2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 6 | 77 | 55 | 10 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 6 | 43 | 82 | 16 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 6 | 51 | 60 | 21 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Texas State | 6 | 64 | 60 | 7 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 48 | 57 | 13 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 6 | South Alabama | 6 | 66 | 43 | 8 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 7 | Marshall | 5 | 55 | 51 | 9 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 6 | 50 | 47 | 18 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 7 | Troy | 6 | 40 | 64 | 11 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 5 | 38 | 60 | 14 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 5 | 49 | 53 | 7 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 5 | 31 | 66 | 10 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 40 | 43 | 9 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 47 | 30 | 7 | 84 | 16.8 |