2018 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 36 | 60 | 14 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 2 | North Texas | 4 | 30 | 54 | 12 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 22 | 42 | 5 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Rice | 4 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Florida International | 3 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 10 | UAB | 4 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 11 | UTEP | 3 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 3 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 13 | Marshall | 3 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 14 | UTSA | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 12.0 |