2020 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 3 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 2 | Liberty | 2 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 5 | Florida State | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 1 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 9 | UTEP | 2 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 14 | SMU | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 14 | South Florida | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 17 | BYU | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 19 | UTSA | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 20 | UAB | 1 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Troy | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 25 | Arkansas State | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 25 | Virginia | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 28 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 29 | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 30 | Florida International | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |