2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State | 10 | 75 | 104 | 20 | 199 | 19.9 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 10 | 97 | 74 | 21 | 192 | 19.2 |
| 3 | Nevada | 10 | 75 | 95 | 20 | 190 | 19.0 |
| 4 | UAB | 9 | 66 | 102 | 17 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 9 | 67 | 84 | 30 | 181 | 20.1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 60 | 104 | 13 | 177 | 19.7 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 9 | 57 | 102 | 16 | 175 | 19.4 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 7 | 77 | 77 | 19 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 9 | 84 | 61 | 28 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 8 | Ball State | 9 | 53 | 103 | 17 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 11 | Utah State | 8 | 61 | 100 | 11 | 172 | 21.5 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 11 | 80 | 65 | 24 | 169 | 15.4 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 8 | 55 | 89 | 23 | 167 | 20.9 |
| 14 | UCF | 8 | 82 | 70 | 12 | 164 | 20.5 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 9 | 60 | 85 | 19 | 164 | 18.2 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 42 | 105 | 17 | 164 | 18.2 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 7 | 72 | 75 | 16 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 17 | North Texas | 7 | 47 | 94 | 22 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 19 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 63 | 82 | 16 | 161 | 17.9 |
| 20 | Maryland | 8 | 41 | 96 | 21 | 158 | 19.8 |
| 20 | Stanford | 9 | 68 | 76 | 14 | 158 | 17.6 |
| 22 | Kent State | 12 | 61 | 70 | 25 | 156 | 13.0 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 7 | 69 | 77 | 9 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 24 | Appalachian State | 6 | 59 | 75 | 19 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 25 | Purdue | 11 | 54 | 84 | 11 | 149 | 13.5 |
| 26 | Troy | 8 | 56 | 77 | 13 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 27 | Arizona | 8 | 41 | 91 | 13 | 145 | 18.1 |
| 27 | Florida State | 10 | 49 | 83 | 13 | 145 | 14.5 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 49 | 73 | 22 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 29 | Kansas | 7 | 71 | 63 | 10 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 29 | UTEP | 9 | 61 | 71 | 12 | 144 | 16.0 |
| 32 | FIU | 8 | 50 | 78 | 11 | 139 | 17.4 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 55 | 71 | 12 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 33 | Oregon State | 7 | 52 | 71 | 15 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 33 | California | 7 | 47 | 75 | 16 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 9 | 53 | 65 | 19 | 137 | 15.2 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 7 | 61 | 55 | 20 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 37 | NC State | 7 | 48 | 69 | 19 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 39 | USC | 6 | 45 | 83 | 7 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 39 | Old Dominion | 7 | 59 | 67 | 9 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 39 | Washington | 7 | 56 | 72 | 7 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 8 | 68 | 49 | 18 | 135 | 16.9 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 7 | 51 | 72 | 11 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 44 | Central Michigan | 8 | 71 | 44 | 18 | 133 | 16.6 |
| 45 | Auburn | 7 | 46 | 75 | 11 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 6 | 57 | 69 | 5 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 46 | Rutgers | 6 | 55 | 63 | 13 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 46 | South Alabama | 6 | 52 | 72 | 7 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 46 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 46 | 76 | 9 | 131 | 16.4 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 6 | 34 | 79 | 16 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 56 | 57 | 16 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 52 | Rice | 8 | 43 | 72 | 13 | 128 | 16.0 |
| 52 | Temple | 9 | 37 | 77 | 14 | 128 | 14.2 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 5 | 49 | 68 | 9 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 54 | Akron | 8 | 36 | 78 | 12 | 126 | 15.8 |
| 54 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 64 | 52 | 10 | 126 | 12.6 |
| 57 | Virginia | 7 | 52 | 60 | 13 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 7 | 26 | 81 | 18 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 43 | 72 | 9 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 60 | Hawaii | 7 | 33 | 75 | 14 | 122 | 17.4 |
| 61 | Texas State | 5 | 53 | 63 | 5 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 61 | Northwestern | 8 | 43 | 65 | 13 | 121 | 15.1 |
| 63 | Houston | 8 | 53 | 56 | 11 | 120 | 15.0 |
| 64 | Nebraska | 6 | 50 | 57 | 11 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 65 | Michigan State | 7 | 48 | 62 | 4 | 114 | 16.3 |
| 66 | Bowling Green | 6 | 34 | 69 | 10 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 66 | UCLA | 7 | 35 | 68 | 10 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 68 | Boston College | 6 | 41 | 59 | 12 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 68 | UTSA | 6 | 33 | 70 | 9 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 68 | Charlotte | 7 | 45 | 56 | 11 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 71 | Air Force | 7 | 74 | 27 | 10 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 7 | 50 | 51 | 10 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 73 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 46 | 52 | 12 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Washington State | 5 | 41 | 62 | 4 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 58 | 40 | 7 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Wisconsin | 7 | 44 | 47 | 13 | 104 | 14.9 |
| 76 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 42 | 50 | 12 | 104 | 14.9 |
| 76 | Utah | 7 | 38 | 60 | 6 | 104 | 14.9 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | 5 | 42 | 53 | 8 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 79 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 35 | 51 | 17 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 79 | USF | 6 | 25 | 64 | 14 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 82 | Arkansas State | 5 | 37 | 57 | 8 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 83 | Baylor | 5 | 28 | 62 | 10 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 83 | Toledo | 5 | 28 | 62 | 10 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 42 | 47 | 11 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 86 | TCU | 4 | 17 | 67 | 11 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 87 | East Carolina | 5 | 33 | 49 | 12 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 88 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 92 | 15.3 |
| 89 | Florida | 5 | 40 | 42 | 9 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 89 | Colorado State | 5 | 33 | 48 | 10 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 91 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 38 | 41 | 11 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 92 | LSU | 4 | 23 | 58 | 7 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 93 | Clemson | 4 | 35 | 46 | 5 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 94 | Louisville | 4 | 27 | 52 | 6 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 5 | 30 | 48 | 7 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 96 | James Madison | 4 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 97 | South Carolina | 4 | 36 | 37 | 7 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 97 | Tulane | 5 | 29 | 41 | 10 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 99 | Duke | 4 | 13 | 55 | 11 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 100 | Liberty | 4 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 100 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 16 | 56 | 6 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 102 | Michigan | 5 | 33 | 38 | 6 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 103 | Kansas State | 4 | 28 | 40 | 5 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 104 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 28 | 38 | 6 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 105 | Arizona State | 3 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 3 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 107 | Alabama | 4 | 26 | 37 | 5 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 107 | Louisiana | 4 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 107 | Iowa | 5 | 26 | 36 | 6 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 110 | SMU | 3 | 25 | 37 | 5 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 3 | 12 | 51 | 4 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 112 | Buffalo | 4 | 29 | 36 | 1 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 113 | Penn State | 3 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 114 | Ohio | 3 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 114 | Connecticut | 4 | 18 | 40 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 116 | Ole Miss | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 116 | Texas | 3 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 118 | Memphis | 2 | 17 | 38 | 4 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 118 | Colorado | 4 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 120 | Georgia | 3 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 121 | Illinois | 3 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 122 | Tennessee | 3 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 123 | BYU | 2 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 123 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 125 | UNLV | 3 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 126 | Missouri | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 126 | Marshall | 3 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 128 | Boise State | 2 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 129 | Ohio State | 2 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 130 | Navy | 3 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 131 | Notre Dame | 2 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 132 | Indiana | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 133 | Army | 2 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 134 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |