| Rank | Team | 1st Down | 2nd Down | 3rd Down | 4th Down | Total |
|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 9.38 | 14.57 | 6.36 | 13.40 | 10.63 |
| 2 | North Texas | 10.01 | 11.27 | 8.99 | 8.86 | 10.20 |
| 3 | Navy | 10.18 | 13.14 | 7.04 | 8.80 | 10.01 |
| 4 | Indiana | 9.45 | 10.02 | 11.50 | 2.50 | 9.92 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 10.33 | 9.96 | 8.79 | 6.25 | 9.83 |
| 6 | USC | 10.91 | 8.64 | 9.90 | 7.71 | 9.80 |
| 7 | Florida State | 11.52 | 6.30 | 10.72 | 13.53 | 9.76 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 11.85 | 7.35 | 8.42 | 12.06 | 9.69 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 9.83 | 10.51 | 7.12 | 9.13 | 9.52 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 11.58 | 7.83 | 8.33 | 9.10 | 9.47 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 9.48 | 10.27 | 8.21 | 7.78 | 9.45 |
| 12 | Texas State | 9.01 | 11.21 | 8.38 | 4.75 | 9.44 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 10.74 | 8.82 | 7.70 | 10.00 | 9.44 |
| 14 | South Florida | 10.94 | 7.79 | 8.51 | 10.36 | 9.44 |
| 15 | UNLV | 9.87 | 9.86 | 7.88 | 5.80 | 9.32 |
| 16 | Missouri State | 9.69 | 8.33 | 9.33 | 8.67 | 9.15 |
| 17 | Washington | 9.41 | 8.26 | 9.20 | 5.67 | 8.92 |
| 18 | Miami | 9.46 | 9.12 | 7.38 | 9.11 | 8.84 |
| 19 | Old Dominion | 9.63 | 8.79 | 7.41 | 8.67 | 8.83 |
| 20 | Illinois | 7.98 | 10.65 | 7.65 | 7.00 | 8.78 |
| 21 | Army | 9.32 | 7.61 | 7.93 | 12.69 | 8.73 |
| 22 | Oregon | 8.34 | 7.58 | 10.71 | 8.92 | 8.70 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 9.50 | 8.86 | 6.91 | 4.75 | 8.70 |
| 24 | Kennesaw State | 9.26 | 9.07 | 7.71 | 4.56 | 8.68 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 8.57 | 9.13 | 8.28 | 5.80 | 8.65 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | 9.95 | 7.82 | 7.78 | 7.22 | 8.65 |
| 27 | Kent State | 11.21 | 8.66 | 5.56 | 7.38 | 8.56 |
| 28 | Duke | 8.25 | 8.86 | 7.68 | 12.40 | 8.54 |
| 29 | Texas | 9.04 | 8.59 | 7.78 | 5.33 | 8.49 |
| 30 | Southern Miss | 9.01 | 6.94 | 9.99 | 6.80 | 8.49 |
| 31 | TCU | 7.82 | 9.16 | 9.33 | 3.92 | 8.49 |
| 32 | NC State | 8.18 | 8.34 | 7.99 | 15.42 | 8.42 |
| 33 | Rutgers | 8.46 | 9.21 | 6.68 | 8.45 | 8.37 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | 9.06 | 9.13 | 7.02 | 5.40 | 8.37 |
| 35 | James Madison | 9.29 | 7.28 | 8.41 | 1.20 | 8.36 |
| 36 | SMU | 9.35 | 6.95 | 8.17 | 8.40 | 8.35 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 8.45 | 8.55 | 8.56 | 4.00 | 8.32 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 10.98 | 5.76 | 6.81 | 10.25 | 8.31 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 8.75 | 8.19 | 7.64 | 7.38 | 8.28 |
| 40 | UConn | 8.80 | 7.78 | 8.24 | 6.17 | 8.28 |
| 41 | Kansas | 9.66 | 6.67 | 8.51 | 9.53 | 8.28 |
