2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 12/21/2024

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