College Football Stat Leaders

2012 Mountain West Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Nevada (52.8%)

Best Season

BYU 2006 (56.0%)

Scope

Mountain West • 2012

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 2012 leaderboard, the visible range runs 52.8% to 43.2%, with Nevada 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 Nevada to No. 5 San José State is 9.7%, 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%. Nevada's current mark of 52.8% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 47.4% held by BYU.

Leaderboard

Top 10 rows for the current route scope.

1NevadaMountain West Conference201252.8%
2Air ForceMountain West Conference201248.7%
3San Diego StateMountain West Conference201246.2%
4Boise StateMountain West Conference201244.3%
5San José StateMountain West201243.2%
6WyomingMountain West Conference201241.9%
7UNLVMountain West Conference201241.0%
8New MexicoMountain West Conference201239.3%
9Hawai'iMountain West Conference201234.2%
10Colorado StateMountain West Conference201234.2%

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
2025Air ForceMountain West Conference51.0%
2024Boise StateMountain West Conference49.2%
2023UNLVMountain West Conference49.0%
2022Air ForceMountain West Conference44.9%
2021Air ForceMountain West Conference45.1%
2020Air ForceMountain West Conference48.5%
2019Air ForceMountain West Conference53.5%
2018Boise StateMountain West Conference52.5%
2017Colorado StateMountain West Conference50.0%
2016Air ForceMountain West Conference50.5%
2015San José StateMountain West48.1%
2014Colorado StateMountain West Conference48.9%
2013Boise StateMountain West Conference47.3%
2012NevadaMountain West Conference52.8%
2011TCUMountain West Conference52.1%
2010TCUMountain West Conference53.5%
2009BYUMountain West Conference55.6%
2008BYUMountain West Conference55.7%
2007BYUMountain West Conference44.9%
2006BYUMountain West Conference56.0%
2005BYUMountain West Conference40.8%
2004UtahMountain West Conference49.7%

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 2012?

Nevada ranks first at 52.8% in 2012.

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.