2018 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games Won Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 77 | 58 | 4 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 44 | 53 | 14 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 3 | North Texas | 9 | 76 | 135 | 21 | 232 | 25.8 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Florida International | 9 | 83 | 105 | 12 | 200 | 22.2 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 5 | 60 | 44 | 7 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 67 | 90 | 18 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 8 | UAB | 11 | 126 | 97 | 17 | 240 | 21.8 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 54 | 69 | 8 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 61 | 94 | 14 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 11 | Marshall | 9 | 86 | 89 | 8 | 183 | 20.3 |
| 12 | UTEP | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 13 | Rice | 2 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 14 | UTSA | 3 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 43 | 14.3 |