2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/30/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 58 | 103 | 18 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 8 | 66 | 91 | 23 | 180 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 7 | 69 | 78 | 16 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 4 | Texas State | 8 | 90 | 77 | 10 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 8 | 70 | 77 | 28 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 6 | Troy | 7 | 57 | 76 | 9 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 61 | 71 | 14 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 8 | Marshall | 7 | 80 | 66 | 12 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 5 | 33 | 64 | 9 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 8 | 82 | 62 | 12 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 11 | James Madison | 7 | 93 | 61 | 11 | 165 | 23.6 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 62 | 59 | 13 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 7 | 65 | 52 | 23 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 72 | 44 | 11 | 127 | 18.1 |