2018 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 7 | 46 | 97 | 24 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 2 | North Texas | 8 | 66 | 115 | 18 | 199 | 24.9 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 56 | 75 | 13 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Florida International | 8 | 76 | 91 | 13 | 180 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 47 | 67 | 13 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 5 | 53 | 50 | 10 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 51 | 65 | 10 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 8 | UAB | 5 | 63 | 40 | 8 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 9 | Marshall | 7 | 65 | 68 | 7 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 46 | 68 | 4 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 10 | UTEP | 6 | 51 | 41 | 4 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 46 | 55 | 3 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 12 | UTSA | 4 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 12 | Rice | 3 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 |