2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/14/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Miami (Florida) 11 106 170 20 296 26.9
2 Texas State 11 133 135 15 283 25.7
3 New Mexico 11 140 118 21 279 25.4
4 Syracuse 11 65 193 20 278 25.3
5 Texas Tech 11 107 143 19 269 24.5
6 Clemson 12 120 144 26 290 24.2
7 Memphis 11 110 130 25 265 24.1
8 Appalachian State 10 94 124 22 240 24.0
9 North Texas 11 78 157 27 262 23.8
9 LSU 11 67 171 24 262 23.8
9 Liberty 10 144 77 17 238 23.8
12 Penn State 13 136 156 16 308 23.7
13 Arkansas 11 125 120 15 260 23.6
14 Mississippi 11 106 137 15 258 23.5
15 UCF 11 141 97 18 256 23.3
15 Indiana 11 106 131 19 256 23.3
17 USC 12 91 170 17 278 23.2
18 Jacksonville State 13 171 97 32 300 23.1
18 Boise State 12 130 128 19 277 23.1
18 Oregon 12 118 138 21 277 23.1
21 Washington State 11 103 126 24 253 23.0
22 Iowa State 12 107 139 29 275 22.9
23 Tennessee 11 125 110 16 251 22.8
23 TCU 11 85 150 16 251 22.8
25 Utah State 11 98 129 20 247 22.5
26 Texas 13 115 155 21 291 22.4
27 SMU 12 107 138 23 268 22.3
28 Baylor 11 105 123 16 244 22.2
28 Rutgers 11 100 113 31 244 22.2
30 Pittsburgh 11 70 138 35 243 22.1
31 Arizona State 13 140 125 21 286 22.0
32 Georgia 12 87 157 19 263 21.9
33 BYU 11 106 119 15 240 21.8
33 Arkansas State 11 98 120 22 240 21.8
33 Nebraska 11 97 110 33 240 21.8
36 Oregon State 11 109 106 24 239 21.7
36 Cincinnati 11 98 125 16 239 21.7
36 Eastern Michigan 11 95 122 22 239 21.7
36 Georgia Southern 11 88 120 31 239 21.7
40 South Alabama 12 124 122 13 259 21.6
40 West Virginia 11 115 103 20 238 21.6
40 Louisville 11 93 125 20 238 21.6
43 Ohio 12 131 103 24 258 21.5
43 North Carolina 11 104 110 23 237 21.5
45 James Madison 11 110 109 16 235 21.4
45 Wake Forest 11 84 121 30 235 21.4
45 California 11 75 137 23 235 21.4
48 Tulane 12 131 103 21 255 21.3
48 Auburn 11 103 116 15 234 21.3
48 Colorado 11 56 150 28 234 21.3
51 East Carolina 11 92 122 19 233 21.2
51 Maryland 11 69 138 26 233 21.2
53 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 100 128 25 253 21.1
53 Kansas 11 119 99 14 232 21.1
55 UNLV 12 132 97 22 251 20.9
55 South Florida 11 91 112 27 230 20.9
55 San Jose State 11 54 152 24 230 20.9
58 Notre Dame 12 116 112 22 250 20.8
58 UAB 11 83 126 20 229 20.8
60 Ohio State 12 104 135 9 248 20.7
61 Georgia Tech 11 103 113 11 227 20.6
61 Alabama 11 103 108 16 227 20.6
61 Georgia State 11 74 130 23 227 20.6
64 South Carolina 11 109 98 19 226 20.5
64 Texas A&M 11 103 106 17 226 20.5
64 Northern Illinois 11 113 89 23 225 20.5
64 Mississippi State 11 85 113 27 225 20.5
68 Missouri 11 117 93 13 223 20.3
68 Washington 11 85 125 13 223 20.3
68 UTSA 11 70 133 20 223 20.3
71 Connecticut 11 98 96 28 222 20.2
71 Oklahoma State 11 71 133 18 222 20.2
73 Kansas State 11 105 105 11 221 20.1
73 Hawai'i 10 58 117 26 201 20.1
75 Army 12 188 38 14 240 20.0
75 Troy 11 94 110 16 220 20.0
77 Ball State 11 77 121 20 218 19.8
78 Old Dominion 12 116 106 14 236 19.7
79 Illinois 11 89 105 22 216 19.6
79 Tulsa 11 75 107 34 216 19.6
81 Minnesota 11 72 117 26 215 19.5
81 Virginia 11 89 106 19 214 19.5
81 Bowling Green 11 84 115 15 214 19.5
84 North Carolina State 11 74 111 28 213 19.4
84 Toledo 11 68 118 27 213 19.4
86 Virginia Tech 12 111 96 25 232 19.3
86 Marshall 12 124 88 19 231 19.3
86 Western Kentucky 12 83 133 15 231 19.3
86 New Mexico State 11 98 83 31 212 19.3
90 Sam Houston State 12 120 94 16 230 19.2
90 Massachusetts 10 97 74 21 192 19.2
92 Boston College 11 100 90 19 209 19.0
93 Nevada 12 98 108 20 226 18.8
94 Louisiana Tech 11 84 109 13 206 18.7
94 Fresno State 11 58 120 28 206 18.7
96 Western Michigan 12 105 102 16 223 18.6
96 Florida Atlantic 11 86 101 18 205 18.6
98 Michigan State 11 90 99 15 204 18.5
98 Arizona 11 67 122 15 204 18.5
100 Wisconsin 11 92 91 19 202 18.4
100 Florida 11 91 95 16 202 18.4
102 Air Force 11 149 36 16 201 18.3
102 Kentucky 11 102 75 24 201 18.3
102 Stanford 11 82 99 20 201 18.3
105 Buffalo 11 95 89 16 200 18.2
106 San Diego State 11 71 106 22 199 18.1
107 UCLA 12 62 136 18 216 18.0
107 Vanderbilt 11 85 93 20 198 18.0
107 Middle Tennessee 11 53 124 21 198 18.0
110 Coastal Carolina 11 91 90 16 197 17.9
111 Rice 11 61 114 21 196 17.8
112 Duke 11 57 112 26 195 17.7
113 Central Michigan 11 101 70 23 194 17.6
113 Oklahoma 11 92 78 24 194 17.6
113 Florida International 11 73 104 17 194 17.6
116 Colorado State 11 84 93 16 193 17.5
116 Wyoming 11 76 92 24 192 17.5
116 Akron 11 67 104 21 192 17.5
119 Navy 11 130 50 10 190 17.3
120 Charlotte 11 73 91 23 187 17.0
121 Miami (Ohio) 13 74 127 17 218 16.8
122 UTEP 11 77 88 18 183 16.6
123 Michigan 12 104 81 12 197 16.4
124 Iowa 11 103 60 13 176 16.0
125 Utah 11 71 90 12 173 15.7
126 Temple 12 55 116 16 187 15.6
127 Northwestern 11 63 92 15 170 15.5
128 Southern Mississippi 11 80 65 24 169 15.4
129 Louisiana-Monroe 11 90 62 16 168 15.3
130 Houston 12 88 77 16 181 15.1
131 Florida State 11 56 92 14 162 14.7
132 Kennesaw State 11 72 64 15 151 13.7
133 Purdue 11 54 84 11 149 13.5
134 Kent State 11 57 62 21 140 12.7