2018 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 1 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Missouri | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 7 | UAB | 1 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 1 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 7 | Akron | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 1 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 12 | Liberty | 2 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Arizona | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Florida State | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 12 | UTEP | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 27 | Texas A&M | 1 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 40 | 40.0 |
| 27 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 27 | Old Dominion | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 27 | Duke | 1 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 27 | Memphis | 1 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 27 | Ball State | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 27 | Utah State | 1 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 27 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 27 | SMU | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 1 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 27 | TCU | 1 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 27 | Arkansas State | 1 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 27 | Florida | 2 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 27 | Auburn | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 27 | UNLV | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 27 | San Jose State | 1 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Kent State | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 27 | Utah | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 27 | Air Force | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Rice | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 27 | BYU | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 51 | Houston | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 51 | Oregon | 1 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 51 | UCF | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 51 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 1 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 51 | Texas State | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 51 | Navy | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 51 | Troy | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 1 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 51 | Tulsa | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 51 | Nevada | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 51 | North Carolina State | 1 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 51 | California | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 51 | Massachusetts | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 51 | Army | 2 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 51 | Tulane | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 51 | Ohio | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 51 | South Alabama | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Charlotte | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 51 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 51 | Louisville | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 51 | Tennessee | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 51 | Marshall | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 51 | Stanford | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 51 | Temple | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 51 | Kansas | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | 1 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 1 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 86 | Appalachian State | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 86 | Toledo | 1 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 86 | Iowa | 1 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 86 | South Florida | 1 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 86 | Baylor | 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 86 | Syracuse | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 86 | Virginia | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 86 | Washington | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 86 | Fresno State | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 86 | Clemson | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 86 | Boston College | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 86 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 86 | Colorado | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 86 | Georgia | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 86 | Florida International | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 86 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 86 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 86 | LSU | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |