2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 11/23/2024

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