2025 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 09/13/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 8 | UCF | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Temple | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Penn State | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Washington State | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Rutgers | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 21 | Old Dominion | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Missouri | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 30 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 30 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Baylor | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Bowling Green | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 30 | California | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 30 | Boise State | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 30 | Tulsa | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 30 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 42 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 42 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 42 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 42 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 42 | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 42 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 42 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 42 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 42 | Memphis | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 42 | Louisiana | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 42 | Duke | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 42 | Nevada | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 42 | Southern Miss | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 59 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 59 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 59 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 59 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 65 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 65 | Appalachian State | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 65 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 65 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 65 | Army | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 65 | Rice | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 65 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 74 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 74 | Liberty | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 74 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 74 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 74 | Kent State | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 74 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 81 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 81 | FIU | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 81 | New Mexico | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 81 | TCU | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 87 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 87 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 87 | Arizona State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 87 | Delaware | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 91 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 91 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 91 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 95 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 95 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 98 | Ball State | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 1 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 98 | UAB | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 101 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 101 | UNLV | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 103 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 104 | Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |