2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 12/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 5 | 57 | 66 | 5 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 7 | 63 | 93 | 16 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 39 | 56 | 14 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 7 | 44 | 85 | 15 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 37 | 50 | 15 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 6 | South Alabama | 6 | 48 | 66 | 7 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 5 | 33 | 60 | 7 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 8 | 77 | 71 | 8 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 8 | Marshall | 4 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 10 | Troy | 7 | 44 | 80 | 9 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 10 | James Madison | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 60 | 43 | 8 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 14 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 61 | 32 | 17 | 110 | 15.7 |