2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Syracuse 2 15 36 9 60 30.0
1 Rutgers 1 14 13 3 30 30.0
3 Utah State 2 14 37 2 53 26.5
4 Ohio 1 12 9 5 26 26.0
5 North Texas 2 16 29 5 50 25.0
6 Miami (FL) 2 21 24 4 49 24.5
7 Appalachian State 1 9 11 4 24 24.0
7 Fresno State 1 4 16 4 24 24.0
7 TCU 1 2 19 3 24 24.0
10 Iowa State 2 20 19 8 47 23.5
11 Texas Tech 3 23 38 9 70 23.3
11 Pittsburgh 3 18 41 11 70 23.3
11 LSU 3 16 43 11 70 23.3
14 Arizona State 3 37 25 6 68 22.7
15 USC 2 18 25 2 45 22.5
15 Washington State 2 14 29 2 45 22.5
17 SMU 3 25 37 5 67 22.3
18 West Virginia 3 28 34 4 66 22.0
18 Georgia Southern 2 13 22 9 44 22.0
20 BYU 3 23 35 7 65 21.7
21 Alabama 4 34 46 6 86 21.5
22 Arkansas 4 39 42 4 85 21.3
22 Duke 3 9 46 9 64 21.3
24 Penn State 6 68 47 11 126 21.0
24 Texas State 1 8 13 0 21 21.0
26 Kansas 6 62 56 7 125 20.8
26 South Carolina 5 47 51 6 104 20.8
26 Boise State 4 38 39 6 83 20.8
26 Georgia Tech 4 34 44 5 83 20.8
26 Louisville 4 31 44 8 83 20.8
31 Virginia Tech 3 24 30 8 62 20.7
31 Northwestern 3 18 38 6 62 20.7
33 Texas 5 30 58 15 103 20.6
34 UCF 4 41 36 5 82 20.5
35 Boston College 3 28 24 9 61 20.3
36 Ohio State 7 53 81 7 141 20.1
37 Oregon 5 43 52 5 100 20.0
37 Nebraska 4 32 38 10 80 20.0
37 Cincinnati 3 32 24 4 60 20.0
37 East Carolina 1 5 12 3 20 20.0
37 Bowling Green 1 4 15 1 20 20.0
42 Auburn 3 21 32 6 59 19.7
43 Minnesota 2 16 22 1 39 19.5
44 Tennessee 3 30 20 8 58 19.3
45 Notre Dame 5 40 48 8 96 19.2
46 Georgia 7 45 77 12 134 19.1
47 Illinois 3 22 27 8 57 19.0
47 Baylor 3 18 35 4 57 19.0
47 Rice 2 11 24 3 38 19.0
47 Central Michigan 1 8 8 3 19 19.0
51 Clemson 4 24 43 8 75 18.8
52 Arizona 3 19 29 8 56 18.7
52 USF 3 15 31 10 56 18.7
54 Kansas State 4 35 36 3 74 18.5
55 Oklahoma 6 51 43 16 110 18.3
56 Kentucky 5 46 32 13 91 18.2
56 Florida 5 44 39 8 91 18.2
58 Vanderbilt 5 35 43 12 90 18.0
58 Ole Miss 2 13 21 2 36 18.0
58 Marshall 1 8 7 3 18 18.0
61 Texas A&M 4 29 37 5 71 17.8
62 Navy 3 35 15 3 53 17.7
62 Oregon State 3 17 31 5 53 17.7
64 Stanford 4 31 32 7 70 17.5
64 Missouri 2 21 12 2 35 17.5
66 California 4 27 33 9 69 17.3
66 NC State 3 14 29 9 52 17.3
68 Nevada 3 14 30 7 51 17.0
68 Maryland 3 14 28 9 51 17.0
68 UAB 2 9 23 2 34 17.0
68 San Jose State 2 9 22 3 34 17.0
68 Tulsa 1 10 5 2 17 17.0
68 Miami (OH) 1 8 6 3 17 17.0
68 Troy 1 6 8 3 17 17.0
68 Old Dominion 1 4 12 1 17 17.0
76 Mississippi State 6 39 53 9 101 16.8
77 Indiana 2 16 13 4 33 16.5
77 Hawaii 2 10 18 5 33 16.5
79 UNLV 3 24 23 2 49 16.3
79 Virginia 3 21 21 7 49 16.3
79 Wake Forest 3 15 25 9 49 16.3
79 UTSA 3 13 30 6 49 16.3
83 Oklahoma State 3 24 24 0 48 16.0
83 Wisconsin 3 24 19 5 48 16.0
83 Tulane 2 14 15 3 32 16.0
83 Northern Illinois 1 9 6 1 16 16.0
83 Connecticut 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
83 Florida Atlantic 1 4 11 1 16 16.0
89 Washington 3 21 22 4 47 15.7
90 Michigan State 4 21 38 3 62 15.5
90 Middle Tennessee State 2 8 20 3 31 15.5
92 Utah 4 22 34 5 61 15.3
93 Army 1 11 0 4 15 15.0
93 Air Force 1 8 5 2 15 15.0
93 UTEP 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
96 Iowa 3 20 21 3 44 14.7
97 Michigan 6 36 41 9 86 14.3
98 Houston 3 23 16 3 42 14.0
98 Colorado State 2 8 15 5 28 14.0
100 UCLA 3 15 19 7 41 13.7
101 Massachusetts 2 14 11 2 27 13.5
102 Purdue 6 36 37 6 79 13.2
102 Florida State 5 22 38 6 66 13.2
104 Charlotte 2 12 12 2 26 13.0
104 San Diego State 2 11 13 2 26 13.0
104 FIU 1 5 7 1 13 13.0
107 Arkansas State 1 4 8 0 12 12.0
107 Temple 1 0 12 0 12 12.0
109 Wyoming 3 15 14 5 34 11.3
110 Louisiana Tech 1 4 7 0 11 11.0
111 Akron 2 8 10 2 20 10.0
111 Western Kentucky 1 3 6 1 10 10.0
113 Buffalo 1 6 3 0 9 9.0
113 Ball State 1 2 6 1 9 9.0
113 Colorado 1 2 5 2 9 9.0
116 Kent State 2 8 3 3 14 7.0
116 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 3 1 7 7.0
118 Western Michigan 1 0 5 1 6 6.0