2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 12/30/2024
| 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 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 20 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 27 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 27 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 27 | Duke | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 30 | Massachusetts | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 31 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 31 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 31 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 31 | Kansas | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 31 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 31 | BYU | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 31 | Boise State | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 31 | Hawai'i | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Liberty | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | UNLV | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Colorado State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Georgia State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Akron | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Virginia | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | North Texas | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Tulane | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Navy | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 67 | New Mexico State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 67 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 67 | Appalachian State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 67 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 67 | Marshall | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 67 | Clemson | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 73 | North Carolina State | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | James Madison | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | LSU | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Washington | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Kent State | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 73 | Army | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 85 | South Florida | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 85 | San Diego State | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 85 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 90 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 90 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 90 | Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 90 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 90 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 90 | Bowling Green | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 98 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 98 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 98 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 102 | California | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 102 | Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 102 | Maryland | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 102 | Iowa State | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 107 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 107 | Cincinnati | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 107 | Washington State | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 107 | Nevada | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 107 | UTEP | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 113 | Oregon State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 115 | San Jose State | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 116 | Florida International | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 116 | Colorado | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 118 | New Mexico | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 119 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |