2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 12/30/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 2 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 2 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 1 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 1 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 5 | UTSA | 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 1 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 8 | UNLV | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 1 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 1 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 1 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 12 | UAB | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 1 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 18 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 18 | Texas State | 1 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 18 | Missouri | 1 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 23 | SMU | 1 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 23 | Alabama | 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 29 | Liberty | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 29 | North Carolina State | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 32 | UCF | 1 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Nevada | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Boise State | 1 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Clemson | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Marshall | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Toledo | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Georgia | 1 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | BYU | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Illinois | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 43 | Army | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Kansas | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Purdue | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Utah | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 43 | Wake Forest | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 52 | Washington | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Tulane | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Ball State | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Maryland | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | San Jose State | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | North Texas | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 59 | Rice | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | Troy | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | Baylor | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | Arkansas State | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 59 | LSU | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 66 | San Diego State | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 66 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 66 | Louisville | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 66 | Utah State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 66 | Iowa | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Bowling Green | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Boston College | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Ohio | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Appalachian State | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Florida | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Georgia State | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Fresno State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Michigan State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | TCU | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Stanford | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Colorado | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 89 | Colorado State | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Washington State | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Navy | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | South Florida | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Virginia | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Florida State | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 100 | Charlotte | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 104 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 104 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 108 | UTEP | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 108 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 108 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 112 | Wyoming | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 112 | California | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 112 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 112 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 117 | Air Force | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 117 | James Madison | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 119 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |