2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Notre Dame 13 124 123 23 270 20.8
2 Oregon State 11 123 96 22 241 21.9
3 Massachusetts 11 107 84 23 214 19.5
4 Washington State 11 100 131 23 254 23.1
5 Connecticut 11 98 99 29 226 20.5
6 UNLV 6 70 39 8 117 19.5
7 Tennessee 5 68 63 2 133 26.6
8 New Mexico 5 62 50 14 126 25.2
9 Nevada 6 61 42 12 115 19.2
10 Arkansas 4 60 57 5 122 30.5
11 South Carolina 4 58 38 3 99 24.8
11 Boise State 5 58 53 6 117 23.4
13 Mississippi 4 57 68 5 130 32.5
14 UCF 3 56 18 2 76 25.3
15 Texas 5 54 60 7 121 24.2
15 Northern Illinois 4 54 32 3 89 22.3
15 Ohio 5 54 44 12 110 22.0
15 Air Force 5 54 19 6 79 15.8
19 Missouri 4 53 43 6 102 25.5
19 SMU 5 53 49 11 113 22.6
21 Indiana 4 51 45 6 102 25.5
21 Penn State 4 51 46 3 100 25.0
23 Liberty 3 49 27 5 81 27.0
23 James Madison 5 49 48 6 103 20.6
25 Alabama 4 48 37 7 92 23.0
26 Florida 5 47 49 6 102 20.4
27 West Virginia 4 46 41 10 97 24.3
28 North Carolina 4 45 44 13 102 25.5
28 Kentucky 4 45 37 7 89 22.3
28 Clemson 5 45 58 7 110 22.0
28 Sam Houston State 5 45 40 9 94 18.8
32 Texas A&M 4 44 44 7 95 23.8
32 South Florida 4 44 35 12 91 22.8
32 South Alabama 5 44 59 7 110 22.0
32 Western Michigan 5 44 38 9 91 18.2
36 Louisville 4 43 45 6 94 23.5
37 Rutgers 3 42 30 8 80 26.7
37 Arizona State 3 42 26 5 73 24.3
37 UAB 4 42 44 8 94 23.5
37 California 5 42 55 7 104 20.8
37 Jacksonville State 5 42 46 11 99 19.8
42 Ohio State 4 41 55 5 101 25.3
42 Oklahoma 4 41 36 5 82 20.5
42 Virginia 4 41 32 6 79 19.8
42 Tulane 5 41 41 9 91 18.2
46 Virginia Tech 4 40 29 8 77 19.3
46 Army 3 40 7 8 55 18.3
46 Colorado State 5 40 38 7 85 17.0
49 Georgia Southern 5 39 52 17 108 21.6
49 Vanderbilt 4 39 38 5 82 20.5
51 Georgia 4 38 60 6 104 26.0
51 Auburn 4 38 41 8 87 21.8
51 Memphis 5 38 50 13 101 20.2
51 Florida Atlantic 4 38 30 11 79 19.8
51 Marshall 4 38 33 6 77 19.3
56 Miami (Florida) 4 37 70 7 114 28.5
56 Texas State 4 37 56 9 102 25.5
56 Georgia Tech 4 37 55 6 98 24.5
56 Coastal Carolina 4 37 34 10 81 20.3
56 Navy 3 37 17 4 58 19.3
61 Pittsburgh 4 36 59 12 107 26.8
61 Utah State 5 36 52 6 94 18.8
63 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 35 47 9 91 22.8
63 New Mexico State 4 35 22 12 69 17.3
65 Tulsa 4 34 45 4 83 20.8
66 Central Michigan 4 33 45 11 89 22.3
66 Wisconsin 3 33 27 7 67 22.3
68 Eastern Michigan 4 32 38 14 84 21.0
68 UTSA 4 32 43 6 81 20.3
68 Kansas 3 32 25 4 61 20.3
68 Troy 4 32 35 7 74 18.5
68 Boston College 4 32 35 6 73 18.3
73 Georgia State 4 31 48 8 87 21.8
73 Iowa 3 31 29 4 64 21.3
73 Bowling Green 4 31 46 5 82 20.5
73 San Diego State 5 31 46 11 88 17.6
73 Wyoming 5 31 33 9 73 14.6
78 East Carolina 4 30 53 11 94 23.5
78 Toledo 4 30 38 14 82 20.5
78 Buffalo 4 30 25 4 59 14.8
81 Syracuse 4 29 79 8 116 29.0
81 Texas Tech 3 29 44 3 76 25.3
81 Maryland 3 29 44 2 75 25.0
81 Wake Forest 4 29 56 14 99 24.8
81 Mississippi State 4 29 44 11 84 21.0
81 Northwestern 3 29 28 4 61 20.3
87 USC 3 28 47 6 81 27.0
87 Nebraska 3 28 34 12 74 24.7
87 Washington 3 28 38 3 69 23.0
87 Fresno State 5 28 56 13 97 19.4
87 Stanford 4 28 37 9 74 18.5
87 Louisiana-Monroe 4 28 17 6 51 12.8
93 LSU 4 26 67 8 101 25.3
93 Arkansas State 4 26 43 8 77 19.3
93 Michigan State 3 26 28 4 58 19.3
93 Michigan 3 26 24 1 51 17.0
93 Temple 4 26 35 2 63 15.8
93 Old Dominion 4 26 30 5 61 15.3
99 Appalachian State 3 25 40 6 71 23.7
99 Cincinnati 3 25 41 1 67 22.3
99 Minnesota 3 25 30 6 61 20.3
99 Hawai'i 5 25 65 8 98 19.6
99 Ball State 4 25 38 6 69 17.3
99 Florida State 4 25 35 5 65 16.3
99 Rice 4 25 27 5 57 14.3
106 Kansas State 2 24 14 1 39 19.5
106 North Carolina State 4 24 38 7 69 17.3
106 Purdue 3 24 20 1 45 15.0
106 Akron 4 24 28 7 59 14.8
110 Oregon 3 23 46 4 73 24.3
110 San Jose State 5 23 79 16 118 23.6
110 Illinois 3 23 34 4 61 20.3
110 Iowa State 3 23 31 4 58 19.3
110 Florida International 4 23 42 6 71 17.8
115 BYU 3 22 39 5 66 22.0
115 UTEP 4 22 34 3 59 14.8
115 Kennesaw State 4 22 22 6 50 12.5
118 North Texas 4 21 61 12 94 23.5
118 Oklahoma State 3 21 41 6 68 22.7
118 Western Kentucky 5 21 55 9 85 17.0
121 TCU 3 20 45 5 70 23.3
122 Utah 2 19 25 5 49 24.5
122 Louisiana Tech 4 19 36 6 61 15.3
124 Baylor 2 18 20 6 44 22.0
124 Duke 4 18 48 8 74 18.5
124 Middle Tennessee 4 18 40 11 69 17.3
124 Miami (Ohio) 4 18 43 7 68 17.0
124 Houston 3 18 26 4 48 16.0
124 Charlotte 4 18 39 5 62 15.5
124 Southern Mississippi 4 18 32 8 58 14.5
131 Kent State 4 17 19 9 45 11.3
132 Arizona 2 16 20 4 40 20.0
133 Colorado 3 12 42 6 60 20.0
134 UCLA 3 10 40 6 56 18.7