College Football Stat Leaders

2012 American Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2012-2025

Current Leader

UTSA (44.8%)

Best Season

Louisville 2013 (56.0%)

Scope

American • 2012

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 2012 leaderboard, the visible range runs 44.8% to 44.8%, with UTSA setting the pace.

American Context

American teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Navy is the latest winner at 51.8%.

Spread At The Top

UTSA is currently the only ranked team in this scope, so there is no rank spread beyond the leader yet.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 50.0% in 2024 to 51.8% in 2025, a swing of 1.8%. UTSA's current mark of 44.8% sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 56.0% held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 1 rows for the current route scope.

1UTSAAmerican Athletic201244.8%

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Third Down Conversion Rate. Categories include 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 10 more.

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Louisville201356.0%2013 (56.0%)
2Army2025, 202444.7%2024 (48.2%)
3Cincinnati2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201343.0%2015 (50.8%)
4Houston2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201342.7%2015 (50.2%)
5Memphis2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201342.7%2015 (48.3%)
6Navy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 201542.1%2016 (54.5%)
7UCF2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201341.7%2018 (49.7%)
8North Texas2025, 2024, 202341.7%2025 (45.9%)
9UAB2025, 2024, 202341.6%2025 (46.4%)
10Tulsa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201441.4%2016 (46.2%)
11SMU2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201341.3%2022 (47.8%)
12UTSA2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201241.1%2022 (48.7%)
13East Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201440.2%2014 (47.4%)
14South Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201338.1%2025 (46.4%)
15Tulane2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201437.4%2024 (50.0%)
16Temple2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201336.4%2013 (42.2%)
17Rice2025, 2024, 202335.6%2023 (38.0%)
18Florida Atlantic2025, 2024, 202335.1%2025 (36.8%)
19Rutgers201334.9%2013 (34.9%)
20UConn2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201334.5%2018 (42.4%)
21Charlotte2025, 2024, 202329.5%2025 (34.5%)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the American third down conversion rate leaderboard in 2012?

UTSA ranks first at 44.8% in 2012.

Which American program has the best long-term third down conversion rate profile?

Louisville owns the strongest all-time average at 56.0% across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the American race compare with the recent trend?

Navy 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.