2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/02/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 7 | 76 | 86 | 13 | 175 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 66 | 93 | 16 | 175 | 25.0 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 8 | 87 | 82 | 10 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 64 | 91 | 21 | 176 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 62 | 79 | 13 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 6 | James Madison | 7 | 65 | 73 | 9 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 7 | 49 | 84 | 13 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 7 | 46 | 83 | 13 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 9 | 79 | 83 | 12 | 174 | 19.3 |
| 10 | Marshall | 7 | 70 | 49 | 11 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 11 | Troy | 8 | 63 | 69 | 14 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 50 | 56 | 13 | 119 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 55 | 35 | 12 | 102 | 14.6 |