College Football Stat Leaders

2008 MAC Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Central Michigan (47.7%)

Best Season

Kent State 2020 (56.1%)

Scope

MAC • 2008

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Yards Allowed Per Game Sacks Per Game Tackles For Loss Per Game Third Down Conversion Rate Points Per Opportunity Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

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 2008 leaderboard, the visible range runs 47.7% to 43.3%, with Central Michigan setting the pace.

MAC Context

MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Ohio is the latest winner at 42.4%.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Central Michigan to No. 5 Buffalo is 4.4%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 47.6% in 2024 to 42.4% in 2025, a swing of 5.2%. Central Michigan's current mark of 47.7% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 41.8% held by Toledo.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.


1	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2008	47.7%
2	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	2008	47.2%
3	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	2008	46.8%
4	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	2008	43.5%
5	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	2008	43.3%
6	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2008	41.2%
7	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2008	41.2%
8	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	2008	40.7%
9	Akron	Mid-American Conference	2008	40.6%
10	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2008	40.4%
11	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2008	39.6%
12	Temple	Mid-American Conference	2008	38.8%
13	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2008	35.0%

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference at time	Value
2025	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	42.4%
2024	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	47.6%
2023	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	45.7%
2022	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American Conference	45.2%
2021	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	46.5%
2020	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	56.1%
2019	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	49.4%
2018	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	48.7%
2017	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	41.4%
2016	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	54.0%
2015	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	50.0%
2014	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	47.8%
2013	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	45.8%
2012	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	47.1%
2011	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	48.3%
2010	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	50.6%
2009	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	50.0%
2008	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	47.7%
2007	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	47.3%
2006	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	40.9%
2005	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	44.3%
2004	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	48.8%

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Toledo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	41.8%	2016 (50.8%)
2	Western Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	40.8%	2016 (54.0%)
3	Northern Illinois	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	39.8%	2010 (50.6%)
4	Ball State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	39.7%	2007 (47.3%)
5	Ohio	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	39.6%	2019 (49.4%)
6	Bowling Green	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	38.3%	2015 (50.0%)
7	Eastern Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	38.2%	2016 (46.8%)
8	Buffalo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	38.0%	2020 (48.1%)
9	Temple	2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007	38.0%	2011 (46.9%)
10	Central Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	37.9%	2009 (50.0%)
11	Miami (OH)	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	36.1%	2008 (41.2%)
12	Marshall	2004	34.6%	2004 (34.6%)
13	Akron	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	34.2%	2008 (40.6%)
14	Kent State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	34.1%	2020 (56.1%)
15	Massachusetts	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012	33.8%	2024 (37.9%)
16	UCF	2004	33.1%	2004 (33.1%)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the MAC third down conversion rate leaderboard in 2008?

Central Michigan ranks first at 47.7% in 2008.

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

Toledo owns the strongest all-time average at 41.8% across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the MAC race compare with the recent trend?

Ohio 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.