| Rank | Team | 1st Down | 2nd Down | 3rd Down | 4th Down | Total |
|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 2.90 | 3.15 | 1.41 | 0.50 | 2.65 |
| 2 | James Madison | 2.69 | 3.79 | 1.75 | -0.50 | 2.70 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 2.78 | 3.34 | 1.92 | 4.00 | 2.84 |
| 4 | SMU | 3.86 | 2.82 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 2.89 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3.30 | 2.60 | 3.26 | -0.85 | 2.92 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 3.63 | 2.78 | 0.62 | 4.86 | 2.93 |
| 7 | Auburn | 3.61 | 2.22 | 1.93 | 4.09 | 2.95 |
| 8 | Miami | 3.13 | 2.86 | 3.30 | 0.60 | 2.97 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 4.17 | 2.74 | 1.12 | 2.24 | 3.04 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 2.82 | 3.68 | 3.01 | 0.50 | 3.05 |
| 11 | Georgia | 3.15 | 2.75 | 3.44 | 2.71 | 3.05 |
| 12 | Michigan | 3.91 | 2.33 | 2.88 | -0.92 | 3.05 |
| 13 | Indiana | 3.09 | 3.52 | 2.68 | 1.00 | 3.09 |
| 14 | Washington | 2.81 | 4.27 | 3.05 | 0.64 | 3.23 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 3.51 | 3.06 | 2.52 | 5.38 | 3.26 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 4.55 | 2.63 | 1.55 | 3.40 | 3.29 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 2.91 | 3.89 | 2.72 | 5.63 | 3.30 |
| 18 | Texas | 3.85 | 3.17 | 2.59 | 2.40 | 3.35 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 3.28 | 4.18 | 2.53 | 1.27 | 3.39 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 3.76 | 3.55 | 3.21 | -2.55 | 3.41 |
| 21 | Tulsa | 4.31 | 3.22 | 1.95 | 1.76 | 3.42 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 3.16 | 3.33 | 4.12 | 8.00 | 3.43 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 3.51 | 4.07 | 2.35 | 1.40 | 3.44 |
| 24 | Clemson | 4.26 | 2.54 | 3.21 | 0.89 | 3.48 |
| 25 | Tulane | 3.36 | 3.20 | 4.34 | 3.00 | 3.48 |
| 26 | Louisville | 3.35 | 4.93 | 2.03 | -0.90 | 3.49 |
| 27 | Missouri | 3.89 | 3.62 | 1.77 | 17.00 | 3.51 |
| 28 | Minnesota | 4.09 | 2.93 | 2.37 | 8.14 | 3.52 |
| 29 | Houston | 3.89 | 3.29 | 2.86 | 4.67 | 3.55 |
| 30 | Oregon | 4.07 | 3.88 | 2.42 | 2.10 | 3.62 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 4.27 | 2.87 | 2.92 | 5.00 | 3.66 |
| 32 | Florida State | 3.71 | 4.00 | 3.13 | 3.33 | 3.68 |
| 33 | Virginia | 3.74 | 4.15 | 2.10 | 7.23 | 3.70 |
| 34 | BYU | 4.14 | 4.21 | 1.23 | 4.47 | 3.72 |
| 35 | East Carolina | 4.71 | 3.28 | 2.97 | 0.13 | 3.73 |
| 36 | Nevada | 5.18 | 2.33 | 2.46 | 2.80 | 3.77 |
| 37 | NC State | 3.21 | 3.73 | 5.89 | 3.78 | 3.77 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 4.21 | 3.20 | 3.63 | 3.85 | 3.80 |
| 39 | LSU | 3.65 | 4.66 | 3.31 | 0.10 | 3.82 |
| 40 | San José State | 4.23 | 3.88 | 2.64 | 3.84 | 3.85 |
| 41 | Kansas State | 3.93 | 3.76 | 3.59 | 4.78 | 3.85 |
| 42 | TCU | 3.88 | 3.87 | 4.24 | 2.38 | 3.88 |
| 43 | Old Dominion | 3.75 | 4.84 | 3.27 | -1.09 | 3.88 |
| 44 | Marshall | 4.65 | 3.94 | 1.83 | 4.08 | 3.92 |
| 45 | Alabama | 3.44 | 5.68 | 1.93 | 3.45 | 3.93 |
| 46 | UL Monroe | 3.95 | 3.91 | 4.42 | 1.08 | 3.94 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | 4.76 | 3.33 | 3.42 | 1.55 | 3.94 |
| 48 | Buffalo | 4.23 | 4.42 | 2.36 | 5.24 | 3.95 |
| 49 | Illinois | 3.56 | 4.90 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.96 |
| 50 | Memphis | 4.33 | 4.79 | 1.13 | 1.44 | 3.97 |
| 51 | South Florida | 4.19 | 3.93 | 3.64 | 2.94 | 3.97 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | 5.09 | 3.58 | 2.10 | -7.33 | 3.99 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 4.19 | 3.97 | 2.83 | 11.20 | 3.99 |
| 54 | Washington State | 4.27 | 4.24 | 3.41 | -1.11 | 3.99 |
| 55 | App State | 4.24 | 3.72 | 3.96 | 2.00 | 3.99 |
| 56 | Rice | 3.78 | 4.21 | 4.79 | 1.15 | 4.02 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 4.46 | 3.04 | 4.88 | 0.38 | 4.03 |
| 58 | UTEP | 4.45 | 4.42 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 4.03 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 4.36 | 3.96 | 3.00 | 4.40 | 4.04 |
| 60 | UCF | 4.41 | 3.43 | 4.21 | 5.00 | 4.08 |
| 61 | Maryland | 4.75 | 4.12 | 2.72 | 1.71 | 4.10 |
| 62 | Florida | 4.68 | 3.29 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 4.13 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 4.76 | 4.16 | 2.42 | 3.00 | 4.14 |
| 64 | Stanford | 4.58 | 4.31 | 2.93 | 1.67 | 4.14 |
| 65 | Arizona | 4.34 | 4.05 | 4.34 | 1.67 | 4.16 |
| 66 | Navy | 4.26 | 4.52 | 3.07 | 4.83 | 4.18 |
| 67 | Iowa | 4.99 | 3.80 | 3.15 | 1.55 | 4.20 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | 3.99 | 4.41 | 3.84 | 10.33 | 4.21 |
| 69 | Duke | 4.23 | 4.13 | 4.54 | 4.30 | 4.25 |
| 70 | Southern Miss | 4.45 | 3.69 | 5.22 | 2.15 | 4.27 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 4.75 | 4.49 | 2.74 | 3.15 | 4.28 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 4.40 | 4.46 | 4.55 | 0.82 | 4.30 |
| 73 | USC | 4.50 | 5.40 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 4.30 |
| 74 | New Mexico State | 4.71 | 4.56 | 3.19 | 1.33 | 4.31 |
| 75 | Jacksonville State | 4.39 | 4.00 | 5.19 | 2.07 | 4.31 |
| 76 | Texas State | 4.57 | 5.11 | 2.51 | 1.25 | 4.33 |
| 77 | Northern Illinois | 4.66 | 3.71 | 5.16 | 1.73 | 4.36 |
| 78 | Penn State | 4.53 | 3.99 | 5.28 | 0.94 | 4.36 |
| 79 | Utah State | 4.79 | 4.86 | 3.13 | 1.55 | 4.38 |
| 80 | Louisiana Tech | 5.11 | 4.58 | 3.30 | -8.75 | 4.38 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 4.84 | 4.28 | 3.53 | 3.33 | 4.40 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | 4.68 | 4.67 | 3.01 | 6.10 | 4.41 |
| 83 | Wyoming | 4.83 | 4.23 | 3.32 | 5.75 | 4.43 |
| 84 | UTSA | 4.18 | 5.34 | 3.71 | 6.56 | 4.47 |
| 85 | Troy | 5.50 | 4.12 | 2.82 | 2.11 | 4.50 |
| 86 | Hawai'i | 4.68 | 5.14 | 2.98 | 2.73 | 4.50 |
| 87 | Army | 5.28 | 3.72 | 3.93 | 3.27 | 4.51 |
