2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 19 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Duke | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 29 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 29 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 29 | Kansas | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 29 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 29 | BYU | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 35 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Liberty | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | UNLV | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Colorado State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Georgia State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Akron | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Connecticut | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Virginia | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 49 | North Texas | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Tulane | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Navy | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 57 | New Mexico State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 57 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 57 | Appalachian State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 57 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 57 | Marshall | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 62 | North Carolina State | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | James Madison | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | LSU | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Washington | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Kent State | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Army | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | South Florida | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | San Diego State | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 78 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Bowling Green | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 84 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 87 | California | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 87 | Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 87 | Iowa State | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 91 | Washington State | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 91 | UTEP | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 96 | Oregon State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 98 | San Jose State | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 99 | Colorado | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |