2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 46 | 68 | 15 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 2 | Texas State | 4 | 42 | 55 | 3 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 4 | South Alabama | 6 | 65 | 69 | 6 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 29 | 48 | 12 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 6 | James Madison | 4 | 38 | 41 | 6 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 5 | 30 | 64 | 9 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 6 | 49 | 54 | 9 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 9 | Troy | 5 | 46 | 37 | 7 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 10 | Marshall | 5 | 45 | 38 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 2 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 39 | 13.0 |