2014 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 13 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 13 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 13 | California | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 21 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 21 | Kansas | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Missouri | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Navy | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Tulane | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 21 | Hawai'i | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 21 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 21 | Purdue | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Virginia | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 40 | Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | LSU | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 40 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 40 | Oregon | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 40 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 48 | Memphis | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 48 | TCU | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 48 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 48 | San Jose State | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 48 | UCF | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 48 | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 48 | North Texas | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 48 | San Diego State | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 48 | Nevada | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 48 | Washington State | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 48 | Toledo | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 48 | Bowling Green | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 62 | Tennessee | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 62 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 62 | Duke | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 62 | UNLV | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 62 | Utah | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 68 | Ball State | 2 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 68 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 68 | North Carolina State | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 68 | Auburn | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 68 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 68 | Washington | 1 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 76 | Florida International | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 76 | Akron | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Maryland | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | UAB | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 76 | Colorado State | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 76 | Troy | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 76 | South Florida | 1 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 85 | Georgia | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 85 | South Carolina | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 85 | Mississippi State | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 85 | Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 85 | Minnesota | 1 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 93 | Buffalo | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 93 | Appalachian State | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 96 | Iowa State | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 98 | Illinois | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 98 | Texas Tech | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 102 | Florida State | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 103 | Army | 2 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 |