2019 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 12 | 79 | 98 | 27 | 204 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 109 | 149 | 26 | 284 | 23.7 |
| 2 | Florida International | 12 | 88 | 121 | 26 | 235 | 19.6 |
| 4 | Marshall | 12 | 127 | 84 | 25 | 236 | 19.7 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 119 | 161 | 23 | 303 | 23.3 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 11 | 65 | 96 | 22 | 183 | 16.6 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 85 | 139 | 21 | 245 | 20.4 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 12 | 116 | 106 | 21 | 243 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 88 | 107 | 21 | 216 | 19.6 |
| 10 | UAB | 13 | 99 | 117 | 19 | 235 | 18.1 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 69 | 144 | 17 | 230 | 19.2 |
| 12 | North Texas | 11 | 78 | 134 | 15 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 12 | UTEP | 11 | 83 | 97 | 15 | 195 | 17.7 |
| 14 | UTSA | 11 | 84 | 91 | 13 | 188 | 17.1 |