2015 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 2 | Boston College | 2 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Army | 2 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 4 | Baylor | 1 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 5 | Arizona | 1 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 1 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 8 | Oregon | 1 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 1 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 12 | Colorado | 1 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 12 | Ball State | 1 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 1 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 16 | Boise State | 1 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 17 | BYU | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 17 | Akron | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 17 | California | 1 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 20 | TCU | 1 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 22 | Air Force | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Texas State | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Kansas | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Marshall | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 1 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 29 | Rice | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 1 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 33 | Memphis | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 33 | South Florida | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 33 | Houston | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 33 | Arkansas State | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 33 | Georgia | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 33 | Clemson | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 33 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 33 | Illinois | 1 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Rutgers | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Fresno State | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 47 | UNLV | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 47 | Kent State | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 47 | Tennessee | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 47 | Louisville | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 47 | Florida State | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 55 | Maryland | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 55 | Old Dominion | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 55 | Purdue | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 55 | SMU | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 55 | North Carolina State | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 55 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 55 | Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 63 | Syracuse | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 63 | Alabama | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 63 | Charlotte | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 63 | East Carolina | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 63 | Auburn | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 63 | Washington | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 63 | Indiana | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 63 | Hawai'i | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 71 | Nevada | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 71 | Oregon State | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 71 | Arkansas | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 71 | Iowa | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 71 | Idaho | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 77 | Florida International | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 77 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 77 | Washington State | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 81 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 81 | Tulane | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 83 | Navy | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 83 | Connecticut | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 83 | Missouri | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 86 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 86 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 86 | Troy | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 86 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 86 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 91 | Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 91 | UCF | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 91 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 95 | San Diego State | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 95 | Virginia | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 95 | Utah State | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 95 | Iowa State | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 99 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 101 | South Alabama | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 101 | North Texas | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |