2018 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 3 | UTEP | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Rice | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Marshall | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 11 | FIU | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |