2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 38 | 41 | 6 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 2 | UCF | 6 | 83 | 71 | 15 | 169 | 28.2 |
| 3 | Memphis | 7 | 84 | 78 | 9 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 4 | Houston | 7 | 71 | 80 | 11 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 7 | 77 | 75 | 5 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 6 | SMU | 3 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 7 | South Florida | 5 | 52 | 51 | 5 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 4 | 45 | 31 | 8 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Temple | 5 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 4 | 44 | 35 | 2 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 11 | Tulane | 5 | 52 | 41 | 6 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 12 | Navy | 3 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 17.7 |