.0
1 Minnesota 1 5 4 1 10 10.0
3 Kentucky 2 9 10 2 21 10.5
4 Texas 3 11 18 3 32 10.7
5 Maryland 1 3 7 1 11 11.0
5 Florida 1 4 5 2 11 11.0
5 Missouri 2 9 11 2 22 11.0
8 Houston 2 11 8 4 23 11.5
8 Tennessee 2 11 10 2 23 11.5
8 Virginia Tech 2 13 9 1 23 11.5
11 UCF 1 1 10 1 12 12.0
11 BYU 1 4 6 2 12 12.0
11 Iowa State 1 4 8 0 12 12.0
11 Nebraska 1 5 7 0 12 12.0
11 Baylor 1 10 1 1 12 12.0
16 Texas Tech 1 5 6 2 13 13.0
16 Wisconsin 1 6 7 0 13 13.0
16 TCU 1 7 6 0 13 13.0
16 South Carolina 2 7 17 2 26 13.0
20 Oklahoma 3 16 20 4 40 13.3
21 Ohio State 4 18 28 8 54 13.5
22 Utah 1 5 9 0 14 14.0
22 California 2 16 10 2 28 14.0
22 Georgia 2 19 8 1 28 14.0
25 Arizona State 2 13 15 1 29 14.5
26 Cincinnati 1 0 14 1 15 15.0
26 Rutgers 1 9 5 1 15 15.0
26 Louisville 2 11 15 4 30 15.0
29 Ohio 11 59 97 10 166 15.1
30 Indiana 3 19 24 3 46 15.3
31 Auburn 2 13 15 3 31 15.5
31 Alabama 2 14 12 5 31 15.5
33 Texas A&M 3 21 22 4 47 15.7
34 SMU 1 5 6 5 16 16.0
34 LSU 1 8 8 0 16 16.0
34 Miami (Florida) 2 6 20 6 32 16.0
34 Pittsburgh 2 7 22 3 32 16.0
34 Connecticut 7 48 50 14 112 16.0
39 Tulane 10 66 75 21 162 16.2
40 Notre Dame 4 38 16 11 65 16.3
41 Army 13 87 113 13 213 16.4
42 UCLA 2 5 22 6 33 16.5
42 USC 2 16 14 3 33 16.5
42 James Madison 11 75 92 14 181 16.5
45 Bowling Green 10 70 82 15 167 16.7
46 Northern Illinois 11 79 84 22 185 16.8
47 Northwestern 1 2 14 1 17 17.0
47 Colorado 1 4 9 4 17 17.0
47 Washington 1 9 4 4 17 17.0
47 Kansas 1 11 3 3 17 17.0
51 Louisiana Tech 10 78 73 21 172 17.2
52 Sam Houston State 12 87 107 15 209 17.4
53 Michigan 2 6 23 6 35 17.5
53 Mississippi 2 8 19 8 35 17.5
53 Duke 2 13 16 6 35 17.5
53 Virginia 2 13 18 4 35 17.5
57 Boise State 9 60 87 11 158 17.6
58 Memphis 10 53 105 20 178 17.8
59 West Virginia 1 7 10 1 18 18.0
59 North Carolina State 3 27 26 1 54 18.0
61 Penn State 4 24 41 8 73 18.3
61 Air Force 9 71 85 9 165 18.3
63 Troy 10 71 88 27 186 18.6
64 UTEP 9 64 91 14 169 18.8
65 Rice 10 96 76 17 189 18.9
65 Florida International 10 103 71 15 189 18.9
65 UTSA 11 65 105 38 208 18.9
68 Michigan State 1 7 6 6 19 19.0
68 Illinois 1 8 8 3 19 19.0
68 Oklahoma State 1 8 9 2 19 19.0
68 Oregon 1 9 9 1 19 19.0
68 Arkansas 2 9 23 6 38 19.0
73 Colorado State 9 69 88 15 172 19.1
74 North Carolina 3 24 27 7 58 19.3
74 Central Michigan 10 83 88 22 193 19.3
76 Akron 8 61 81 13 155 19.4
76 San Jose State 9 79 82 14 175 19.4
76 Liberty 11 92 96 25 213 19.4
79 Navy 11 98 101 16 215 19.5
80 UNLV 8 52 91 14 157 19.6
81 Texas State 11 91 109 18 218 19.8
82 Massachusetts 7 77 46 16 139 19.9
82 Eastern Michigan 10 90 81 28 199 19.9
82 Marshall 10 91 94 14 199 19.9
85 Boston College 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
85 Oregon State 7 72 60 8 140 20.0
85 Wyoming 8 73 74 13 160 20.0
85 Toledo 10 82 98 20 200 20.0
89 Western Michigan 10 96 90 15 201 20.1
89 Buffalo 11 77 126 18 221 20.1
91 Temple 11 108 97 17 222 20.2
91 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 112 97 13 222 20.2
93 Miami (Ohio) 12 99 120 24 243 20.3
94 Florida State 2 11 23 7 41 20.5
94 Vanderbilt 2 13 25 3 41 20.5
94 Western Kentucky 11 134 79 12 225 20.5
97 Syracuse 3 23 31 8 62 20.7
97 Georgia Southern 11 86 131 11 228 20.7
97 Coastal Carolina 11 102 110 16 228 20.7
100 Louisiana-Monroe 9 113 63 12 188 20.9
101 Kansas State 1 5 13 3 21 21.0
101 Wake Forest 2 11 29 2 42 21.0
101 Georgia Tech 2 21 20 1 42 21.0
104 Fresno State 9 84 82 24 190 21.1
105 New Mexico State 10 99 96 17 212 21.2
105 Jacksonville State 13 117 125 33 275 21.2
107 Appalachian State 9 100 73 20 193 21.4
108 South Alabama 11 91 117 29 237 21.5
108 Kennesaw State 11 112 109 16 237 21.5
110 Old Dominion 10 90 106 20 216 21.6
111 Ball State 9 79 100 18 197 21.9
112 Washington State 8 65 92 19 176 22.0
112 Nevada 9 99 76 23 198 22.0
114 UAB 10 116 80 26 222 22.2
115 Hawai'i 8 85 73 20 178 22.3
115 Charlotte 9 104 77 20 201 22.3
117 Florida Atlantic 10 102 106 16 224 22.4
117 Southern Mississippi 10 114 100 10 224 22.4
119 East Carolina 11 98 123 26 247 22.5
120 Utah State 8 73 98 13 184 23.0
120 Georgia State 9 108 86 13 207 23.0
120 Tulsa 10 85 134 11 230 23.0
123 South Florida 10 91 117 23 231 23.1
124 Middle Tennessee 9 99 97 13 209 23.2
124 Arkansas State 10 99 113 20 232 23.2
126 North Texas 11 115 124 21 260 23.6
127 Clemson 1 9 11 4 24 24.0
128 New Mexico 8 79 91 23 193 24.1
129 San Diego State 8 95 83 18 196 24.5
130 Kent State 8 102 79 17 198 24.8
131 Mississippi State 2 23 23 5 51 25.5
132 Purdue 1 16 10 1 27 27.0
132 Stanford 2 20 29 5 54 27.0
134 Arizona 1 11 15 4 30 30.0