| Rank | Team | 1st Down | 2nd Down | 3rd Down | 4th Down | Total |
|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 8.31 | 7.68 | 7.59 | 3.44 | 7.88 |
| 2 | USC | 7.86 | 6.80 | 9.01 | 6.18 | 7.68 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 7.93 | 6.45 | 7.91 | 9.52 | 7.54 |
| 4 | North Texas | 7.26 | 7.47 | 7.69 | 9.53 | 7.47 |
| 5 | South Florida | 8.01 | 6.91 | 7.01 | 7.23 | 7.43 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 8.07 | 7.17 | 6.48 | 5.48 | 7.42 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 7.10 | 7.43 | 7.52 | 7.67 | 7.29 |
| 8 | UNLV | 7.51 | 7.50 | 6.16 | 5.48 | 7.21 |
| 9 | Florida State | 7.66 | 5.90 | 7.92 | 8.47 | 7.17 |
| 10 | Navy | 6.73 | 7.65 | 7.27 | 7.63 | 7.16 |
| 11 | Indiana | 7.35 | 6.77 | 7.59 | 3.40 | 7.13 |
| 12 | Oregon | 7.48 | 6.40 | 7.56 | 5.89 | 7.09 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 7.35 | 6.41 | 6.81 | 7.36 | 6.94 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 6.77 | 7.31 | 6.54 | 5.53 | 6.91 |
| 15 | UConn | 6.84 | 6.48 | 7.88 | 4.89 | 6.89 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 7.37 | 6.72 | 6.08 | 5.06 | 6.88 |
| 17 | Old Dominion | 7.64 | 6.74 | 6.14 | -2.33 | 6.86 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | 6.58 | 7.62 | 5.65 | 7.85 | 6.80 |
| 19 | Texas State | 6.38 | 7.59 | 6.49 | 4.29 | 6.76 |
| 20 | Washington | 7.24 | 6.26 | 6.46 | 3.70 | 6.69 |
| 21 | Missouri State | 6.80 | 6.12 | 7.13 | 5.33 | 6.63 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 6.92 | 6.81 | 5.47 | 6.93 | 6.61 |
| 23 | Utah | 6.40 | 6.41 | 7.34 | 6.59 | 6.58 |
| 24 | SMU | 6.87 | 6.25 | 6.29 | 5.17 | 6.55 |
| 25 | UTSA | 6.60 | 6.71 | 6.03 | 5.77 | 6.50 |
| 26 | NC State | 6.32 | 6.71 | 6.10 | 8.96 | 6.49 |
| 27 | Kansas | 6.98 | 5.85 | 6.21 | 7.44 | 6.49 |
| 28 | Texas | 6.22 | 6.86 | 6.36 | 3.64 | 6.42 |
| 29 | Michigan | 6.86 | 6.13 | 6.17 | 1.45 | 6.41 |
| 30 | Louisville | 7.06 | 5.08 | 7.03 | 6.73 | 6.40 |
| 31 | San José State | 6.23 | 5.83 | 7.06 | 9.04 | 6.35 |
| 32 | Jacksonville State | 7.09 | 6.08 | 5.49 | 3.64 | 6.33 |
| 33 | James Madison | 6.83 | 5.72 | 6.35 | 4.53 | 6.32 |
| 34 | Wake Forest | 6.91 | 6.18 | 5.83 | 2.09 | 6.32 |
| 35 | Toledo | 6.79 | 5.71 | 6.86 | 0.25 | 6.31 |
| 36 | Miami | 6.65 | 6.26 | 5.63 | 4.84 | 6.30 |
| 37 | Duke | 5.74 | 6.42 | 6.52 | 9.77 | 6.29 |
| 38 | Tulane | 7.05 | 5.66 | 5.56 | 5.71 | 6.28 |
| 39 | Ohio | 6.12 | 6.80 | 5.84 | 5.50 | 6.27 |
| 40 | Utah State | 6.87 | 6.00 | 5.40 | 5.07 | 6.26 |
| 41 | Arizona | 6.34 | 6.03 | 6.29 | 6.65 | 6.24 |
| 42 | TCU | 6.23 | 5.91 | 7.10 | 4.13 | 6.23 |
| 43 | Memphis | 5.84 | 6.57 | 6.62 | 4.27 | 6.18 |
| 44 | Missouri | 5.83 | 6.72 | 6.00 | 7.11 | 6.18 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 5.95 | 6.77 | 5.81 | 5.52 | 6.17 |
| 46 | Kennesaw State | 6.06 | 6.35 | 6.40 | 3.77 | 6.17 |
| 47 | Kansas State | 6.21 | 6.06 | 5.73 | 8.09 | 6.14 |
| 48 | Clemson | 6.39 | 6.33 | 5.38 | 5.25 | 6.13 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 6.27 | 6.02 | 5.90 | 6.67 | 6.12 |
| 50 | Nebraska | 6.35 | 6.20 | 6.03 | 2.33 | 6.11 |
| 51 | Western Kentucky | 6.34 | 6.32 | 5.39 | 3.71 | 6.10 |
| 52 | Southern Miss | 5.98 | 5.83 | 6.79 | 5.94 | 6.09 |
| 53 | BYU | 6.55 | 5.60 | 6.14 | 4.57 | 6.09 |
| 54 | New Mexico | 6.42 | 5.49 | 6.05 | 7.41 | 6.09 |
| 55 | Baylor | 5.73 | 6.66 | 6.32 | 4.72 | 6.08 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 5.88 | 4.81 | 8.31 | 5.71 | 6.04 |
| 57 | Florida Atlantic | 5.83 | 5.92 | 5.66 | 8.59 | 6.01 |
| 58 | Hawai'i | 5.34 | 5.69 | 7.59 | 7.88 | 6.00 |
| 59 | UCF | 6.04 | 6.10 | 5.32 | 7.84 | 5.99 |
| 60 | UAB | 5.72 | 5.69 | 7.61 | 3.11 | 5.97 |
| 61 | Delaware | 5.43 | 6.72 | 6.13 | 4.73 | 5.97 |
| 62 | Alabama | 6.22 | 5.38 | 6.40 | 5.30 | 5.95 |
| 63 | Georgia Southern | 5.92 | 6.02 | 6.11 | 3.47 | 5.95 |
| 64 | Marshall | 7.01 | 5.21 | 5.03 | 2.87 | 5.94 |
| 65 | Arizona State | 6.02 | 5.16 | 6.56 | 7.64 | 5.93 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 6.02 | 6.31 | 5.09 | 5.47 | 5.92 |
| 67 | Illinois | 5.63 | 7.25 | 4.72 | 2.30 | 5.91 |
| 68 | Georgia | 5.65 | 6.11 | 6.18 | 5.67 | 5.91 |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | 5.92 | 5.38 | 6.69 | 5.38 | 5.90 |
| 70 | Miami (OH) | 6.82 | 5.71 | 4.63 | 1.83 | 5.88 |
| 71 | Virginia | 6.00 | 5.26 | 6.71 | 4.52 | 5.88 |
| 72 | Liberty | 5.45 | 6.85 | 5.68 | 2.71 | 5.87 |
| 73 | San Diego State | 6.48 | 6.46 | 3.66 | 5.17 | 5.86 |
| 74 | Iowa State | 5.80 | 6.09 | 5.22 | 7.50 | 5.85 |
| 75 | Boston College | 6.62 | 5.40 | 5.05 | 4.10 | 5.82 |
| 76 | Penn State | 6.71 | 5.52 | 4.63 | 4.18 | 5.81 |
| 77 | Air Force | 5.16 | 7.19 | 4.87 | 5.79 | 5.80 |
| 78 | Florida International | 6.62 | 5.27 | 4.99 | 4.67 | 5.78 |
| 79 | Boise State | 6.27 | 5.19 | 6.17 | 2.70 | 5.77 |
| 80 | Florida | 6.52 | 6.16 | 3.81 | 2.67 | 5.76 |
| 81 | Middle Tennessee | 5.83 | 6.06 | 5.16 | 5.33 | 5.75 |
| 82 | Mississippi State | 5.41 | 5.74 | 6.40 | 5.88 | 5.74 |
| 83 | Georgia State | 5.85 | 5.87 | 5.51 | 4.08 | 5.71 |
| 84 | Washington State | 5.59 | 6.10 | 5.09 | 6.15 | 5.67 |
| 85 | Auburn | 6.19 | 5.72 | 4.77 | 3.54 | 5.67 |
| 86 | South Carolina | 6.33 | 4.64 | 5.24 | 8.17 | 5.64 |
| 87 | UL Monroe | 5.62 | 5.54 | 5.99 | 4.54 | 5.63 |
| 88 | Maryland | 5.26 | 6.11 | 6.04 | 3.17 | 5.62 |
| 89 | Houston | 5.95 | 4.90 | 5.94 | 6.03 | 5.62 |
| 90 | Fresno State | 5.51 | 5.97 | 5.32 | 3.50 | 5.57 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech | 6.43 | 4.71 | 5.41 | 2.44 | 5.57 |
| 92 | Virginia Tech | 6.07 | 5.47 | 4.27 | 7.80 | 5.55 |
| 93 | South Alabama | 6.13 | 5.37 | 5.08 | 3.15 | 5.52 |
| 94 | Louisiana | 5.96 | 4.16 | 6.32 | 8.33 | 5.51 |
| 95 | App State | 5.43 | 5.99 | 4.38 | 8.64 | 5.51 |
| 96 | Kent State | 5.97 | 6.02 | 4.41 | 3.07 | 5.51 |
| 97 | Oklahoma | 5.55 | 4.95 | 6.58 | 2.00 | 5.51 |
| 98 | Tulsa | 5.60 | 5.35 | 5.85 | 3.95 | 5.49 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 5.42 | 6.03 | 5.09 | 3.80 | 5.49 |
| 100 | Purdue | 5.18 | 5.77 | 5.79 | 4.56 | 5.48 |
| 101 | Kentucky | 5.25 | 6.31 | 4.51 | 5.36 | 5.47 |
| 102 | Northwestern | 5.37 | 4.97 | 6.45 | 3.25 | 5.40 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 5.60 | 5.73 | 4.73 | 3.88 | 5.40 |
| 104 | Michigan State | 5.32 | 5.22 | 6.26 | 2.46 | 5.38 |
| 105 | Syracuse | 5.39 | 6.04 | 4.57 | 3.64 | 5.37 |
| 106 | Oregon State | 6.32 | 4.98 | 4.47 | 0.21 | 5.36 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 6.12 | 4.67 | 5.08 | 2.00 | 5.35 |
| 108 | Buffalo | 6.18 | 5.11 | 4.23 | 3.36 | 5.34 |
| 109 | Nevada | 6.07 | 4.88 | 4.62 | 3.96 | 5.32 |
| 110 | Coastal Carolina | 5.22 | 5.63 | 5.19 | 3.76 | 5.32 |
| 111 | Sam Houston | 5.54 | 4.73 | 5.20 | 6.03 | 5.30 |
| 112 | California | 5.31 | 5.61 | 5.06 | 3.08 | 5.29 |
| 113 | Colorado | 4.93 | 5.70 | 6.09 | -0.57 | 5.29 |
| 114 | North Carolina | 5.71 | 4.97 | 5.08 | 4.00 | 5.29 |
| 115 | LSU | 5.06 | 5.51 | 5.37 | 5.08 | 5.28 |
| 116 | West Virginia | 5.74 | 4.60 | 5.38 | 4.95 | 5.25 |
| 117 | Iowa | 4.88 | 5.95 | 5.17 | 2.19 | 5.24 |
| 118 | UTEP | 5.35 | 5.31 | 4.98 | 4.92 | 5.24 |
| 119 | Arkansas State | 5.28 | 5.28 | 5.12 | 4.48 | 5.22 |
| 120 | Akron | 5.51 | 5.20 | 4.57 | 5.00 | 5.21 |
| 121 | UCLA | 4.85 | 5.60 | 5.16 | 4.59 | 5.14 |
| 122 | Bowling Green | 4.88 | 5.88 | 4.96 | 1.48 | 5.13 |
| 123 | Temple | 5.81 | 4.86 | 4.40 | 2.56 | 5.12 |
| 124 | Army | 5.08 | 5.38 | 4.29 | 5.90 | 5.06 |
| 125 | Wisconsin | 5.28 | 5.22 | 4.21 | 6.42 | 5.06 |
| 126 | Western Michigan | 4.93 | 5.27 | 4.76 | 6.19 | 5.05 |
| 127 | Stanford | 5.65 | 4.11 | 5.13 | 5.67 | 5.05 |
| 128 | New Mexico State | 5.43 | 4.17 | 5.66 | 2.44 | 5.01 |
| 129 | Wyoming | 5.27 | 5.12 | 4.63 | 2.24 | 5.00 |
| 130 | Charlotte | 5.35 | 4.10 | 4.99 | 8.40 | 4.99 |
| 131 | Troy | 5.33 | 4.23 | 5.25 | 4.67 | 4.94 |
| 132 | Rice | 4.69 | 4.68 | 5.18 | 5.60 | 4.83 |
| 133 | Northern Illinois | 4.67 | 4.66 | 5.10 | 4.86 | 4.78 |
| 134 | Oklahoma State | 4.65 | 4.33 | 5.37 | 4.78 | 4.72 |
| 135 | Ball State | 4.34 | 4.29 | 4.17 | 10.26 | 4.44 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 4.57 | 5.04 | 3.80 | -0.79 | 4.38 |