| Rank | Team | 1st Down | 2nd Down | 3rd Down | 4th Down | Total |
|---|
| 1 | USC | 8.57 | 6.99 | 10.32 | 5.67 | 8.32 |
| 2 | Navy | 7.70 | 8.13 | 7.62 | 9.20 | 7.88 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 7.42 | 7.84 | 8.35 | 3.30 | 7.65 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 7.89 | 7.75 | 6.81 | 6.91 | 7.64 |
| 5 | Florida State | 8.19 | 5.88 | 8.71 | 8.70 | 7.56 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 7.67 | 7.25 | 7.80 | 4.20 | 7.48 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 8.10 | 7.24 | 6.10 | 3.83 | 7.33 |
| 8 | Oregon | 7.91 | 6.30 | 7.91 | 5.57 | 7.31 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 8.15 | 6.67 | 6.39 | 3.20 | 7.26 |
| 10 | Indiana | 7.85 | 6.36 | 7.70 | 3.15 | 7.24 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 7.04 | 7.76 | 6.68 | 5.90 | 7.24 |
| 12 | UNLV | 7.83 | 7.27 | 5.34 | 4.69 | 7.11 |
| 13 | NC State | 7.16 | 6.63 | 7.21 | 10.16 | 7.10 |
| 14 | Duke | 6.85 | 6.95 | 7.51 | 9.36 | 7.08 |
| 15 | South Florida | 7.75 | 5.84 | 7.06 | 7.75 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Washington | 7.33 | 6.54 | 7.25 | 3.75 | 6.98 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 7.65 | 5.99 | 6.76 | 8.50 | 6.96 |
| 18 | Old Dominion | 7.89 | 6.49 | 6.34 | -3.36 | 6.89 |
| 19 | UConn | 6.38 | 6.49 | 8.52 | 6.92 | 6.88 |
| 20 | North Texas | 6.54 | 7.08 | 7.41 | 7.20 | 6.88 |
| 21 | Louisville | 7.18 | 5.48 | 7.83 | 4.67 | 6.72 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 7.26 | 6.75 | 5.70 | 1.38 | 6.71 |
| 23 | San José State | 6.31 | 6.53 | 7.66 | 8.58 | 6.70 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 6.31 | 7.65 | 4.96 | 11.13 | 6.62 |
| 25 | Arizona | 6.77 | 6.52 | 6.50 | 6.29 | 6.62 |
| 26 | BYU | 7.39 | 5.93 | 6.59 | 3.43 | 6.61 |
| 27 | Texas State | 5.91 | 7.66 | 6.41 | 3.30 | 6.53 |
| 28 | Michigan | 7.07 | 6.26 | 6.19 | 1.45 | 6.53 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 6.19 | 7.15 | 6.47 | 5.00 | 6.51 |
| 30 | Texas | 6.29 | 6.70 | 6.74 | 3.13 | 6.47 |
| 31 | Kansas | 7.11 | 6.10 | 4.93 | 8.55 | 6.44 |
| 32 | Missouri State | 6.35 | 5.93 | 7.34 | 6.14 | 6.42 |
| 33 | Clemson | 6.29 | 6.74 | 6.06 | 6.63 | 6.40 |
| 34 | Ohio | 6.40 | 7.11 | 5.77 | 2.47 | 6.40 |
| 35 | Air Force | 5.63 | 8.25 | 5.14 | 5.81 | 6.40 |
| 36 | UTSA | 5.87 | 7.38 | 6.40 | 3.19 | 6.38 |
| 37 | Utah State | 7.01 | 6.29 | 4.98 | 7.33 | 6.38 |
| 38 | Memphis | 6.18 | 6.80 | 6.42 | 4.36 | 6.38 |
| 39 | Miami (OH) | 7.12 | 6.20 | 5.31 | 2.10 | 6.37 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 6.44 | 6.46 | 6.24 | 3.87 | 6.34 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 6.77 | 5.86 | 6.41 | 4.92 | 6.33 |
| 42 | East Carolina | 6.60 | 6.15 | 6.08 | 5.94 | 6.32 |
| 43 | TCU | 6.78 | 5.09 | 7.50 | 4.06 | 6.31 |
| 44 | UCF | 5.98 | 6.90 | 5.35 | 8.69 | 6.29 |
| 45 | Utah | 6.01 | 7.05 | 5.83 | 4.61 | 6.29 |
| 46 | UAB | 5.79 | 6.18 | 8.01 | 3.67 | 6.26 |
| 47 | Tulane | 7.17 | 4.97 | 6.15 | 5.50 | 6.22 |
| 48 | Jacksonville State | 7.02 | 5.82 | 5.34 | 4.63 | 6.22 |
| 49 | Missouri | 5.56 | 6.97 | 6.18 | 8.31 | 6.21 |
| 50 | Texas Tech | 6.08 | 4.94 | 8.88 | 2.00 | 6.21 |
| 51 | SMU | 6.74 | 5.90 | 5.39 | 5.27 | 6.21 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 7.45 | 5.33 | 5.34 | 1.57 | 6.20 |
| 53 | San Diego State | 6.73 | 6.89 | 4.44 | 2.12 | 6.19 |
| 54 | Alabama | 6.24 | 5.42 | 7.18 | 6.20 | 6.17 |
| 55 | Toledo | 7.33 | 5.70 | 5.03 | 1.43 | 6.17 |
| 56 | Illinois | 5.76 | 7.40 | 4.90 | 3.64 | 6.10 |
| 57 | Kennesaw State | 6.33 | 6.34 | 5.34 | 4.27 | 6.09 |
| 58 | Delaware | 5.60 | 6.54 | 7.08 | 2.74 | 6.09 |
| 59 | Baylor | 5.42 | 6.90 | 6.44 | 5.51 | 6.08 |
| 60 | Georgia | 5.96 | 6.05 | 6.31 | 6.83 | 6.07 |
| 61 | Iowa State | 6.23 | 6.50 | 4.78 | 6.16 | 6.05 |
| 62 | Kansas State | 6.00 | 5.99 | 6.13 | 6.44 | 6.04 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 6.35 | 5.96 | 5.60 | 4.77 | 6.04 |
| 64 | Virginia | 6.60 | 5.20 | 6.18 | 5.38 | 6.02 |
| 65 | Southern Miss | 5.64 | 6.03 | 6.57 | 6.91 | 5.99 |
| 66 | Mississippi State | 5.79 | 5.94 | 6.42 | 5.95 | 5.97 |
| 67 | James Madison | 5.99 | 5.79 | 6.36 | 4.27 | 5.96 |
| 68 | Miami | 6.64 | 5.37 | 5.71 | 3.59 | 5.95 |
| 69 | Hawai'i | 5.33 | 5.64 | 7.22 | 9.57 | 5.93 |
| 70 | Arizona State | 6.23 | 5.20 | 5.98 | 6.96 | 5.88 |
| 71 | Purdue | 5.57 | 6.33 | 5.89 | 5.55 | 5.88 |
| 72 | App State | 5.60 | 6.35 | 5.09 | 9.38 | 5.87 |
| 73 | Eastern Michigan | 6.33 | 5.02 | 6.02 | 5.33 | 5.82 |
| 74 | Boise State | 6.60 | 4.98 | 5.98 | 3.15 | 5.79 |
| 75 | Washington State | 6.00 | 6.03 | 4.82 | 7.08 | 5.79 |
| 76 | Florida | 6.68 | 6.26 | 3.35 | 1.33 | 5.79 |
| 77 | Rutgers | 5.59 | 6.62 | 4.62 | 6.60 | 5.79 |
| 78 | Liberty | 5.52 | 6.71 | 5.22 | 3.39 | 5.78 |
| 79 | Georgia State | 5.41 | 5.86 | 6.57 | 4.17 | 5.76 |
| 80 | Louisiana | 6.69 | 4.46 | 6.05 | 3.42 | 5.75 |
| 81 | LSU | 5.63 | 5.99 | 5.29 | 7.25 | 5.71 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 5.55 | 5.97 | 5.13 | 7.04 | 5.70 |
| 83 | UL Monroe | 5.50 | 5.61 | 6.29 | 5.30 | 5.69 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 5.93 | 6.59 | 3.92 | 4.75 | 5.69 |
| 85 | Marshall | 7.00 | 4.41 | 5.26 | 2.80 | 5.69 |
| 86 | Fresno State | 5.69 | 6.14 | 5.27 | 1.42 | 5.67 |
| 87 | Colorado | 5.40 | 6.33 | 5.68 | -0.71 | 5.63 |
| 88 | Wyoming | 5.79 | 5.73 | 5.41 | 2.69 | 5.62 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 6.18 | 5.48 | 5.07 | 3.56 | 5.57 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 5.74 | 5.77 | 5.05 | 4.50 | 5.56 |
| 91 | Georgia Southern | 5.07 | 5.93 | 6.23 | 3.13 | 5.55 |
| 92 | Minnesota | 6.59 | 4.71 | 4.99 | 2.10 | 5.55 |
| 93 | Houston | 5.76 | 4.98 | 5.99 | 5.48 | 5.55 |
| 94 | Oklahoma | 5.56 | 5.24 | 6.26 | 2.17 | 5.52 |
| 95 | Boston College | 6.11 | 5.37 | 4.63 | 4.00 | 5.50 |
| 96 | Coastal Carolina | 5.11 | 5.89 | 5.89 | 2.89 | 5.49 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 5.94 | 5.45 | 4.39 | 7.54 | 5.49 |
| 98 | Oregon State | 6.52 | 5.21 | 3.92 | -0.18 | 5.45 |
| 99 | Maryland | 5.19 | 5.73 | 5.44 | 5.61 | 5.43 |
| 100 | Northwestern | 5.62 | 4.55 | 6.73 | 3.25 | 5.43 |
| 101 | Florida International | 5.99 | 5.00 | 4.98 | 5.29 | 5.42 |
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | 6.60 | 4.41 | 5.05 | -0.80 | 5.40 |
| 103 | North Carolina | 5.66 | 5.68 | 4.56 | 4.27 | 5.38 |
| 104 | Kentucky | 4.65 | 6.19 | 5.48 | 5.46 | 5.38 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 4.96 | 5.20 | 7.05 | 2.67 | 5.38 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 5.20 | 6.06 | 4.77 | 4.60 | 5.37 |
| 107 | Sam Houston | 5.44 | 4.68 | 5.74 | 5.54 | 5.36 |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee | 5.61 | 5.03 | 5.05 | 6.53 | 5.33 |
| 109 | UCLA | 5.45 | 5.30 | 4.84 | 6.30 | 5.31 |
| 110 | Penn State | 5.83 | 5.22 | 5.14 | 1.71 | 5.31 |
| 111 | California | 5.32 | 5.68 | 4.92 | 3.35 | 5.29 |
| 112 | Temple | 6.03 | 4.99 | 4.49 | 2.00 | 5.28 |
| 113 | Army | 5.26 | 5.46 | 4.68 | 6.28 | 5.27 |
| 114 | Nevada | 5.93 | 4.60 | 5.07 | 3.83 | 5.26 |
| 115 | West Virginia | 5.89 | 4.91 | 4.41 | 5.48 | 5.24 |
| 116 | Wisconsin | 6.09 | 5.07 | 3.93 | 4.31 | 5.23 |
| 117 | Buffalo | 6.30 | 4.82 | 3.88 | 3.47 | 5.23 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 5.40 | 4.20 | 5.96 | 6.33 | 5.19 |
| 119 | Tulsa | 5.29 | 5.01 | 5.44 | 4.19 | 5.18 |
| 120 | Stanford | 5.93 | 4.35 | 4.78 | 5.44 | 5.16 |
| 121 | Kent State | 5.46 | 5.59 | 4.17 | 4.47 | 5.15 |
| 122 | Iowa | 5.14 | 5.44 | 5.05 | 1.33 | 5.14 |
| 123 | Troy | 5.53 | 4.05 | 5.98 | 3.74 | 5.10 |
| 124 | Auburn | 5.55 | 5.85 | 3.19 | 3.00 | 5.08 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 4.82 | 5.86 | 5.03 | -0.06 | 5.06 |
| 126 | Arkansas State | 4.78 | 5.25 | 5.32 | 4.47 | 5.04 |
| 127 | New Mexico State | 5.20 | 3.94 | 6.28 | 0.33 | 4.98 |
| 128 | South Carolina | 5.33 | 3.95 | 5.02 | 7.36 | 4.92 |
| 129 | Rice | 4.98 | 4.30 | 5.37 | 6.65 | 4.91 |
| 130 | Akron | 5.08 | 5.33 | 3.70 | 5.79 | 4.90 |
| 131 | UTEP | 4.74 | 5.74 | 4.39 | 2.62 | 4.88 |
| 132 | Western Michigan | 4.85 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 5.77 | 4.72 |
| 133 | Northern Illinois | 4.80 | 3.81 | 5.65 | 5.08 | 4.71 |
| 134 | Oklahoma State | 4.40 | 4.19 | 5.70 | 4.61 | 4.66 |
| 135 | Massachusetts | 4.94 | 5.25 | 3.69 | -2.21 | 4.54 |
| 136 | Ball State | 4.00 | 4.39 | 4.34 | 12.42 | 4.43 |