2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 2 | TCU | 2 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 4 | LSU | 2 | 11 | 31 | 5 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 2 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 2 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 2 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Washington State | 2 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 9 | Maryland | 2 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 2 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 10 | Virginia | 2 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 12 | Tulane | 2 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 2 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Florida | 2 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Boston College | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 1 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 1 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 17 | Florida State | 2 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 20 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 21 | UNLV | 2 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 21 | Georgia | 2 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 24 | UCF | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 2 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 2 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 2 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 1 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 1 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Ohio | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Oregon | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Toledo | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Michigan State | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Akron | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 30 | Nevada | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 37 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 37 | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 39 | Appalachian State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 39 | USC | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 39 | Utah State | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | Kent State | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 43 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 45 | Tennessee | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 45 | Missouri | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 45 | UAB | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 49 | Kansas State | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Penn State | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | South Florida | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Washington | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Texas State | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 57 | Bowling Green | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 60 | Texas | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Boise State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Oregon State | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Tulsa | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Northwestern | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 9.5 |
| 70 | Alabama | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Kansas | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | SMU | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | California | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Houston | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 81 | Stanford | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 81 | Arkansas State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 85 | Iowa | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 85 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 85 | UCLA | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 85 | Arizona | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 85 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 90 | Utah | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 90 | Oklahoma | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 90 | Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 90 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 94 | Illinois | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 94 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 97 | Florida International | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 97 | Temple | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 97 | North Texas | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 97 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 97 | Clemson | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 97 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 103 | Air Force | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 103 | Baylor | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 103 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 103 | Marshall | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 103 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 103 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 109 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 109 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 109 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 112 | Buffalo | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 112 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 112 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 115 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |