2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Tennessee 1 20 12 0 32 32.0
2 Pittsburgh 1 8 20 3 31 31.0
3 Penn State 2 29 30 2 61 30.5
4 Mississippi 2 25 34 1 60 30.0
4 Nebraska 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
6 Syracuse 2 14 39 6 59 29.5
7 North Carolina 2 22 29 7 58 29.0
7 Miami (Florida) 2 16 39 3 58 29.0
7 UCF 1 24 5 0 29 29.0
7 Arkansas 1 18 6 5 29 29.0
7 Maryland 1 12 15 2 29 29.0
7 LSU 1 8 21 0 29 29.0
13 USC 1 12 15 1 28 28.0
13 Clemson 1 11 16 1 28 28.0
15 Wisconsin 1 13 13 1 27 27.0
16 Auburn 2 28 23 2 53 26.5
17 Texas State 8 100 95 13 208 26.0
17 Indiana 2 27 21 4 52 26.0
17 Wake Forest 2 18 27 7 52 26.0
17 Rutgers 1 12 10 4 26 26.0
21 Ohio State 3 33 41 3 77 25.7
22 Utah State 6 51 90 12 153 25.5
23 Texas 3 32 40 4 76 25.3
24 North Texas 8 53 129 19 201 25.1
24 Boise State 7 78 85 13 176 25.1
26 Washington State 7 67 93 15 175 25.0
26 Missouri 2 31 18 1 50 25.0
26 Iowa 1 16 7 2 25 25.0
26 Iowa State 1 14 10 1 25 25.0
26 Texas Tech 1 13 11 1 25 25.0
31 Appalachian State 7 67 91 16 174 24.9
32 Jacksonville State 9 123 74 25 222 24.7
33 Memphis 9 93 107 20 220 24.4
34 New Mexico 7 85 76 9 170 24.3
35 Louisville 2 18 27 3 48 24.0
35 Oklahoma State 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
37 Liberty 8 112 66 13 191 23.9
38 Oregon State 6 64 63 16 143 23.8
39 Arizona State 2 19 23 5 47 23.5
39 Mississippi State 2 16 23 8 47 23.5
41 Arkansas State 7 68 83 13 164 23.4
42 Tulane 8 106 67 13 186 23.3
43 Eastern Michigan 9 75 114 18 207 23.0
43 Connecticut 6 69 47 22 138 23.0
43 Utah 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
43 Washington 1 7 14 2 23 23.0
43 BYU 1 6 16 1 23 23.0
43 Colorado 1 4 15 4 23 23.0
49 South Alabama 8 85 86 11 182 22.8
49 UNLV 5 57 46 11 114 22.8
51 South Carolina 2 29 15 1 45 22.5
51 Alabama 2 22 17 6 45 22.5
53 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 75 86 18 179 22.4
53 Ball State 7 59 83 15 157 22.4
55 Georgia Southern 8 64 92 22 178 22.3
56 Texas A&M 3 29 32 5 66 22.0
56 Kentucky 2 23 18 3 44 22.0
56 Vanderbilt 2 17 24 3 44 22.0
56 Arizona 1 9 12 1 22 22.0
56 SMU 1 5 14 3 22 22.0
61 UTSA 8 52 106 16 174 21.8
62 Army 8 136 27 7 170 21.3
63 Virginia Tech 2 23 14 5 42 21.0
63 California 1 11 8 2 21 21.0
65 East Carolina 9 69 101 18 188 20.9
65 San Jose State 7 37 98 11 146 20.9
67 James Madison 8 74 81 11 166 20.8
68 Bowling Green 7 61 71 12 144 20.6
69 Virginia 2 23 14 4 41 20.5
69 Oklahoma 2 21 16 4 41 20.5
71 Sam Houston State 9 104 66 14 184 20.4
71 Ohio 8 80 68 15 163 20.4
71 Western Michigan 8 76 76 11 163 20.4
71 Troy 8 68 80 15 163 20.4
75 Northern Illinois 9 92 73 18 183 20.3
75 Western Kentucky 7 53 81 8 142 20.3
75 Notre Dame 3 26 28 7 61 20.3
78 Old Dominion 8 75 75 11 161 20.1
79 Georgia Tech 2 12 26 2 40 20.0
79 Northwestern 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
79 Baylor 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
79 Cincinnati 1 8 12 0 20 20.0
79 Illinois 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
79 Minnesota 1 8 9 3 20 20.0
85 UAB 8 57 91 11 159 19.9
85 Akron 7 41 81 17 139 19.9
87 Tulsa 8 53 78 27 158 19.8
88 Marshall 7 74 55 9 138 19.7
88 Massachusetts 6 58 46 14 118 19.7
90 Nevada 7 61 63 13 137 19.6
90 South Florida 7 59 62 16 137 19.6
90 Hawai'i 7 44 73 20 137 19.6
90 Georgia State 7 40 83 14 137 19.6
94 Duke 2 12 21 6 39 19.5
95 Wyoming 7 52 67 17 136 19.4
96 Fresno State 7 41 76 16 133 19.0
96 Michigan 2 22 15 1 38 19.0
96 Kansas State 1 9 9 1 19 19.0
96 Boston College 1 7 11 1 19 19.0
96 UCLA 1 3 12 4 19 19.0
101 New Mexico State 8 73 51 25 149 18.6
101 Louisiana Tech 8 64 77 8 149 18.6
103 Charlotte 7 57 58 14 129 18.4
104 Buffalo 9 74 77 14 165 18.3
105 Coastal Carolina 8 66 65 13 144 18.0
105 Florida International 8 54 76 14 144 18.0
105 San Diego State 6 40 54 14 108 18.0
108 Central Michigan 9 84 57 19 160 17.8
108 UTEP 8 60 67 15 142 17.8
108 Florida Atlantic 8 54 77 11 142 17.8
108 Rice 8 43 83 16 142 17.8
112 Miami (Ohio) 9 61 83 15 159 17.7
113 Air Force 7 86 27 10 123 17.6
114 Toledo 9 48 90 19 157 17.4
115 Navy 9 106 39 9 154 17.1
115 Middle Tennessee 7 29 80 11 120 17.1
117 Kansas 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
118 Colorado State 6 54 42 3 99 16.5
119 Temple 9 43 93 9 145 16.1
119 Louisiana-Monroe 7 60 40 13 113 16.1
121 Oregon 1 7 7 2 16 16.0
122 Southern Mississippi 8 62 47 17 126 15.8
123 North Carolina State 2 12 15 4 31 15.5
124 Houston 2 13 16 1 30 15.0
124 Michigan State 1 8 5 2 15 15.0
126 Kent State 7 39 47 15 101 14.4
127 Stanford 1 7 6 1 14 14.0
128 Kennesaw State 9 61 51 11 123 13.7
129 Florida State 2 10 14 1 25 12.5
130 Purdue 1 3 3 0 6 6.0