College Football Stat Leaders

2011 Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Wisconsin (54.7%)

Best Season

Alabama 2020 (60.0%)

Scope

All Conferences • 2011

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Yards Allowed Per Game Sacks Per Game Tackles For Loss Per Game Third Down Conversion Rate Points Per Opportunity Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

Summary

Third down conversion rate is a drive-extension metric, so the top teams are usually the ones that avoid desperate distances and still execute when a possession reaches its highest-leverage down.

Third Down Conversion Rate pages track college football teams in 2011 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2004 through 2025.

Wisconsin sits atop the current leaderboard at 54.7%, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Air Force owns the strongest average across 22 seasons at 46.5%, while Indiana anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

Wisconsin currently headlines this route, while Indiana supplies the most recent yearly-winner checkpoint in 2025, giving the page both snapshot and trend context.

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Third Down Conversion Rate Reads

Third down conversion rate shows how often an offense extends drives after reaching the money down, which helps separate efficient possession teams from boom-or-bust attacks. On this 2011 leaderboard, the visible range runs 54.7% to 51.3%, with Wisconsin setting the pace.

Conference Context

Atlantic Coast Conference places 1 of the current top 5 teams, while Big Ten Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Wisconsin to No. 5 BYU is 3.4%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 55.6% in 2024 to 56.3% in 2025, a swing of 0.7%. Wisconsin's current mark of 54.7% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 46.5% held by Air Force.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.


1	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	2011	54.7%
2	Georgia Tech	Atlantic Coast Conference	2011	53.8%
3	Stanford	Pac-12 Conference	2011	52.6%
4	TCU	Mountain West Conference	2011	52.1%
5	BYU	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	2011	51.3%
6	Boise State	Mountain West Conference	2011	51.2%
7	Houston	Conference USA	2011	50.7%
8	Oklahoma State	Big 12 Conference	2011	48.9%
9	Utah State	Western Athletic Conference	2011	48.4%
10	USC	Pac-12 Conference	2011	48.3%
11	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2011	48.3%
12	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	2011	48.2%
13	Northwestern	Big Ten Conference	2011	47.8%
14	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2011	47.6%
15	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	2011	47.5%
16	Navy	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	2011	47.4%
17	Air Force	Mountain West Conference	2011	47.0%
18	Temple	Mid-American Conference	2011	46.9%
19	Notre Dame	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	2011	46.6%
20	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	2011	46.4%
21	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	2011	46.2%
22	Texas A&M	Big 12 Conference	2011	46.1%
23	East Carolina	Conference USA	2011	46.1%
24	Washington	Pac-12 Conference	2011	45.9%
25	Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast Conference	2011	45.9%

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference at time	Value
2025	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	56.3%
2024	Miami	Atlantic Coast Conference	55.6%
2023	LSU	Southeastern Conference	54.6%
2022	Washington	Pac-12 Conference	56.8%
2021	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt Conference	53.8%
2020	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	60.0%
2019	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	55.2%
2018	Army	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	56.9%
2017	Army	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	55.2%
2016	Navy	American Athletic Conference	54.5%
2015	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	51.7%
2014	Georgia Tech	Atlantic Coast Conference	57.9%
2013	LSU	Southeastern Conference	57.1%
2012	Texas A&M	Southeastern Conference	54.6%
2011	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	54.7%
2010	Stanford	Pacific-10 Conference	57.6%
2009	BYU	Mountain West Conference	55.6%
2008	Tulsa	Conference USA	57.0%
2007	Florida	Southeastern Conference	53.4%
2006	BYU	Mountain West Conference	56.0%
2005	USC	Pacific-10 Conference	51.6%
2004	Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	50.0%

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Air Force	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	46.5%	2006 (54.6%)
2	Ohio State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	45.9%	2019 (55.2%)
3	Boise State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	45.3%	2018 (52.5%)
4	Navy	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	44.7%	2016 (54.5%)
5	Alabama	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	44.6%	2020 (60.0%)
6	Texas Tech	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	44.4%	2008 (54.4%)
7	Oklahoma	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	44.1%	2012 (51.9%)
8	USC	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	43.8%	2022 (54.2%)
9	BYU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	43.6%	2006 (56.0%)
10	Oregon	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	43.6%	2023 (51.0%)
11	Texas A&M	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	43.2%	2020 (54.9%)
12	Georgia	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	43.0%	2023 (53.9%)
13	Western Kentucky	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007	42.8%	2014 (51.1%)
14	Liberty	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018	42.8%	2023 (49.4%)
15	LSU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.8%	2013 (57.1%)
16	Houston	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.7%	2009 (51.3%)
17	Coastal Carolina	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017	42.6%	2021 (53.8%)
18	Army	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.6%	2018 (56.9%)
19	Notre Dame	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.4%	2020 (48.5%)
20	Tulsa	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.3%	2008 (57.0%)
21	Missouri	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.3%	2008 (53.4%)
22	Texas	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.1%	2008 (54.9%)
23	TCU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.1%	2010 (53.5%)
24	Wisconsin	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	42.0%	2011 (54.7%)
25	Clemson	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	41.9%	2012 (51.5%)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in third down conversion rate in 2011?

Wisconsin ranks first at 54.7% in 2011.

Why does the 2011 third down conversion rate season stand out?

The top of the 2011 leaderboard is separated by 3.4% from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2011 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Wisconsin's 2011 mark of 54.7% clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 46.5% held by Air Force.