2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/04/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Mississippi 5 63 76 5 144 28.8
2 Arkansas 5 67 62 9 138 27.6
2 Indiana 5 60 68 10 138 27.6
2 Miami (Florida) 5 46 84 8 138 27.6
5 UCF 4 74 32 4 110 27.5
6 Pittsburgh 4 36 59 12 107 26.8
7 Penn State 4 54 48 4 106 26.5
8 Tennessee 4 53 49 2 104 26.0
9 Missouri 4 48 47 7 102 25.5
9 Texas State 4 37 56 9 102 25.5
9 Syracuse 4 24 77 1 102 25.5
12 LSU 5 33 81 13 127 25.4
13 Ohio State 4 39 57 4 100 25.0
13 Oregon 4 31 61 8 100 25.0
13 Wake Forest 4 27 60 13 100 25.0
16 New Mexico 5 53 57 14 124 24.8
17 USC 4 29 63 6 98 24.5
18 North Carolina 5 52 54 16 122 24.4
18 TCU 5 34 81 7 122 24.4
20 Texas Tech 5 46 68 7 121 24.2
21 Nebraska 5 41 59 20 120 24.0
21 Oregon State 4 66 25 5 96 24.0
23 Rutgers 4 49 36 10 95 23.8
23 Arizona State 4 47 39 9 95 23.8
23 West Virginia 4 43 41 11 95 23.8
23 Appalachian State 4 34 52 9 95 23.8
27 Cincinnati 5 38 72 8 118 23.6
28 UAB 4 42 43 8 93 23.3
29 Washington State 5 50 58 8 116 23.2
29 Texas 5 48 62 6 116 23.2
31 SMU 5 58 47 10 115 23.0
31 Memphis 5 44 58 13 115 23.0
31 Georgia Southern 5 41 55 19 115 23.0
31 Maryland 5 40 68 7 115 23.0
31 North Texas 5 26 77 12 115 23.0
36 Connecticut 5 56 44 14 114 22.8
36 Washington 5 48 61 5 114 22.8
36 Eastern Michigan 5 46 50 18 114 22.8
36 Army 4 75 13 3 91 22.8
36 Liberty 4 48 38 5 91 22.8
36 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 35 47 9 91 22.8
42 Boise State 4 44 41 5 90 22.5
42 Northern Illinois 4 42 41 7 90 22.5
44 South Alabama 5 46 57 9 112 22.4
44 East Carolina 5 34 63 15 112 22.4
46 UNLV 4 55 24 10 89 22.3
47 Texas A&M 5 61 38 12 111 22.2
48 Tulane 5 51 49 10 110 22.0
48 Tulsa 5 46 55 9 110 22.0
48 Colorado 5 30 67 13 110 22.0
51 Virginia 4 37 45 5 87 21.8
52 Mississippi State 5 46 54 8 108 21.6
52 Central Michigan 5 43 52 13 108 21.6
54 Georgia Tech 5 46 56 5 107 21.4
55 Florida 4 35 42 8 85 21.3
55 Louisville 4 32 47 6 85 21.3
57 Kansas 5 58 41 7 106 21.2
57 Fresno State 5 29 61 16 106 21.2
59 James Madison 4 38 41 5 84 21.0
59 Alabama 4 38 40 6 84 21.0
61 Auburn 5 41 54 9 104 20.8
61 Oklahoma State 5 30 65 9 104 20.8
61 Clemson 4 36 39 8 83 20.8
61 Georgia 4 28 51 4 83 20.8
61 San Jose State 4 15 58 10 83 20.8
66 Sam Houston State 5 59 36 8 103 20.6
66 Ohio 5 50 42 11 103 20.6
66 South Florida 5 46 43 14 103 20.6
66 Utah 5 45 50 8 103 20.6
66 Illinois 5 37 54 12 103 20.6
71 Iowa 4 45 32 5 82 20.5
71 Bowling Green 4 31 46 5 82 20.5
71 Toledo 4 30 38 14 82 20.5
74 Kentucky 5 57 35 10 102 20.4
75 Coastal Carolina 4 37 34 10 81 20.3
75 Jacksonville State 4 34 37 10 81 20.3
75 Georgia State 4 25 51 5 81 20.3
75 Hawai'i 4 19 55 7 81 20.3
79 Western Kentucky 5 29 62 10 101 20.2
80 Kansas State 5 60 35 5 100 20.0
80 Virginia Tech 5 51 39 10 100 20.0
80 Massachusetts 5 43 43 14 100 20.0
80 BYU 5 36 58 6 100 20.0
80 Navy 4 52 25 3 80 20.0
80 Wisconsin 4 39 33 8 80 20.0
80 Stanford 4 35 35 10 80 20.0
80 Ball State 4 27 44 9 80 20.0
88 UTSA 5 37 53 9 99 19.8
89 California 4 33 40 5 78 19.5
90 Notre Dame 5 43 44 10 97 19.4
90 Michigan State 5 38 51 8 97 19.4
92 Marshall 4 38 33 6 77 19.3
92 Iowa State 4 30 41 6 77 19.3
92 Arkansas State 4 26 43 8 77 19.3
95 Minnesota 5 36 52 8 96 19.2
96 Nevada 5 46 37 12 95 19.0
96 Florida Atlantic 5 42 41 12 95 19.0
96 South Carolina 4 41 28 7 76 19.0
96 Vanderbilt 4 38 32 6 76 19.0
100 Duke 5 28 56 10 94 18.8
101 North Carolina State 5 32 50 11 93 18.6
102 Baylor 5 37 46 9 92 18.4
102 Florida International 5 29 53 10 92 18.4
104 Northwestern 4 34 31 8 73 18.3
104 Utah State 4 29 41 3 73 18.3
104 Arizona 4 28 40 5 73 18.3
107 Boston College 5 44 41 6 91 18.2
107 Troy 5 42 39 10 91 18.2
109 Middle Tennessee 5 21 58 11 90 18.0
110 Rice 5 34 47 7 88 17.6
111 Western Michigan 4 36 29 5 70 17.5
112 New Mexico State 5 39 29 19 87 17.4
113 Miami (Ohio) 4 18 43 7 68 17.0
114 San Diego State 4 26 31 10 67 16.8
115 Oklahoma 5 33 39 11 83 16.6
116 Charlotte 5 26 46 7 79 15.8
116 Colorado State 4 29 29 5 63 15.8
116 UCLA 4 17 34 12 63 15.8
119 Michigan 5 47 29 2 78 15.6
120 UTEP 4 24 35 3 62 15.5
121 Old Dominion 4 26 30 5 61 15.3
121 Louisiana Tech 4 21 37 3 61 15.3
123 Temple 5 23 50 3 76 15.2
124 Florida State 5 22 48 4 74 14.8
125 Akron 5 25 39 9 73 14.6
126 Southern Mississippi 4 18 32 8 58 14.5
127 Air Force 4 42 9 6 57 14.3
127 Purdue 4 28 28 1 57 14.3
129 Houston 5 34 31 6 71 14.2
130 Wyoming 5 31 30 9 70 14.0
131 Louisiana-Monroe 4 31 15 9 55 13.8
132 Buffalo 5 34 28 6 68 13.6
133 Kent State 5 22 29 13 64 12.8
134 Kennesaw State 4 22 22 6 50 12.5