| Rank | Team | 1st Down | 2nd Down | 3rd Down | 4th Down | Total |
|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 5.05 | 6.68 | 5.49 | 1.90 | 5.58 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 5.94 | 5.05 | 6.62 | 3.55 | 5.74 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 6.11 | 5.58 | 6.10 | 4.05 | 5.82 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 6.93 | 5.24 | 5.32 | 4.59 | 5.84 |
| 5 | Oregon | 5.32 | 6.31 | 6.07 | 7.55 | 5.89 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 6.91 | 6.08 | 4.39 | 3.63 | 5.91 |
| 7 | Louisville | 7.37 | 6.13 | 4.36 | 3.17 | 5.99 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 5.49 | 6.87 | 5.72 | 8.22 | 6.10 |
| 9 | Arizona | 5.48 | 7.33 | 5.34 | 7.12 | 6.13 |
| 10 | Toledo | 7.13 | 6.96 | 4.80 | 4.33 | 6.28 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 6.08 | 7.13 | 6.06 | 1.67 | 6.29 |
| 12 | Iowa | 6.88 | 7.09 | 5.43 | 0.00 | 6.38 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 6.79 | 5.79 | 6.65 | 4.00 | 6.39 |
| 14 | California | 7.86 | 5.45 | 5.61 | 3.89 | 6.40 |
| 15 | Indiana | 7.02 | 5.77 | 6.18 | 7.67 | 6.42 |
| 16 | Georgia | 6.58 | 7.73 | 5.43 | 3.93 | 6.54 |
| 17 | Michigan | 6.45 | 6.33 | 6.68 | 8.64 | 6.54 |
| 18 | Old Dominion | 6.91 | 5.78 | 6.91 | 7.33 | 6.54 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 7.01 | 7.30 | 5.66 | 0.79 | 6.55 |
| 20 | Missouri | 5.90 | 4.82 | 9.44 | 8.62 | 6.57 |
| 21 | Penn State | 6.67 | 6.43 | 7.05 | 4.47 | 6.58 |
| 22 | Washington | 5.49 | 6.65 | 7.43 | 10.10 | 6.61 |
| 23 | North Texas | 6.56 | 6.61 | 6.15 | 9.68 | 6.64 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 8.12 | 6.32 | 5.29 | 4.06 | 6.65 |
| 25 | Boise State | 6.11 | 8.52 | 5.60 | 5.69 | 6.69 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 6.88 | 5.78 | 7.42 | 8.05 | 6.72 |
| 27 | Arizona State | 6.88 | 6.74 | 6.73 | 5.38 | 6.73 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 6.89 | 7.78 | 5.10 | 5.36 | 6.74 |
| 29 | Miami | 7.16 | 6.72 | 6.08 | 9.46 | 6.77 |
| 30 | Northern Illinois | 6.85 | 6.95 | 6.39 | 7.07 | 6.78 |
| 31 | James Madison | 6.94 | 7.40 | 5.98 | 4.67 | 6.79 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 7.80 | 6.50 | 6.14 | 5.08 | 6.80 |
| 33 | Washington State | 8.56 | 5.77 | 5.79 | 5.15 | 6.80 |
| 34 | Illinois | 7.29 | 6.68 | 6.46 | 5.00 | 6.81 |
| 35 | Miami (OH) | 6.10 | 6.42 | 8.46 | 13.29 | 6.92 |
| 36 | Alabama | 6.61 | 6.60 | 7.39 | 10.00 | 6.92 |
| 37 | LSU | 6.57 | 6.82 | 7.76 | 6.53 | 6.95 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 7.92 | 5.98 | 6.67 | 9.00 | 6.99 |
| 39 | Utah | 6.83 | 6.53 | 8.81 | 1.07 | 7.00 |
| 40 | Texas | 7.29 | 7.67 | 6.04 | 4.55 | 7.02 |
| 41 | Utah State | 6.68 | 7.56 | 6.85 | 8.19 | 7.03 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 7.71 | 6.16 | 6.80 | 10.27 | 7.04 |
| 43 | BYU | 8.15 | 6.35 | 6.21 | 8.08 | 7.05 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 5.84 | 7.93 | 8.08 | 3.83 | 7.07 |
| 45 | Baylor | 8.75 | 6.36 | 5.49 | 4.10 | 7.07 |
| 46 | Clemson | 7.47 | 7.34 | 6.53 | 5.05 | 7.08 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 7.54 | 6.55 | 7.33 | 4.40 | 7.08 |
| 48 | New Mexico State | 7.86 | 6.08 | 7.40 | 6.90 | 7.10 |
| 49 | UCF | 8.71 | 6.17 | 5.77 | 8.23 | 7.12 |
| 50 | Houston | 6.44 | 7.98 | 6.33 | 17.00 | 7.12 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 7.14 | 6.98 | 7.90 | 4.50 | 7.14 |
| 52 | Liberty | 6.61 | 7.37 | 7.66 | 5.50 | 7.14 |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | 6.35 | 7.59 | 6.83 | 13.50 | 7.15 |
| 54 | Tulsa | 7.57 | 5.86 | 7.77 | 15.25 | 7.18 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 7.18 | 7.45 | 6.50 | 10.83 | 7.21 |
| 56 | UTEP | 8.76 | 6.65 | 5.82 | 7.50 | 7.22 |
| 57 | Army | 6.88 | 7.01 | 8.22 | 6.70 | 7.25 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 6.52 | 7.06 | 8.83 | 5.00 | 7.25 |
| 59 | Virginia | 8.47 | 6.59 | 6.36 | 9.06 | 7.30 |
| 60 | App State | 7.40 | 6.84 | 7.91 | 6.40 | 7.31 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 7.71 | 6.93 | 6.82 | 9.40 | 7.33 |
| 62 | South Florida | 7.01 | 7.86 | 7.31 | 5.67 | 7.34 |
| 63 | South Alabama | 7.03 | 6.86 | 8.42 | 6.69 | 7.35 |
| 64 | Kennesaw State | 8.92 | 6.88 | 5.56 | 6.23 | 7.38 |
| 65 | Kansas | 6.80 | 6.44 | 8.53 | 11.44 | 7.39 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 8.95 | 6.69 | 6.36 | 6.46 | 7.40 |
| 67 | UCLA | 6.96 | 7.32 | 8.47 | 6.00 | 7.42 |
| 68 | USC | 5.73 | 9.31 | 8.35 | 3.50 | 7.46 |
| 69 | Southern Miss | 7.66 | 6.74 | 8.33 | 7.83 | 7.53 |
| 70 | TCU | 7.83 | 7.01 | 8.10 | 5.64 | 7.54 |
| 71 | Florida Atlantic | 8.84 | 6.90 | 6.80 | 4.62 | 7.55 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 7.65 | 7.68 | 7.23 | 7.73 | 7.55 |
| 73 | Kent State | 7.89 | 7.23 | 7.68 | 5.33 | 7.55 |
| 74 | UL Monroe | 8.43 | 6.87 | 7.40 | 6.53 | 7.56 |
| 75 | Florida International | 8.74 | 7.93 | 6.03 | 3.81 | 7.58 |
| 76 | Florida State | 8.77 | 7.62 | 5.63 | 10.11 | 7.58 |
| 77 | Bowling Green | 8.51 | 7.38 | 7.21 | 3.71 | 7.62 |
| 78 | Michigan State | 8.25 | 6.86 | 7.97 | 5.58 | 7.65 |
| 79 | UConn | 7.41 | 8.15 | 6.14 | 12.57 | 7.65 |
| 80 | Coastal Carolina | 9.26 | 7.74 | 5.31 | 3.47 | 7.66 |
| 81 | Troy | 8.13 | 7.96 | 7.09 | 6.22 | 7.68 |
| 82 | Auburn | 7.57 | 8.46 | 7.30 | 5.57 | 7.69 |
| 83 | Texas State | 8.32 | 7.58 | 7.23 | 5.23 | 7.72 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 7.26 | 9.49 | 6.84 | 2.88 | 7.77 |
| 85 | Nevada | 8.70 | 7.17 | 6.91 | 11.00 | 7.78 |
| 86 | Mississippi State | 8.66 | 7.74 | 6.81 | 5.71 | 7.79 |
| 87 | New Mexico | 8.16 | 6.77 | 8.78 | 4.57 | 7.80 |
| 88 | UNLV | 7.53 | 7.42 | 8.24 | 8.87 | 7.80 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | 8.44 | 7.31 | 7.57 | 7.00 | 7.81 |
| 90 | SMU | 7.76 | 8.37 | 7.21 | 7.57 | 7.81 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 10.25 | 6.39 | 6.45 | 4.86 | 7.81 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 7.37 | 7.96 | 8.22 | 12.50 | 7.83 |
| 93 | Hawai'i | 8.63 | 7.89 | 6.57 | 7.23 | 7.83 |
| 94 | Tennessee | 7.58 | 8.24 | 7.75 | 7.45 | 7.84 |
| 95 | Pittsburgh | 8.85 | 6.69 | 8.61 | 4.58 | 7.86 |
| 96 | Louisiana | 8.79 | 5.59 | 9.13 | 3.33 | 7.88 |
| 97 | UTSA | 9.01 | 7.10 | 7.28 | 7.60 | 7.90 |
| 98 | Virginia Tech | 8.27 | 6.33 | 8.84 | 11.50 | 7.90 |
| 99 | Arkansas State | 7.77 | 8.22 | 8.35 | 1.56 | 7.92 |
| 100 | Ohio | 8.92 | 7.30 | 6.34 | 12.27 | 7.93 |
| 101 | Stanford | 8.34 | 7.66 | 7.24 | 12.67 | 7.95 |
| 102 | Missouri State | 9.46 | 6.98 | 7.22 | 4.33 | 7.96 |
| 103 | Ball State | 8.86 | 6.84 | 8.25 | 6.64 | 7.97 |
| 104 | Maryland | 8.54 | 7.08 | 9.10 | 4.88 | 7.98 |
| 105 | NC State | 8.17 | 7.54 | 8.15 | 9.09 | 7.98 |
| 106 | Akron | 8.90 | 8.49 | 6.25 | 1.50 | 8.00 |
| 107 | Colorado | 8.67 | 7.97 | 6.89 | 9.44 | 8.01 |
| 108 | Memphis | 9.34 | 7.68 | 7.24 | 3.92 | 8.02 |
| 109 | Syracuse | 9.21 | 6.66 | 7.92 | 9.36 | 8.04 |
| 110 | Delaware | 7.63 | 8.31 | 8.14 | 9.50 | 8.06 |
| 111 | Georgia Southern | 9.52 | 7.48 | 6.96 | 6.88 | 8.10 |
| 112 | Tulane | 9.53 | 6.81 | 6.96 | 9.39 | 8.13 |
| 113 | Jacksonville State | 8.32 | 8.87 | 6.49 | 10.94 | 8.16 |
| 114 | Boston College | 8.36 | 8.35 | 7.31 | 11.50 | 8.16 |
| 115 | Minnesota | 9.46 | 7.42 | 8.18 | 1.33 | 8.27 |
| 116 | Charlotte | 9.06 | 7.83 | 8.93 | 1.88 | 8.34 |
| 117 | Rice | 8.98 | 7.53 | 8.16 | 12.11 | 8.36 |
| 118 | Duke | 8.91 | 7.86 | 9.05 | 5.13 | 8.45 |
| 119 | Temple | 8.73 | 8.58 | 7.63 | 10.67 | 8.47 |
| 120 | Colorado State | 7.49 | 9.43 | 8.08 | 13.88 | 8.52 |
| 121 | Florida | 9.81 | 7.30 | 7.85 | 10.00 | 8.56 |
| 122 | Massachusetts | 8.33 | 10.29 | 6.43 | 13.60 | 8.56 |
| 123 | Kentucky | 9.28 | 8.46 | 7.55 | 9.38 | 8.64 |
| 124 | Georgia State | 9.20 | 8.74 | 8.21 | 5.00 | 8.72 |
| 125 | San José State | 9.24 | 7.39 | 9.08 | 15.00 | 8.75 |
| 126 | Navy | 8.69 | 8.55 | 8.84 | 10.19 | 8.76 |
| 127 | West Virginia | 8.93 | 7.09 | 10.02 | 14.31 | 8.77 |
| 128 | Middle Tennessee | 9.86 | 7.55 | 9.22 | 2.11 | 8.78 |
| 129 | Rutgers | 9.71 | 8.52 | 7.41 | 12.44 | 8.88 |
| 130 | Arkansas | 8.35 | 10.09 | 7.52 | 22.83 | 9.02 |
| 131 | Oklahoma State | 10.08 | 7.91 | 9.48 | 6.82 | 9.12 |
| 132 | Sam Houston | 10.48 | 8.98 | 8.61 | 5.73 | 9.44 |
| 133 | Marshall | 9.49 | 8.33 | 11.34 | 3.09 | 9.48 |
| 134 | Purdue | 10.99 | 9.28 | 7.63 | 10.44 | 9.70 |
| 135 | Air Force | 10.91 | 8.10 | 9.80 | 12.50 | 9.84 |
| 136 | UAB | 11.51 | 8.91 | 11.63 | 5.60 | 10.52 |