2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 11/22/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Clemson 3 39 44 10 93 31.0
2 Miami (Florida) 3 40 41 7 88 29.3
3 North Texas 3 22 54 10 86 28.7
4 Jacksonville State 4 70 27 13 110 27.5
5 Appalachian State 3 31 42 9 82 27.3
5 Syracuse 3 19 53 10 82 27.3
7 Iowa State 3 35 35 9 79 26.3
8 Texas State 4 53 43 7 103 25.8
9 BYU 3 42 29 5 76 25.3
10 Utah State 4 29 64 7 100 25.0
11 New Mexico 3 35 36 3 74 24.7
11 UTSA 3 23 47 4 74 24.7
13 Oregon 4 41 50 4 95 23.8
14 Liberty 3 43 23 5 71 23.7
14 Indiana 3 30 36 5 71 23.7
14 Boise State 3 30 35 6 71 23.7
14 Maryland 3 14 50 7 71 23.7
18 Oregon State 4 38 44 12 94 23.5
19 Arkansas State 4 31 55 7 93 23.3
19 SMU 3 33 29 8 70 23.3
19 Eastern Michigan 3 25 40 5 70 23.3
22 Tulane 4 50 36 6 92 23.0
22 Western Michigan 4 40 46 6 92 23.0
24 Army 3 53 13 2 68 22.7
24 Texas Tech 3 32 33 3 68 22.7
24 Arkansas 3 24 41 3 68 22.7
24 Washington State 3 23 35 10 68 22.7
24 Penn State 3 20 43 5 68 22.7
24 Minnesota 3 19 36 13 68 22.7
30 Northern Illinois 4 47 34 8 89 22.3
30 West Virginia 4 45 36 8 89 22.3
30 Notre Dame 3 37 28 2 67 22.3
30 Western Kentucky 3 32 32 3 67 22.3
30 Kansas 3 29 31 7 67 22.3
30 North Carolina 3 27 35 5 67 22.3
30 Baylor 3 27 34 6 67 22.3
30 LSU 3 11 45 11 67 22.3
38 San Jose State 4 25 55 8 88 22.0
38 Colorado 3 17 42 7 66 22.0
40 Old Dominion 4 43 39 5 87 21.8
40 Wisconsin 4 42 40 5 87 21.8
40 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 34 48 5 87 21.8
40 Louisville 4 30 51 6 87 21.8
40 California 4 21 56 10 87 21.8
45 USC 4 25 55 6 86 21.5
46 Georgia Tech 4 40 42 3 85 21.3
46 South Alabama 3 38 23 3 64 21.3
46 Buffalo 3 31 33 0 64 21.3
46 Illinois 3 27 31 6 64 21.3
46 Cincinnati 3 25 34 5 64 21.3
51 Wake Forest 4 36 37 11 84 21.0
51 Ball State 4 35 41 8 84 21.0
51 Hawai'i 4 28 43 13 84 21.0
51 Arizona 4 27 48 9 84 21.0
51 Toledo 4 19 56 9 84 21.0
51 Kansas State 3 30 32 1 63 21.0
51 Georgia 3 19 40 4 63 21.0
51 Mississippi State 3 18 36 9 63 21.0
59 Bowling Green 4 36 40 7 83 20.8
59 Vanderbilt 4 33 42 8 83 20.8
61 Auburn 3 32 26 4 62 20.7
61 Ohio 3 30 26 6 62 20.7
61 Georgia State 3 23 33 6 62 20.7
61 Wyoming 3 23 31 8 62 20.7
61 Georgia Southern 3 22 36 4 62 20.7
61 Washington 3 19 41 2 62 20.7
67 UNLV 4 39 39 4 82 20.5
67 Alabama 4 33 43 6 82 20.5
69 Rutgers 4 33 39 9 81 20.3
69 Arizona State 3 35 21 5 61 20.3
69 Michigan State 3 32 25 4 61 20.3
69 Memphis 3 26 29 6 61 20.3
69 Oklahoma 3 25 26 10 61 20.3
69 North Carolina State 3 14 40 7 61 20.3
75 Nevada 4 42 31 7 80 20.0
75 Virginia 4 27 44 9 80 20.0
75 Marshall 3 33 21 6 60 20.0
75 Fresno State 3 23 33 4 60 20.0
79 Louisiana Tech 4 28 48 3 79 19.8
80 Temple 3 16 37 6 59 19.7
81 James Madison 4 36 38 4 78 19.5
82 New Mexico State 3 30 19 9 58 19.3
82 TCU 3 21 33 4 58 19.3
82 Oklahoma State 3 20 35 3 58 19.3
85 South Carolina 3 23 29 5 57 19.0
85 Mississippi 3 22 30 5 57 19.0
85 UAB 3 19 33 5 57 19.0
85 East Carolina 3 19 33 5 57 19.0
85 Connecticut 3 17 31 9 57 19.0
90 Colorado State 4 39 33 3 75 18.8
91 Navy 3 36 15 5 56 18.7
91 Florida 3 23 29 4 56 18.7
91 Texas 3 17 32 7 56 18.7
91 San Diego State 3 16 36 4 56 18.7
91 Troy 3 16 35 5 56 18.7
91 UCLA 3 13 41 2 56 18.7
97 Charlotte 4 35 28 10 73 18.3
97 Houston 3 30 20 5 55 18.3
97 Tennessee 3 22 25 8 55 18.3
97 Akron 3 18 31 6 55 18.3
97 Tulsa 3 18 25 12 55 18.3
102 Sam Houston State 4 33 33 6 72 18.0
102 Air Force 3 35 16 3 54 18.0
102 Michigan 3 26 24 4 54 18.0
102 Ohio State 3 23 30 1 54 18.0
102 Texas A&M 3 23 28 3 54 18.0
102 Florida Atlantic 2 14 20 2 36 18.0
108 UCF 4 38 29 4 71 17.8
109 Nebraska 3 25 23 5 53 17.7
109 Boston College 3 24 25 4 53 17.7
109 Kentucky 3 24 22 7 53 17.7
112 Missouri 4 40 25 5 70 17.5
112 Stanford 4 29 37 4 70 17.5
114 Southern Mississippi 4 33 25 11 69 17.3
115 Miami (Ohio) 4 23 40 5 68 17.0
115 Middle Tennessee 3 12 33 6 51 17.0
117 UTEP 4 36 24 7 67 16.8
118 Kent State 3 21 22 7 50 16.7
118 Pittsburgh 3 17 26 7 50 16.7
120 Massachusetts 3 24 22 3 49 16.3
120 Virginia Tech 3 24 22 3 49 16.3
120 Duke 3 15 27 7 49 16.3
123 Central Michigan 3 30 12 6 48 16.0
124 Purdue 3 23 22 2 47 15.7
124 Louisiana-Monroe 3 22 19 6 47 15.7
124 Rice 3 12 26 9 47 15.7
127 Florida International 4 25 31 5 61 15.3
127 Utah 3 19 24 3 46 15.3
129 Coastal Carolina 3 18 21 6 45 15.0
129 South Florida 2 7 18 5 30 15.0
131 Kennesaw State 4 35 21 3 59 14.8
132 Florida State 3 17 22 5 44 14.7
133 Iowa 4 27 25 4 56 14.0
134 Northwestern 4 21 23 3 47 11.8