| Rank | Coach | Games | Yards Per Play | Total Plays | Total Yards | Yards Per Game | Plays Per Game |
|---|
| 1 | Dell McGee | 1 | 7.03 | 76 | 534 | 534.00 | 76.0 |
| 2 | Willie Fritz | 24 | 6.85 | 1,587 | 10,868 | 452.83 | 66.1 |
| 3 | Paul Johnson | 72 | 6.77 | 4,989 | 33,757 | 468.85 | 69.3 |
| 4 | Mike Sewak | 49 | 6.44 | 3,516 | 22,633 | 461.90 | 71.8 |
| 5 | Jeff Monken | 54 | 6.33 | 3,598 | 22,781 | 421.87 | 66.6 |
| 6 | Erk Russell | 106 | 5.81 | 7,488 | 43,487 | 410.25 | 70.6 |
| 7 | Clay Helton | 36 | 5.79 | 2,615 | 15,136 | 420.44 | 72.6 |
| 8 | Frank Ellwood | 11 | 5.63 | 774 | 4,361 | 396.45 | 70.4 |
| 9 | Chad Lunsford | 49 | 5.50 | 3,122 | 17,178 | 350.57 | 63.7 |
| 10 | Brian VanGorder | 11 | 5.40 | 733 | 3,959 | 359.91 | 66.6 |
| 11 | Chris Hatcher | 33 | 5.20 | 2,368 | 12,311 | 373.06 | 71.8 |
| 12 | Kevin Whitley | 8 | 5.10 | 520 | 2,650 | 331.25 | 65.0 |
| 13 | Tyson Summers | 18 | 5.01 | 1,274 | 6,379 | 354.39 | 70.8 |
| 14 | Tim Stowers | 74 | 4.96 | 4,866 | 24,146 | 326.30 | 65.8 |