2019 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 6 | UTSA | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 10 | UAB | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 11 | North Texas | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 12 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 |