2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/14/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Mississippi 3 45 55 4 104 34.7
2 Arkansas 2 30 28 5 63 31.5
3 Tennessee 3 45 44 1 90 30.0
3 Northern Illinois 1 14 16 0 30 30.0
5 Miami (Florida) 3 30 53 4 87 29.0
6 UCF 3 62 22 2 86 28.7
7 Texas A&M 2 33 18 5 56 28.0
7 USC 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
7 Clemson 1 11 16 1 28 28.0
10 Rutgers 2 33 17 5 55 27.5
10 Western Kentucky 2 14 35 6 55 27.5
12 Indiana 3 36 40 5 81 27.0
12 Ohio State 2 24 29 1 54 27.0
12 Notre Dame 1 16 10 1 27 27.0
15 Missouri 3 39 35 6 80 26.7
16 West Virginia 2 26 20 7 53 26.5
17 Pittsburgh 3 24 46 9 79 26.3
18 Oregon State 2 38 12 2 52 26.0
18 Louisville 2 21 29 2 52 26.0
18 Syracuse 2 13 39 0 52 26.0
18 Purdue 1 11 15 0 26 26.0
22 Texas State 3 31 38 8 77 25.7
23 Wake Forest 2 17 31 3 51 25.5
24 Texas Tech 3 29 44 3 76 25.3
25 Wisconsin 2 25 20 5 50 25.0
25 Tulsa 2 22 26 2 50 25.0
25 Texas 2 19 30 1 50 25.0
25 LSU 2 14 26 10 50 25.0
25 Tulane 1 12 11 2 25 25.0
25 Ball State 1 9 13 3 25 25.0
31 Nebraska 3 28 34 12 74 24.7
32 Arizona State 3 42 26 5 73 24.3
32 Oregon 3 23 46 4 73 24.3
32 East Carolina 3 23 43 7 73 24.3
35 North Carolina 3 38 24 10 72 24.0
35 TCU 3 21 47 4 72 24.0
35 Iowa 2 22 22 4 48 24.0
35 North Carolina State 2 19 27 2 48 24.0
35 Arkansas State 2 18 25 5 48 24.0
40 UAB 3 31 34 6 71 23.7
40 Maryland 3 29 37 5 71 23.7
40 New Mexico 3 29 32 10 71 23.7
43 Army 2 39 5 3 47 23.5
43 South Florida 2 29 15 3 47 23.5
43 Appalachian State 2 16 29 2 47 23.5
46 SMU 3 32 33 4 69 23.0
46 Washington 3 28 38 3 69 23.0
46 South Alabama 3 22 41 6 69 23.0
46 Boise State 1 10 13 0 23 23.0
46 Utah State 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
51 Ohio 3 33 28 7 68 22.7
51 Georgia Southern 3 23 34 11 68 22.7
51 Oklahoma State 3 21 41 6 68 22.7
54 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 20 23 2 45 22.5
54 Colorado 2 9 31 5 45 22.5
56 Georgia Tech 4 40 45 4 89 22.3
56 Coastal Carolina 3 34 25 8 67 22.3
56 Cincinnati 3 25 41 1 67 22.3
59 Georgia State 3 24 37 5 66 22.0
59 BYU 3 22 39 5 66 22.0
59 North Texas 3 12 45 9 66 22.0
59 Baylor 2 18 20 6 44 22.0
59 Central Michigan 2 15 23 6 44 22.0
59 Bowling Green 1 12 10 0 22 22.0
59 Florida 1 9 12 1 22 22.0
66 UNLV 3 45 14 6 65 21.7
66 Liberty 3 34 26 5 65 21.7
66 Eastern Michigan 3 25 31 9 65 21.7
66 Toledo 3 24 30 11 65 21.7
70 Western Michigan 2 23 18 2 43 21.5
70 Kansas 2 22 18 3 43 21.5
72 Washington State 3 28 28 8 64 21.3
72 Utah 3 27 29 8 64 21.3
74 Alabama 3 32 25 6 63 21.0
74 Virginia Tech 3 31 24 8 63 21.0
74 Michigan State 3 26 29 8 63 21.0
74 Penn State 2 21 21 0 42 21.0
74 Fresno State 2 18 20 4 42 21.0
79 Middle Tennessee 2 7 31 3 41 20.5
80 Vanderbilt 3 30 26 5 61 20.3
80 Northwestern 3 29 28 4 61 20.3
80 Minnesota 3 25 30 6 61 20.3
80 Auburn 3 25 28 8 61 20.3
80 Illinois 3 23 34 4 61 20.3
80 Memphis 3 22 28 11 61 20.3
80 Virginia 3 21 37 3 61 20.3
87 Kansas State 3 39 18 3 60 20.0
87 Boston College 2 24 14 2 40 20.0
87 Arizona 2 16 20 4 40 20.0
87 Jacksonville State 2 14 20 6 40 20.0
91 Marshall 2 17 19 3 39 19.5
91 Akron 2 16 18 5 39 19.5
91 Georgia 2 15 22 2 39 19.5
91 Stanford 2 14 19 6 39 19.5
95 Massachusetts 3 25 26 7 58 19.3
95 Mississippi State 3 19 35 4 58 19.3
95 San Jose State 3 11 41 6 58 19.3
98 Florida Atlantic 3 23 26 8 57 19.0
98 Duke 3 11 41 5 57 19.0
98 Michigan 2 22 15 1 38 19.0
98 Buffalo 2 20 15 3 38 19.0
98 Colorado State 2 16 18 4 38 19.0
103 Oklahoma 3 25 26 5 56 18.7
104 Navy 2 25 12 0 37 18.5
105 California 3 24 27 4 55 18.3
106 Sam Houston State 3 24 26 4 54 18.0
106 Connecticut 3 21 28 5 54 18.0
108 Louisiana-Monroe 2 21 9 5 35 17.5
108 UTEP 2 17 16 2 35 17.5
108 UCLA 2 9 17 9 35 17.5
111 Hawai'i 3 12 34 6 52 17.3
112 Nevada 4 30 28 10 68 17.0
113 Troy 3 21 24 5 50 16.7
113 Florida International 3 19 27 4 50 16.7
115 UTSA 2 10 21 2 33 16.5
115 Iowa State 2 9 21 3 33 16.5
117 Charlotte 3 12 33 4 49 16.3
118 New Mexico State 3 24 13 11 48 16.0
118 Kentucky 2 21 9 2 32 16.0
118 Miami (Ohio) 2 2 28 2 32 16.0
121 Rice 3 19 25 3 47 15.7
122 South Carolina 2 18 10 3 31 15.5
122 Temple 2 10 19 2 31 15.5
122 Kent State 2 9 16 6 31 15.5
125 San Diego State 3 20 20 6 46 15.3
126 Old Dominion 3 17 24 4 45 15.0
126 James Madison 2 16 13 1 30 15.0
126 Houston 2 13 16 1 30 15.0
129 Florida State 3 12 30 2 44 14.7
130 Southern Mississippi 3 10 28 4 42 14.0
130 Louisiana Tech 2 8 19 1 28 14.0
132 Air Force 3 30 5 3 38 12.7
133 Kennesaw State 3 15 16 6 37 12.3
134 Wyoming 3 19 13 4 36 12.0