2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 5 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 16 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 16 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 16 | Liberty | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 16 | UNLV | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 16 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 16 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 16 | California | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 32 | Missouri | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 32 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 32 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 32 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 32 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 32 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 32 | North Texas | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 32 | New Mexico State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 32 | North Carolina State | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 32 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 32 | James Madison | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 32 | South Florida | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 32 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 49 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 49 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 49 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Colorado State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Georgia State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Akron | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Tulane | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 49 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 49 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 63 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 63 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 63 | Duke | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 63 | Kansas | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 63 | Navy | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 63 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 63 | LSU | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 63 | Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 63 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 63 | Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 63 | Oregon State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 76 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 76 | BYU | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 76 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 76 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 76 | Appalachian State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | San Diego State | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 76 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 76 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 76 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 76 | Cincinnati | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 76 | Florida International | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 91 | Boise State | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 91 | Connecticut | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 91 | Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 91 | Maryland | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | Arkansas State | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | Washington State | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 99 | Hawai'i | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 99 | Virginia | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 99 | Marshall | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 99 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 99 | Western Michigan | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 99 | Nevada | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 105 | Washington | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 105 | Kent State | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 105 | Colorado | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 110 | Massachusetts | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 110 | Army | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 110 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 113 | San Jose State | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 114 | UTEP | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 114 | New Mexico | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |