2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/20/2025

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