2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/08/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 4 | 28 | 45 | 9 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 4 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 3 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 8 | Texas State | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 9 | James Madison | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 11 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |