2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 6 | 61 | 72 | 16 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 5 | 64 | 45 | 7 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 5 | 53 | 53 | 7 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 46 | 58 | 8 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 5 | Texas State | 4 | 53 | 43 | 7 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 6 | Troy | 5 | 42 | 45 | 9 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 4 | 31 | 55 | 7 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 34 | 48 | 5 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 9 | Marshall | 4 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 35 | 37 | 8 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 11 | James Madison | 4 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 4 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 14 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 69 | 17.3 |