2024 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 01/10/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (Florida) 13 134 194 23 351 27.0
2 Texas State 13 157 161 21 339 26.1
3 Syracuse 13 84 231 23 338 26.0
4 Mississippi 13 129 176 17 322 24.8
4 New Mexico 12 149 125 24 298 24.8
6 Texas Tech 13 124 174 21 319 24.5
7 Arkansas 13 149 150 15 314 24.2
8 Clemson 14 139 170 28 337 24.1
9 North Texas 13 87 188 34 309 23.8
9 Appalachian State 11 104 134 24 262 23.8
11 UCF 12 162 103 18 283 23.6
12 Indiana 13 130 155 21 306 23.5
12 LSU 13 79 197 30 306 23.5
14 Boise State 14 152 154 22 328 23.4
14 Tennessee 13 151 135 18 304 23.4
16 USC 13 100 182 21 303 23.3
17 Pittsburgh 13 102 158 41 301 23.2
18 Oregon 14 127 175 21 323 23.1
18 Memphis 13 122 150 28 300 23.1
18 Liberty 12 165 90 22 277 23.1
21 Baylor 13 118 157 24 299 23.0
22 Penn State 16 168 177 22 367 22.9
22 Washington State 13 118 154 26 298 22.9
24 SMU 14 133 159 27 319 22.8
25 Jacksonville State 14 179 106 33 318 22.7
26 Iowa State 14 122 160 35 317 22.6
26 West Virginia 13 141 128 25 294 22.6
28 Arizona State 14 155 135 25 315 22.5
28 Rutgers 13 129 131 33 293 22.5
28 TCU 13 100 175 18 293 22.5
28 Utah State 12 108 140 22 270 22.5
32 Oregon State 12 133 110 25 268 22.3
33 BYU 13 127 141 21 289 22.2
34 Texas 16 138 188 28 354 22.1
34 Cincinnati 12 108 140 17 265 22.1
36 Ohio 14 156 122 30 308 22.0
36 East Carolina 13 113 151 22 286 22.0
38 Georgia 14 102 181 23 306 21.9
39 Arkansas State 13 113 144 27 284 21.8
39 San Jose State 13 71 180 33 284 21.8
39 Georgia Southern 13 109 139 35 283 21.8
39 Nebraska 13 109 137 37 283 21.8
39 Wake Forest 12 93 136 32 261 21.8
44 UAB 12 100 137 23 260 21.7
45 South Alabama 13 131 134 16 281 21.6
45 Georgia Tech 13 126 138 17 281 21.6
47 South Carolina 13 134 125 21 280 21.5
47 UTSA 13 98 158 24 280 21.5
47 Northern Illinois 13 137 115 27 279 21.5
47 Texas A&M 13 126 132 21 279 21.5
47 Kansas 12 133 108 17 258 21.5
47 Eastern Michigan 12 102 129 27 258 21.5
47 Maryland 12 75 157 26 258 21.5
54 Missouri 13 137 120 19 276 21.2
54 Louisville 13 110 146 20 276 21.2
56 UNLV 14 166 106 24 296 21.1
57 North Carolina 13 125 122 26 273 21.0
57 Auburn 12 108 127 17 252 21.0
59 Army 14 230 44 18 292 20.9
59 California 13 92 155 25 272 20.9
61 Tulane 14 147 119 25 291 20.8
61 Alabama 13 126 127 18 271 20.8
61 Georgia State 12 83 142 24 249 20.8
61 Hawai'i 12 71 150 28 249 20.8
65 Ohio State 15 124 173 13 310 20.7
65 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 114 150 26 290 20.7
65 James Madison 13 130 122 17 269 20.7
65 Washington 13 104 150 15 269 20.7
69 Connecticut 13 121 115 32 268 20.6
69 Tulsa 12 91 122 34 247 20.6
71 Notre Dame 15 142 139 26 307 20.5
72 Illinois 13 110 127 28 265 20.4
72 South Florida 13 106 130 29 265 20.4
72 Minnesota 13 94 143 28 265 20.4
72 Colorado 13 63 171 31 265 20.4
72 Oklahoma State 12 81 145 19 245 20.4
77 Kansas State 13 133 120 11 264 20.3
77 Troy 12 105 121 18 244 20.3
77 Mississippi State 12 94 122 28 244 20.3
77 Ball State 12 86 134 23 243 20.3
81 North Carolina State 13 95 137 30 262 20.2
82 Marshall 13 136 101 21 258 19.8
82 Bowling Green 13 99 142 17 258 19.8
82 Toledo 13 81 144 32 257 19.8
85 Massachusetts 12 118 92 26 236 19.7
85 Old Dominion 12 116 106 14 236 19.7
87 Western Michigan 13 122 113 18 253 19.5
87 Nevada 13 114 117 22 253 19.5
87 Florida Atlantic 12 102 112 20 234 19.5
87 Virginia 12 99 116 19 234 19.5
91 Kentucky 12 115 91 27 233 19.4
92 Western Kentucky 14 89 161 20 270 19.3
92 Boston College 13 115 112 24 251 19.3
92 New Mexico State 12 111 87 34 232 19.3
95 Florida 13 113 119 18 250 19.2
96 Oklahoma 13 120 100 27 247 19.0
97 Sam Houston State 13 123 104 18 245 18.8
97 Fresno State 13 73 141 31 245 18.8
97 Michigan State 12 99 110 17 226 18.8
97 Wisconsin 12 104 98 23 225 18.8
101 Stanford 12 89 112 22 223 18.6
102 Buffalo 13 120 103 18 241 18.5
102 Virginia Tech 13 115 101 25 241 18.5
102 San Diego State 12 83 114 25 222 18.5
102 Arizona 12 74 130 18 222 18.5
106 Rice 12 74 125 21 220 18.3
107 Vanderbilt 13 105 106 25 236 18.2
107 Middle Tennessee 12 57 137 24 218 18.2
109 Coastal Carolina 13 109 103 23 235 18.1
110 Air Force 12 160 39 17 216 18.0
110 Central Michigan 12 105 83 28 216 18.0
110 Akron 12 74 117 25 216 18.0
110 UCLA 12 62 136 18 216 18.0
114 Colorado State 13 103 113 17 233 17.9
114 Louisiana Tech 13 93 126 14 233 17.9
114 Florida International 12 77 119 19 215 17.9
117 Duke 13 60 141 28 229 17.6
118 Wyoming 12 86 97 25 208 17.3
119 Charlotte 12 77 104 25 206 17.2
120 Navy 13 148 62 11 221 17.0
121 Miami (Ohio) 14 83 136 17 236 16.9
122 Iowa 13 117 82 18 217 16.7
122 UTEP 12 86 95 19 200 16.7
124 Utah 12 81 103 15 199 16.6
125 Michigan 13 110 86 14 210 16.2
126 Northwestern 12 76 100 16 192 16.0
127 Temple 12 55 116 16 187 15.6
128 Louisiana-Monroe 12 99 67 19 185 15.4
128 Southern Mississippi 12 84 75 26 185 15.4
130 Florida State 12 64 103 15 182 15.2
131 Houston 12 88 77 16 181 15.1
132 Purdue 12 65 99 11 175 14.6
133 Kennesaw State 12 79 70 15 164 13.7
134 Kent State 12 61 70 25 156 13.0