2016 National Leaders Time Of Possession - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Total Time | Time/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 12 | 423:23 | 35:16.92 |
| 2 | Army | 11 | 385:40 | 35:03.64 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 14 | 489:35 | 34:58.21 |
| 4 | Georgia | 12 | 409:42 | 34:08.50 |
| 5 | Air Force | 12 | 408:16 | 34:01.33 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 13 | 441:46 | 33:58.92 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 12 | 407:47 | 33:58.92 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 12 | 405:57 | 33:49.75 |
| 9 | Temple | 13 | 439:03 | 33:46.38 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 13 | 436:46 | 33:35.85 |
| 11 | Utah | 12 | 400:38 | 33:23.17 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 12 | 400:24 | 33:22.00 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 13 | 431:15 | 33:10.38 |
| 14 | Boston College | 12 | 397:52 | 33:09.33 |
| 15 | Florida State | 12 | 397:41 | 33:08.42 |
| 16 | Michigan | 13 | 429:38 | 33:02.92 |
| 17 | Stanford | 13 | 426:09 | 32:46.85 |
| 18 | Idaho | 12 | 393:17 | 32:46.42 |
| 19 | Houston | 12 | 389:56 | 32:29.67 |
| 20 | Washington State | 12 | 389:18 | 32:26.50 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 12 | 388:12 | 32:21.00 |
| 22 | Tulane | 11 | 355:30 | 32:19.09 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 13 | 419:30 | 32:16.15 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 13 | 418:07 | 32:09.77 |
| 25 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 353:45 | 32:09.55 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 385:35 | 32:07.92 |
| 27 | BYU | 12 | 384:43 | 32:03.58 |
| 28 | USC | 13 | 414:45 | 31:54.23 |
| 29 | Michigan State | 11 | 349:52 | 31:48.36 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 380:23 | 31:41.92 |
| 31 | UTSA | 12 | 379:16 | 31:36.33 |
| 32 | FIU | 12 | 378:49 | 31:34.08 |
| 33 | NC State | 12 | 378:46 | 31:33.83 |
| 34 | LSU | 11 | 346:45 | 31:31.36 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 13 | 409:41 | 31:30.85 |
| 36 | Washington | 13 | 408:26 | 31:25.08 |
| 37 | Navy | 13 | 406:56 | 31:18.15 |
| 38 | Alabama | 14 | 438:05 | 31:17.50 |
| 39 | Troy | 12 | 374:49 | 31:14.08 |
| 40 | Florida | 13 | 405:51 | 31:13.15 |
| 41 | San Diego State | 13 | 404:49 | 31:08.38 |
| 42 | Duke | 11 | 341:54 | 31:04.91 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 403:53 | 31:04.08 |
| 44 | Texas Tech | 11 | 341:08 | 31:00.73 |
| 45 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 371:54 | 30:59.50 |
| 46 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 371:50 | 30:59.17 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 12 | 370:45 | 30:53.75 |
| 48 | Oregon State | 11 | 339:14 | 30:50.36 |
| 49 | Ohio | 13 | 399:32 | 30:44.00 |
| 50 | Clemson | 14 | 430:15 | 30:43.93 |
| 51 | SMU | 11 | 337:27 | 30:40.64 |
| 52 | Toledo | 12 | 367:50 | 30:39.17 |
| 53 | Arizona State | 11 | 335:48 | 30:31.64 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 12 | 365:50 | 30:29.17 |
| 55 | Iowa | 12 | 365:10 | 30:25.83 |
| 56 | Colorado | 13 | 395:17 | 30:24.38 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 11 | 334:27 | 30:24.27 |
| 58 | Rice | 11 | 334:20 | 30:23.64 |
| 59 | Ball State | 11 | 333:37 | 30:19.73 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 363:27 | 30:17.25 |
| 61 | Louisiana | 12 | 362:57 | 30:14.75 |
| 62 | Old Dominion | 12 | 362:13 | 30:11.08 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 11 | 331:49 | 30:09.91 |
| 64 | Marshall | 11 | 331:27 | 30:07.91 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | 12 | 360:42 | 30:03.50 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 11 | 330:07 | 30:00.64 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 12 | 358:57 | 29:54.75 |
| 68 | Hawaii | 13 | 388:07 | 29:51.31 |
| 69 | Virginia | 11 | 327:51 | 29:48.27 |
| 70 | Nevada | 11 | 327:36 | 29:46.91 |
| 71 | UTEP | 11 | 327:28 | 29:46.18 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 11 | 327:01 | 29:43.73 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 324:46 | 29:31.45 |
| 74 | South Carolina | 12 | 353:08 | 29:25.67 |
| 75 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 381:56 | 29:22.77 |
| 76 | Arkansas State | 12 | 352:17 | 29:21.42 |
| 77 | Charlotte | 11 | 322:54 | 29:21.27 |
| 78 | Connecticut | 11 | 322:13 | 29:17.55 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 12 | 351:19 | 29:16.58 |
| 80 | West Virginia | 12 | 350:25 | 29:12.08 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | 11 | 320:08 | 29:06.18 |
| 82 | Purdue | 11 | 319:38 | 29:03.45 |
| 83 | Notre Dame | 12 | 347:10 | 28:55.83 |
| 84 | Auburn | 12 | 346:50 | 28:54.17 |
| 85 | Northwestern | 12 | 346:39 | 28:53.25 |
| 86 | Mississippi State | 12 | 345:47 | 28:48.92 |
| 87 | Louisville | 13 | 374:08 | 28:46.77 |
| 88 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 344:07 | 28:40.58 |
| 89 | Kent State | 10 | 286:23 | 28:38.30 |
| 90 | Syracuse | 11 | 313:55 | 28:32.27 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 11 | 313:54 | 28:32.18 |
| 92 | UNLV | 11 | 313:06 | 28:27.82 |
| 93 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 341:17 | 28:26.42 |
| 94 | California | 12 | 339:38 | 28:18.17 |
| 95 | Texas | 12 | 339:12 | 28:16.00 |
| 96 | Tennessee | 12 | 337:29 | 28:07.42 |
| 97 | Indiana | 13 | 365:36 | 28:07.38 |
| 98 | TCU | 12 | 337:01 | 28:05.08 |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 364:45 | 28:03.46 |
| 100 | Boise State | 13 | 364:17 | 28:01.31 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 306:42 | 27:52.91 |
| 102 | Kansas | 11 | 306:22 | 27:51.09 |
| 103 | Maryland | 12 | 334:05 | 27:50.42 |
| 104 | Penn State | 14 | 388:17 | 27:44.07 |
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 303:32 | 27:35.64 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 326:49 | 27:14.08 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 11 | 299:32 | 27:13.82 |
| 108 | USF | 12 | 326:15 | 27:11.25 |
| 109 | Memphis | 12 | 325:56 | 27:09.67 |
| 110 | Massachusetts | 11 | 297:49 | 27:04.45 |
| 111 | UCF | 12 | 324:27 | 27:02.25 |
| 112 | North Texas | 12 | 323:59 | 26:59.92 |
| 113 | Baylor | 12 | 322:56 | 26:54.67 |
| 114 | Utah State | 11 | 295:50 | 26:53.64 |
| 115 | Cincinnati | 11 | 295:03 | 26:49.36 |
| 116 | UCLA | 12 | 320:54 | 26:44.50 |
| 117 | New Mexico State | 12 | 318:57 | 26:34.75 |
| 118 | Buffalo | 11 | 290:50 | 26:26.36 |
| 119 | Texas A&M | 12 | 316:20 | 26:21.67 |
| 120 | Texas State | 11 | 288:37 | 26:14.27 |
| 121 | Akron | 11 | 287:59 | 26:10.82 |
| 122 | Ole Miss | 11 | 286:39 | 26:03.55 |
| 123 | Oregon | 11 | 286:05 | 26:00.45 |
| 124 | Arizona | 11 | 283:02 | 25:43.82 |
| 125 | Georgia State | 11 | 280:50 | 25:31.82 |
| 126 | Illinois | 11 | 279:52 | 25:26.55 |
| 127 | North Carolina | 11 | 274:13 | 24:55.73 |
| 128 | Missouri | 11 | 256:39 | 23:19.91 |