2018 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 41 | 80 | 11 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 60 | 52 | 7 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 3 | Florida International | 5 | 49 | 46 | 9 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 41 | 55 | 8 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 5 | UAB | 4 | 53 | 40 | 8 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 5 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 5 | 25 | 58 | 15 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 8 | Rice | 5 | 43 | 45 | 8 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 33 | 50 | 11 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 28 | 60 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 11 | UTSA | 5 | 30 | 48 | 5 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 12 | UTEP | 5 | 45 | 28 | 7 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 33 | 40 | 4 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 14 | Marshall | 4 | 26 | 43 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 |