2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Troy	12	101	143	27	271	22.6
2	Appalachian State	13	156	114	21	291	22.4
3	New Mexico State	12	119	120	27	266	22.2
3	Idaho	12	89	152	25	266	22.2
5	Louisiana-Monroe	11	106	99	16	221	20.1
6	Louisiana-Lafayette	12	123	93	20	236	19.7
7	Georgia Southern	11	116	79	19	214	19.5
8	South Alabama	11	84	113	13	210	19.1
9	Arkansas State	12	96	110	16	222	18.5
10	Georgia State	11	54	116	18	188	17.1
11	Texas State	11	58	104	16	178	16.2