2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 12 | 80 | 149 | 25 | 254 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 12 | 88 | 143 | 32 | 263 | 21.9 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 97 | 133 | 29 | 259 | 21.6 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 12 | 93 | 130 | 34 | 257 | 21.4 |
| 4 | Troy | 13 | 73 | 130 | 16 | 219 | 16.8 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 11 | 71 | 126 | 20 | 217 | 19.7 |
| 7 | Texas State | 12 | 139 | 119 | 17 | 275 | 22.9 |
| 8 | Marshall | 11 | 101 | 117 | 16 | 234 | 21.3 |
| 9 | James Madison | 13 | 159 | 111 | 23 | 293 | 22.5 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 12 | 138 | 108 | 22 | 268 | 22.3 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 198 | 16.5 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 12 | 97 | 89 | 36 | 222 | 18.5 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 80 | 89 | 19 | 188 | 17.1 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 11 | 122 | 88 | 19 | 229 | 20.8 |