2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/02/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 51 | 57 | 19 | 127 | 15.9 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 61 | 64 | 17 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 3 | Texas State | 8 | 90 | 99 | 16 | 205 | 25.6 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 60 | 77 | 16 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 3 | Troy | 9 | 74 | 80 | 16 | 170 | 18.9 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 7 | 53 | 90 | 15 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 7 | 67 | 92 | 14 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 69 | 95 | 14 | 178 | 22.3 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 61 | 37 | 14 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 8 | 86 | 86 | 13 | 185 | 23.1 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 9 | 79 | 83 | 12 | 174 | 19.3 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 7 | 49 | 79 | 11 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 13 | Marshall | 7 | 74 | 55 | 10 | 139 | 19.9 |
| 14 | James Madison | 8 | 74 | 79 | 9 | 162 | 20.3 |