2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Georgia Southern	11	141	49	12	202	18.4
2	Appalachian State	12	131	108	21	260	21.7
3	Louisiana-Lafayette	12	115	121	10	246	20.5
4	Coastal Carolina	12	108	95	18	221	18.4
5	Arkansas State	12	105	190	27	322	26.8
6	Texas State	12	98	106	27	231	19.3
7	Louisiana-Monroe	10	87	119	12	218	21.8
8	New Mexico State	13	82	191	17	290	22.3
8	Idaho	12	82	112	17	211	17.6
10	Troy	11	76	139	22	237	21.5
10	Georgia State	11	76	127	15	218	19.8
12	South Alabama	11	67	122	12	201	18.3