2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 54 | 100 | 10 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 2 | Marshall | 7 | 67 | 90 | 11 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 7 | 59 | 86 | 19 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 8 | 102 | 84 | 18 | 204 | 25.5 |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 8 | 61 | 80 | 21 | 162 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Troy | 7 | 44 | 80 | 9 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 7 | James Madison | 9 | 112 | 77 | 16 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 8 | Texas State | 7 | 79 | 75 | 10 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 5 | 37 | 68 | 10 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 50 | 64 | 13 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 7 | 71 | 58 | 15 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 57 | 58 | 10 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 7 | 66 | 57 | 27 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 71 | 47 | 8 | 126 | 18.0 |