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 | Baylor | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Missouri | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Washington | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 6 | UAB | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 9 | USC | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 14 | San Jose State | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 14 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 14 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 14 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 24 | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 24 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 24 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 24 | California | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 24 | Hawai'i | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 24 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 33 | Houston | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 33 | Memphis | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 33 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 38 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 38 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 38 | Duke | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 38 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 38 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 38 | Oregon | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 38 | Rice | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 38 | Syracuse | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 52 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 52 | UTEP | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 52 | Auburn | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Purdue | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 57 | Navy | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 57 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 57 | Army | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 57 | James Madison | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 57 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 57 | Florida State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 57 | Clemson | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Tulsa | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 66 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 66 | Alabama | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 66 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 66 | Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 66 | Toledo | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 72 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 72 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 74 | Temple | 2 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 74 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Mississippi State | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 79 | Texas | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 2 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 79 | Arizona State | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 79 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 79 | Liberty | 2 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 79 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Troy | 2 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 79 | Boise State | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 79 | Arizona | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 89 | New Mexico State | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 89 | Old Dominion | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 92 | UTSA | 2 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 92 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 92 | North Texas | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 92 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 96 | Florida International | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 97 | Massachusetts | 3 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 98 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 98 | Nevada | 2 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 98 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 101 | Michigan | 2 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 101 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 103 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 104 | East Carolina | 2 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 105 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 2 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |