2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games in November Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Air Force 5 83 14 8 105 21.0
2 Liberty 4 69 25 10 104 26.0
3 Tennessee 5 64 57 7 128 25.6
4 South Carolina 5 61 57 9 127 25.4
4 New Mexico 4 61 32 7 100 25.0
6 Boise State 5 59 57 8 124 24.8
7 Texas State 4 57 49 2 108 27.0
8 Clemson 5 55 60 6 121 24.2
9 UNLV 4 54 36 10 100 25.0
10 Army 4 53 13 8 74 18.5
11 Massachusetts 4 51 27 9 87 21.8
12 Baylor 4 50 54 5 109 27.3
12 UCF 4 50 42 10 102 25.5
12 Utah State 4 50 35 12 97 24.3
12 Jacksonville State 4 50 26 7 83 20.8
12 Marshall 5 50 41 5 96 19.2
12 Oklahoma 4 50 23 3 76 19.0
18 Arkansas State 4 49 36 9 94 23.5
18 South Florida 5 49 59 9 117 23.4
20 Arizona State 5 48 58 7 113 22.6
20 Alabama 4 48 37 5 90 22.5
20 Penn State 5 48 53 5 106 21.2
23 Texas 4 47 45 6 98 24.5
23 Troy 4 47 47 3 97 24.3
23 East Carolina 4 47 46 2 95 23.8
23 Old Dominion 4 47 37 4 88 22.0
23 Coastal Carolina 5 47 43 4 94 18.8
28 Arkansas 4 46 39 3 88 22.0
28 Kansas 4 46 36 3 85 21.3
28 Florida Atlantic 5 46 51 6 103 20.6
28 Louisiana-Monroe 5 46 33 4 83 16.6
32 Memphis 4 45 53 8 106 26.5
32 James Madison 4 45 36 7 88 22.0
32 Cincinnati 4 45 34 4 83 20.8
35 Boston College 4 44 32 11 87 21.8
36 Buffalo 4 43 37 11 91 22.8
36 West Virginia 4 43 37 5 85 21.3
36 Ohio 4 43 32 8 83 20.8
36 Navy 4 43 14 2 59 14.8
40 Georgia 5 42 73 10 125 25.0
40 New Mexico State 4 42 39 6 87 21.8
40 Missouri 4 42 34 5 81 20.3
40 Ohio State 5 42 48 4 94 18.8
40 Florida 5 42 36 5 83 16.6
45 Oregon 4 41 41 7 89 22.3
45 Louisville 4 41 40 8 89 22.3
45 San Diego State 5 41 47 11 99 19.8
48 Louisiana Tech 4 40 34 8 82 20.5
49 Rutgers 4 39 45 13 97 24.3
49 Washington State 4 39 45 6 90 22.5
49 UAB 5 39 61 10 110 22.0
49 Appalachian State 4 39 40 6 85 21.3
49 North Carolina 4 39 30 5 74 18.5
54 TCU 4 38 49 6 93 23.3
54 BYU 4 38 46 7 91 22.8
54 Nebraska 4 38 41 10 89 22.3
54 North Carolina State 4 38 38 11 87 21.8
54 Northern Illinois 4 38 30 8 76 19.0
54 Western Michigan 4 38 29 3 70 17.5
60 Texas Tech 4 37 60 10 107 26.8
60 USC 4 37 52 5 94 23.5
60 Iowa State 5 37 65 12 114 22.8
60 Iowa 4 37 18 6 61 15.3
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 36 42 10 88 22.0
64 Notre Dame 4 36 40 10 86 21.5
64 Virginia Tech 4 36 35 12 83 20.8
64 Connecticut 4 36 33 8 77 19.3
68 Mississippi 4 35 52 7 94 23.5
68 Auburn 4 35 47 4 86 21.5
68 North Texas 4 35 41 10 86 21.5
68 Georgia State 5 35 58 13 106 21.2
68 Illinois 4 35 34 7 76 19.0
68 Virginia 4 35 27 5 67 16.8
74 Texas A&M 4 34 52 4 90 22.5
74 Georgia Southern 4 34 37 12 83 20.8
74 Indiana 4 34 41 5 80 20.0
74 Kentucky 4 34 34 10 78 19.5
78 Miami (Florida) 4 33 61 7 101 25.3
78 South Alabama 4 33 44 3 80 20.0
78 Southern Mississippi 4 33 18 7 58 14.5
81 Tulane 3 32 22 7 61 20.3
81 UCLA 5 32 61 4 97 19.4
81 Wyoming 4 32 36 8 76 19.0
81 Central Michigan 4 32 19 9 60 15.0
85 Syracuse 5 31 85 10 126 25.2
85 Akron 4 31 47 10 88 22.0
85 Oklahoma State 4 31 45 7 83 20.8
85 Eastern Michigan 4 31 39 4 74 18.5
85 Michigan 4 31 28 6 65 16.3
90 LSU 4 30 57 5 92 23.0
90 Georgia Tech 3 30 30 5 65 21.7
90 Kansas State 4 30 43 5 78 19.5
90 Wake Forest 4 30 39 8 77 19.3
90 Toledo 4 30 36 8 74 18.5
90 Mississippi State 4 30 32 11 73 18.3
90 Washington 4 30 35 7 72 18.0
97 Pittsburgh 5 29 66 19 114 22.8
97 Oregon State 4 29 41 8 78 19.5
97 Bowling Green 4 29 39 3 71 17.8
97 Miami (Ohio) 4 29 37 5 71 17.8
97 Michigan State 4 29 34 5 68 17.0
102 Rice 4 28 52 5 85 21.3
102 UTSA 4 28 46 10 84 21.0
102 Minnesota 4 28 44 6 78 19.5
102 Colorado State 4 28 40 8 76 19.0
102 Sam Houston State 3 28 25 2 55 18.3
107 California 4 27 50 9 86 21.5
107 Tulsa 4 27 42 13 82 20.5
109 Nevada 4 26 49 3 78 19.5
109 UTEP 4 26 36 9 71 17.8
111 Stanford 4 25 40 8 73 18.3
111 Florida State 4 25 33 6 64 16.0
111 Vanderbilt 4 25 25 7 57 14.3
114 SMU 4 24 55 5 84 21.0
114 Hawai'i 4 24 52 8 84 21.0
114 Ball State 4 24 49 6 79 19.8
114 Middle Tennessee 4 24 46 7 77 19.3
114 Houston 4 24 26 5 55 13.8
119 Florida International 3 23 35 4 62 20.7
119 Wisconsin 4 23 25 10 58 14.5
121 Kennesaw State 4 22 27 6 55 13.8
122 Northwestern 4 21 46 5 72 18.0
122 Maryland 4 21 39 12 72 18.0
124 San Jose State 4 19 55 10 84 21.0
124 Arizona 4 19 42 4 65 16.3
126 Western Kentucky 4 18 50 3 71 17.8
126 Kent State 4 18 19 5 42 10.5
128 Utah 4 17 29 4 50 12.5
129 Charlotte 3 16 30 8 54 18.0
129 Duke 4 16 43 10 69 17.3
129 Temple 4 16 29 7 52 13.0
132 Fresno State 4 15 37 10 62 15.5
133 Colorado 4 14 57 9 80 20.0
133 Purdue 5 14 49 8 71 14.2