2018 Conference USA 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 | North Texas | 11 | 96 | 152 | 23 | 271 | 24.6 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 129 | 97 | 15 | 241 | 24.1 |
| 3 | UAB | 12 | 129 | 93 | 16 | 238 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Florida International | 10 | 89 | 119 | 18 | 226 | 22.6 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 10 | 62 | 127 | 29 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 79 | 117 | 19 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 7 | Marshall | 10 | 98 | 97 | 14 | 209 | 20.9 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 10 | 104 | 81 | 19 | 204 | 20.4 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 74 | 106 | 22 | 202 | 20.2 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 79 | 92 | 22 | 193 | 21.4 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 62 | 106 | 17 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 12 | UTEP | 10 | 69 | 82 | 13 | 164 | 16.4 |
| 13 | Rice | 10 | 58 | 87 | 9 | 154 | 15.4 |
| 14 | UTSA | 9 | 52 | 67 | 13 | 132 | 14.7 |