2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Arkansas State	10	91	149	24	264	26.4
2	New Mexico State	11	71	158	16	245	22.3
3	Louisiana-Monroe	10	94	118	14	226	22.6
4	Troy	11	69	125	22	216	19.6
5	Appalachian State	10	111	79	16	206	20.6
6	Georgia State	10	74	119	11	204	20.4
7	Texas State	10	85	93	23	201	20.1
8	Louisiana-Lafayette	9	89	95	9	193	21.4
9	Coastal Carolina	10	91	79	15	185	18.5
10	Idaho	10	65	100	16	181	18.1
11	Georgia Southern	9	116	42	9	167	18.6
12	South Alabama	9	47	101	10	158	17.6