2019 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 8 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 9 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 14 | TCU | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 17 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Clemson | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Louisville | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Auburn | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Buffalo | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 32 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Connecticut | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 32 | UAB | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 38 | Florida | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 39 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 39 | Baylor | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 39 | Army | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 43 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | Navy | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | Troy | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 43 | Memphis | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 53 | East Carolina | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 54 | LSU | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Old Dominion | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 54 | California | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Tennessee | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 62 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Temple | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Houston | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 69 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 69 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 69 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 69 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 69 | Appalachian State | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 69 | Ball State | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 69 | Oregon State | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 76 | UNLV | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 76 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 76 | Hawai'i | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 76 | West Virginia | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 81 | Florida International | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 82 | Oklahoma | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 82 | Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 82 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 82 | North Texas | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 82 | San Jose State | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 82 | Kansas | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 82 | Boston College | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 89 | Wyoming | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | South Florida | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Florida State | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Toledo | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Washington State | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 89 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 96 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 96 | Massachusetts | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 99 | UTEP | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 99 | Western Michigan | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 99 | Minnesota | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 99 | Kent State | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 103 | Liberty | 2 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 104 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 105 | Arizona | 1 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 105 | Georgia State | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 107 | New Mexico | 1 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 107 | Arkansas State | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 109 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |