2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Syracuse 9 53 158 16 227 25.2
2 USC 10 74 143 15 232 23.2
3 LSU 9 53 141 23 217 24.1
4 Miami (Florida) 9 89 138 17 244 27.1
5 North Texas 9 58 135 21 214 23.8
6 TCU 9 66 130 14 210 23.3
7 San Jose State 9 45 128 18 191 21.2
8 Maryland 9 57 125 24 206 22.9
9 Clemson 10 104 122 22 248 24.8
9 Penn State 10 102 122 12 236 23.6
11 California 9 62 121 16 199 22.1
11 Colorado 9 48 121 24 193 21.4
13 Memphis 10 98 118 23 239 23.9
13 Eastern Michigan 10 84 118 22 224 22.4
13 Texas 10 83 118 14 215 21.5
16 Mississippi 9 85 116 12 213 23.7
16 Washington 10 78 116 12 206 20.6
18 Oregon 10 93 115 17 225 22.5
18 Utah State 9 68 115 15 198 22.0
18 Ohio State 10 96 115 7 218 21.8
18 UTSA 9 56 115 17 188 20.9
18 Georgia 9 59 115 12 186 20.7
23 Pittsburgh 9 61 114 28 203 22.6
24 Oklahoma State 9 55 113 12 180 20.0
25 Indiana 9 83 111 16 210 23.3
25 Miami (Ohio) 11 63 111 17 191 17.4
27 New Mexico 10 123 109 17 249 24.9
27 Washington State 9 86 109 23 218 24.2
27 Iowa State 9 77 109 19 205 22.8
27 UCLA 10 54 109 17 180 18.0
31 Texas State 9 108 108 13 229 25.4
31 Texas Tech 9 86 108 14 208 23.1
31 Georgia State 9 55 108 18 181 20.1
34 Cincinnati 9 75 107 13 195 21.7
34 Louisville 9 66 107 16 189 21.0
36 Wake Forest 9 68 105 30 203 22.6
36 UAB 9 62 105 14 181 20.1
38 Toledo 10 57 104 22 183 18.3
39 Appalachian State 8 76 102 20 198 24.8
39 Arizona 9 59 102 12 173 19.2
39 Fresno State 9 49 102 22 173 19.2
42 Boise State 9 97 101 18 216 24.0
42 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 83 101 19 203 22.6
42 Arkansas State 9 76 101 16 193 21.4
42 East Carolina 9 69 101 18 188 20.9
46 Temple 10 48 100 10 158 15.8
47 Arkansas 9 98 99 14 211 23.4
47 Georgia Southern 9 68 99 28 195 21.7
47 Middle Tennessee 9 39 99 18 156 17.3
50 Baylor 9 80 98 14 192 21.3
50 Ball State 9 68 98 16 182 20.2
52 Minnesota 9 55 97 24 176 19.6
52 Western Kentucky 9 65 97 10 172 19.1
54 Arizona State 10 108 96 19 223 22.3
54 Akron 10 58 96 20 174 17.4
56 Mississippi State 9 74 95 24 193 21.4
56 Bowling Green 9 72 95 14 181 20.1
56 Hawai'i 9 53 95 24 172 19.1
56 North Carolina State 9 51 95 24 170 18.9
56 Duke 9 46 95 24 165 18.3
61 North Carolina 9 92 94 21 207 23.0
61 South Alabama 9 93 94 11 198 22.0
61 BYU 9 88 94 10 192 21.3
61 Virginia 9 71 94 16 181 20.1
65 Notre Dame 10 96 93 18 207 20.7
66 James Madison 9 84 92 15 191 21.2
66 Rutgers 9 74 92 24 190 21.1
66 Auburn 9 85 92 11 188 20.9
69 SMU 9 87 91 22 200 22.2
69 South Carolina 10 96 91 19 206 20.6
69 Illinois 9 70 91 17 178 19.8
72 Old Dominion 10 87 90 12 189 18.9
73 Alabama 9 86 89 14 189 21.0
73 Georgia Tech 9 84 89 7 180 20.0
75 Tulane 10 117 88 18 223 22.3
75 Kansas State 9 87 88 10 185 20.6
75 Western Michigan 10 82 88 12 182 18.2
78 Tulsa 9 61 87 29 177 19.7
79 Nebraska 9 77 86 28 191 21.2
79 Troy 9 72 86 15 173 19.2
79 Louisiana Tech 9 67 86 8 161 17.9
79 Rice 9 46 86 19 151 16.8
83 Michigan State 9 73 85 11 169 18.8
84 Tennessee 9 98 84 15 197 21.9
85 Jacksonville State 10 130 83 28 241 24.1
85 Texas A&M 9 85 83 15 183 20.3
85 Vanderbilt 9 70 83 17 170 18.9
85 Florida Atlantic 9 61 83 17 161 17.9
85 Florida International 9 59 83 15 157 17.4
90 Oregon State 9 97 82 20 199 22.1
90 Kansas 9 91 82 12 185 20.6
90 Ohio 10 100 82 21 203 20.3
90 South Florida 9 74 82 25 181 20.1
90 Florida State 10 49 82 11 142 14.2
95 Northern Illinois 10 103 81 19 203 20.3
95 Virginia Tech 10 88 81 19 188 18.8
95 San Diego State 9 53 81 18 152 16.9
98 West Virginia 9 93 80 19 192 21.3
98 Florida 9 71 80 14 165 18.3
98 Buffalo 10 80 80 14 174 17.4
101 UCF 9 120 79 14 213 23.7
101 Stanford 9 69 79 18 166 18.4
101 Utah 9 63 79 11 153 17.0
104 Nevada 10 86 78 19 183 18.3
105 Connecticut 9 82 77 25 184 20.4
105 Missouri 9 94 77 10 181 20.1
107 UNLV 9 93 76 17 186 20.7
107 Sam Houston State 10 105 76 15 196 19.6
109 Wisconsin 9 86 75 14 175 19.4
109 Wyoming 9 61 75 20 156 17.3
111 Coastal Carolina 9 69 74 15 158 17.6
111 UTEP 9 65 74 15 154 17.1
113 Charlotte 9 65 73 17 155 17.2
114 Boston College 9 80 72 15 167 18.6
115 Oklahoma 9 66 70 23 159 17.7
116 Marshall 9 87 68 13 168 18.7
116 Northwestern 9 53 68 13 134 14.9
118 Michigan 10 83 67 9 159 15.9
119 Liberty 8 112 66 13 191 23.9
119 Colorado State 9 73 66 10 149 16.6
121 Central Michigan 10 92 65 22 179 17.9
122 Purdue 9 53 64 8 125 13.9
123 Massachusetts 8 75 63 18 156 19.5
123 Kentucky 9 90 63 21 174 19.3
123 Houston 10 72 63 15 150 15.0
126 Kent State 10 52 58 20 130 13.0
127 New Mexico State 9 79 56 26 161 17.9
128 Iowa 9 87 52 11 150 16.7
128 Southern Mississippi 9 63 52 18 133 14.8
130 Kennesaw State 9 61 51 11 123 13.7
131 Louisiana-Monroe 9 67 48 14 129 14.3
132 Navy 9 106 39 9 154 17.1
133 Air Force 9 112 34 12 158 17.6
134 Army 8 136 27 7 170 21.3