2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 11/20/2024
| 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 | Arkansas | 1 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 7 | UNLV | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 1 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 1 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 11 | UAB | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 11 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 1 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 11 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 17 | Western Michigan | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 17 | Texas State | 1 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 17 | Missouri | 1 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | SMU | 1 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Alabama | 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Liberty | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 28 | North Carolina State | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 31 | UCF | 1 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Nevada | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Boise State | 1 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Marshall | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Toledo | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Georgia | 1 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | BYU | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Illinois | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 41 | Army | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Kansas | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | North Carolina | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Purdue | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Cincinnati | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Utah | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 50 | Washington | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Tulane | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Ball State | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Maryland | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 50 | North Texas | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 57 | Rice | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Troy | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Baylor | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | LSU | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 64 | Buffalo | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | San Diego State | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Wisconsin | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Louisville | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Utah State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Iowa | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 72 | Northwestern | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Bowling Green | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Boston College | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Ohio | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Appalachian State | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Florida | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Georgia State | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Fresno State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | TCU | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Stanford | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Colorado | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 87 | Washington State | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 87 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 87 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 91 | Kansas State | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | Navy | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | South Florida | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | Virginia | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 97 | New Mexico | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 97 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 97 | Charlotte | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 101 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 101 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 101 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 105 | UTEP | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 105 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 105 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 109 | California | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 109 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 109 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 109 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 114 | Air Force | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 114 | James Madison | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 116 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |