2020 Conference USA Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 28 | 49 | 10 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 2 | UTSA | 5 | 40 | 46 | 13 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 3 | North Texas | 3 | 33 | 45 | 3 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 | 37 | 42 | 6 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 37 | 41 | 8 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 38 | 40 | 4 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 7 | Marshall | 3 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 7 | UAB | 4 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 10 | Rice | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 11 | UTEP | 2 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Florida International | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 |