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 | Washington State | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 1 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 3 | Ball State | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 2 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 2 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 1 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 1 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 1 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Texas State | 1 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 39 | 39.0 |
| 9 | Toledo | 1 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 12 | TCU | 1 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 12 | Clemson | 1 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 17 | Alabama | 1 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 17 | Oregon | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 17 | Nevada | 1 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 17 | Georgia | 1 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 17 | Utah | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 23 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Duke | 1 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 25 | California | 1 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 25 | Florida International | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 31 | Louisville | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 1 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 31 | Kansas State | 1 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 31 | Florida State | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 31 | Stanford | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 39 | Baylor | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 39 | UAB | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 39 | Syracuse | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 39 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 44 | Maryland | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 44 | Marshall | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 44 | Iowa | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 44 | Michigan State | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 44 | San Jose State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 44 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 54 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 54 | Memphis | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 54 | LSU | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 54 | Washington | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 54 | Arkansas State | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 54 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 54 | Tulane | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 54 | Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 54 | Hawai'i | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 65 | BYU | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 65 | Purdue | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 65 | Army | 2 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 65 | Mississippi | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 72 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 72 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 72 | Houston | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 72 | Temple | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 72 | Troy | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 72 | Virginia | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 1 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 81 | Auburn | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 81 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 81 | North Carolina State | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 81 | North Texas | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 81 | Northwestern | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 81 | Connecticut | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 89 | Ohio | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 89 | Missouri | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 89 | UNLV | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 89 | Minnesota | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 89 | Wyoming | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 89 | UCF | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 89 | South Florida | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 96 | Utah State | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 96 | Iowa State | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 99 | Indiana | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 99 | Boston College | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 99 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 102 | Navy | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 103 | Air Force | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |