College Football Stat Leaders

2007 Mountain West Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

BYU (44.9%)

Best Season

BYU 2006 (56.0%)

Scope

Mountain West • 2007

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 2007 leaderboard, the visible range runs 44.9% to 39.4%, with BYU setting the pace.

Mountain West Context

Mountain West teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Air Force is the latest winner at 51.0%.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 BYU to No. 5 San Diego State is 5.5%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 49.2% in 2024 to 51.0% in 2025, a swing of 1.8%. BYU's current mark of 44.9% sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 47.4% held by BYU.

Leaderboard

Top 10 rows for the current route scope.

1BYUMountain West Conference200744.9%
2Air ForceMountain West Conference200742.0%
3Colorado StateMountain West Conference200741.5%
4WyomingMountain West Conference200739.4%
5San Diego StateMountain West Conference200739.4%
6TCUMountain West Conference200738.9%
7UNLVMountain West Conference200737.8%
8New MexicoMountain West Conference200735.8%
9UtahMountain West Conference200735.8%
10San José StateMountain West200732.7%

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.

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1BYU2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200447.4%2006 (56.0%)
2Air Force2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200446.5%2006 (54.6%)
3Boise State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 201146.0%2018 (52.5%)
4TCU2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200545.0%2010 (53.5%)
5Utah2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200441.7%2004 (49.7%)
6Nevada2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201239.8%2012 (52.8%)
7Colorado State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.7%2017 (50.0%)
8Utah State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201338.6%2018 (47.0%)
9San Diego State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.0%2010 (46.2%)
10Wyoming2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200437.3%2013 (45.2%)
11UNLV2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200437.2%2023 (49.0%)
12San José State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200437.2%2015 (48.1%)
13Hawai'i2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201236.6%2019 (47.3%)
14New Mexico2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200435.9%2016 (45.9%)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Mountain West third down conversion rate leaderboard in 2007?

BYU ranks first at 44.9% in 2007.

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

BYU owns the strongest all-time average at 47.4% across 7 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Mountain West race compare with the recent trend?

Air Force 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.