2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 67 | 91 | 16 | 174 | 24.9 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 46 | 42 | 16 | 104 | 17.3 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 60 | 84 | 15 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 4 | Troy | 7 | 59 | 63 | 14 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 5 | Texas State | 6 | 68 | 73 | 13 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 54 | 64 | 12 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 58 | 54 | 12 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 7 | 67 | 68 | 11 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 52 | 32 | 11 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 5 | 41 | 66 | 10 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 7 | 79 | 74 | 10 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 5 | 31 | 58 | 9 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 13 | Marshall | 5 | 57 | 36 | 7 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 14 | James Madison | 6 | 55 | 62 | 5 | 122 | 20.3 |