2019 American Athletic Conference Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 51 | 107 | 30 | 188 | 23.5 |
| 2 | Houston | 8 | 77 | 73 | 18 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 8 | 59 | 88 | 17 | 164 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 10 | 63 | 93 | 17 | 173 | 17.3 |
| 5 | UCF | 3 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 5 | South Florida | 8 | 50 | 50 | 13 | 113 | 14.1 |
| 7 | Temple | 5 | 21 | 48 | 10 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 8 | SMU | 3 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 9 | Tulane | 6 | 62 | 55 | 7 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 3 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 11 | Memphis | 2 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 12 | Navy | 2 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 20.0 |