2011 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | California | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 6 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 6 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Army | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 10 | SMU | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 21 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 26 | Idaho | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 26 | Houston | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 30 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 30 | San Diego State | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Bowling Green | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 36 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 36 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 36 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 36 | Temple | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 42 | Kent State | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 42 | Alabama | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 45 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 46 | Arkansas State | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 47 | UNLV | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 47 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 47 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 47 | Clemson | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 53 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 53 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 53 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 53 | Oregon | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 53 | Fresno State | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 59 | Toledo | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 59 | Iowa | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 63 | Air Force | 2 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Boston College | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Mississippi | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Indiana | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Buffalo | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Auburn | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Louisville | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 64 | South Carolina | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 74 | North Carolina State | 2 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 75 | Syracuse | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 75 | Florida | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 75 | Michigan State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Wyoming | 2 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 80 | Maryland | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 80 | Mississippi State | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 80 | Iowa State | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 85 | Kansas | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 85 | Navy | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 87 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 87 | New Mexico | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 90 | UTEP | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 90 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 92 | Tulane | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 93 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 30 | 30.0 |