2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 63 | 93 | 16 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 8 | 50 | 101 | 18 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 8 | 77 | 71 | 8 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 4 | Texas State | 6 | 66 | 78 | 10 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 5 | Troy | 7 | 44 | 80 | 9 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 51 | 67 | 14 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 66 | 45 | 18 | 129 | 16.1 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 6 | 48 | 66 | 7 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 6 | 40 | 70 | 10 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 44 | 56 | 15 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 60 | 43 | 8 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 46 | 40 | 13 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 13 | Marshall | 4 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 14 | James Madison | 3 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 57 | 19.0 |