2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Arkansas State	12	105	190	27	322	26.8
2	New Mexico State	13	82	191	17	290	22.3
3	Louisiana-Monroe	10	87	119	12	218	21.8
4	Appalachian State	12	131	108	21	260	21.7
5	Troy	11	76	139	22	237	21.5
6	Louisiana-Lafayette	12	115	121	10	246	20.5
7	Georgia State	11	76	127	15	218	19.8
8	Texas State	12	98	106	27	231	19.3
9	Coastal Carolina	12	108	95	18	221	18.4
9	Georgia Southern	11	141	49	12	202	18.4
11	South Alabama	11	67	122	12	201	18.3
12	Idaho	12	82	112	17	211	17.6