2024 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Syracuse 13 84 231 23 338 26.0
2 LSU 13 79 197 30 306 23.5
3 Miami (Florida) 13 134 194 23 351 27.0
4 North Texas 13 87 188 34 309 23.8
4 Texas 16 138 188 28 354 22.1
6 Ohio State 16 135 183 14 332 20.8
7 USC 13 100 182 21 303 23.3
8 Georgia 14 102 181 23 306 21.9
9 San Jose State 13 71 180 33 284 21.8
10 Penn State 16 168 177 22 367 22.9
11 Mississippi 13 129 176 17 322 24.8
12 Oregon 14 127 175 21 323 23.1
12 TCU 13 100 175 18 293 22.5
14 Texas Tech 13 124 174 21 319 24.5
15 Colorado 13 63 171 31 265 20.4
16 Clemson 14 139 170 28 337 24.1
17 Texas State 13 157 161 21 339 26.1
17 Western Kentucky 14 89 161 20 270 19.3
19 Iowa State 14 122 160 35 317 22.6
20 SMU 14 133 159 27 319 22.8
21 Pittsburgh 13 102 158 41 301 23.2
21 UTSA 13 98 158 24 280 21.5
23 Baylor 13 118 157 24 299 23.0
23 Maryland 12 75 157 26 258 21.5
25 Indiana 13 130 155 21 306 23.5
25 California 13 92 155 25 272 20.9
27 Boise State 14 152 154 22 328 23.4
27 Washington State 13 118 154 26 298 22.9
29 East Carolina 13 113 151 22 286 22.0
30 Arkansas 13 149 150 15 314 24.2
30 Memphis 13 122 150 28 300 23.1
30 Hawai'i 12 71 150 28 249 20.8
30 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 114 150 26 290 20.7
30 Washington 13 104 150 15 269 20.7
30 Notre Dame 16 147 150 29 326 20.4
36 Louisville 13 110 146 20 276 21.2
37 Oklahoma State 12 81 145 19 245 20.4
38 Arkansas State 13 113 144 27 284 21.8
38 Toledo 13 81 144 32 257 19.8
40 Minnesota 13 94 143 28 265 20.4
41 Georgia State 12 83 142 24 249 20.8
41 Bowling Green 13 99 142 17 258 19.8
43 BYU 13 127 141 21 289 22.2
43 Fresno State 13 73 141 31 245 18.8
43 Duke 13 60 141 28 229 17.6
46 Utah State 12 108 140 22 270 22.5
46 Cincinnati 12 108 140 17 265 22.1
48 Georgia Southern 13 109 139 35 283 21.8
49 Georgia Tech 13 126 138 17 281 21.6
50 Nebraska 13 109 137 37 283 21.8
50 UAB 12 100 137 23 260 21.7
50 North Carolina State 13 95 137 30 262 20.2
50 Middle Tennessee 12 57 137 24 218 18.2
54 Wake Forest 12 93 136 32 261 21.8
54 UCLA 12 62 136 18 216 18.0
54 Miami (Ohio) 14 83 136 17 236 16.9
57 Tennessee 13 151 135 18 304 23.4
57 Arizona State 14 155 135 25 315 22.5
59 Appalachian State 11 104 134 24 262 23.8
59 South Alabama 13 131 134 16 281 21.6
59 Ball State 12 86 134 23 243 20.3
62 Texas A&M 13 126 132 21 279 21.5
63 Rutgers 13 129 131 33 293 22.5
64 South Florida 13 106 130 29 265 20.4
64 Arizona 12 74 130 18 222 18.5
66 Eastern Michigan 12 102 129 27 258 21.5
67 West Virginia 13 141 128 25 294 22.6
68 Auburn 12 108 127 17 252 21.0
68 Alabama 13 126 127 18 271 20.8
68 Illinois 13 110 127 28 265 20.4
71 Louisiana Tech 13 93 126 14 233 17.9
72 New Mexico 12 149 125 24 298 24.8
72 South Carolina 13 134 125 21 280 21.5
72 Rice 12 74 125 21 220 18.3
75 Ohio 14 156 122 30 308 22.0
75 North Carolina 13 125 122 26 273 21.0
75 James Madison 13 130 122 17 269 20.7
75 Tulsa 12 91 122 34 247 20.6
75 Mississippi State 12 94 122 28 244 20.3
80 Troy 12 105 121 18 244 20.3
81 Missouri 13 137 120 19 276 21.2
81 Kansas State 13 133 120 11 264 20.3
83 Tulane 14 147 119 25 291 20.8
83 Florida 13 113 119 18 250 19.2
83 Florida International 12 77 119 19 215 17.9
86 Nevada 13 114 117 22 253 19.5
86 Akron 12 74 117 25 216 18.0
88 Virginia 12 99 116 19 234 19.5
88 Temple 12 55 116 16 187 15.6
90 Northern Illinois 13 137 115 27 279 21.5
90 Connecticut 13 121 115 32 268 20.6
92 San Diego State 12 83 114 25 222 18.5
93 Western Michigan 13 122 113 18 253 19.5
93 Colorado State 13 103 113 17 233 17.9
95 Florida Atlantic 12 102 112 20 234 19.5
95 Boston College 13 115 112 24 251 19.3
95 Stanford 12 89 112 22 223 18.6
98 Oregon State 12 133 110 25 268 22.3
98 Michigan State 12 99 110 17 226 18.8
100 Kansas 12 133 108 17 258 21.5
101 Jacksonville State 14 179 106 33 318 22.7
101 UNLV 14 166 106 24 296 21.1
101 Old Dominion 12 116 106 14 236 19.7
101 Vanderbilt 13 105 106 25 236 18.2
105 Sam Houston State 13 123 104 18 245 18.8
105 Charlotte 12 77 104 25 206 17.2
107 UCF 12 162 103 18 283 23.6
107 Buffalo 13 120 103 18 241 18.5
107 Coastal Carolina 13 109 103 23 235 18.1
107 Utah 12 81 103 15 199 16.6
107 Florida State 12 64 103 15 182 15.2
112 Marshall 13 136 101 21 258 19.8
112 Virginia Tech 13 115 101 25 241 18.5
114 Oklahoma 13 120 100 27 247 19.0
114 Northwestern 12 76 100 16 192 16.0
116 Purdue 12 65 99 11 175 14.6
117 Wisconsin 12 104 98 23 225 18.8
118 Wyoming 12 86 97 25 208 17.3
119 UTEP 12 86 95 19 200 16.7
120 Massachusetts 12 118 92 26 236 19.7
121 Kentucky 12 115 91 27 233 19.4
122 Liberty 12 165 90 22 277 23.1
123 New Mexico State 12 111 87 34 232 19.3
124 Michigan 13 110 86 14 210 16.2
125 Central Michigan 12 105 83 28 216 18.0
126 Iowa 13 117 82 18 217 16.7
127 Houston 12 88 77 16 181 15.1
128 Southern Mississippi 12 84 75 26 185 15.4
129 Kennesaw State 12 79 70 15 164 13.7
129 Kent State 12 61 70 25 156 13.0
131 Louisiana-Monroe 12 99 67 19 185 15.4
132 Navy 13 148 62 11 221 17.0
133 Army 14 230 44 18 292 20.9
134 Air Force 12 160 39 17 216 18.0