2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 2 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 1 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 1 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 1 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Louisville | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 8 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 8 | USC | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 2 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 13 | South Florida | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 13 | Auburn | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 2 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 20 | East Carolina | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 20 | Texas State | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 23 | Texas | 2 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 23 | Iowa | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 25 | Indiana | 2 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 25 | TCU | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Arkansas State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 31 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 32 | Oregon State | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 32 | Troy | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 32 | Utah | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 32 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 32 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 32 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 38 | Memphis | 2 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 38 | Arizona | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 38 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 38 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 45 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Penn State | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Army | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 45 | California | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Ohio | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | North Carolina State | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Baylor | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Fresno State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 58 | Toledo | 2 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 58 | Kansas State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 58 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 62 | Oklahoma | 3 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 63 | Liberty | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 63 | Florida International | 2 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 65 | Boston College | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 69 | Illinois | 2 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 69 | Navy | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 69 | UTSA | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 72 | San Jose State | 2 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 73 | Houston | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Nevada | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | UNLV | 2 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 76 | Georgia | 2 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 79 | Michigan State | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 79 | James Madison | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 79 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 83 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 84 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |