College Football Stat Leaders
Share of offensive third downs converted.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Clemson (40.8%)
Best Season
Georgia Tech 2014 (57.9%)
Scope
ACC • 2006
Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.
Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
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 2006 leaderboard, the visible range runs 40.8% to 35.8%, with Clemson setting the pace.
ACC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Florida State is the latest winner at 50.6%.
The gap from No. 1 Clemson to No. 5 Virginia Tech is 4.9%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 55.6% in 2024 to 50.6% in 2025, a swing of 4.9%. Clemson's current mark of 40.8% sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 42.5% held by SMU.
Top 12 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 40.8% |
| 2 | Boston College | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 38.6% |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 38.3% |
| 4 | Maryland | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 36.7% |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 35.8% |
| 6 | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 35.1% |
| 7 | Miami | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 34.5% |
| 8 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 34.2% |
| 9 | Florida State | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 33.7% |
| 10 | NC State | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 32.4% |
| 11 | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 30.5% |
| 12 | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2006 | 30.1% |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 2025, 2024 | 42.5% | 2024 (44.3%) |
| 2 | 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%) |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 41.6% | 2014 (57.9%) |
| 4 | North Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 39.9% | 2023 (48.7%) |
| 5 | Louisville | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 39.8% | 2020 (44.8%) |
| 6 | Virginia | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 39.4% | 2025 (49.8%) |
| 7 | NC State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 39.4% | 2014 (45.8%) |
| 8 | Florida State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 39.1% | 2013 (52.2%) |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 39.1% | 2014 (46.5%) |
| 10 | California | 2025, 2024 | 38.8% | 2025 (40.4%) |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.5% | 2011 (45.9%) |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.2% | 2021 (49.8%) |
| 13 | Miami | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 37.9% | 2024 (55.6%) |
| 14 | Duke | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 37.2% | 2016 (43.5%) |
| 15 | Syracuse | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 37.1% | 2024 (49.2%) |
| 16 | Boston College | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 36.8% | 2020 (44.2%) |
| 17 | Stanford | 2025, 2024 | 36.1% | 2025 (37.7%) |
| 18 | Maryland | 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 35.4% | 2007 (39.8%) |
Clemson ranks first at 40.8% in 2006.
SMU owns the strongest all-time average at 42.5% across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Florida State is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.