2023 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas State 13 141 149 22 312 24.0
2 Appalachian State 14 122 181 30 333 23.8
3 Georgia Southern 13 95 180 26 301 23.2
4 South Alabama 12 113 148 15 276 23.0
5 Troy 13 105 149 29 283 21.8
6 James Madison 13 93 165 18 276 21.2
6 Coastal Carolina 13 98 144 33 275 21.2
8 Arkansas State 12 98 125 24 247 20.6
9 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 115 128 23 266 20.5
10 Southern Mississippi 11 104 92 28 224 20.4
11 Georgia State 12 120 96 21 237 19.8
12 Marshall 12 75 112 29 216 18.0
13 Old Dominion 12 93 88 17 198 16.5
14 Louisiana-Monroe 11 76 82 13 171 15.5