2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 11/23/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Washington State 10 95 121 23 239 23.9
2 Notre Dame 11 105 103 19 227 20.6
3 Connecticut 11 98 99 29 226 20.5
4 Oregon State 10 121 86 21 228 22.8
5 Massachusetts 11 107 84 23 214 19.5
6 Syracuse 4 29 79 8 116 29.0
7 Miami (Florida) 4 37 70 7 114 28.5
8 Mississippi 4 57 68 5 130 32.5
9 LSU 4 26 67 8 101 25.3
10 Hawai'i 5 25 65 8 98 19.6
11 North Texas 4 21 61 12 94 23.5
12 Tennessee 4 56 59 1 116 29.0
12 Pittsburgh 4 36 59 12 107 26.8
12 San Jose State 4 17 59 12 88 22.0
15 Arkansas 4 60 57 5 122 30.5
16 Texas State 4 37 56 9 102 25.5
16 Wake Forest 4 29 56 14 99 24.8
18 East Carolina 4 30 53 11 94 23.5
19 Utah State 5 36 52 6 94 18.8
20 New Mexico 5 62 50 14 126 25.2
20 Texas 4 41 50 4 95 23.8
22 South Alabama 4 30 49 6 85 21.3
23 Georgia State 4 31 48 8 87 21.8
23 Duke 4 18 48 8 74 18.5
25 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 35 47 9 91 22.8
26 Oregon 3 23 46 4 73 24.3
26 California 4 31 46 6 83 20.8
26 Bowling Green 4 31 46 5 82 20.5
26 Fresno State 4 26 46 10 82 20.5
26 San Diego State 5 31 46 11 88 17.6
31 TCU 3 20 45 5 70 23.3
31 Central Michigan 4 33 45 11 89 22.3
31 Tulsa 4 34 45 4 83 20.8
34 North Carolina 4 45 44 13 102 25.5
34 Texas Tech 3 29 44 3 76 25.3
34 Maryland 3 29 44 2 75 25.0
34 Texas A&M 4 44 44 7 95 23.8
34 UAB 4 42 44 8 94 23.5
34 Mississippi State 4 29 44 11 84 21.0
34 Western Kentucky 4 18 44 9 71 17.8
41 Georgia 3 33 43 4 80 26.7
41 Missouri 4 53 43 6 102 25.5
41 UTSA 4 32 43 6 81 20.3
41 Arkansas State 4 26 43 8 77 19.3
41 Miami (Ohio) 4 18 43 7 68 17.0
46 Colorado 3 12 42 6 60 20.0
46 Nevada 6 61 42 12 115 19.2
46 Florida International 4 23 42 6 71 17.8
49 Ohio State 3 33 41 3 77 25.7
49 Georgia Tech 3 25 41 4 70 23.3
49 Oklahoma State 3 21 41 6 68 22.7
49 Boise State 4 44 41 5 90 22.5
49 Cincinnati 3 25 41 1 67 22.3
49 Auburn 4 38 41 8 87 21.8
49 Georgia Southern 4 27 41 17 85 21.3
49 James Madison 4 38 41 5 84 21.0
57 Penn State 3 40 40 2 82 27.3
57 Louisville 3 28 40 3 71 23.7
57 Appalachian State 3 25 40 6 71 23.7
57 Memphis 4 31 40 12 83 20.8
57 Middle Tennessee 4 18 40 11 69 17.3
62 BYU 3 22 39 5 66 22.0
62 Charlotte 4 18 39 5 62 15.5
64 SMU 4 47 38 7 92 23.0
64 Washington 3 28 38 3 69 23.0
64 Eastern Michigan 4 32 38 14 84 21.0
64 Vanderbilt 4 39 38 5 82 20.5
64 Toledo 4 30 38 14 82 20.5
64 Ball State 4 25 38 6 69 17.3
64 North Carolina State 4 24 38 7 69 17.3
64 Colorado State 5 40 38 7 85 17.0
72 Alabama 4 48 37 7 92 23.0
72 Jacksonville State 4 34 37 10 81 20.3
74 UNLV 5 61 36 8 105 21.0
74 Oklahoma 4 41 36 5 82 20.5
74 Tulane 4 37 36 7 80 20.0
74 Louisiana Tech 4 19 36 6 61 15.3
78 Indiana 3 45 35 5 85 28.3
78 South Florida 4 44 35 12 91 22.8
78 Troy 4 32 35 7 74 18.5
78 Boston College 4 32 35 6 73 18.3
78 Temple 4 26 35 2 63 15.8
83 Kentucky 3 36 34 6 76 25.3
83 Nebraska 3 28 34 12 74 24.7
83 Coastal Carolina 4 37 34 10 81 20.3
83 Illinois 3 23 34 4 61 20.3
83 UTEP 4 22 34 3 59 14.8
88 Clemson 3 30 33 5 68 22.7
88 Ohio 4 41 33 8 82 20.5
88 Marshall 4 38 33 6 77 19.3
91 Northern Illinois 4 54 32 3 89 22.3
91 Virginia 4 41 32 6 79 19.8
91 Southern Mississippi 4 18 32 8 58 14.5
94 South Carolina 3 45 31 3 79 26.3
94 USC 2 17 31 4 52 26.0
94 Iowa State 3 23 31 4 58 19.3
97 Rutgers 3 42 30 8 80 26.7
97 Minnesota 3 25 30 6 61 20.3
97 Sam Houston State 4 42 30 7 79 19.8
97 Florida Atlantic 4 38 30 11 79 19.8
97 Florida 3 23 30 5 58 19.3
97 Old Dominion 4 26 30 5 61 15.3
103 Iowa 3 31 29 4 64 21.3
103 Virginia Tech 4 40 29 8 77 19.3
103 Western Michigan 4 36 29 5 70 17.5
106 Northwestern 3 29 28 4 61 20.3
106 Michigan State 3 26 28 4 58 19.3
106 Akron 4 24 28 7 59 14.8
109 Liberty 3 49 27 5 81 27.0
109 West Virginia 3 36 27 9 72 24.0
109 Wisconsin 3 33 27 7 67 22.3
109 Rice 4 25 27 5 57 14.3
113 Arizona State 3 42 26 5 73 24.3
113 Houston 3 18 26 4 48 16.0
115 Utah 2 19 25 5 49 24.5
115 Kansas 3 32 25 4 61 20.3
115 Stanford 3 21 25 7 53 17.7
115 Florida State 3 18 25 2 45 15.0
115 Buffalo 4 30 25 4 59 14.8
120 UCLA 2 7 24 5 36 18.0
120 Michigan 3 26 24 1 51 17.0
122 New Mexico State 4 35 22 12 69 17.3
122 Wyoming 4 22 22 7 51 12.8
122 Kennesaw State 4 22 22 6 50 12.5
125 Baylor 2 18 20 6 44 22.0
125 Arizona 2 16 20 4 40 20.0
125 Purdue 3 24 20 1 45 15.0
128 Air Force 5 54 19 6 79 15.8
128 Kent State 4 17 19 9 45 11.3
130 UCF 3 56 18 2 76 25.3
131 Navy 3 37 17 4 58 19.3
131 Louisiana-Monroe 4 28 17 6 51 12.8
133 Kansas State 2 24 14 1 39 19.5
134 Army 3 40 7 8 55 18.3