2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 11/29/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 19 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 24 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 24 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 24 | Temple | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 24 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 30 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Baylor | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 40 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | Penn State | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 48 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 48 | Rutgers | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 48 | Akron | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 52 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | NC State | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Appalachian State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Old Dominion | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | California | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Boise State | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Tulsa | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | UCF | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 66 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 66 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 66 | Missouri State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 66 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 66 | Memphis | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 66 | Louisiana | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 66 | Duke | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 74 | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 74 | Liberty | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 74 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 74 | Nevada | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 74 | Missouri | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Army | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | Washington State | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 90 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Kent State | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | FIU | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Texas State | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 101 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 101 | Rice | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 104 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 104 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 104 | Southern Miss | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 108 | Arizona State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 108 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 108 | USF | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 113 | Delaware | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 113 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 113 | New Mexico | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 116 | Ball State | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 116 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 116 | San Jose State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 119 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 119 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 121 | Syracuse | 1 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 123 | UAB | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 124 | TCU | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 126 | UNLV | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |