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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Washington State 12 106 147 25 278 23.2
2 Notre Dame 14 132 128 24 284 20.3
3 Connecticut 12 110 106 30 246 20.5
4 Oregon State 11 123 96 22 241 21.9
5 Syracuse 5 39 95 10 144 28.8
6 San Jose State 6 35 91 21 147 24.5
7 Mississippi 5 66 86 5 157 31.4
8 Massachusetts 11 107 84 23 214 19.5
9 LSU 5 31 81 9 121 24.2
10 Miami (Florida) 5 52 78 8 138 27.6
11 Texas 6 57 73 8 138 23.0
12 Georgia 5 43 69 8 120 24.0
13 Boise State 6 65 67 9 141 23.5
14 Pittsburgh 5 56 66 15 137 27.4
14 Fresno State 6 34 66 14 114 19.0
16 Arkansas 5 72 65 5 142 28.4
16 Georgia Tech 5 47 65 10 122 24.4
16 Hawai'i 5 25 65 8 98 19.6
19 Tennessee 5 68 63 2 133 26.6
19 Bowling Green 5 34 63 7 104 20.8
19 Duke 5 19 63 9 91 18.2
22 East Carolina 5 43 62 11 116 23.2
23 North Texas 4 21 61 12 94 23.5
24 USC 4 37 59 10 106 26.5
24 South Alabama 5 44 59 7 110 22.0
26 Texas A&M 5 52 58 9 119 23.8
26 Clemson 5 45 58 7 110 22.0
28 Missouri 5 60 57 8 125 25.0
28 Texas Tech 4 38 57 4 99 24.8
28 TCU 4 27 57 6 90 22.5
31 Texas State 4 37 56 9 102 25.5
31 Wake Forest 4 29 56 14 99 24.8
33 Ohio State 4 41 55 5 101 25.3
33 California 5 42 55 7 104 20.8
33 UTSA 5 42 55 7 104 20.8
33 Western Kentucky 5 21 55 9 85 17.0
37 Penn State 5 61 54 6 121 24.2
38 Louisville 5 50 53 6 109 21.8
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 42 53 9 104 20.8
38 Arkansas State 5 33 53 11 97 19.4
41 Georgia Southern 5 39 52 17 108 21.6
41 Toledo 5 32 52 15 99 19.8
41 Utah State 5 36 52 6 94 18.8
41 Miami (Ohio) 5 27 52 7 86 17.2
45 Washington 4 35 51 4 90 22.5
46 New Mexico 5 62 50 14 126 25.2
46 Memphis 5 38 50 13 101 20.2
48 South Carolina 5 67 49 3 119 23.8
48 SMU 5 53 49 11 113 22.6
48 Florida 5 47 49 6 102 20.4
48 Boston College 5 35 49 9 93 18.6
48 Colorado State 6 47 49 8 104 17.3
53 Nebraska 4 33 48 14 95 23.8
53 Oklahoma 5 53 48 8 109 21.8
53 Georgia State 4 31 48 8 87 21.8
53 James Madison 5 49 48 6 103 20.6
57 North Carolina 5 52 47 13 112 22.4
57 North Carolina State 5 35 47 8 90 18.0
59 Oregon 3 23 46 4 73 24.3
59 Jacksonville State 5 42 46 11 99 19.8
59 San Diego State 5 31 46 11 88 17.6
62 Indiana 4 51 45 6 102 25.5
62 Central Michigan 4 33 45 11 89 22.3
62 South Florida 5 48 45 13 106 21.2
62 Tulsa 4 34 45 4 83 20.8
62 Vanderbilt 5 48 45 9 102 20.4
67 Maryland 3 29 44 2 75 25.0
67 UAB 4 42 44 8 94 23.5
67 Ohio 5 54 44 12 110 22.0
67 Alabama 5 55 44 8 107 21.4
67 Mississippi State 4 29 44 11 84 21.0
72 Baylor 3 22 43 10 75 25.0
72 Louisiana Tech 5 23 43 6 72 14.4
74 Northern Illinois 5 64 42 7 113 22.6
74 Illinois 4 34 42 7 83 20.8
74 Colorado 3 12 42 6 60 20.0
74 Nevada 6 61 42 12 115 19.2
74 Florida International 4 23 42 6 71 17.8
79 Rutgers 4 50 41 9 100 25.0
79 West Virginia 4 46 41 10 97 24.3
79 Oklahoma State 3 21 41 6 68 22.7
79 Cincinnati 3 25 41 1 67 22.3
79 Auburn 4 38 41 8 87 21.8
79 Tulane 5 41 41 9 91 18.2
85 Appalachian State 3 25 40 6 71 23.7
85 Iowa State 4 33 40 9 82 20.5
85 Sam Houston State 5 45 40 9 94 18.8
85 UCLA 3 10 40 6 56 18.7
85 Middle Tennessee 4 18 40 11 69 17.3
90 BYU 3 22 39 5 66 22.0
90 UNLV 6 70 39 8 117 19.5
90 Coastal Carolina 5 44 39 13 96 19.2
90 Charlotte 4 18 39 5 62 15.5
94 Eastern Michigan 4 32 38 14 84 21.0
94 Western Michigan 5 44 38 9 91 18.2
94 Ball State 4 25 38 6 69 17.3
97 Kentucky 4 45 37 7 89 22.3
97 Stanford 4 28 37 9 74 18.5
99 Arizona State 4 57 36 9 102 25.5
99 Iowa 4 39 36 7 82 20.5
101 Troy 4 32 35 7 74 18.5
101 Florida State 4 25 35 5 65 16.3
101 Temple 4 26 35 2 63 15.8
104 UTEP 4 22 34 3 59 14.8
105 Marshall 4 38 33 6 77 19.3
105 Wyoming 5 31 33 9 73 14.6
107 Virginia 4 41 32 6 79 19.8
107 Southern Mississippi 4 18 32 8 58 14.5
109 Minnesota 3 25 30 6 61 20.3
109 Florida Atlantic 4 38 30 11 79 19.8
109 Old Dominion 4 26 30 5 61 15.3
112 Virginia Tech 4 40 29 8 77 19.3
112 Michigan 4 32 29 3 64 16.0
114 Northwestern 3 29 28 4 61 20.3
114 Michigan State 3 26 28 4 58 19.3
114 Akron 4 24 28 7 59 14.8
117 Liberty 3 49 27 5 81 27.0
117 Wisconsin 3 33 27 7 67 22.3
117 Rice 4 25 27 5 57 14.3
120 Houston 3 18 26 4 48 16.0
121 Utah 2 19 25 5 49 24.5
121 Kansas 3 32 25 4 61 20.3
121 Buffalo 4 30 25 4 59 14.8
124 Kansas State 3 37 24 1 62 20.7
125 Navy 4 42 22 5 69 17.3
125 New Mexico State 4 35 22 12 69 17.3
125 Kennesaw State 4 22 22 6 50 12.5
128 Arizona 2 16 20 4 40 20.0
128 Purdue 3 24 20 1 45 15.0
130 Air Force 5 54 19 6 79 15.8
130 Kent State 4 17 19 9 45 11.3
132 UCF 3 56 18 2 76 25.3
133 Louisiana-Monroe 4 28 17 6 51 12.8
134 Army 4 62 9 10 81 20.3