College Football Stat Leaders

2023 American Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2012-2025

Current Leader

UTSA (47.4%)

Best Season

Louisville 2013 (56.0%)

Scope

American • 2023

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameYards Allowed Per GameSacks Per GameTackles For Loss Per GameThird Down Conversion RatePoints Per OpportunityOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

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 2023 leaderboard, the visible range runs 47.4% to 42.0%, 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

The gap from No. 1 UTSA to No. 5 North Texas is 5.5%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

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 47.4% sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 56.0% held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1UTSAAmerican Athletic202347.4%
2MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference202345.3%
3TulsaAmerican Athletic Conference202344.6%
4SMUAmerican Athletic Conference202342.9%
5North TexasAmerican Athletic Conference202342.0%
6UABAmerican Athletic Conference202340.3%
7TulaneAmerican Athletic Conference202338.2%
8TempleAmerican Athletic Conference202338.2%
9RiceAmerican Athletic Conference202338.0%
10South FloridaAmerican Athletic Conference202337.5%
11Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic Conference202333.9%
12East CarolinaAmerican Athletic Conference202330.3%
13NavyAmerican Athletic Conference202328.9%
14CharlotteAmerican Athletic Conference202323.7%

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.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025NavyAmerican Athletic Conference51.8%
2024TulaneAmerican Athletic Conference50.0%
2023UTSAAmerican Athletic47.4%
2022UTSAAmerican Athletic48.7%
2021SMUAmerican Athletic Conference43.5%
2020UCFAmerican Athletic Conference49.4%
2019NavyAmerican Athletic Conference47.1%
2018UCFAmerican Athletic Conference49.7%
2017NavyAmerican Athletic Conference45.5%
2016NavyAmerican Athletic Conference54.5%
2015CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference50.8%
2014East CarolinaAmerican Athletic Conference47.4%
2013LouisvilleAmerican Athletic Conference56.0%
2012UTSAAmerican Athletic44.8%

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 2023?

UTSA ranks first at 47.4% in 2023.

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.