College Football Stat Leaders
Share of offensive third downs converted.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
USC (47.5%)
Best Season
Washington 2022 (56.8%)
Scope
Pac-12 • 2016
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 2016 leaderboard, the visible range runs 47.5% to 41.8%, with USC setting the pace.
Pac-12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Washington State is the latest winner at 38.1%.
The gap from No. 1 USC to No. 5 Stanford is 5.7%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 43.7% in 2024 to 38.1% in 2025, a swing of 5.6%. USC's current mark of 47.5% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 43.2% held by USC.
Top 13 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | USC | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 47.5% |
| 2 | Washington State | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 47.1% |
| 3 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 44.1% |
| 4 | Colorado | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 44.1% |
| 5 | Stanford | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 41.8% |
| 6 | California | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 38.6% |
| 7 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 38.6% |
| 8 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 38.1% |
| 9 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 37.9% |
| 10 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2016 | 37.8% |
| 11 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 37.2% |
| 12 | Arizona | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 36.3% |
| 13 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 2016 | 35.0% |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | Pac-12 Conference | 38.1% |
| 2024 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | 43.7% |
| 2023 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 51.0% |
| 2022 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 56.8% |
| 2021 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 50.6% |
| 2020 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 48.1% |
| 2019 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 46.0% |
| 2018 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 45.4% |
| 2017 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 45.1% |
| 2016 | USC | Pac-12 Conference | 47.5% |
| 2015 | Stanford | Pac-12 Conference | 50.0% |
| 2014 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 49.5% |
| 2013 | Stanford | Pac-12 Conference | 49.7% |
| 2012 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 45.9% |
| 2011 | Stanford | Pac-12 Conference | 52.6% |
| 2010 | Arizona | Pac-12 Conference | 48.5% |
| 2009 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 46.2% |
| 2008 | Arizona | Pac-12 Conference | 46.3% |
| 2007 | California | Pac-12 Conference | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 48.1% |
| 2005 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 46.6% |
| 2004 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 47.4% |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 43.2% | 2022 (54.2%) |
| 2 | Oregon | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 43.2% | 2023 (51.0%) |
| 3 | Stanford | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 42.3% | 2011 (52.6%) |
| 4 | Washington | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 41.2% | 2022 (56.8%) |
| 5 | Fresno State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 40.9% | 2023 (48.1%) |
| 6 | Arizona | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 40.3% | 2023 (49.1%) |
| 7 | UCLA | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 40.1% | 2022 (50.9%) |
| 8 | Utah | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 39.9% | 2022 (50.6%) |
| 9 | Arizona State | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 39.2% | 2020 (46.7%) |
| 10 | California | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.7% | 2015 (46.9%) |
| 11 | Oregon State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.6% | 2021 (49.7%) |
| 12 | Washington State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.5% | 2016 (47.1%) |
| 13 | Colorado | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 37.3% | 2016 (44.1%) |
USC ranks first at 47.5% in 2016.
USC owns the strongest all-time average at 43.2% across 13 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Washington State 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.