2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 12/30/2024

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