2011 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 2 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 4 | South Florida | 1 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 39 | 39.0 |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 2 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Houston | 1 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 1 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 7 | BYU | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 1 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 13 | Missouri | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 14 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 14 | Indiana | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 14 | Akron | 1 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 14 | Florida State | 1 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 1 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 19 | Alabama | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 19 | Toledo | 1 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 19 | Colorado State | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 19 | Washington State | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 25 | Army | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 25 | Illinois | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 25 | California | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 29 | Utah State | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 29 | Virginia | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 29 | SMU | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 34 | Oregon | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 34 | UCF | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 34 | Baylor | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 40 | Western Michigan | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 1 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 40 | Arizona | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 46 | Auburn | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 46 | Kansas | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 46 | LSU | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 46 | Temple | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 46 | Georgia | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 46 | Idaho | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 52 | Navy | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Ohio | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Boston College | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Duke | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 61 | Penn State | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 61 | TCU | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 61 | Kansas State | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 61 | Connecticut | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 61 | Iowa | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 61 | UNLV | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | Clemson | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 70 | Maryland | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 70 | Iowa State | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 70 | Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 70 | Syracuse | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 75 | Tennessee | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 75 | Florida | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 75 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 78 | Minnesota | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Mississippi | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Memphis | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 78 | Tulane | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 83 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 84 | Utah | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 84 | Kent State | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 84 | Louisville | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 88 | Buffalo | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 88 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 90 | Washington | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |