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

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