2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 2 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 3 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 2 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 8 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 2 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 2 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 11 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Mississippi | 1 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 12 | UTSA | 2 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 14 | Florida International | 2 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 19 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 19 | Temple | 2 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 21 | Nevada | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Troy | 2 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 25 | Alabama | 2 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Liberty | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 28 | Louisville | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Clemson | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 28 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 28 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 2 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 28 | Houston | 2 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 28 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 35 | Maryland | 1 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 35 | USC | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 35 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 35 | Michigan | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 1 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 39 | Washington | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 39 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 39 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 46 | Boise State | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 46 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 1 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 50 | Texas State | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 50 | Utah | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 50 | Arizona | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 50 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 57 | Texas Tech | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Penn State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 57 | Ohio | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 57 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 57 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 57 | Charlotte | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 57 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 65 | Missouri | 1 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 65 | Auburn | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 65 | Rutgers | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 65 | Indiana | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 65 | North Carolina State | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 65 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 65 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 73 | Baylor | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 73 | Fresno State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 73 | Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 73 | Kansas State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 73 | UAB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 73 | UTEP | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 73 | Kansas | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Old Dominion | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 84 | California | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 84 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 87 | South Florida | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 87 | Iowa | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 87 | Memphis | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 87 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 87 | James Madison | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 94 | Buffalo | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 97 | UCF | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 97 | Navy | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 97 | Michigan State | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 101 | South Carolina | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 101 | Toledo | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 104 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 105 | Army | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 105 | Air Force | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |