2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Baylor | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 4 | North Texas | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Kansas | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 10 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Utah | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Auburn | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Clemson | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 18 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 18 | Toledo | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 18 | Florida State | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Nevada | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 30 | Colorado | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 30 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Syracuse | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 30 | UTEP | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 30 | UTSA | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 36 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 36 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 36 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 36 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 36 | Ohio | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 36 | South Florida | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 44 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 44 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 44 | San Jose State | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 52 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 52 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 52 | SMU | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 52 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 52 | UNLV | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 52 | Memphis | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Iowa | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 63 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 63 | LSU | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 63 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 63 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 63 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 63 | Hawai'i | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 70 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 70 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 70 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 70 | Maryland | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 70 | Bowling Green | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Old Dominion | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 70 | Akron | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 70 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 70 | Rice | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 70 | West Virginia | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 81 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 81 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 81 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 88 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 88 | Idaho | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 88 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 91 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 91 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 91 | Navy | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 94 | Army | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 94 | Purdue | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 98 | TCU | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 2 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 98 | Northwestern | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 101 | Virginia | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 102 | Colorado State | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 103 | Kent State | 2 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 103 | Washington State | 1 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 106 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 106 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 106 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 109 | Mississippi State | 1 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |