2018 Independent Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 2 | Liberty | 8 | 64 | 108 | 19 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 9 | 67 | 121 | 14 | 202 | 22.4 |
| 4 | BYU | 7 | 62 | 74 | 17 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 5 | Army | 9 | 159 | 22 | 15 | 196 | 21.8 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 10 | 64 | 115 | 24 | 203 | 20.3 |