2015 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 8 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 8 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 8 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 14 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Duke | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 14 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 25 | California | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 25 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Maryland | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Tulane | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 25 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 25 | UNLV | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 40 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 40 | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 40 | Marshall | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 40 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 40 | San Diego State | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Florida International | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Iowa | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 40 | Old Dominion | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 40 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Charlotte | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 52 | TCU | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 52 | Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 52 | San Jose State | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 52 | Mississippi | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Akron | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 52 | Nevada | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 62 | Missouri | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 62 | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 62 | Texas State | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 69 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 69 | Iowa State | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 69 | Baylor | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 73 | Florida State | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 73 | Purdue | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 73 | Kentucky | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 73 | Virginia | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Oregon | 1 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 80 | Army | 2 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 80 | Arkansas State | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 80 | Hawai'i | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 80 | Georgia State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 85 | Mississippi State | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 85 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 87 | Idaho | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 87 | Wyoming | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 87 | Indiana | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 87 | Auburn | 1 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 91 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 91 | Navy | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 91 | East Carolina | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 94 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 94 | Troy | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 94 | North Texas | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 97 | South Carolina | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 97 | Washington State | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 99 | Arizona State | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 101 | SMU | 1 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |