| Rank | Team | 1st Down | 2nd Down | 3rd Down | 4th Down | Total |
|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 7.24 | 6.57 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 6.28 |
| 2 | Memphis | 8.06 | 3.50 | 4.40 | 0.00 | 5.85 |
| 3 | UNLV | 3.47 | 9.93 | -1.60 | -1.00 | 4.95 |
| 4 | North Dakota State | 4.71 | 4.29 | 5.88 | 3.00 | 4.75 |
| 5 | Stanford | 5.47 | 2.70 | 5.71 | 2.00 | 4.68 |
| 6 | Virginia | 6.04 | 5.42 | 1.33 | 1.67 | 4.61 |
| 7 | San José State | 3.75 | 3.25 | 11.00 | -2.00 | 4.25 |
| 8 | USC | 3.24 | 4.25 | 5.89 | 3.00 | 4.13 |
| 9 | TCU | 5.00 | 2.18 | 3.75 | -1.00 | 3.73 |
| 10 | Jacksonville State | 5.55 | 3.60 | 1.20 | 0.50 | 3.71 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 3.69 | 1.67 | 4.83 | 0.00 | 3.29 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 3.06 | 3.38 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 3.07 |
| 13 | New Mexico State | 3.73 | -0.33 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 2.89 |
| 14 | Sacramento State | 1.90 | -1.50 | 6.75 | 6.00 | 2.88 |
| 15 | NC State | 3.50 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 0.00 | 2.78 |
| 16 | Hawai'i | 1.60 | 2.88 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 2.33 |