2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2025

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Tulsa 10 67 98 32 197 19.7
2 Jacksonville State 13 172 97 30 299 23.0
2 New Mexico State 10 92 78 30 200 20.0
4 Northern Illinois 11 112 91 26 229 20.8
5 North Texas 10 73 151 25 249 24.9
5 Georgia Southern 11 96 124 25 245 22.3
7 Connecticut 7 80 56 24 160 22.9
7 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 92 113 24 229 20.8
7 Toledo 10 59 104 24 187 18.7
10 Southern Mississippi 10 79 60 23 162 16.2
11 Memphis 10 105 119 22 246 24.6
11 Arkansas State 10 97 112 22 231 23.1
11 Ohio 11 124 100 22 246 22.4
11 Hawai'i 8 49 95 22 166 20.8
15 UTSA 11 76 136 20 232 21.1
15 Fresno State 9 54 94 20 168 18.7
15 Charlotte 9 65 76 20 161 17.9
15 Central Michigan 10 93 62 20 175 17.5
19 Ball State 9 68 106 19 193 21.4
19 East Carolina 11 92 122 19 233 21.2
19 Georgia State 9 59 105 19 183 20.3
19 South Florida 10 80 102 19 201 20.1
19 Wyoming 8 58 73 19 150 18.8
24 Appalachian State 9 85 113 18 216 24.0
24 Eastern Michigan 10 86 118 18 222 22.2
24 San Jose State 9 52 114 18 184 20.4
24 Akron 8 50 89 18 157 19.6
24 San Diego State 8 58 79 18 155 19.4
24 Rice 10 58 111 18 187 18.7
30 Utah State 8 81 104 17 202 25.3
30 Liberty 10 144 77 17 238 23.8
30 Oregon State 7 66 73 17 156 22.3
30 UAB 10 78 112 17 207 20.7
30 Massachusetts 7 69 54 17 140 20.0
30 Sam Houston State 12 122 94 17 233 19.4
30 Coastal Carolina 11 95 86 17 198 18.0
30 UTEP 9 66 73 17 156 17.3
38 UNLV 8 96 67 16 179 22.4
38 Tulane 10 120 82 16 218 21.8
38 Troy 10 90 104 16 210 21.0
38 Army 13 210 40 16 266 20.5
38 Buffalo 10 89 86 16 191 19.1
38 Florida International 10 68 97 16 181 18.1
38 Kent State 8 44 51 16 111 13.9
45 Texas State 10 125 122 15 262 26.2
45 Washington State 8 72 103 15 190 23.8
45 Western Michigan 10 99 90 15 204 20.4
45 Marshall 10 111 75 15 201 20.1
45 Bowling Green 10 76 108 15 199 19.9
45 Miami (Ohio) 12 81 108 15 204 17.0
45 Louisiana-Monroe 9 83 54 15 152 16.9
45 Temple 11 50 109 15 174 15.8
45 Kennesaw State 11 72 64 15 151 13.7
54 Nevada 9 73 93 14 180 20.0
54 Air Force 9 123 29 14 166 18.4
54 Middle Tennessee 9 43 105 14 162 18.0
57 New Mexico 8 102 85 13 200 25.0
57 Boise State 9 97 100 13 210 23.3
57 South Alabama 11 116 114 13 243 22.1
57 James Madison 11 111 105 13 229 20.8
57 Old Dominion 10 104 91 13 208 20.8
57 Western Kentucky 11 74 128 13 215 19.5
63 Florida Atlantic 10 79 95 12 186 18.6
64 Louisiana Tech 10 81 98 10 189 18.9
64 Colorado State 9 72 80 10 162 18.0
64 Navy 11 130 50 10 190 17.3
67 Mississippi State 2 16 23 8 47 23.5
67 Notre Dame 4 35 38 8 81 20.3
69 Syracuse 3 20 57 7 84 28.0
69 Wake Forest 2 18 27 7 52 26.0
69 Oklahoma 3 33 28 7 68 22.7
69 North Carolina 3 29 32 7 68 22.7
73 Pittsburgh 2 28 27 6 61 30.5
73 Alabama 2 22 17 6 45 22.5
73 Duke 2 12 21 6 39 19.5
76 Nebraska 1 11 14 5 30 30.0
76 Arkansas 2 33 17 5 55 27.5
76 Penn State 3 39 38 5 82 27.3
76 Arizona State 2 19 23 5 47 23.5
76 Indiana 3 33 31 5 69 23.0
76 Texas A&M 3 29 32 5 66 22.0
76 Virginia Tech 2 23 14 5 42 21.0
76 UCLA 2 6 28 5 39 19.5
76 North Carolina State 3 23 24 5 52 17.3
85 Rutgers 1 12 10 4 26 26.0
85 Texas 3 32 40 4 76 25.3
85 Georgia 2 20 26 4 50 25.0
85 Colorado 1 4 15 4 23 23.0
85 Virginia 2 23 14 4 41 20.5
90 Miami (Florida) 2 16 39 3 58 29.0
90 USC 2 23 31 3 57 28.5
90 Ohio State 3 33 41 3 77 25.7
90 Louisville 2 18 27 3 48 24.0
90 Kentucky 2 23 18 3 44 22.0
90 Vanderbilt 2 17 24 3 44 22.0
90 SMU 1 5 14 3 22 22.0
90 California 2 22 17 3 42 21.0
90 Minnesota 1 8 9 3 20 20.0
90 Stanford 2 14 18 3 35 17.5
100 Maryland 1 12 15 2 29 29.0
100 Auburn 2 28 23 2 53 26.5
100 Iowa 1 16 7 2 25 25.0
100 Utah 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
100 Washington 1 7 14 2 23 23.0
100 Georgia Tech 2 12 26 2 40 20.0
100 Baylor 1 9 9 2 20 20.0
100 Oregon 1 7 7 2 16 16.0
100 Michigan State 1 8 5 2 15 15.0
109 Mississippi 2 25 34 1 60 30.0
109 Clemson 1 11 16 1 28 28.0
109 Wisconsin 1 13 13 1 27 27.0
109 Florida 1 13 12 1 26 26.0
109 Missouri 2 31 18 1 50 25.0
109 Iowa State 1 14 10 1 25 25.0
109 Texas Tech 1 13 11 1 25 25.0
109 West Virginia 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
109 Oklahoma State 1 9 14 1 24 24.0
109 BYU 1 6 16 1 23 23.0
109 South Carolina 2 29 15 1 45 22.5
109 Arizona 1 9 12 1 22 22.0
109 Northwestern 1 9 10 1 20 20.0
109 Illinois 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
109 TCU 1 7 12 1 20 20.0
109 Michigan 2 22 15 1 38 19.0
109 Kansas State 1 9 9 1 19 19.0
109 Boston College 1 7 11 1 19 19.0
109 Houston 2 13 16 1 30 15.0
109 Florida State 2 10 14 1 25 12.5
129 Tennessee 2 31 27 0 58 29.0
129 UCF 1 24 5 0 29 29.0
129 LSU 1 8 21 0 29 29.0
129 Cincinnati 1 8 12 0 20 20.0
129 Kansas 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
129 Purdue 1 3 3 0 6 6.0