| 42 | Tulane | 9.40 | 7.80 | 6.41 | 11.67 | 8.28 |
| 43 | New Mexico | 9.79 | 7.50 | 7.16 | 7.18 | 8.27 |
| 44 | Miami (OH) | 9.73 | 7.10 | 6.65 | 8.25 | 8.24 |
| 45 | Alabama | 9.54 | 7.72 | 7.34 | 6.67 | 8.23 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | 8.30 | 7.92 | 8.00 | 11.00 | 8.21 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 8.24 | 8.38 | 7.41 | 7.78 | 8.08 |
| 48 | BYU | 8.81 | 7.52 | 7.54 | 8.00 | 8.07 |
| 49 | Marshall | 9.90 | 7.41 | 6.33 | 8.50 | 8.01 |
| 50 | Ohio | 9.54 | 8.16 | 5.43 | 4.64 | 7.99 |
| 51 | Arizona | 8.08 | 7.42 | 8.79 | 6.14 | 7.99 |
| 52 | Georgia | 8.52 | 7.60 | 7.67 | 7.63 | 7.99 |
| 53 | Utah State | 8.49 | 7.91 | 7.24 | 6.83 | 7.99 |
| 54 | Toledo | 8.57 | 7.82 | 8.08 | 1.82 | 7.97 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 9.60 | 7.10 | 7.20 | 4.33 | 7.96 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 8.14 | 10.75 | 4.18 | 8.80 | 7.92 |
| 57 | Houston | 9.22 | 8.06 | 5.93 | 9.42 | 7.91 |
| 58 | Memphis | 7.46 | 8.09 | 8.71 | 5.64 | 7.90 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | 7.39 | 5.50 | 10.96 | 8.33 | 7.86 |
| 60 | Hawai'i | 6.66 | 7.70 | 9.53 | 8.63 | 7.86 |
| 61 | Georgia Southern | 8.30 | 6.96 | 8.81 | 3.50 | 7.85 |
| 62 | Clemson | 7.98 | 8.34 | 6.74 | 9.19 | 7.84 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 8.91 | 7.33 | 7.01 | 9.20 | 7.82 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 8.63 | 7.69 | 7.03 | 3.93 | 7.77 |
| 65 | Boston College | 8.79 | 7.10 | 7.41 | 4.89 | 7.73 |
| 66 | Liberty | 7.28 | 8.02 | 8.10 | 4.73 | 7.69 |
| 67 | Michigan | 8.39 | 7.63 | 7.16 | 0.25 | 7.69 |
| 68 | Utah | 6.97 | 7.92 | 8.49 | 4.78 | 7.64 |
| 69 | Louisville | 8.12 | 5.43 | 8.94 | 15.50 | 7.60 |
| 70 | Baylor | 7.26 | 8.84 | 6.78 | 5.83 | 7.55 |
| 71 | Delaware | 6.95 | 8.18 | 7.72 | 8.14 | 7.54 |
| 72 | Washington State | 7.27 | 8.21 | 6.90 | 8.18 | 7.51 |
| 73 | Troy | 8.45 | 6.29 | 7.77 | 7.06 | 7.49 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 7.58 | 6.14 | 9.43 | 2.25 | 7.47 |
| 75 | Colorado | 6.92 | 7.56 | 8.24 | 0.00 | 7.46 |
| 76 | UAB | 6.86 | 7.04 | 9.51 | 3.41 | 7.45 |
| 77 | San José State | 7.38 | 6.90 | 7.51 | 13.93 | 7.45 |
| 78 | Stanford | 9.50 | 4.94 | 7.46 | 8.77 | 7.44 |
| 79 | Jacksonville State | 8.54 | 8.51 | 5.03 | 0.00 | 7.41 |
| 80 | UTSA | 7.27 | 8.01 | 6.90 | 5.53 | 7.40 |
| 81 | Virginia | 7.67 | 7.52 | 7.25 | 2.91 | 7.39 |
| 82 | Boise State | 8.85 | 6.80 | 6.67 | 4.41 | 7.39 |
| 83 | Florida Atlantic | 7.39 | 7.09 | 6.22 | 11.78 | 7.37 |
| 84 | California | 8.22 | 6.85 | 7.20 | 4.64 | 7.36 |
| 85 | UL Monroe | 6.70 | 8.18 | 7.43 | 6.89 | 7.32 |
| 86 | West Virginia | 8.76 | 6.03 | 7.94 | 5.59 | 7.32 |
| 87 | Eastern Michigan | 8.14 | 5.48 | 8.24 | 11.50 | 7.30 |
| 88 | Kansas State | 7.86 | 7.58 | 6.21 | 6.63 | 7.26 |
| 89 | Missouri | 7.62 | 6.99 | 6.79 | 9.50 | 7.24 |
| 90 | South Alabama | 8.29 | 6.91 | 7.01 | 2.40 | 7.19 |
| 91 | Penn State | 7.79 | 6.80 | 6.47 | 8.50 | 7.19 |
| 92 | Michigan State | 7.42 | 7.35 | 7.00 | 3.75 | 7.17 |
| 93 | Syracuse | 7.50 | 7.59 | 5.79 | 8.44 | 7.16 |
| 94 | Charlotte | 7.63 | 5.42 | 7.67 | 12.24 | 7.15 |
| 95 | UCF | 7.08 | 7.00 | 6.43 | 11.59 | 7.15 |
| 96 | Florida | 8.09 | 7.74 | 5.40 | 1.45 | 7.12 |
| 97 | Bowling Green | 5.83 | 8.42 | 6.69 | 3.33 | 7.04 |
| 98 | Kentucky | 6.48 | 8.22 | 6.11 | 6.46 | 7.04 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 7.11 | 6.92 | 6.64 | 9.79 | 7.02 |
| 100 | Temple | 7.54 | 6.76 | 6.79 | 3.56 | 6.97 |
| 101 | Auburn | 7.47 | 6.34 | 7.41 | 1.25 | 6.94 |
| 102 | Tulsa | 6.49 | 7.48 | 6.90 | 6.58 | 6.93 |
| 103 | UTEP | 7.55 | 7.11 | 5.91 | 6.53 | 6.93 |
| 104 | Louisiana Tech | 7.91 | 5.73 | 7.07 | 3.00 | 6.91 |
| 105 | Georgia State | 7.20 | 6.60 | 7.28 | 4.71 | 6.88 |
| 106 | Purdue | 6.41 | 7.33 | 7.48 | 3.20 | 6.88 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee | 6.94 | 7.35 | 5.97 | 7.72 | 6.85 |
| 108 | Fresno State | 7.09 | 6.25 | 7.95 | 2.07 | 6.82 |
| 109 | Florida International | 8.52 | 6.68 | 4.72 | 4.13 | 6.80 |
| 110 | Northwestern | 7.85 | 5.48 | 6.92 | 3.42 | 6.74 |
| 111 | Wisconsin | 6.55 | 6.72 | 6.90 | 7.75 | 6.74 |
| 112 | Oregon State | 8.65 | 5.40 | 5.84 | 2.00 | 6.72 |
| 113 | Buffalo | 8.24 | 5.59 | 5.49 | 5.33 | 6.71 |
| 114 | Arizona State | 7.34 | 5.30 | 7.38 | 8.45 | 6.67 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 7.47 | 5.15 | 7.40 | 4.44 | 6.67 |
| 116 | Akron | 7.38 | 6.28 | 6.07 | 5.70 | 6.64 |
| 117 | Minnesota | 7.81 | 5.47 | 6.15 | 0.00 | 6.61 |
| 118 | App State | 6.85 | 6.96 | 5.26 | 10.40 | 6.60 |
| 119 | LSU | 6.93 | 6.87 | 5.88 | 3.89 | 6.59 |
| 120 | North Carolina | 7.38 | 5.47 | 7.00 | 4.25 | 6.58 |
| 121 | Arkansas State | 6.95 | 6.23 | 6.60 | 5.80 | 6.56 |
| 122 | Virginia Tech | 6.82 | 6.55 | 4.53 | 20.67 | 6.51 |
| 123 | Louisiana | 6.89 | 5.02 | 7.77 | 5.50 | 6.48 |
| 124 | Maryland | 6.40 | 6.35 | 7.24 | 2.82 | 6.48 |
| 125 | Ball State | 6.34 | 6.02 | 5.84 | 12.58 | 6.35 |
| 126 | Nevada | 7.52 | 6.30 | 5.30 | 4.13 | 6.33 |
| 127 | Iowa | 5.11 | 9.01 | 5.36 | 2.38 | 6.32 |
| 128 | Coastal Carolina | 6.30 | 5.97 | 6.84 | 5.71 | 6.31 |
| 129 | Sam Houston | 7.13 | 4.89 | 5.51 | 10.65 | 6.28 |
| 130 | Rice | 6.95 | 5.38 | 6.52 | 5.85 | 6.18 |
| 131 | Oklahoma State | 5.38 | 6.02 | 6.77 | 7.43 | 6.03 |
| 132 | Western Michigan | 6.04 | 6.44 | 4.52 | 8.36 | 5.88 |
| 133 | UCLA | 5.05 | 6.64 | 5.52 | 7.40 | 5.76 |
| 134 | Wyoming | 6.03 | 6.10 | 5.26 | 2.20 | 5.75 |
| 135 | Massachusetts | 5.01 | 5.75 | 4.74 | 1.30 | 5.11 |
| 136 | Northern Illinois | 5.47 | 5.54 | 4.29 | 4.73 | 5.09 |