2012 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 2 | SMU | 3 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 3 | UTEP | 3 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 4 | UCF | 2 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Rice | 2 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 5 | UAB | 2 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 3 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 2 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 9 | Tulane | 2 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 10 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 12 | Memphis | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |