2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 9 | 108 | 108 | 13 | 229 | 25.4 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 8 | 76 | 102 | 20 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 83 | 101 | 19 | 203 | 22.6 |
| 4 | South Alabama | 9 | 93 | 94 | 11 | 198 | 22.0 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 68 | 99 | 28 | 195 | 21.7 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 9 | 76 | 101 | 16 | 193 | 21.4 |
| 7 | James Madison | 9 | 84 | 92 | 15 | 191 | 21.2 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 9 | 55 | 108 | 18 | 181 | 20.1 |
| 9 | Troy | 9 | 72 | 86 | 15 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 10 | 87 | 90 | 12 | 189 | 18.9 |
| 11 | Marshall | 9 | 87 | 68 | 13 | 168 | 18.7 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 69 | 74 | 15 | 158 | 17.6 |
| 13 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 63 | 52 | 18 | 133 | 14.8 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 67 | 48 | 14 | 129 | 14.3 |