2014 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 2 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 2 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 4 | Army | 2 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Texas State | 1 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 39 | 39.0 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 6 | Alabama | 1 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 1 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 9 | Toledo | 1 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 10 | TCU | 1 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 1 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 1 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 10 | Washington State | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 14 | Baylor | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 14 | Oregon | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 14 | Clemson | 1 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 1 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 14 | East Carolina | 1 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 19 | Duke | 1 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 19 | Louisville | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 19 | Old Dominion | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 19 | Florida International | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 1 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 23 | Maryland | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 23 | Nevada | 1 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 28 | Indiana | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Marshall | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Fresno State | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Kansas State | 1 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 33 | Boston College | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 33 | Florida State | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 33 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 33 | Memphis | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 33 | Colorado State | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 33 | Georgia | 1 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 40 | Air Force | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 40 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 40 | BYU | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 40 | LSU | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 40 | UAB | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 40 | Utah | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 1 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 46 | Washington | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 46 | California | 1 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 46 | Iowa | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Wisconsin | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 57 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 61 | Arkansas State | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 61 | Purdue | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 61 | San Jose State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Auburn | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 64 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 64 | Mississippi | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 64 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 64 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 70 | Utah State | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | New Mexico State | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | North Carolina State | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | Stanford | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | Tulane | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 70 | Syracuse | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 79 | Navy | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | North Texas | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Ohio | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Tennessee | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Houston | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 86 | Missouri | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 86 | UNLV | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 86 | Temple | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 90 | Minnesota | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 90 | Wyoming | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 92 | Troy | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 92 | Virginia | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 92 | UCF | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 92 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 92 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 92 | Hawai'i | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 98 | Iowa State | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 99 | Northwestern | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 99 | Connecticut | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 101 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 102 | South Florida | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 103 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |