2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 New Mexico 9 105 101 16 222 24.7
2 Miami (Florida) 8 82 124 15 221 27.6
3 USC 9 65 132 13 210 23.3
4 Memphis 9 82 104 22 208 23.1
5 Clemson 8 91 98 18 207 25.9
6 Appalachian State 8 76 102 20 198 24.8
7 Arkansas 8 88 94 14 196 24.5
7 Indiana 8 78 103 15 196 24.5
9 Mississippi 8 79 103 12 194 24.3
10 Jacksonville State 8 104 64 23 191 23.9
11 Penn State 8 82 97 10 189 23.6
11 Eastern Michigan 8 71 97 21 189 23.6
13 UCF 8 109 66 12 187 23.4
13 Oregon 8 74 99 14 187 23.4
15 North Carolina 8 77 90 19 186 23.3
16 Wake Forest 8 62 95 27 184 23.0
17 Texas Tech 8 78 95 10 183 22.9
17 TCU 8 54 116 13 183 22.9
19 Arizona State 8 95 73 14 182 22.8
20 California 8 56 109 15 180 22.5
21 South Alabama 8 87 82 10 179 22.4
22 Mississippi State 8 65 90 23 178 22.3
23 Tulane 8 89 74 14 177 22.1
24 North Texas 7 43 116 17 176 25.1
24 Georgia Southern 8 64 91 21 176 22.0
26 Texas State 7 76 86 13 175 25.0
26 Syracuse 7 42 119 14 175 25.0
26 SMU 8 80 76 19 175 21.9
26 Ohio State 8 73 95 7 175 21.9
26 Sam Houston State 9 92 69 14 175 19.4
31 Kentucky 9 90 63 21 174 19.3
31 Old Dominion 9 79 83 12 174 19.3
33 Virginia Tech 9 86 72 15 173 19.2
34 Nebraska 8 69 76 27 172 21.5
34 Texas 8 65 94 13 172 21.5
34 Washington 8 61 104 7 172 21.5
37 LSU 7 37 114 19 170 24.3
37 Northern Illinois 8 86 66 18 170 21.3
37 Nevada 9 82 70 18 170 18.9
40 Boise State 7 73 82 13 168 24.0
40 Louisville 8 61 92 15 168 21.0
42 Ohio 8 82 68 16 166 20.8
42 Alabama 8 71 83 12 166 20.8
42 Baylor 8 70 83 13 166 20.8
45 Kansas State 8 82 74 8 164 20.5
45 Notre Dame 8 80 72 12 164 20.5
45 Connecticut 8 75 67 22 164 20.5
48 Washington State 7 64 81 18 163 23.3
49 Georgia Tech 8 73 83 6 162 20.3
49 Auburn 8 72 79 11 162 20.3
49 Bowling Green 8 63 85 14 162 20.3
52 Oregon State 7 80 65 16 161 23.0
52 Iowa State 7 66 80 15 161 23.0
52 Maryland 7 48 99 14 161 23.0
52 East Carolina 8 57 87 17 161 20.1
56 Wisconsin 8 77 72 11 160 20.0
56 Illinois 8 62 82 16 160 20.0
58 Pittsburgh 7 47 91 21 159 22.7
58 South Carolina 8 77 66 16 159 19.9
58 UCLA 9 45 98 16 159 17.7
61 Ball State 8 59 84 15 158 19.8
61 Tulsa 8 57 76 25 158 19.8
61 Minnesota 8 51 86 21 158 19.8
61 Fresno State 8 47 91 20 158 19.8
61 UTSA 8 46 98 14 158 19.8
66 Cincinnati 7 53 91 12 156 22.3
67 Texas A&M 8 76 65 14 155 19.4
67 Oklahoma State 8 45 99 11 155 19.4
67 Toledo 8 45 91 19 155 19.4
67 Miami (Ohio) 9 47 94 14 155 17.2
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 7 62 79 13 154 22.0
71 Colorado 7 42 93 19 154 22.0
73 West Virginia 7 72 66 15 153 21.9
73 Western Michigan 8 70 72 11 153 19.1
73 Vanderbilt 8 64 73 16 153 19.1
73 Arizona 8 49 92 12 153 19.1
77 Tennessee 7 74 68 10 152 21.7
78 Michigan State 8 65 75 11 151 18.9
78 North Carolina State 8 46 86 19 151 18.9
78 Rice 9 46 86 19 151 16.8
81 Utah State 7 48 94 8 150 21.4
81 Iowa 9 87 52 11 150 16.7
83 BYU 7 68 73 8 149 21.3
83 Duke 8 43 85 21 149 18.6
85 Army 7 117 25 5 147 21.0
85 Kansas 7 73 63 11 147 21.0
85 James Madison 7 65 73 9 147 21.0
85 Rutgers 7 61 68 18 147 21.0
85 Virginia 7 54 79 14 147 21.0
85 Central Michigan 8 75 54 18 147 18.4
91 Arkansas State 7 49 84 13 146 20.9
91 San Jose State 7 35 97 14 146 20.9
91 Troy 8 63 69 14 146 18.3
91 Wyoming 8 59 69 18 146 18.3
95 Georgia 7 44 93 8 145 20.7
96 Stanford 8 64 66 14 144 18.0
96 Oklahoma 8 58 65 21 144 18.0
96 Florida Atlantic 8 57 73 14 144 18.0
99 Western Kentucky 7 58 77 8 143 20.4
99 Michigan 9 77 60 6 143 15.9
101 Missouri 7 75 59 8 142 20.3
101 UAB 7 49 82 11 142 20.3
101 Georgia State 7 46 83 13 142 20.3
104 Hawai'i 7 43 76 22 141 20.1
105 UNLV 7 69 57 12 138 19.7
105 South Florida 7 53 65 20 138 19.7
105 Coastal Carolina 8 61 63 14 138 17.3
105 San Diego State 8 48 74 16 138 17.3
105 Middle Tennessee 8 34 87 17 138 17.3
110 Houston 9 68 55 13 136 15.1
111 Temple 8 39 87 9 135 16.9
112 Liberty 6 75 52 7 134 22.3
113 Charlotte 8 57 61 15 133 16.6
114 Florida 7 55 65 12 132 18.9
114 Colorado State 8 64 59 9 132 16.5
114 UTEP 8 59 61 12 132 16.5
114 Florida International 8 50 69 13 132 16.5
118 Marshall 7 70 49 11 130 18.6
118 Massachusetts 7 60 56 14 130 18.6
120 Navy 7 83 37 8 128 18.3
120 Buffalo 8 60 62 6 128 16.0
120 Florida State 9 42 76 10 128 14.2
123 Akron 8 40 75 12 127 15.9
124 New Mexico State 7 56 44 25 125 17.9
125 Louisiana Tech 7 44 75 5 124 17.7
126 Utah 7 54 61 8 123 17.6
127 Boston College 7 56 58 8 122 17.4
128 Northwestern 8 47 59 11 117 14.6
129 Air Force 7 74 27 10 111 15.9
129 Southern Mississippi 7 47 47 17 111 15.9
131 Kent State 8 43 46 16 105 13.1
132 Louisiana-Monroe 7 55 35 12 102 14.6
133 Kennesaw State 7 50 37 9 96 13.7
134 Purdue 7 41 49 4 94 13.4