| Rank | Team | 1st Down | 2nd Down | 3rd Down | 4th Down | Total |
|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 5.35 | 6.29 | 4.78 | 1.11 | 5.32 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 5.88 | 4.09 | 6.76 | 1.67 | 5.45 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 6.54 | 6.01 | 4.46 | 1.57 | 5.71 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 5.90 | 5.18 | 6.21 | 4.00 | 5.72 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 6.20 | 5.83 | 5.31 | 5.25 | 5.80 |
| 6 | Louisville | 7.55 | 6.28 | 4.43 | 2.07 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 5.79 | 7.08 | 4.79 | 8.00 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Oregon | 5.68 | 6.52 | 6.07 | 6.80 | 6.05 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 7.56 | 5.23 | 5.78 | 2.83 | 6.09 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 6.26 | 7.05 | 5.63 | 0.00 | 6.16 |
| 11 | Utah | 6.04 | 6.72 | 6.66 | 0.78 | 6.25 |
| 12 | Arizona | 5.26 | 7.89 | 5.38 | 8.27 | 6.32 |
| 13 | Indiana | 7.49 | 5.57 | 5.82 | 5.50 | 6.35 |
| 14 | California | 7.96 | 5.47 | 5.29 | 4.00 | 6.35 |
| 15 | Michigan | 6.66 | 5.87 | 6.46 | 7.73 | 6.37 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 7.10 | 5.73 | 6.51 | 5.13 | 6.38 |
| 17 | Toledo | 7.45 | 7.06 | 4.40 | 7.50 | 6.42 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | 7.64 | 6.02 | 5.15 | 5.83 | 6.43 |
| 19 | Iowa | 6.75 | 6.97 | 6.34 | 0.00 | 6.55 |
| 20 | Buffalo | 6.99 | 5.63 | 6.82 | 8.88 | 6.56 |
| 21 | Kennesaw State | 8.30 | 5.71 | 4.82 | 7.36 | 6.58 |
| 22 | Washington | 5.66 | 6.53 | 7.12 | 11.13 | 6.59 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 6.06 | 5.66 | 8.47 | 6.67 | 6.61 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 6.87 | 7.40 | 5.76 | 4.77 | 6.66 |
| 25 | UCF | 8.27 | 6.24 | 5.20 | 5.60 | 6.67 |
| 26 | Houston | 5.46 | 7.90 | 6.02 | 20.33 | 6.71 |
| 27 | Penn State | 6.45 | 6.94 | 6.89 | 6.46 | 6.71 |
| 28 | Miami | 7.30 | 6.29 | 6.49 | 7.64 | 6.75 |
| 29 | Miami (OH) | 5.71 | 6.47 | 8.83 | 12.50 | 6.79 |
| 30 | Missouri | 6.80 | 4.75 | 9.03 | 10.43 | 6.80 |
| 31 | Georgia | 6.72 | 8.32 | 5.54 | 3.89 | 6.84 |
| 32 | Florida Atlantic | 8.15 | 6.44 | 6.32 | 2.58 | 6.85 |
| 33 | Coastal Carolina | 8.33 | 7.01 | 4.83 | 3.00 | 6.87 |
| 34 | Alabama | 6.59 | 6.74 | 7.23 | 8.86 | 6.87 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 6.40 | 7.19 | 6.82 | 9.00 | 6.88 |
| 36 | Boise State | 6.31 | 7.97 | 6.67 | 5.46 | 6.88 |
| 37 | BYU | 9.10 | 5.29 | 6.58 | 4.63 | 6.89 |
| 38 | UTEP | 9.22 | 5.84 | 5.02 | 5.75 | 6.89 |
| 39 | Utah State | 6.57 | 8.96 | 4.82 | 9.00 | 6.91 |
| 40 | Kansas | 6.69 | 6.50 | 6.86 | 12.43 | 6.93 |
| 41 | Clemson | 7.03 | 7.96 | 5.85 | 4.57 | 6.94 |
| 42 | LSU | 6.21 | 7.13 | 7.64 | 7.67 | 6.94 |
| 43 | James Madison | 7.60 | 6.65 | 6.51 | 7.40 | 6.95 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 7.16 | 8.43 | 4.86 | 2.17 | 6.95 |
| 45 | Central Michigan | 6.52 | 7.25 | 7.63 | 2.50 | 6.97 |
| 46 | South Alabama | 6.14 | 5.34 | 9.68 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| 47 | Liberty | 6.78 | 7.13 | 7.28 | 5.00 | 7.01 |
| 48 | Louisiana Tech | 6.04 | 7.38 | 6.80 | 13.50 | 7.01 |
| 49 | North Texas | 7.35 | 7.34 | 5.21 | 13.42 | 7.05 |
| 50 | Baylor | 9.01 | 6.03 | 5.35 | 2.00 | 7.07 |
| 51 | Washington State | 8.27 | 6.63 | 6.08 | 5.30 | 7.08 |
| 52 | Notre Dame | 7.48 | 6.13 | 7.93 | 6.31 | 7.09 |
| 53 | Texas | 7.93 | 7.04 | 6.32 | 3.67 | 7.10 |
| 54 | South Carolina | 7.94 | 6.59 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 7.10 |
| 55 | Tulsa | 7.44 | 6.00 | 7.43 | 15.25 | 7.12 |
| 56 | App State | 7.02 | 7.02 | 7.66 | 6.40 | 7.15 |
| 57 | Iowa State | 5.66 | 8.21 | 8.55 | 2.36 | 7.20 |
| 58 | Old Dominion | 8.04 | 6.00 | 7.43 | 8.46 | 7.20 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 8.33 | 5.65 | 7.05 | 8.67 | 7.20 |
| 60 | Army | 6.91 | 7.64 | 7.34 | 6.35 | 7.21 |
| 61 | Cincinnati | 7.59 | 7.96 | 5.45 | 7.71 | 7.21 |
| 62 | Kansas State | 7.63 | 7.37 | 6.97 | 4.76 | 7.22 |
| 63 | UConn | 7.49 | 7.45 | 6.25 | 8.40 | 7.23 |
| 64 | Illinois | 7.48 | 7.31 | 6.94 | 5.77 | 7.24 |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | 7.77 | 6.76 | 6.49 | 12.67 | 7.25 |
| 66 | UCLA | 6.31 | 7.08 | 8.93 | 7.00 | 7.26 |
| 67 | Rice | 7.17 | 6.36 | 8.15 | 13.86 | 7.28 |
| 68 | Southern Miss | 7.77 | 6.56 | 7.43 | 9.00 | 7.29 |
| 69 | Fresno State | 6.65 | 8.40 | 7.27 | 2.50 | 7.29 |
| 70 | New Mexico State | 7.98 | 6.31 | 8.45 | 2.43 | 7.36 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | 8.65 | 5.17 | 8.55 | 4.83 | 7.37 |
| 72 | TCU | 6.64 | 7.43 | 8.79 | 6.09 | 7.46 |
| 73 | South Florida | 7.96 | 7.18 | 7.26 | 7.85 | 7.51 |
| 74 | Mississippi State | 8.74 | 7.11 | 6.42 | 6.67 | 7.53 |
| 75 | Michigan State | 8.36 | 7.02 | 7.40 | 6.67 | 7.64 |
| 76 | Virginia | 9.31 | 6.95 | 6.69 | 3.13 | 7.67 |
| 77 | Florida International | 9.14 | 7.20 | 6.51 | 4.57 | 7.69 |
| 78 | USC | 6.01 | 9.75 | 8.39 | 3.36 | 7.70 |
| 79 | Minnesota | 9.34 | 6.86 | 6.66 | 1.75 | 7.71 |
| 80 | East Carolina | 8.77 | 6.47 | 6.83 | 11.60 | 7.73 |
| 81 | Memphis | 8.90 | 7.85 | 6.61 | 4.25 | 7.73 |
| 82 | Akron | 8.17 | 8.79 | 5.83 | 1.50 | 7.73 |
| 83 | Florida State | 9.09 | 7.61 | 5.93 | 9.88 | 7.73 |
| 84 | Ball State | 8.25 | 7.26 | 7.81 | 6.64 | 7.77 |
| 85 | Oregon State | 7.62 | 9.20 | 6.70 | 4.33 | 7.80 |
| 86 | Kent State | 7.92 | 7.83 | 7.41 | 10.50 | 7.81 |
| 87 | Temple | 9.05 | 7.12 | 6.59 | 10.67 | 7.83 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | 7.54 | 8.17 | 7.49 | 12.50 | 7.83 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | 9.12 | 6.84 | 7.47 | 6.00 | 7.84 |
| 90 | Missouri State | 9.78 | 6.34 | 6.60 | 5.57 | 7.86 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 7.08 | 8.08 | 8.55 | 10.25 | 7.88 |
| 92 | Hawai'i | 8.97 | 7.70 | 6.58 | 8.18 | 7.88 |
| 93 | SMU | 7.57 | 8.61 | 7.62 | 7.57 | 7.89 |
| 94 | Texas State | 8.67 | 8.74 | 5.92 | 6.40 | 7.90 |
| 95 | Delaware | 8.08 | 8.33 | 7.21 | 7.33 | 7.92 |
| 96 | New Mexico | 8.52 | 6.67 | 8.70 | 5.55 | 7.94 |
| 97 | Bowling Green | 8.55 | 8.09 | 7.54 | 4.08 | 7.95 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 8.71 | 6.97 | 7.93 | 9.70 | 7.95 |
| 99 | Maryland | 8.83 | 6.67 | 9.27 | 4.93 | 7.97 |
| 100 | Arkansas State | 7.99 | 8.11 | 8.73 | 0.25 | 7.98 |
| 101 | Colorado | 8.89 | 8.80 | 5.89 | 7.79 | 8.02 |
| 102 | Virginia Tech | 8.22 | 6.62 | 9.39 | 9.60 | 8.02 |
| 103 | Florida | 9.18 | 6.84 | 8.07 | 8.00 | 8.08 |
| 104 | Stanford | 8.88 | 8.34 | 6.89 | 4.75 | 8.12 |
| 105 | UL Monroe | 9.41 | 7.59 | 7.32 | 6.53 | 8.13 |
| 106 | Boston College | 8.51 | 7.70 | 7.67 | 11.50 | 8.13 |
| 107 | UNLV | 7.60 | 8.27 | 7.82 | 11.08 | 8.14 |
| 108 | Auburn | 8.31 | 9.03 | 7.37 | 4.92 | 8.15 |
| 109 | Kentucky | 8.00 | 8.47 | 7.85 | 8.73 | 8.15 |
| 110 | Ohio | 9.43 | 6.26 | 7.55 | 12.75 | 8.21 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | 11.20 | 6.45 | 6.62 | 4.86 | 8.24 |
| 112 | NC State | 8.83 | 7.44 | 8.14 | 11.11 | 8.25 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 9.08 | 6.02 | 9.39 | 3.00 | 8.27 |
| 114 | Charlotte | 8.98 | 7.29 | 9.93 | 2.13 | 8.27 |
| 115 | Troy | 8.04 | 9.68 | 7.03 | 7.86 | 8.29 |
| 116 | Massachusetts | 8.39 | 9.42 | 6.61 | 13.60 | 8.35 |
| 117 | Georgia Southern | 9.30 | 8.08 | 7.60 | 6.88 | 8.36 |
| 118 | Nevada | 9.85 | 8.29 | 6.55 | 1.00 | 8.37 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 7.00 | 9.58 | 8.55 | 8.00 | 8.38 |
| 120 | Jacksonville State | 8.69 | 9.60 | 6.40 | 14.50 | 8.62 |
| 121 | Tulane | 9.96 | 7.99 | 8.89 | 2.50 | 8.68 |
| 122 | Georgia State | 9.37 | 7.84 | 9.25 | 0.00 | 8.69 |
| 123 | San José State | 9.46 | 7.18 | 9.21 | 14.63 | 8.79 |
| 124 | West Virginia | 9.79 | 6.82 | 9.25 | 15.18 | 8.79 |
| 125 | Rutgers | 9.80 | 8.29 | 7.89 | 8.17 | 8.87 |
| 126 | UTSA | 10.04 | 8.05 | 8.12 | 9.20 | 8.87 |
| 127 | Duke | 10.39 | 7.77 | 9.12 | 5.20 | 8.92 |
| 128 | Arkansas | 8.24 | 10.46 | 6.58 | 22.83 | 8.98 |
| 129 | Navy | 9.26 | 8.74 | 8.62 | 11.07 | 9.03 |
| 130 | Middle Tennessee | 10.46 | 7.19 | 9.72 | 2.75 | 9.05 |
| 131 | Purdue | 10.62 | 8.22 | 7.44 | 10.44 | 9.18 |
| 132 | Oklahoma State | 9.79 | 8.83 | 10.08 | 4.88 | 9.41 |
| 133 | Sam Houston | 10.44 | 9.16 | 8.95 | 2.22 | 9.44 |
| 134 | UAB | 9.60 | 8.68 | 13.27 | 6.14 | 9.90 |
| 135 | Air Force | 11.61 | 8.36 | 10.60 | 14.25 | 10.39 |
| 136 | Marshall | 9.91 | 9.58 | 13.00 | 1.50 | 10.51 |