2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (Florida) 11 113 170 19 302 27.5
2 Texas State 11 139 135 18 292 26.5
3 Clemson 10 115 127 20 262 26.2
4 Arkansas 8 98 100 11 209 26.1
5 Mississippi 10 107 137 15 259 25.9
6 Texas Tech 9 92 123 11 226 25.1
6 UCF 8 121 67 13 201 25.1
8 Syracuse 10 59 179 12 250 25.0
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 Liberty 11 160 86 20 266 24.2
16 Penn State 10 100 130 11 241 24.1
17 LSU 9 58 140 18 216 24.0
18 Oregon State 9 116 79 20 215 23.9
19 Appalachian State 10 95 123 20 238 23.8
19 Mississippi State 6 55 69 19 143 23.8
21 North Texas 10 67 143 27 237 23.7
22 Wake Forest 9 78 111 23 212 23.6
23 Baylor 9 96 99 16 211 23.4
24 USC 10 73 145 15 233 23.3
25 Memphis 13 122 150 28 300 23.1
25 UTSA 9 75 116 17 208 23.1
27 Washington State 11 104 125 24 253 23.0
27 Maryland 9 61 129 17 207 23.0
27 Texas A&M 8 89 81 14 184 23.0
30 Arkansas State 11 102 126 24 252 22.9
31 Texas 11 108 130 13 251 22.8
31 SMU 11 107 122 22 251 22.8
31 West Virginia 10 113 94 21 228 22.8
31 Cincinnati 9 76 116 13 205 22.8
31 Nebraska 8 72 85 25 182 22.8
36 Jacksonville State 14 179 106 33 318 22.7
37 TCU 11 91 144 14 249 22.6
37 UAB 10 91 114 21 226 22.6
37 California 9 65 122 16 203 22.6
40 Iowa State 12 102 141 27 270 22.5
40 UNLV 11 142 83 22 247 22.5
40 Arizona State 11 118 110 19 247 22.5
43 BYU 10 104 106 14 224 22.4
44 Washington 9 76 115 10 201 22.3
44 Pittsburgh 9 64 110 27 201 22.3
44 Louisville 8 72 94 12 178 22.3
47 East Carolina 11 95 130 19 244 22.2
47 Kansas 6 71 52 10 133 22.2
49 Rutgers 11 107 107 29 243 22.1
49 San Jose State 10 50 146 25 221 22.1
51 South Carolina 8 87 74 15 176 22.0
52 North Carolina 12 118 119 26 263 21.9
52 Oklahoma State 9 57 121 19 197 21.9
54 Missouri 10 109 94 15 218 21.8
54 Georgia Tech 8 82 84 8 174 21.8
56 Ohio 13 144 113 25 282 21.7
56 Northern Illinois 11 118 99 22 239 21.7
56 Georgia Southern 11 96 117 26 239 21.7
56 Utah State 10 94 103 20 217 21.7
60 South Alabama 13 131 134 16 281 21.6
60 Tulane 12 133 104 22 259 21.6
60 Hawai'i 10 61 132 23 216 21.6
60 South Florida 9 87 89 18 194 21.6
64 Eastern Michigan 12 102 129 27 258 21.5
65 Auburn 9 87 95 11 193 21.4
66 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 107 144 26 277 21.3
66 Colorado 12 61 166 29 256 21.3
66 Ball State 11 84 128 22 234 21.3
66 Alabama 8 85 74 11 170 21.3
70 Ohio State 9 82 102 7 191 21.2
71 Connecticut 11 104 98 30 232 21.1
72 North Carolina State 9 70 99 20 189 21.0
73 Army 12 197 42 12 251 20.9
73 Notre Dame 11 107 102 21 230 20.9
73 Tulsa 11 81 117 32 230 20.9
73 Massachusetts 10 104 81 24 209 20.9
73 Kansas State 8 85 74 8 167 20.9
78 Georgia State 12 83 142 24 249 20.8
78 Illinois 10 88 100 20 208 20.8
80 James Madison 13 130 122 17 269 20.7
81 Western Michigan 12 122 108 17 247 20.6
81 Troy 11 99 113 15 227 20.6
81 Virginia 9 78 95 12 185 20.6
84 Michigan State 8 78 72 14 164 20.5
85 Minnesota 10 67 110 26 203 20.3
85 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
88 Toledo 12 79 130 31 240 20.0
91 Old Dominion 11 112 94 13 219 19.9
91 Florida 8 69 80 10 159 19.9
93 Florida Atlantic 11 98 101 19 218 19.8
94 Wisconsin 9 80 79 18 177 19.7
95 Bowling Green 11 92 110 14 216 19.6
95 San Diego State 10 72 101 23 196 19.6
95 Akron 10 66 107 23 196 19.6
98 Buffalo 11 102 95 17 214 19.5
99 UCLA 9 47 117 11 175 19.4
100 New Mexico State 12 111 87 34 232 19.3
100 Wyoming 9 71 83 20 174 19.3
102 Stanford 8 58 80 15 153 19.1
103 Virginia Tech 9 87 66 17 170 18.9
103 Boston College 9 84 74 12 170 18.9
105 Sam Houston State 13 123 104 18 245 18.8
106 Middle Tennessee 10 49 117 21 187 18.7
107 Colorado State 10 88 87 11 186 18.6
108 Louisiana Tech 12 89 119 14 222 18.5
108 Fresno State 11 63 115 26 204 18.5
110 Florida International 11 72 112 18 202 18.4
110 Arizona 9 55 101 10 166 18.4
112 Coastal Carolina 12 102 98 20 220 18.3
112 Air Force 11 152 34 15 201 18.3
112 Oklahoma 6 57 45 8 110 18.3
115 Rice 10 63 101 18 182 18.2
116 Charlotte 10 65 92 23 180 18.0
116 Vanderbilt 7 61 56 9 126 18.0
118 Central Michigan 11 97 75 25 197 17.9
119 Michigan 7 74 45 5 124 17.7
120 Navy 9 108 42 7 157 17.4
121 Iowa 10 97 61 15 173 17.3
121 Utah 8 59 69 10 138 17.3
123 Miami (Ohio) 12 66 121 14 201 16.8
123 UTEP 11 80 87 18 185 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