2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Mississippi 5 66 86 5 157 31.4
2 Syracuse 5 39 95 10 144 28.8
3 Arkansas 5 72 65 5 142 28.4
4 Miami (Florida) 5 52 78 8 138 27.6
5 Pittsburgh 5 56 66 15 137 27.4
6 Tennessee 5 68 63 2 133 26.6
7 USC 4 37 59 10 106 26.5
8 Texas State 5 47 69 12 128 25.6
9 Arizona State 4 57 36 9 102 25.5
9 Indiana 4 51 45 6 102 25.5
11 UCF 3 56 18 2 76 25.3
12 New Mexico 5 62 50 14 126 25.2
13 Missouri 5 60 57 8 125 25.0
13 Rutgers 4 50 41 9 100 25.0
13 Maryland 3 29 44 2 75 25.0
13 Baylor 3 22 43 10 75 25.0
17 Texas Tech 4 38 57 4 99 24.8
17 Wake Forest 4 29 56 14 99 24.8
19 San Jose State 6 35 91 21 147 24.5
19 Utah 2 19 25 5 49 24.5
21 Georgia Tech 5 47 65 10 122 24.4
22 West Virginia 4 46 41 10 97 24.3
22 Oregon 3 23 46 4 73 24.3
24 LSU 5 31 81 9 121 24.2
25 Georgia 5 43 69 8 120 24.0
26 South Carolina 5 67 49 3 119 23.8
26 Texas A&M 5 52 58 9 119 23.8
26 Nebraska 4 33 48 14 95 23.8
29 Appalachian State 3 25 40 6 71 23.7
30 Penn State 6 72 61 8 141 23.5
30 Boise State 6 65 67 9 141 23.5
30 Ohio State 6 57 77 7 141 23.5
30 UAB 4 42 44 8 94 23.5
34 Washington State 12 106 147 25 278 23.2
34 East Carolina 5 43 62 11 116 23.2
34 North Texas 5 25 77 14 116 23.2
37 Liberty 4 54 31 7 92 23.0
38 SMU 5 54 49 11 114 22.8
39 Oklahoma State 3 21 41 6 68 22.7
40 Texas 7 64 83 11 158 22.6
40 Northern Illinois 5 64 42 7 113 22.6
42 Washington 4 35 51 4 90 22.5
42 TCU 4 27 57 6 90 22.5
44 North Carolina 5 52 47 13 112 22.4
45 Kentucky 4 45 37 7 89 22.3
45 Central Michigan 4 33 45 11 89 22.3
45 Wisconsin 3 33 27 7 67 22.3
45 Cincinnati 3 25 41 1 67 22.3
49 Ohio 5 54 44 12 110 22.0
49 Clemson 5 45 58 7 110 22.0
49 South Alabama 5 44 59 7 110 22.0
49 BYU 3 22 39 5 66 22.0
53 Oregon State 11 123 96 22 241 21.9
54 Oklahoma 5 53 48 8 109 21.8
54 Louisville 5 50 53 6 109 21.8
54 Auburn 4 38 41 8 87 21.8
54 Georgia State 4 31 48 8 87 21.8
58 Georgia Southern 5 39 52 17 108 21.6
59 Alabama 5 55 44 8 107 21.4
60 South Florida 5 48 45 13 106 21.2
61 Minnesota 4 36 41 7 84 21.0
61 Eastern Michigan 4 32 38 14 84 21.0
61 Mississippi State 4 29 44 11 84 21.0
64 California 5 42 55 7 104 20.8
64 UTSA 5 42 55 7 104 20.8
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 42 53 9 104 20.8
64 Bowling Green 5 34 63 7 104 20.8
64 Tulsa 4 34 45 4 83 20.8
64 Illinois 4 34 42 7 83 20.8
70 Kansas State 3 37 24 1 62 20.7
71 James Madison 5 49 48 6 103 20.6
72 Connecticut 12 110 106 30 246 20.5
72 Iowa 4 39 36 7 82 20.5
72 Iowa State 4 33 40 9 82 20.5
75 Notre Dame 16 147 150 29 326 20.4
75 Vanderbilt 5 48 45 9 102 20.4
75 Florida 5 47 49 6 102 20.4
78 Army 4 62 9 10 81 20.3
78 Kansas 3 32 25 4 61 20.3
78 Northwestern 3 29 28 4 61 20.3
81 Memphis 5 38 50 13 101 20.2
82 Colorado 3 12 42 6 60 20.0
82 Arizona 2 16 20 4 40 20.0
84 Jacksonville State 5 42 46 11 99 19.8
84 Toledo 5 32 52 15 99 19.8
84 Virginia 4 41 32 6 79 19.8
84 Florida Atlantic 4 38 30 11 79 19.8
88 Hawai'i 5 25 65 8 98 19.6
89 Massachusetts 11 107 84 23 214 19.5
89 UNLV 6 70 39 8 117 19.5
91 Arkansas State 5 33 53 11 97 19.4
92 Marshall 4 38 33 6 77 19.3
92 Michigan State 3 26 28 4 58 19.3
94 Nevada 6 61 42 12 115 19.2
94 Coastal Carolina 5 44 39 13 96 19.2
96 Fresno State 6 34 66 14 114 19.0
97 Sam Houston State 5 45 40 9 94 18.8
97 Utah State 5 36 52 6 94 18.8
99 UCLA 3 10 40 6 56 18.7
100 Boston College 5 35 49 9 93 18.6
101 Troy 4 32 35 7 74 18.5
101 Stanford 4 28 37 9 74 18.5
103 Western Michigan 5 44 38 9 91 18.2
103 Tulane 5 41 41 9 91 18.2
103 Duke 5 19 63 9 91 18.2
106 North Carolina State 5 35 47 8 90 18.0
107 Florida International 4 23 42 6 71 17.8
108 San Diego State 5 31 46 11 88 17.6
109 Colorado State 6 47 49 8 104 17.3
109 Navy 4 42 22 5 69 17.3
109 New Mexico State 4 35 22 12 69 17.3
109 Ball State 4 25 38 6 69 17.3
109 Middle Tennessee 4 18 40 11 69 17.3
114 Virginia Tech 5 44 34 8 86 17.2
114 Miami (Ohio) 5 27 52 7 86 17.2
116 Western Kentucky 5 21 55 9 85 17.0
117 Florida State 4 25 35 5 65 16.3
118 Michigan 4 32 29 3 64 16.0
118 Houston 3 18 26 4 48 16.0
120 Air Force 5 54 19 6 79 15.8
120 Temple 4 26 35 2 63 15.8
122 Charlotte 4 18 39 5 62 15.5
123 Buffalo 5 42 30 5 77 15.4
124 Old Dominion 4 26 30 5 61 15.3
125 Purdue 3 24 20 1 45 15.0
126 Akron 4 24 28 7 59 14.8
126 UTEP 4 22 34 3 59 14.8
128 Wyoming 5 31 33 9 73 14.6
129 Southern Mississippi 4 18 32 8 58 14.5
130 Louisiana Tech 5 23 43 6 72 14.4
131 Rice 4 25 27 5 57 14.3
132 Louisiana-Monroe 4 28 17 6 51 12.8
133 Kennesaw State 4 22 22 6 50 12.5
134 Kent State 4 17 19 9 45 11.3