2017 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Louisville | 1 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Nevada | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Arizona | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Texas State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Oregon | 1 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 11 | Syracuse | 1 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 1 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 1 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 11 | Akron | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 11 | UCF | 1 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 11 | Baylor | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 26 | Troy | 1 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 26 | Duke | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 26 | Colorado | 1 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 26 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 26 | Charlotte | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 26 | Utah | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 26 | Appalachian State | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 26 | Buffalo | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 26 | Tulane | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 26 | Florida International | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 26 | Auburn | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 26 | SMU | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 26 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 26 | Maryland | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 26 | Ohio | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 26 | South Florida | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 26 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 26 | California | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 26 | Temple | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 52 | Missouri | 1 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 52 | North Texas | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 52 | North Carolina | 1 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 52 | Utah State | 1 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 52 | Clemson | 1 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 52 | Arkansas | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 52 | Fresno State | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 52 | Toledo | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Indiana | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 52 | Memphis | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 52 | Hawai'i | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 52 | UAB | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 52 | South Alabama | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Kansas | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 76 | Air Force | 1 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 76 | Washington State | 1 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 76 | UNLV | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 76 | North Carolina State | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 76 | Washington | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 76 | UTSA | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 76 | TCU | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 76 | Florida State | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 76 | Army | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 76 | Georgia | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 76 | LSU | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 76 | Alabama | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 76 | Ball State | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Virginia | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 76 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 76 | Kent State | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 76 | Kansas State | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | Idaho | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 76 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |