2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/30/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 New Mexico State 12 111 87 34 232 19.3
2 Jacksonville State 14 179 106 33 318 22.7
3 Tulsa 11 81 117 32 230 20.9
3 Toledo 13 81 144 32 257 19.8
5 Connecticut 12 116 105 31 252 21.0
6 Pittsburgh 10 84 117 30 231 23.1
6 San Jose State 11 62 158 30 250 22.7
6 Rutgers 12 115 118 30 263 21.9
9 Colorado 12 61 166 29 256 21.3
10 Memphis 13 122 150 28 300 23.1
11 North Texas 10 67 143 27 237 23.7
11 Arkansas State 12 109 136 27 272 22.7
11 Nebraska 9 77 99 27 203 22.6
11 Iowa State 12 102 141 27 270 22.5
11 Eastern Michigan 12 102 129 27 258 21.5
11 Fresno State 12 69 125 27 221 18.4
17 Northern Illinois 12 128 109 26 263 21.9
17 Georgia Southern 11 96 117 26 239 21.7
17 North Carolina 13 125 122 26 273 21.0
17 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 114 150 26 290 20.7
17 Minnesota 10 67 110 26 203 20.3
17 Southern Mississippi 12 84 75 26 185 15.4
23 Ohio 13 144 113 25 282 21.7
23 Central Michigan 11 97 75 25 197 17.9
25 New Mexico 12 149 125 24 298 24.8
25 Washington State 11 104 125 24 253 23.0
25 Massachusetts 10 104 81 24 209 20.9
25 Georgia State 12 83 142 24 249 20.8
29 Wake Forest 9 78 111 23 212 23.6
29 Hawai'i 10 61 132 23 216 21.6
29 San Diego State 10 72 101 23 196 19.6
29 Akron 10 66 107 23 196 19.6
29 Coastal Carolina 13 109 103 23 235 18.1
29 Charlotte 10 65 92 23 180 18.0
35 SMU 11 107 122 22 251 22.8
35 UNLV 11 142 83 22 247 22.5
35 Tulane 12 133 104 22 259 21.6
35 Ball State 11 84 128 22 234 21.3
35 Kent State 10 53 67 22 142 14.2
40 West Virginia 10 113 94 21 228 22.8
40 UAB 10 91 114 21 226 22.6
40 North Carolina State 10 81 108 21 210 21.0
40 Notre Dame 11 107 102 21 230 20.9
40 Middle Tennessee 10 49 117 21 187 18.7
45 Clemson 10 115 127 20 262 26.2
45 Liberty 11 160 86 20 266 24.2
45 Oregon State 9 116 79 20 215 23.9
45 Appalachian State 10 95 123 20 238 23.8
45 Utah State 10 94 103 20 217 21.7
45 Illinois 10 88 100 20 208 20.8
45 Wyoming 9 71 83 20 174 19.3
52 Miami (Florida) 11 113 170 19 302 27.5
52 Mississippi State 6 55 69 19 143 23.8
52 USC 11 82 157 19 258 23.5
52 Arizona State 11 118 110 19 247 22.5
52 East Carolina 12 108 139 19 266 22.2
52 Oklahoma State 9 57 121 19 197 21.9
52 South Florida 10 91 99 19 209 20.9
52 Western Kentucky 13 86 155 19 260 20.0
52 Florida Atlantic 11 98 101 19 218 19.8
52 Duke 10 51 95 19 165 16.5
62 Texas State 11 139 135 18 292 26.5
62 LSU 9 58 140 18 216 24.0
62 UTSA 10 85 128 18 231 23.1
62 Marshall 12 128 94 18 240 20.0
62 Wisconsin 9 80 79 18 177 19.7
62 Sam Houston State 13 123 104 18 245 18.8
62 Florida International 11 72 112 18 202 18.4
62 Rice 10 63 101 18 182 18.2
62 UTEP 11 80 87 18 185 16.8
62 Louisiana-Monroe 11 96 64 18 178 16.2
72 Indiana 11 114 142 17 273 24.8
72 Maryland 9 61 129 17 207 23.0
72 Missouri 11 116 108 17 241 21.9
72 James Madison 13 130 122 17 269 20.7
72 Western Michigan 12 122 108 17 247 20.6
72 Buffalo 11 102 95 17 214 19.5
72 Virginia Tech 9 87 66 17 170 18.9
79 Oregon 9 84 123 16 223 24.8
79 Boise State 10 114 115 16 245 24.5
79 Baylor 9 96 99 16 211 23.4
79 Texas A&M 9 97 95 16 208 23.1
79 California 9 65 122 16 203 22.6
79 South Alabama 13 131 134 16 281 21.6
79 Bowling Green 12 95 127 16 238 19.8
79 Temple 11 55 104 16 175 15.9
87 Mississippi 10 107 137 15 259 25.9
87 TCU 12 98 156 15 269 22.4
87 South Carolina 8 87 74 15 176 22.0
87 Troy 11 99 113 15 227 20.6
87 Nevada 10 100 87 15 202 20.2
87 Stanford 8 58 80 15 153 19.1
87 Boston College 10 87 88 15 190 19.0
87 Air Force 11 152 34 15 201 18.3
87 Iowa 10 97 61 15 173 17.3
87 Kennesaw State 12 79 70 15 164 13.7
97 Syracuse 11 69 195 14 278 25.3
97 BYU 10 104 106 14 224 22.4
97 Army 13 219 44 14 277 21.3
97 Michigan State 8 78 72 14 164 20.5
97 Kentucky 7 69 59 14 142 20.3
97 Louisiana Tech 12 89 119 14 222 18.5
97 Miami (Ohio) 13 75 130 14 219 16.8
104 UCF 8 121 67 13 201 25.1
104 Texas 11 108 130 13 251 22.8
104 Cincinnati 9 76 116 13 205 22.8
104 Old Dominion 11 112 94 13 219 19.9
104 Vanderbilt 8 70 63 13 146 18.3
104 Houston 9 65 61 13 139 15.4
110 Texas Tech 10 101 136 12 249 24.9
110 Louisville 8 72 94 12 178 22.3
110 Georgia Tech 9 92 94 12 198 22.0
110 Virginia 9 78 95 12 185 20.6
110 Colorado State 11 95 98 12 205 18.6
115 Arkansas 9 110 108 11 229 25.4
115 Georgia 7 57 104 11 172 24.6
115 Penn State 10 100 130 11 241 24.1
115 Auburn 9 87 95 11 193 21.4
115 Alabama 8 85 74 11 170 21.3
115 Oklahoma 7 69 57 11 137 19.6
115 UCLA 9 47 117 11 175 19.4
122 Tennessee 10 121 115 10 246 24.6
122 Washington 9 76 115 10 201 22.3
122 Kansas 6 71 52 10 133 22.2
122 Florida 8 69 80 10 159 19.9
122 Arizona 9 55 101 10 166 18.4
122 Utah 8 59 69 10 138 17.3
122 Northwestern 9 58 62 10 130 14.4
129 Florida State 7 42 65 9 116 16.6
130 Kansas State 9 98 84 8 190 21.1
130 Navy 10 113 47 8 168 16.8
132 Ohio State 9 82 102 7 191 21.2
133 Michigan 7 74 45 5 124 17.7
133 Purdue 6 29 62 5 96 16.0