2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Syracuse 11 65 193 20 278 25.3
2 LSU 11 67 171 24 262 23.8
3 Miami (Florida) 11 106 170 20 296 26.9
3 USC 12 91 170 17 278 23.2
5 Texas 14 128 165 24 317 22.6
6 Penn State 14 147 162 17 326 23.3
7 Clemson 13 124 159 27 310 23.8
8 North Texas 11 78 157 27 262 23.8
8 Georgia 12 87 157 19 263 21.9
10 San Jose State 11 54 152 24 230 20.9
11 TCU 11 85 150 16 251 22.8
11 Colorado 11 56 150 28 234 21.3
13 SMU 13 113 149 27 289 22.2
13 Ohio State 13 112 149 11 272 20.9
15 California 12 86 146 24 256 21.3
16 Western Kentucky 13 86 144 15 245 18.8
17 Texas Tech 11 107 143 19 269 24.5
18 Indiana 12 112 141 20 273 22.8
19 Memphis 12 117 140 26 283 23.6
20 Iowa State 12 107 139 29 275 22.9
21 Oregon 12 118 138 21 277 23.1
21 Pittsburgh 11 70 138 35 243 22.1
21 Maryland 11 69 138 26 233 21.2
24 Mississippi 11 106 137 15 258 23.5
25 UCLA 12 62 136 18 216 18.0
26 Texas State 11 133 135 15 283 25.7
27 UTSA 11 70 133 20 223 20.3
27 Oklahoma State 11 71 133 18 222 20.2
29 Georgia Southern 12 100 131 31 262 21.8
30 Georgia State 11 74 130 23 227 20.6
31 Utah State 11 98 129 20 247 22.5
32 Boise State 12 130 128 19 277 23.1
32 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 100 128 25 253 21.1
34 Miami (Ohio) 13 74 127 17 218 16.8
35 Washington State 11 103 126 24 253 23.0
35 UAB 11 83 126 20 229 20.8
37 Arizona State 13 140 125 21 286 22.0
37 Cincinnati 11 98 125 16 239 21.7
37 Louisville 11 93 125 20 238 21.6
37 Washington 11 85 125 13 223 20.3
41 Appalachian State 10 94 124 22 240 24.0
41 Middle Tennessee 11 53 124 21 198 18.0
43 Baylor 11 105 123 16 244 22.2
43 Notre Dame 13 124 123 23 270 20.8
45 Eastern Michigan 11 95 122 22 239 21.7
45 South Alabama 12 124 122 13 259 21.6
45 East Carolina 11 92 122 19 233 21.2
45 Arizona 11 67 122 15 204 18.5
49 Wake Forest 11 84 121 30 235 21.4
49 Ball State 11 77 121 20 218 19.8
51 Arkansas 11 125 120 15 260 23.6
51 Arkansas State 11 98 120 22 240 21.8
51 Fresno State 11 58 120 28 206 18.7
54 BYU 11 106 119 15 240 21.8
55 New Mexico 11 140 118 21 279 25.4
55 Toledo 11 68 118 27 213 19.4
57 West Virginia 12 125 117 21 263 21.9
57 Hawai'i 10 58 117 26 201 20.1
57 Minnesota 11 72 117 26 215 19.5
60 Auburn 11 103 116 15 234 21.3
60 James Madison 12 121 116 17 254 21.2
60 Temple 12 55 116 16 187 15.6
63 Bowling Green 11 84 115 15 214 19.5
64 Tennessee 12 137 114 17 268 22.3
64 Ohio 13 144 114 28 286 22.0
64 Rice 11 61 114 21 196 17.8
67 Rutgers 11 100 113 31 244 22.2
67 Georgia Tech 11 103 113 11 227 20.6
67 Mississippi State 11 85 113 27 225 20.5
70 South Florida 11 91 112 27 230 20.9
70 Duke 11 57 112 26 195 17.7
72 North Carolina State 11 74 111 28 213 19.4
73 Nebraska 11 97 110 33 240 21.8
73 North Carolina 11 104 110 23 237 21.5
73 Troy 11 94 110 16 220 20.0
76 Louisiana Tech 11 84 109 13 206 18.7
77 Alabama 11 103 108 16 227 20.6
77 Tulane 13 135 108 23 266 20.5
77 Nevada 12 98 108 20 226 18.8
80 Tulsa 11 75 107 34 216 19.6
80 Florida 12 104 107 17 228 19.0
82 Jacksonville State 14 179 106 33 318 22.7
82 Oregon State 11 109 106 24 239 21.7
82 Texas A&M 11 103 106 17 226 20.5
82 Old Dominion 12 116 106 14 236 19.7
82 Virginia 11 89 106 19 214 19.5
82 San Diego State 11 71 106 22 199 18.1
88 Kansas State 11 105 105 11 221 20.1
88 Illinois 11 89 105 22 216 19.6
90 Sam Houston State 13 123 104 18 245 18.8
90 Florida International 11 73 104 17 194 17.6
90 Akron 11 67 104 21 192 17.5
93 Western Michigan 12 105 102 16 223 18.6
94 Florida Atlantic 11 86 101 18 205 18.6
95 UNLV 13 141 100 22 263 20.2
96 Kansas 11 119 99 14 232 21.1
96 Michigan State 11 90 99 15 204 18.5
96 Stanford 11 82 99 20 201 18.3
99 South Carolina 11 109 98 19 226 20.5
100 UCF 11 141 97 18 256 23.3
101 Connecticut 11 98 96 28 222 20.2
101 Virginia Tech 12 111 96 25 232 19.3
103 Missouri 11 117 93 13 223 20.3
103 Vanderbilt 11 85 93 20 198 18.0
103 Colorado State 11 84 93 16 193 17.5
106 Wyoming 11 76 92 24 192 17.5
106 Northwestern 11 63 92 15 170 15.5
106 Florida State 11 56 92 14 162 14.7
109 Wisconsin 11 92 91 19 202 18.4
109 Charlotte 11 73 91 23 187 17.0
111 Boston College 11 100 90 19 209 19.0
111 Coastal Carolina 11 91 90 16 197 17.9
111 Utah 11 71 90 12 173 15.7
114 Northern Illinois 11 113 89 23 225 20.5
114 Buffalo 11 95 89 16 200 18.2
116 Marshall 12 124 88 19 231 19.3
116 UTEP 11 77 88 18 183 16.6
118 Purdue 11 54 84 11 149 13.5
119 New Mexico State 11 98 83 31 212 19.3
120 Michigan 12 104 81 12 197 16.4
121 Oklahoma 11 92 78 24 194 17.6
122 Liberty 10 144 77 17 238 23.8
122 Houston 12 88 77 16 181 15.1
124 Kentucky 11 102 75 24 201 18.3
125 Massachusetts 10 97 74 21 192 19.2
126 Central Michigan 11 101 70 23 194 17.6
127 Southern Mississippi 11 80 65 24 169 15.4
128 Kennesaw State 11 72 64 15 151 13.7
129 Louisiana-Monroe 11 90 62 16 168 15.3
129 Kent State 11 57 62 21 140 12.7
131 Iowa 11 103 60 13 176 16.0
132 Navy 11 130 50 10 190 17.3
133 Army 12 188 38 14 240 20.0
134 Air Force 11 149 36 16 201 18.3