| 88 | Kennesaw State | 4.47 | 5.04 | 4.13 | 2.15 | 4.51 |
| 89 | Ohio | 5.20 | 4.40 | 2.54 | 6.07 | 4.55 |
| 90 | Akron | 4.30 | 5.30 | 4.91 | -0.64 | 4.55 |
| 91 | UConn | 4.75 | 5.30 | 2.86 | 1.11 | 4.57 |
| 92 | Arkansas State | 5.09 | 4.18 | 3.42 | 8.43 | 4.57 |
| 93 | Ole Miss | 4.60 | 4.84 | 4.88 | -1.09 | 4.57 |
| 94 | California | 4.46 | 5.17 | 3.71 | 5.25 | 4.59 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee | 5.62 | 3.85 | 3.09 | 3.71 | 4.61 |
| 96 | Michigan State | 5.05 | 5.18 | 2.55 | 2.36 | 4.65 |
| 97 | Missouri State | 5.18 | 3.99 | 4.81 | 1.22 | 4.66 |
| 98 | Kent State | 4.74 | 4.95 | 4.49 | 0.62 | 4.66 |
| 99 | Kansas | 4.99 | 4.33 | 3.47 | 10.33 | 4.67 |
| 100 | South Alabama | 5.00 | 4.62 | 3.83 | 5.23 | 4.70 |
| 101 | Louisiana | 4.69 | 5.63 | 3.24 | 1.53 | 4.70 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 5.53 | 5.14 | 2.00 | 2.06 | 4.73 |
| 103 | Charlotte | 5.26 | 4.41 | 3.83 | 6.80 | 4.78 |
| 104 | Nebraska | 4.92 | 4.74 | 4.77 | 3.94 | 4.80 |
| 105 | Boise State | 4.73 | 6.13 | 2.52 | 3.58 | 4.80 |
| 106 | Arkansas | 5.15 | 4.66 | 4.29 | 1.44 | 4.80 |
| 107 | Ball State | 4.74 | 4.51 | 5.65 | 4.06 | 4.80 |
| 108 | Iowa State | 5.33 | 4.35 | 4.46 | 4.22 | 4.85 |
| 109 | Baylor | 5.44 | 4.28 | 4.14 | 5.30 | 4.86 |
| 110 | Temple | 5.33 | 4.89 | 3.24 | 6.38 | 4.89 |
| 111 | Delaware | 4.32 | 5.90 | 4.24 | 8.90 | 4.90 |
| 112 | Florida International | 4.71 | 5.65 | 4.05 | 3.45 | 4.91 |
| 113 | North Texas | 4.83 | 4.99 | 5.14 | 3.92 | 4.91 |
| 114 | Purdue | 5.70 | 4.99 | 2.77 | 1.78 | 4.91 |
| 115 | Liberty | 5.81 | 4.34 | 3.99 | 2.76 | 4.92 |
| 116 | Florida Atlantic | 5.17 | 4.29 | 6.00 | 2.70 | 4.93 |
| 117 | UAB | 5.13 | 4.76 | 5.11 | 2.69 | 4.93 |
| 118 | UNLV | 5.62 | 4.24 | 4.06 | 4.33 | 4.95 |
| 119 | UCLA | 4.50 | 5.45 | 5.61 | 4.20 | 4.96 |
| 120 | Boston College | 5.18 | 5.59 | 3.78 | 0.09 | 4.97 |
| 121 | Northwestern | 5.85 | 4.88 | 3.23 | 1.82 | 4.98 |
| 122 | Colorado State | 4.51 | 5.85 | 4.73 | 5.55 | 5.02 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 4.97 | 5.31 | 5.07 | 3.25 | 5.06 |
| 124 | Western Kentucky | 5.90 | 4.07 | 5.77 | 1.18 | 5.07 |
| 125 | Georgia State | 4.81 | 5.96 | 3.95 | 6.29 | 5.11 |
| 126 | Utah | 5.64 | 5.78 | 2.90 | 3.80 | 5.13 |
| 127 | Sam Houston | 6.01 | 5.06 | 2.52 | 3.70 | 5.19 |
| 128 | Oregon State | 5.36 | 5.56 | 3.57 | 5.00 | 5.19 |
| 129 | Colorado | 5.58 | 5.50 | 3.68 | 2.57 | 5.21 |
| 130 | Mississippi State | 5.10 | 6.01 | 4.22 | 0.67 | 5.24 |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | 5.90 | 5.72 | 4.33 | 2.08 | 5.48 |
| 132 | Syracuse | 5.53 | 5.58 | 6.12 | 0.00 | 5.51 |
| 133 | Air Force | 5.47 | 5.76 | 4.74 | 8.10 | 5.53 |
| 134 | Coastal Carolina | 6.20 | 5.58 | 4.97 | 5.31 | 5.75 |
| 135 | Georgia Southern | 5.76 | 6.43 | 6.82 | 6.00 | 6.11 |
| 136 | Rutgers | 6.69 | 6.96 | 6.63 | 1.00 | 6.68 |