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