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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (Florida) 11 113 170 19 302 27.5
2 Texas State 12 149 148 21 318 26.5
3 Clemson 10 115 127 20 262 26.2
4 Mississippi 11 116 155 15 286 26.0
5 Arkansas 9 110 108 11 229 25.4
6 Syracuse 11 69 195 14 278 25.3
7 UCF 8 121 67 13 201 25.1
8 Texas Tech 10 101 136 12 249 24.9
9 New Mexico 12 149 125 24 298 24.8
9 Indiana 11 114 142 17 273 24.8
9 Oregon 9 84 123 16 223 24.8
12 Tennessee 10 121 115 10 246 24.6
12 Georgia 7 57 104 11 172 24.6
14 Boise State 10 114 115 16 245 24.5
15 Baylor 10 100 122 20 242 24.2
16 Penn State 10 100 130 11 241 24.1
17 Oregon State 9 116 79 20 215 23.9
18 Appalachian State 10 95 123 20 238 23.8
18 Mississippi State 6 55 69 19 143 23.8
20 LSU 10 63 154 19 236 23.6
20 Wake Forest 9 78 111 23 212 23.6
22 North Texas 11 71 159 29 259 23.5
22 USC 11 82 157 19 258 23.5
24 Memphis 13 122 150 28 300 23.1
24 Liberty 12 165 90 22 277 23.1
24 UTSA 10 85 128 18 231 23.1
24 Pittsburgh 10 84 117 30 231 23.1
24 Texas A&M 9 97 95 16 208 23.1
29 Washington State 11 104 125 24 253 23.0
29 Maryland 9 61 129 17 207 23.0
31 SMU 11 108 122 22 252 22.9
32 Texas 11 108 130 13 251 22.8
32 West Virginia 10 113 94 21 228 22.8
32 Cincinnati 9 76 116 13 205 22.8
35 Jacksonville State 14 179 106 33 318 22.7
35 Arkansas State 12 109 136 27 272 22.7
35 San Jose State 11 62 158 30 250 22.7
38 UAB 10 91 114 21 226 22.6
38 Nebraska 9 77 99 27 203 22.6
38 California 9 65 122 16 203 22.6
41 Iowa State 12 102 141 27 270 22.5
41 UNLV 11 142 83 22 247 22.5
41 Arizona State 11 118 110 19 247 22.5
44 TCU 12 98 156 15 269 22.4
44 BYU 10 104 106 14 224 22.4
46 East Carolina 12 108 139 19 266 22.2
46 Washington 10 83 128 11 222 22.2
46 Kansas 6 71 52 10 133 22.2
49 Georgia Tech 9 92 94 12 198 22.0
49 South Carolina 8 87 74 15 176 22.0
51 Northern Illinois 12 128 109 26 263 21.9
51 Rutgers 12 115 118 30 263 21.9
51 Missouri 11 116 108 17 241 21.9
51 Oklahoma State 9 57 121 19 197 21.9
55 Ohio 13 144 113 25 282 21.7
55 Georgia Southern 11 96 117 26 239 21.7
55 Utah State 10 94 103 20 217 21.7
58 South Alabama 13 131 134 16 281 21.6
58 Tulane 12 133 104 22 259 21.6
58 Hawai'i 10 61 132 23 216 21.6
61 Eastern Michigan 12 102 129 27 258 21.5
62 Auburn 9 87 95 11 193 21.4
62 Louisville 9 79 102 12 193 21.4
64 Army 13 219 44 14 277 21.3
64 Colorado 12 61 166 29 256 21.3
64 Ball State 11 84 128 22 234 21.3
67 Ohio State 9 82 102 7 191 21.2
68 Kansas State 9 98 84 8 190 21.1
69 North Carolina 13 125 122 26 273 21.0
69 Connecticut 12 116 105 31 252 21.0
69 North Carolina State 10 81 108 21 210 21.0
72 Notre Dame 11 107 102 21 230 20.9
72 Tulsa 11 81 117 32 230 20.9
72 Massachusetts 10 104 81 24 209 20.9
72 South Florida 10 91 99 19 209 20.9
76 Georgia State 12 83 142 24 249 20.8
76 Illinois 10 88 100 20 208 20.8
78 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 114 150 26 290 20.7
78 James Madison 13 130 122 17 269 20.7
80 Western Michigan 12 122 108 17 247 20.6
80 Troy 11 99 113 15 227 20.6
80 Alabama 9 92 81 12 185 20.6
80 Virginia 9 78 95 12 185 20.6
84 Minnesota 11 78 121 27 226 20.5
84 Michigan State 8 78 72 14 164 20.5
86 Kentucky 7 69 59 14 142 20.3
87 Nevada 10 100 87 15 202 20.2
88 Western Kentucky 13 86 155 19 260 20.0
88 Marshall 12 128 94 18 240 20.0
90 Old Dominion 11 112 94 13 219 19.9
90 Florida 8 69 80 10 159 19.9
92 Toledo 13 81 144 32 257 19.8
92 Bowling Green 12 95 127 16 238 19.8
92 Florida Atlantic 11 98 101 19 218 19.8
95 Wisconsin 9 80 79 18 177 19.7
96 San Diego State 10 72 101 23 196 19.6
96 Akron 10 66 107 23 196 19.6
96 Oklahoma 7 69 57 11 137 19.6
99 UCLA 9 47 117 11 175 19.4
100 Buffalo 12 114 100 18 232 19.3
100 New Mexico State 12 111 87 34 232 19.3
100 Wyoming 9 71 83 20 174 19.3
103 Stanford 8 58 80 15 153 19.1
104 Boston College 10 87 88 15 190 19.0
105 Sam Houston State 13 123 104 18 245 18.8
106 Middle Tennessee 10 49 117 21 187 18.7
107 Colorado State 11 95 98 12 205 18.6
108 Louisiana Tech 12 89 119 14 222 18.5
109 Fresno State 12 69 125 27 221 18.4
109 Florida International 11 72 112 18 202 18.4
109 Arizona 9 55 101 10 166 18.4
112 Air Force 11 152 34 15 201 18.3
112 Vanderbilt 8 70 63 13 146 18.3
114 Rice 10 63 101 18 182 18.2
115 Coastal Carolina 13 109 103 23 235 18.1
116 Charlotte 10 65 92 23 180 18.0
117 Central Michigan 11 97 75 25 197 17.9
117 Virginia Tech 10 91 71 17 179 17.9
119 Michigan 7 74 45 5 124 17.7
120 Iowa 10 97 61 15 173 17.3
120 Utah 8 59 69 10 138 17.3
122 Miami (Ohio) 13 75 130 14 219 16.8
122 UTEP 11 80 87 18 185 16.8
122 Navy 10 113 47 8 168 16.8
125 Florida State 7 42 65 9 116 16.6
126 Duke 10 51 95 19 165 16.5
127 Louisiana-Monroe 11 96 64 18 178 16.2
128 Purdue 6 29 62 5 96 16.0
129 Temple 11 55 104 16 175 15.9
130 Southern Mississippi 12 84 75 26 185 15.4
130 Houston 9 65 61 13 139 15.4
132 Northwestern 9 58 62 10 130 14.4
133 Kent State 10 53 67 22 142 14.2
134 Kennesaw State 12 79 70 15 164 13.7