2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Texas State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Troy | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 1 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 9 | James Madison | 1 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 2 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 11 | Marshall | 2 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 2 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 2 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 52 | 26.0 |