2012 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 13 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 16 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 20 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 23 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Florida | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Auburn | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Navy | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Oregon | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 35 | South Alabama | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Syracuse | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 41 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 41 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 41 | Ohio | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 41 | Arizona State | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 41 | Central Michigan | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 50 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 50 | Maryland | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 50 | BYU | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 54 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 54 | Missouri | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 54 | South Carolina | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 62 | Idaho | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 65 | Mississippi | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 65 | California | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Kansas | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Temple | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Kent State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 70 | Kansas State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 70 | LSU | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 70 | Indiana | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 70 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 70 | Georgia | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 76 | UNLV | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 82 | Marshall | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 82 | Colorado State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 85 | Washington State | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 85 | Baylor | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 88 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 90 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 90 | Memphis | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 90 | Buffalo | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 90 | Army | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 94 | SMU | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 94 | Colorado | 1 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 96 | Cincinnati | 2 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 96 | Nevada | 1 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 2 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 98 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 100 | Texas State | 1 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 101 | UTSA | 2 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 |