2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Oregon State 1 10 14 3 27 27.0
2 Miami (Florida) 8 82 116 15 213 26.6
3 Texas State 8 110 92 9 211 26.4
4 Clemson 9 94 112 21 227 25.2
5 Utah State 7 72 88 16 176 25.1
6 Memphis 8 84 100 15 199 24.9
7 New Mexico 7 87 75 10 172 24.6
8 Texas Tech 9 86 117 17 220 24.4
9 Jacksonville State 9 137 60 22 219 24.3
9 Syracuse 8 45 136 13 194 24.3
11 North Texas 8 62 111 20 193 24.1
12 Appalachian State 8 79 94 18 191 23.9
13 Iowa State 10 89 120 26 235 23.5
14 Boise State 8 87 87 13 187 23.4
14 Arkansas State 8 80 91 16 187 23.4
16 Liberty 8 111 59 15 185 23.1
16 LSU 8 48 116 21 185 23.1
18 UCF 9 106 85 16 207 23.0
19 SMU 9 79 110 16 205 22.8
20 Oregon 11 104 129 17 250 22.7
20 Indiana 9 79 110 15 204 22.7
22 Penn State 10 96 116 14 226 22.6
22 TCU 9 73 118 12 203 22.6
24 Baylor 10 96 114 14 224 22.4
24 UNLV 8 96 67 16 179 22.4
26 BYU 10 105 102 16 223 22.3
27 Tulane 9 106 78 16 200 22.2
28 Ohio 9 102 78 18 198 22.0
28 Cincinnati 9 83 99 16 198 22.0
28 UTSA 8 56 103 17 176 22.0
28 Connecticut 1 11 9 2 22 22.0
28 Massachusetts 1 11 8 3 22 22.0
33 Kansas 9 101 83 13 197 21.9
33 West Virginia 9 95 87 15 197 21.9
33 USC 9 63 123 11 197 21.9
33 Old Dominion 8 90 76 9 175 21.9
33 Georgia Southern 8 70 87 18 175 21.9
38 Texas 9 74 105 17 196 21.8
38 Eastern Michigan 8 70 91 13 174 21.8
38 Ball State 8 61 96 17 174 21.8
41 Hawai'i 7 46 85 20 151 21.6
42 Arkansas 8 77 85 10 172 21.5
42 North Carolina State 8 60 90 22 172 21.5
44 Rutgers 9 79 90 24 193 21.4
44 South Alabama 8 87 75 9 171 21.4
44 Tennessee 8 83 72 16 171 21.4
47 Arizona State 10 98 99 16 213 21.3
47 Troy 8 73 86 11 170 21.3
47 East Carolina 8 70 89 11 170 21.3
50 Army 10 168 35 8 211 21.1
51 California 8 50 100 18 168 21.0
52 Nebraska 9 76 89 23 188 20.9
52 Louisville 8 60 93 14 167 20.9
54 James Madison 8 81 74 11 166 20.8
54 Northern Illinois 8 73 73 20 166 20.8
54 UAB 8 58 93 15 166 20.8
57 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 72 97 17 186 20.7
57 Georgia 9 59 112 15 186 20.7
59 Western Kentucky 9 68 106 11 185 20.6
59 Auburn 8 70 86 9 165 20.6
59 Mississippi 8 63 90 12 165 20.6
62 Colorado 10 51 129 25 205 20.5
62 Buffalo 8 78 73 13 164 20.5
62 Alabama 8 71 83 10 164 20.5
62 Tulsa 8 57 77 30 164 20.5
62 Pittsburgh 8 46 92 26 164 20.5
67 New Mexico State 8 76 65 22 163 20.4
67 Rice 8 49 98 16 163 20.4
69 Maryland 9 46 113 24 183 20.3
69 Western Michigan 8 78 75 9 162 20.3
69 Wake Forest 8 64 80 18 162 20.3
69 Georgia State 8 52 94 16 162 20.3
73 Kansas State 10 96 96 10 202 20.2
73 Illinois 9 76 85 21 182 20.2
75 Marshall 9 98 68 15 181 20.1
75 Minnesota 9 58 102 21 181 20.1
75 North Carolina 8 73 75 13 161 20.1
75 Louisiana Tech 8 70 83 8 161 20.1
75 South Carolina 8 67 76 18 161 20.1
80 Texas A&M 8 74 74 12 160 20.0
80 Mississippi State 8 65 78 17 160 20.0
80 Washington State 1 12 7 1 20 20.0
83 Washington 9 69 99 11 179 19.9
83 Georgia Tech 8 79 73 7 159 19.9
83 South Florida 8 58 85 16 159 19.9
86 Boston College 8 80 63 15 158 19.8
86 Toledo 8 49 92 17 158 19.8
88 Oklahoma State 9 60 104 13 177 19.7
88 Nevada 7 53 75 10 138 19.7
90 Akron 8 50 89 18 157 19.6
90 Air Force 7 106 20 11 137 19.6
90 San Jose State 7 36 89 12 137 19.6
93 Virginia Tech 8 71 67 17 155 19.4
93 Florida Atlantic 8 64 82 9 155 19.4
93 Virginia 8 58 84 13 155 19.4
96 Bowling Green 8 65 79 10 154 19.3
96 Wyoming 7 55 64 16 135 19.3
98 Ohio State 10 78 106 7 191 19.1
98 San Diego State 7 52 68 14 134 19.1
100 Sam Houston State 8 78 64 9 151 18.9
100 Missouri 8 77 63 11 151 18.9
102 Michigan State 9 73 82 13 168 18.7
102 Fresno State 7 39 75 17 131 18.7
104 Stanford 8 61 75 13 149 18.6
104 Middle Tennessee 8 39 97 13 149 18.6
106 Florida 8 66 70 12 148 18.5
107 Colorado State 7 56 64 9 129 18.4
108 Arizona 10 58 110 14 182 18.2
109 Kentucky 8 70 54 20 144 18.0
109 Charlotte 8 59 65 20 144 18.0
109 Florida International 8 54 77 13 144 18.0
112 UCLA 9 52 96 12 160 17.8
113 Wisconsin 9 71 71 16 158 17.6
113 UTEP 8 64 61 16 141 17.6
115 Coastal Carolina 8 65 64 10 139 17.4
116 Oklahoma 8 67 52 19 138 17.3
116 Duke 8 41 78 19 138 17.3
118 Navy 9 106 40 6 152 16.9
119 Louisiana-Monroe 8 71 50 13 134 16.8
119 Vanderbilt 8 57 61 16 134 16.8
121 Miami (Ohio) 9 56 84 10 150 16.7
122 Michigan 9 78 57 11 146 16.2
123 Central Michigan 8 72 38 17 127 15.9
123 Southern Mississippi 8 66 43 18 127 15.9
125 Temple 8 29 81 14 124 15.5
126 Utah 10 62 78 10 150 15.0
126 Iowa 9 78 46 11 135 15.0
128 Houston 9 70 51 12 133 14.8
129 Northwestern 9 47 72 12 131 14.6
129 Florida State 8 39 68 10 117 14.6
131 Purdue 9 41 79 10 130 14.4
132 Kennesaw State 8 57 48 9 114 14.3
133 Kent State 8 44 51 16 111 13.9