College Football Stat Leaders

2024 Big 12 Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Kansas (50.7%)

Best Season

Texas 2008 (54.9%)

Scope

Big 12 • 2024

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 2024 leaderboard, the visible range runs 50.7% to 43.4%, with Kansas setting the pace.

Big 12 Context

Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Utah is the latest winner at 52.9%.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Kansas to No. 5 TCU is 7.3%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 50.7% in 2024 to 52.9% in 2025, a swing of 2.2%. Kansas's current mark of 50.7% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 44.7% held by Oklahoma.

Leaderboard

Top 16 rows for the current route scope.

1KansasBig 12 Conference202450.7%
2Texas TechBig 12 Conference202448.6%
3Arizona StateBig 12 Conference202445.9%
4BaylorBig 12 Conference202443.8%
5TCUBig 12 Conference202443.4%
6ArizonaBig 12 Conference202442.9%
7Iowa StateBig 12 Conference202442.7%
8CincinnatiBig 12 Conference202441.9%
9West VirginiaBig 12 Conference202441.9%
10UCFBig 12 Conference202441.6%
11Kansas StateBig 12 Conference202441.2%
12ColoradoBig 12 Conference202440.9%
13BYUBig 12 Conference202437.3%
14Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference202435.4%
15UtahBig 12 Conference202432.7%
16HoustonBig 12 Conference202427.7%

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Third Down Conversion Rate. Categories include 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 18 more.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025UtahBig 12 Conference52.9%
2024KansasBig 12 Conference50.7%
2023UCFBig 12 Conference49.1%
2022KansasBig 12 Conference50.6%
2021TCUBig 12 Conference45.8%
2020Iowa StateBig 12 Conference45.3%
2019OklahomaBig 12 Conference49.7%
2018OklahomaBig 12 Conference50.4%
2017TCUBig 12 Conference45.7%
2016Texas TechBig 12 Conference51.5%
2015Texas TechBig 12 Conference51.7%
2014BaylorBig 12 Conference46.7%
2013Kansas StateBig 12 Conference48.8%
2012OklahomaBig 12 Conference51.9%
2011Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference48.9%
2010Kansas StateBig 12 Conference46.6%
2009Texas A&MBig 12 Conference50.2%
2008TexasBig 12 Conference54.9%
2007MissouriBig 12 Conference53.0%
2006Texas A&MBig 12 Conference50.3%
2005TexasBig 12 Conference44.5%
2004OklahomaBig 12 Conference50.0%

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Oklahoma2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200444.7%2012 (51.9%)
2Texas Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200444.4%2008 (54.4%)
3Missouri2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200443.5%2008 (53.4%)
4Texas A&M2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200443.3%2006 (50.3%)
5Utah2025, 202442.8%2025 (52.9%)
6Texas2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200442.3%2008 (54.9%)
7Arizona2025, 202442.0%2024 (42.9%)
8UCF2025, 2024, 202341.5%2023 (49.1%)
9TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201241.4%2025 (47.4%)
10Cincinnati2025, 2024, 202340.9%2023 (42.0%)
11Kansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.7%2012 (50.0%)
12Oklahoma State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.6%2011 (48.9%)
13Baylor2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.1%2013 (47.0%)
14Iowa State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200439.4%2020 (45.3%)
15Arizona State2025, 202439.3%2024 (45.9%)
16Nebraska2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200439.1%2008 (46.9%)
17West Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201238.9%2012 (44.0%)
18Kansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.1%2024 (50.7%)
19Colorado2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200436.9%2010 (45.1%)
20BYU2025, 2024, 202335.8%2025 (41.4%)
21Houston2025, 2024, 202335.0%2025 (40.8%)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big 12 third down conversion rate leaderboard in 2024?

Kansas ranks first at 50.7% in 2024.

Which Big 12 program has the best long-term third down conversion rate profile?

Oklahoma owns the strongest all-time average at 44.7% across 20 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big 12 race compare with the recent trend?

Utah 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.