2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 2 | James Madison | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 2 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 2 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 2 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Texas State | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 12 | South Alabama | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |