| Rank | Team | 1st Down | 2nd Down | 3rd Down | 4th Down | Total |
|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4.56 | 4.31 | 3.14 | 1.85 | 4.05 |
| 2 | Toledo | 4.52 | 4.76 | 3.31 | 2.63 | 4.25 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 4.63 | 4.36 | 4.86 | 2.26 | 4.49 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 4.66 | 4.42 | 4.45 | 4.13 | 4.51 |
| 5 | James Madison | 4.28 | 5.41 | 3.98 | 2.17 | 4.52 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 5.21 | 3.76 | 4.54 | 3.50 | 4.53 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4.50 | 4.79 | 4.50 | 4.03 | 4.57 |
| 8 | Indiana | 4.95 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 5.35 | 4.71 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 4.91 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.35 | 4.72 |
| 10 | Louisville | 5.11 | 5.58 | 3.45 | 0.81 | 4.75 |
| 11 | Michigan | 5.05 | 4.40 | 5.03 | 4.04 | 4.80 |
| 12 | Georgia | 4.87 | 5.39 | 4.30 | 3.67 | 4.89 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 4.56 | 4.77 | 5.65 | 5.22 | 4.90 |
| 14 | Miami | 4.65 | 5.22 | 5.05 | 4.89 | 4.93 |
| 15 | Washington | 3.91 | 5.45 | 5.81 | 6.19 | 4.93 |
| 16 | Old Dominion | 4.95 | 5.20 | 4.96 | 3.77 | 4.99 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 5.05 | 4.85 | 5.11 | 5.38 | 5.01 |
| 18 | Missouri | 4.85 | 4.30 | 5.91 | 12.67 | 5.05 |
| 19 | Arizona | 4.76 | 5.61 | 4.92 | 4.56 | 5.06 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 5.24 | 5.38 | 4.17 | 6.50 | 5.08 |
| 21 | Tulsa | 5.63 | 4.33 | 5.38 | 3.62 | 5.08 |
| 22 | Houston | 4.82 | 5.34 | 4.71 | 9.29 | 5.11 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 5.05 | 5.42 | 4.84 | 7.06 | 5.17 |
| 24 | Alabama | 4.76 | 5.89 | 5.09 | 5.00 | 5.21 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 5.66 | 5.07 | 4.40 | 6.54 | 5.21 |
| 26 | Washington State | 5.92 | 4.91 | 4.65 | 2.59 | 5.22 |
| 27 | Iowa | 5.75 | 5.29 | 4.61 | 1.00 | 5.22 |
| 28 | Texas | 5.54 | 5.34 | 4.65 | 3.52 | 5.23 |
| 29 | Auburn | 5.09 | 5.29 | 5.52 | 4.92 | 5.23 |
| 30 | Florida State | 5.59 | 5.52 | 4.43 | 5.59 | 5.31 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 5.75 | 4.52 | 5.34 | 7.00 | 5.32 |
| 32 | Miami (OH) | 5.24 | 4.89 | 6.25 | 4.63 | 5.33 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 5.40 | 5.02 | 5.77 | 4.72 | 5.33 |
| 34 | Fresno State | 5.36 | 5.77 | 4.99 | 2.55 | 5.33 |
| 35 | Kansas State | 5.28 | 5.23 | 5.74 | 4.64 | 5.33 |
| 36 | LSU | 4.86 | 5.68 | 5.99 | 4.09 | 5.34 |
| 37 | UCF | 5.99 | 4.56 | 5.04 | 6.45 | 5.36 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 5.44 | 5.63 | 5.01 | 3.44 | 5.36 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 5.90 | 4.56 | 5.90 | 4.65 | 5.42 |
| 40 | Penn State | 5.47 | 5.10 | 6.32 | 2.91 | 5.42 |
| 41 | BYU | 5.98 | 5.28 | 4.65 | 4.77 | 5.43 |
| 42 | Ole Miss | 5.88 | 5.41 | 5.06 | 2.19 | 5.43 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 5.57 | 5.16 | 5.78 | 3.95 | 5.43 |
| 44 | Illinois | 5.33 | 5.86 | 5.15 | 4.50 | 5.44 |
| 45 | UTEP | 6.07 | 5.45 | 4.36 | 4.52 | 5.47 |
| 46 | California | 6.00 | 5.29 | 4.78 | 4.38 | 5.48 |
| 47 | Clemson | 5.87 | 5.43 | 5.04 | 4.07 | 5.49 |
| 48 | Virginia | 5.79 | 5.37 | 4.59 | 8.88 | 5.50 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 6.24 | 4.81 | 5.11 | 5.56 | 5.51 |
| 50 | UL Monroe | 5.60 | 5.19 | 6.11 | 4.11 | 5.52 |
| 51 | Tulane | 5.96 | 5.11 | 5.73 | 3.07 | 5.53 |
| 52 | Wisconsin | 5.81 | 5.46 | 5.64 | 0.82 | 5.54 |
| 53 | Vanderbilt | 5.10 | 5.71 | 5.70 | 10.13 | 5.54 |
| 54 | SMU | 5.92 | 5.72 | 4.91 | 3.63 | 5.55 |
| 55 | New Mexico | 5.81 | 5.22 | 6.14 | 2.93 | 5.58 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 6.04 | 5.28 | 4.90 | 7.78 | 5.59 |
| 57 | North Texas | 5.39 | 5.50 | 5.84 | 7.60 | 5.60 |
| 58 | Nevada | 6.59 | 4.63 | 4.98 | 5.41 | 5.60 |
| 59 | Utah State | 5.63 | 6.28 | 5.06 | 3.71 | 5.64 |
| 60 | TCU | 5.47 | 5.49 | 6.56 | 3.90 | 5.64 |
| 61 | Central Michigan | 5.66 | 5.56 | 6.29 | 1.83 | 5.64 |
| 62 | Boise State | 5.28 | 7.05 | 4.54 | 4.38 | 5.65 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 6.17 | 5.66 | 4.88 | 3.48 | 5.67 |
| 64 | Kentucky | 5.73 | 5.99 | 5.02 | 6.07 | 5.69 |
| 65 | Southern Miss | 5.84 | 4.91 | 6.80 | 3.95 | 5.69 |
| 66 | New Mexico State | 6.11 | 5.36 | 5.52 | 4.26 | 5.69 |
| 67 | App State | 5.53 | 5.40 | 6.81 | 5.00 | 5.72 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | 6.29 | 4.77 | 6.40 | 3.43 | 5.75 |
| 69 | South Florida | 5.48 | 6.34 | 5.67 | 4.47 | 5.76 |
| 70 | Minnesota | 6.26 | 5.31 | 5.50 | 5.00 | 5.77 |
| 71 | Baylor | 6.65 | 5.11 | 4.89 | 4.70 | 5.78 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 5.90 | 5.69 | 5.74 | 5.75 | 5.79 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech | 5.64 | 6.18 | 5.68 | 5.41 | 5.82 |
| 74 | Memphis | 6.15 | 6.22 | 4.90 | 3.05 | 5.83 |
| 75 | USC | 5.01 | 7.35 | 5.60 | 2.86 | 5.83 |
| 76 | Maryland | 6.23 | 5.56 | 5.83 | 3.45 | 5.83 |
| 77 | UConn | 5.87 | 6.16 | 4.57 | 9.34 | 5.84 |
| 78 | South Alabama | 5.82 | 5.43 | 6.55 | 6.03 | 5.85 |
| 79 | Tennessee | 5.71 | 6.00 | 5.94 | 6.00 | 5.85 |
| 80 | Western Kentucky | 6.57 | 5.56 | 5.71 | 0.73 | 5.86 |
| 81 | Texas State | 6.15 | 6.16 | 5.11 | 3.32 | 5.87 |
| 82 | Kansas | 5.61 | 5.35 | 6.34 | 11.00 | 5.89 |
| 83 | Liberty | 6.12 | 5.64 | 6.16 | 3.48 | 5.89 |
| 84 | Kennesaw State | 6.31 | 6.04 | 4.96 | 4.36 | 5.89 |
| 85 | Army | 5.89 | 5.46 | 6.73 | 5.69 | 5.91 |
| 86 | Kent State | 5.96 | 5.96 | 6.20 | 2.55 | 5.92 |
| 87 | San José State | 6.05 | 5.43 | 6.24 | 7.69 | 5.95 |
| 88 | Arkansas State | 6.14 | 5.95 | 5.68 | 4.56 | 5.95 |
| 89 | Troy | 6.58 | 5.83 | 5.01 | 5.17 | 5.95 |
| 90 | Florida | 6.69 | 4.87 | 6.15 | 5.80 | 5.96 |
| 91 | Utah | 6.08 | 6.14 | 6.23 | 2.63 | 5.97 |
| 92 | Rice | 5.87 | 5.84 | 6.50 | 5.64 | 5.99 |
| 93 | Iowa State | 5.55 | 6.26 | 6.84 | 4.00 | 6.01 |
| 94 | UCLA | 5.40 | 6.30 | 7.15 | 4.92 | 6.02 |
| 95 | Florida Atlantic | 6.58 | 5.36 | 6.42 | 3.45 | 6.03 |
| 96 | Northwestern | 6.21 | 5.83 | 6.37 | 2.67 | 6.04 |
| 97 | West Virginia | 5.95 | 5.09 | 7.32 | 9.08 | 6.06 |
| 98 | Hawai'i | 6.29 | 6.52 | 4.98 | 5.17 | 6.07 |
| 99 | Akron | 6.11 | 6.70 | 5.71 | -0.38 | 6.08 |
| 100 | Michigan State | 6.45 | 5.98 | 5.82 | 4.04 | 6.10 |
| 101 | NC State | 5.66 | 5.85 | 7.41 | 7.05 | 6.11 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 6.29 | 6.22 | 5.71 | 4.91 | 6.13 |
| 103 | Louisiana | 6.70 | 5.60 | 6.36 | 2.15 | 6.14 |
| 104 | Ohio | 7.05 | 5.42 | 4.82 | 9.57 | 6.19 |
| 105 | Missouri State | 6.94 | 5.43 | 6.13 | 2.78 | 6.19 |
| 106 | Florida International | 6.61 | 6.45 | 5.50 | 3.29 | 6.21 |
| 107 | Stanford | 6.32 | 6.30 | 5.69 | 7.17 | 6.21 |
| 108 | Ball State | 6.38 | 5.59 | 6.98 | 5.11 | 6.21 |
| 109 | Temple | 6.45 | 6.40 | 5.42 | 8.14 | 6.28 |
| 110 | Jacksonville State | 6.27 | 6.50 | 5.87 | 7.15 | 6.29 |
| 111 | UTSA | 6.29 | 6.53 | 5.48 | 9.35 | 6.30 |
| 112 | Colorado | 6.54 | 6.44 | 5.47 | 6.44 | 6.30 |
| 113 | UNLV | 6.48 | 5.84 | 6.31 | 6.40 | 6.31 |
| 114 | Navy | 5.99 | 6.45 | 6.52 | 7.89 | 6.33 |
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | 7.30 | 5.96 | 5.45 | 3.05 | 6.36 |
| 116 | Mississippi State | 6.43 | 6.76 | 5.81 | 2.88 | 6.37 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 5.99 | 7.44 | 5.79 | 3.94 | 6.37 |
| 118 | Massachusetts | 6.12 | 7.05 | 5.78 | 6.29 | 6.37 |
| 119 | Charlotte | 6.94 | 5.94 | 6.32 | 3.70 | 6.41 |
| 120 | Colorado State | 5.45 | 7.37 | 6.58 | 9.05 | 6.42 |
| 121 | Oklahoma State | 6.76 | 6.09 | 6.31 | 6.48 | 6.44 |
| 122 | Duke | 6.35 | 6.05 | 7.63 | 4.83 | 6.46 |
| 123 | Boston College | 6.53 | 6.86 | 5.92 | 5.52 | 6.48 |
| 124 | Marshall | 6.67 | 5.82 | 7.49 | 3.63 | 6.49 |
| 125 | Delaware | 5.81 | 7.23 | 6.55 | 9.76 | 6.53 |
| 126 | Middle Tennessee | 7.41 | 5.55 | 6.54 | 2.81 | 6.54 |
| 127 | Arkansas | 6.28 | 7.09 | 6.01 | 10.00 | 6.57 |
| 128 | Georgia State | 6.46 | 7.04 | 6.25 | 5.86 | 6.59 |
| 129 | Coastal Carolina | 7.48 | 6.62 | 5.14 | 4.32 | 6.63 |
| 130 | Syracuse | 7.07 | 6.15 | 7.22 | 5.15 | 6.76 |
| 131 | Purdue | 7.67 | 6.76 | 5.04 | 6.11 | 6.86 |
| 132 | UAB | 7.40 | 6.12 | 7.73 | 3.96 | 6.93 |
| 133 | Georgia Southern | 7.28 | 6.85 | 6.95 | 6.79 | 7.07 |
| 134 | Sam Houston | 7.84 | 6.78 | 6.19 | 4.76 | 7.13 |
| 135 | Air Force | 8.06 | 6.79 | 7.66 | 9.75 | 7.61 |
| 136 | Rutgers | 7.94 | 7.64 | 7.13 | 7.87 | 7.71 |