2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 09/14/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Mississippi 3 45 55 4 104 34.7
2 Miami (Florida) 3 30 53 4 87 29.0
3 TCU 3 21 47 4 72 24.0
4 Arkansas 3 45 46 5 96 32.0
4 Pittsburgh 3 24 46 9 79 26.3
4 Oregon 3 23 46 4 73 24.3
7 Wake Forest 3 19 45 8 72 24.0
7 Georgia Tech 4 40 45 4 89 22.3
7 North Texas 3 12 45 9 66 22.0
10 Tennessee 3 45 44 1 90 30.0
10 Texas Tech 3 29 44 3 76 25.3
12 East Carolina 3 23 43 7 73 24.3
12 LSU 3 18 43 10 71 23.7
12 Middle Tennessee 3 11 43 5 59 19.7
15 Colorado 3 12 42 6 60 20.0
16 South Alabama 3 22 41 6 69 23.0
16 Oklahoma State 3 21 41 6 68 22.7
16 Cincinnati 3 25 41 1 67 22.3
16 Western Kentucky 3 17 41 7 65 21.7
16 San Jose State 3 11 41 6 58 19.3
16 Duke 3 11 41 5 57 19.0
22 Indiana 3 36 40 5 81 27.0
22 Appalachian State 3 25 40 6 71 23.7
22 Texas 3 28 40 1 69 23.0
25 Syracuse 2 13 39 0 52 26.0
25 BYU 3 22 39 5 66 22.0
27 Texas State 3 31 38 8 77 25.7
27 Washington 3 28 38 3 69 23.0
29 Maryland 3 29 37 5 71 23.7
29 Georgia State 3 24 37 5 66 22.0
29 Virginia 3 21 37 3 61 20.3
32 Missouri 3 39 35 6 80 26.7
32 Tulsa 3 30 35 4 69 23.0
32 Arkansas State 3 22 35 8 65 21.7
32 Mississippi State 3 19 35 4 58 19.3
36 Nebraska 3 28 34 12 74 24.7
36 UAB 3 31 34 6 71 23.7
36 Georgia Southern 3 23 34 11 68 22.7
36 Illinois 3 23 34 4 61 20.3
36 Hawai'i 3 12 34 6 52 17.3
41 SMU 3 32 33 4 69 23.0
41 Fresno State 3 20 33 7 60 20.0
41 Georgia 3 23 33 2 58 19.3
41 North Carolina State 3 21 33 4 58 19.3
41 Charlotte 3 12 33 4 49 16.3
46 New Mexico 3 29 32 10 71 23.7
46 Tulane 3 23 32 7 62 20.7
48 USC 2 17 31 4 52 26.0
48 Eastern Michigan 3 25 31 9 65 21.7
48 Central Michigan 3 23 31 9 63 21.0
48 Arizona 3 21 31 4 56 18.7
52 Toledo 3 24 30 11 65 21.7
52 Minnesota 3 25 30 6 61 20.3
52 Florida 3 22 30 6 58 19.3
52 UTSA 3 14 30 3 47 15.7
52 Florida State 3 12 30 2 44 14.7
57 Ohio State 2 24 29 1 54 27.0
57 Louisville 2 21 29 2 52 26.0
57 Iowa 3 31 29 4 64 21.3
57 Utah 3 27 29 8 64 21.3
57 Michigan State 3 26 29 8 63 21.0
57 Jacksonville State 3 21 29 9 59 19.7
63 Ohio 3 33 28 7 68 22.7
63 Washington State 3 28 28 8 64 21.3
63 Northwestern 3 29 28 4 61 20.3
63 Auburn 3 25 28 8 61 20.3
63 Memphis 3 22 28 11 61 20.3
63 Connecticut 3 21 28 5 54 18.0
63 Nevada 4 30 28 10 68 17.0
63 Miami (Ohio) 2 2 28 2 32 16.0
63 Southern Mississippi 3 10 28 4 42 14.0
72 West Virginia 3 36 27 9 72 24.0
72 Wisconsin 3 33 27 7 67 22.3
72 Notre Dame 3 31 27 4 62 20.7
72 California 3 24 27 4 55 18.3
72 Florida International 3 19 27 4 50 16.7
77 Arizona State 3 42 26 5 73 24.3
77 Liberty 3 34 26 5 65 21.7
77 Vanderbilt 3 30 26 5 61 20.3
77 Massachusetts 3 25 26 7 58 19.3
77 Florida Atlantic 3 23 26 8 57 19.0
77 Oklahoma 3 25 26 5 56 18.7
77 Sam Houston State 3 24 26 4 54 18.0
77 Houston 3 18 26 4 48 16.0
77 Temple 3 15 26 3 44 14.7
86 Coastal Carolina 3 34 25 8 67 22.3
86 Alabama 3 32 25 6 63 21.0
86 Bowling Green 2 16 25 1 42 21.0
86 Kansas 3 32 25 4 61 20.3
86 Utah State 3 20 25 2 47 15.7
86 Rice 3 19 25 3 47 15.7
92 North Carolina 3 38 24 10 72 24.0
92 Virginia Tech 3 31 24 8 63 21.0
92 Boston College 3 28 24 4 56 18.7
92 Baylor 3 24 24 8 56 18.7
92 Michigan 3 26 24 1 51 17.0
92 Troy 3 21 24 5 50 16.7
92 Colorado State 3 20 24 5 49 16.3
92 Old Dominion 3 17 24 4 45 15.0
100 Texas A&M 3 42 23 8 73 24.3
100 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 20 23 2 45 22.5
100 Akron 3 21 23 6 50 16.7
100 Western Michigan 3 23 23 3 49 16.3
100 UTEP 3 22 23 2 47 15.7
105 UCF 3 62 22 2 86 28.7
105 Northern Illinois 2 23 22 1 46 23.0
105 Boise State 2 19 22 1 42 21.0
105 Clemson 2 15 22 4 41 20.5
109 Oregon State 3 46 21 4 71 23.7
109 South Florida 3 40 21 7 68 22.7
109 Penn State 2 21 21 0 42 21.0
109 Iowa State 2 9 21 3 33 16.5
113 San Diego State 3 20 20 6 46 15.3
114 Marshall 2 17 19 3 39 19.5
114 Stanford 2 14 19 6 39 19.5
114 Ball State 2 11 19 4 34 17.0
114 Louisiana Tech 2 8 19 1 28 14.0
118 Kansas State 3 39 18 3 60 20.0
118 Purdue 2 14 18 0 32 16.0
118 Buffalo 3 26 18 3 47 15.7
118 Kent State 3 14 18 7 39 13.0
122 Rutgers 2 33 17 5 55 27.5
122 UCLA 2 9 17 9 35 17.5
122 South Carolina 3 26 17 6 49 16.3
125 Kentucky 3 33 16 6 55 18.3
125 Kennesaw State 3 15 16 6 37 12.3
127 UNLV 3 45 14 6 65 21.7
128 New Mexico State 3 24 13 11 48 16.0
128 James Madison 2 16 13 1 30 15.0
128 Wyoming 3 19 13 4 36 12.0
131 Navy 2 25 12 0 37 18.5
132 Louisiana-Monroe 2 21 9 5 35 17.5
133 Army 2 39 5 3 47 23.5
133 Air Force 3 30 5 3 38 12.7