2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Syracuse 8 54 144 16 214 26.8
2 New Mexico 2 27 21 4 52 26.0
3 Texas State 6 66 78 10 154 25.7
4 Memphis 4 34 59 9 102 25.5
5 Miami (Florida) 7 68 96 13 177 25.3
6 Appalachian State 7 63 93 16 172 24.6
7 Texas Tech 7 64 93 14 171 24.4
8 Ohio 7 84 67 17 168 24.0
9 North Texas 8 49 118 24 191 23.9
10 LSU 10 58 157 22 237 23.7
10 Baylor 6 47 85 10 142 23.7
12 Mississippi 7 63 92 10 165 23.6
13 Washington State 4 40 50 4 94 23.5
14 West Virginia 7 72 75 16 163 23.3
14 Pittsburgh 6 47 72 21 140 23.3
16 UCF 7 93 59 9 161 23.0
17 SMU 8 78 85 19 182 22.8
17 Rutgers 5 43 58 13 114 22.8
19 Iowa State 7 66 73 20 159 22.7
20 Oregon State 6 52 67 16 135 22.5
21 USC 8 56 107 15 178 22.3
22 Arizona State 6 55 63 15 133 22.2
22 Liberty 5 66 36 9 111 22.2
24 Louisville 8 65 96 15 176 22.0
24 Oklahoma State 8 56 103 17 176 22.0
24 Boise State 7 69 72 13 154 22.0
24 Georgia Southern 6 51 67 14 132 22.0
24 Eastern Michigan 5 37 65 8 110 22.0
29 Texas 12 95 145 21 261 21.8
29 Cincinnati 8 76 89 9 174 21.8
29 San Jose State 5 30 66 13 109 21.8
29 TCU 4 25 54 8 87 21.8
33 Penn State 9 90 91 14 195 21.7
34 South Carolina 8 81 78 14 173 21.6
34 Utah State 5 41 59 8 108 21.6
36 Georgia Tech 7 64 74 12 150 21.4
37 Clemson 6 44 72 11 127 21.2
38 Georgia State 8 50 101 18 169 21.1
39 Maryland 8 46 99 21 166 20.8
40 Kansas 9 92 81 13 186 20.7
40 Alabama 9 83 88 15 186 20.7
42 Illinois 7 58 63 23 144 20.6
42 Northern Illinois 5 45 46 12 103 20.6
44 Oregon 6 52 64 7 123 20.5
45 Georgia 9 57 111 16 184 20.4
46 Connecticut 3 24 31 6 61 20.3
47 South Alabama 6 48 66 7 121 20.2
47 Wake Forest 6 43 62 16 121 20.2
47 Fresno State 6 35 71 15 121 20.2
47 Duke 5 18 69 14 101 20.2
51 Missouri 8 79 72 10 161 20.1
51 Arkansas 7 62 73 6 141 20.1
53 UAB 7 48 79 13 140 20.0
53 Tennessee 6 61 48 11 120 20.0
53 Arkansas State 6 40 70 10 120 20.0
56 Mississippi State 10 75 104 20 199 19.9
56 Washington 9 68 102 9 179 19.9
58 BYU 5 37 54 8 99 19.8
59 Texas A&M 9 85 77 15 177 19.7
59 Oklahoma 9 84 71 22 177 19.7
61 Old Dominion 8 77 71 8 156 19.5
61 Jacksonville State 6 69 37 11 117 19.5
61 Marshall 4 39 30 9 78 19.5
61 East Carolina 4 24 43 11 78 19.5
65 Nebraska 8 65 76 14 155 19.4
65 Tulsa 5 32 49 16 97 19.4
67 Notre Dame 12 101 110 21 232 19.3
67 Ohio State 11 82 118 12 212 19.3
67 North Carolina 7 53 69 13 135 19.3
67 Kansas State 6 57 55 4 116 19.3
71 Western Michigan 6 50 52 13 115 19.2
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 44 56 15 115 19.2
71 Minnesota 6 42 62 11 115 19.2
71 Sam Houston State 5 47 42 7 96 19.2
75 Troy 7 44 80 9 133 19.0
75 James Madison 3 33 22 2 57 19.0
77 Tulane 7 63 56 13 132 18.9
77 Boston College 7 54 64 14 132 18.9
77 Nevada 7 52 65 15 132 18.9
80 Kentucky 9 88 61 20 169 18.8
80 Bowling Green 6 38 66 9 113 18.8
80 Arizona 6 36 66 11 113 18.8
80 Colorado 6 23 74 16 113 18.8
84 Auburn 6 42 63 7 112 18.7
85 Florida 8 67 70 12 149 18.6
85 Stanford 7 50 63 17 130 18.6
87 Virginia 6 47 53 11 111 18.5
88 Army 5 68 16 8 92 18.4
88 California 5 32 47 13 92 18.4
90 Rice 8 41 91 14 146 18.3
90 UNLV 4 38 31 4 73 18.3
92 Virginia Tech 10 85 76 21 182 18.2
93 Toledo 7 30 84 13 127 18.1
94 Ball State 8 51 84 9 144 18.0
95 Massachusetts 8 72 57 14 143 17.9
95 Charlotte 7 55 57 13 125 17.9
97 Western Kentucky 8 45 86 11 142 17.8
97 Indiana 4 30 33 8 71 17.8
97 Colorado State 4 26 38 7 71 17.8
100 Michigan State 8 61 74 6 141 17.6
100 Vanderbilt 7 52 55 16 123 17.6
100 New Mexico State 5 44 31 13 88 17.6
103 Middle Tennessee 6 24 70 11 105 17.5
104 UCLA 9 47 97 12 156 17.3
105 Northwestern 7 41 69 10 120 17.1
106 North Carolina State 7 42 58 19 119 17.0
107 Louisiana Tech 5 38 39 7 84 16.8
107 Florida International 4 29 32 6 67 16.8
109 Navy 6 70 25 5 100 16.7
109 South Florida 6 23 63 14 100 16.7
111 UTSA 5 22 51 10 83 16.6
112 Coastal Carolina 6 46 40 13 99 16.5
113 Hawai'i 4 19 38 8 65 16.3
114 Southern Mississippi 8 66 45 18 129 16.1
115 Wisconsin 8 56 58 14 128 16.0
115 Miami (Ohio) 7 39 65 8 112 16.0
117 Louisiana-Monroe 7 60 43 8 111 15.9
118 San Diego State 3 16 28 3 47 15.7
119 Akron 8 41 71 12 124 15.5
119 UTEP 6 35 52 6 93 15.5
121 Florida Atlantic 5 27 43 7 77 15.4
122 Central Michigan 6 47 31 13 91 15.2
123 Florida State 9 46 77 12 135 15.0
124 Michigan 9 71 52 10 133 14.8
124 Buffalo 6 46 39 4 89 14.8
126 Utah 6 34 45 9 88 14.7
127 Houston 6 42 37 6 85 14.2
127 Wyoming 6 31 43 11 85 14.2
127 Air Force 5 46 19 6 71 14.2
130 Kennesaw State 7 50 39 10 99 14.1
131 Temple 6 22 51 11 84 14.0
132 Iowa 5 36 27 4 67 13.4
133 Purdue 7 40 45 6 91 13.0
134 Kent State 7 36 28 9 73 10.4