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

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