2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 11 | 128 | 110 | 13 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 2 | James Madison | 12 | 149 | 102 | 19 | 270 | 22.5 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 11 | 126 | 101 | 20 | 247 | 22.5 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 11 | 84 | 134 | 29 | 247 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 86 | 124 | 27 | 237 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 11 | 88 | 116 | 32 | 236 | 21.5 |
| 7 | Marshall | 11 | 101 | 117 | 16 | 234 | 21.3 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 11 | 72 | 138 | 23 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 11 | 122 | 88 | 19 | 229 | 20.8 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 11 | 70 | 127 | 20 | 217 | 19.7 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 11 | 91 | 77 | 34 | 202 | 18.4 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 80 | 89 | 19 | 188 | 17.1 |
| 13 | Troy | 12 | 67 | 121 | 16 | 204 | 17.0 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 87 | 78 | 14 | 179 | 16.3 |