College Football Stat Leaders
Share of offensive third downs converted.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Penn State (52.0%)
Best Season
Indiana 2025 (56.3%)
Scope
Big Ten • 2008
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 2008 leaderboard, the visible range runs 52.0% to 40.9%, with Penn State setting the pace.
Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Indiana is the latest winner at 56.3%.
The gap from No. 1 Penn State to No. 5 Iowa is 11.1%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 48.3% in 2024 to 56.3% in 2025, a swing of 7.9%. Penn State's current mark of 52.0% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 48.1% held by USC.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 52.0% |
| 2 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 46.4% |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 42.7% |
| 4 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 41.4% |
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 40.9% |
| 6 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 38.6% |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 38.2% |
| 8 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 34.6% |
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 34.6% |
| 10 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 27.6% |
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 27.3% |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 56.3% |
| 2024 | Oregon | Big Ten Conference | 48.3% |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 44.2% |
| 2022 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 51.8% |
| 2021 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 52.3% |
| 2020 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 49.1% |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 55.2% |
| 2018 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 47.8% |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 48.6% |
| 2016 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 46.5% |
| 2015 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 48.3% |
| 2014 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 52.0% |
| 2013 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 50.3% |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 54.7% |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 48.4% |
| 2008 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 52.0% |
| 2007 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 45.9% |
| 2006 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 50.3% |
| 2004 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 46.6% |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 2025, 2024 | 48.1% | 2025 (51.3%) |
| 2 | Oregon | 2025, 2024 | 47.4% | 2024 (48.3%) |
| 3 | 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%) |
| 4 | Washington | 2025, 2024 | 43.4% | 2025 (50.3%) |
| 5 | 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%) |
| 6 | Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 41.6% | 2012 (50.3%) |
| 7 | Nebraska | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 40.9% | 2025 (45.7%) |
| 8 | Minnesota | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 40.6% | 2022 (51.8%) |
| 9 | Penn State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 40.5% | 2008 (52.0%) |
| 10 | Northwestern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 40.5% | 2011 (47.8%) |
| 11 | UCLA | 2025, 2024 | 40.1% | 2024 (42.9%) |
| 12 | Indiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 39.3% | 2025 (56.3%) |
| 13 | Michigan 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% | 2014 (49.7%) |
| 14 | Purdue | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.6% | 2006 (47.1%) |
| 15 | Illinois | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.3% | 2013 (47.6%) |
| 16 | Iowa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.0% | 2010 (46.2%) |
| 17 | Maryland | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 36.1% | 2023 (42.0%) |
| 18 | Rutgers | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 34.8% | 2024 (43.4%) |
Penn State ranks first at 52.0% in 2008.
USC owns the strongest all-time average at 48.1% across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Indiana 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.