2024 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Clemson 14 139 170 28 337 24.1
2 Miami (Florida) 12 119 186 22 327 27.3
3 Penn State 14 147 162 17 326 23.3
4 Jacksonville State 14 179 106 33 318 22.7
4 SMU 14 132 159 27 318 22.7
6 Texas 14 128 165 24 317 22.6
7 Texas State 12 147 148 18 313 26.1
8 Syracuse 12 74 215 21 310 25.8
9 Oregon 13 125 162 21 308 23.7
9 Ohio 14 156 122 30 308 22.0
11 Indiana 13 130 155 21 306 23.5
12 Tennessee 13 151 135 18 304 23.4
12 Boise State 13 145 140 19 304 23.4
14 Memphis 13 122 150 28 300 23.1
15 New Mexico 12 149 125 24 298 24.8
16 Texas Tech 12 115 161 20 296 24.7
16 UNLV 14 166 106 24 296 21.1
18 Mississippi 12 120 158 17 295 24.6
19 Arkansas 12 137 142 15 294 24.5
19 West Virginia 13 141 128 25 294 22.6
21 Iowa State 13 112 151 30 293 22.5
22 Tulane 14 147 119 25 291 20.8
23 Georgia 13 97 172 21 290 22.3
24 North Texas 12 83 172 32 287 23.9
25 LSU 12 74 183 29 286 23.8
25 Arizona State 13 140 125 21 286 22.0
27 UCF 12 162 103 18 283 23.6
27 Georgia Southern 13 109 139 35 283 21.8
29 South Alabama 13 131 134 16 281 21.6
30 USC 12 91 170 17 278 23.2
31 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 107 144 26 277 21.3
32 Washington State 12 112 138 24 274 22.8
33 Rutgers 12 121 120 32 273 22.8
33 TCU 12 93 163 17 273 22.8
35 Ohio State 13 112 149 11 272 20.9
35 California 13 92 155 25 272 20.9
37 Pittsburgh 12 82 151 38 271 22.6
38 Utah State 12 108 140 22 270 22.5
38 Notre Dame 13 124 123 23 270 20.8
38 Western Kentucky 14 89 161 20 270 19.3
41 James Madison 13 130 122 17 269 20.7
42 Oregon State 12 133 110 25 268 22.3
42 Baylor 12 114 134 20 268 22.3
44 BYU 12 116 133 18 267 22.3
45 Liberty 11 160 86 20 266 24.2
45 Army 13 208 42 16 266 20.5
47 Cincinnati 12 108 140 17 265 22.1
48 Arkansas State 12 106 134 24 264 22.0
48 East Carolina 12 100 142 22 264 22.0
50 North Carolina 12 118 119 26 263 21.9
51 Appalachian State 11 104 134 24 262 23.8
51 Nebraska 12 104 123 35 262 21.8
53 Louisville 12 103 138 20 261 21.8
53 Wake Forest 12 93 136 32 261 21.8
55 South Carolina 12 125 114 21 260 21.7
55 UAB 12 100 137 23 260 21.7
57 Kansas 12 133 108 17 258 21.5
57 Eastern Michigan 12 102 129 27 258 21.5
57 Maryland 12 75 157 26 258 21.5
57 Marshall 13 136 101 21 258 19.8
61 Georgia Tech 12 116 128 13 257 21.4
61 UTSA 12 88 146 23 257 21.4
63 Alabama 12 119 120 17 256 21.3
63 Colorado 12 61 166 29 256 21.3
65 Northern Illinois 12 127 105 23 255 21.3
65 Texas A&M 12 118 118 19 255 21.3
65 San Jose State 12 59 168 28 255 21.3
68 Missouri 12 130 106 17 253 21.1
68 Western Michigan 13 122 113 18 253 19.5
68 Nevada 13 114 117 22 253 19.5
71 Auburn 12 108 127 17 252 21.0
72 South Florida 12 102 120 28 250 20.8
72 Florida 13 113 119 18 250 19.2
74 Georgia State 12 83 142 24 249 20.8
74 Hawai'i 12 71 150 28 249 20.8
76 Connecticut 12 109 108 31 248 20.7
76 Washington 12 97 137 14 248 20.7
78 Tulsa 12 91 122 34 247 20.6
79 Oklahoma State 12 81 145 19 245 20.4
79 Sam Houston State 13 123 104 18 245 18.8
81 Troy 12 105 121 18 244 20.3
81 Mississippi State 12 94 122 28 244 20.3
83 Illinois 12 99 119 25 243 20.3
83 Ball State 12 86 134 23 243 20.3
85 Minnesota 12 83 132 27 242 20.2
86 Kansas State 12 120 110 11 241 20.1
86 North Carolina State 12 84 128 29 241 20.1
88 Toledo 12 79 130 31 240 20.0
89 Massachusetts 12 118 92 26 236 19.7
89 Old Dominion 12 116 106 14 236 19.7
89 Bowling Green 12 96 125 15 236 19.7
92 Florida Atlantic 12 102 112 20 234 19.5
92 Virginia 12 99 116 19 234 19.5
94 Kentucky 12 115 91 27 233 19.4
95 Virginia Tech 12 111 96 25 232 19.3
95 New Mexico State 12 111 87 34 232 19.3
97 Boston College 12 112 98 21 231 19.3
98 Fresno State 12 67 131 30 228 19.0
99 Michigan State 12 99 110 17 226 18.8
100 Wisconsin 12 104 98 23 225 18.8
101 Buffalo 12 108 98 17 223 18.6
101 Stanford 12 89 112 22 223 18.6
103 Louisiana Tech 12 89 119 14 222 18.5
103 San Diego State 12 83 114 25 222 18.5
103 Arizona 12 74 130 18 222 18.5
106 Oklahoma 12 108 88 24 220 18.3
106 Coastal Carolina 12 102 98 20 220 18.3
106 Rice 12 74 125 21 220 18.3
109 Middle Tennessee 12 57 137 24 218 18.2
109 Miami (Ohio) 13 74 127 17 218 16.8
111 Air Force 12 160 39 17 216 18.0
111 Central Michigan 12 105 83 28 216 18.0
111 Vanderbilt 12 96 99 21 216 18.0
111 Akron 12 74 117 25 216 18.0
111 UCLA 12 62 136 18 216 18.0
116 Florida International 12 77 119 19 215 17.9
117 Colorado State 12 96 102 16 214 17.8
118 Duke 12 59 126 27 212 17.7
119 Navy 12 143 57 10 210 17.5
120 Wyoming 12 86 97 25 208 17.3
121 Charlotte 12 77 104 25 206 17.2
122 UTEP 12 86 95 19 200 16.7
123 Iowa 12 109 75 15 199 16.6
123 Utah 12 81 103 15 199 16.6
125 Michigan 12 104 81 12 197 16.4
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