College Football Stat Leaders
Share of offensive third downs converted.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Middle Tennessee (41.5%)
Best Season
Coastal Carolina 2021 (53.8%)
Scope
Sun Belt • 2004
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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 2004 leaderboard, the visible range runs 41.5% to 34.1%, with Middle Tennessee setting the pace.
Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and James Madison is the latest winner at 46.7%.
The gap from No. 1 Middle Tennessee to No. 5 UL Monroe is 7.3%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 50.3% in 2024 to 46.7% in 2025, a swing of 3.6%. Middle Tennessee's current mark of 41.5% sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 42.6% held by Coastal Carolina.
Top 8 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 41.5% |
| 2 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 40.4% |
| 3 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 34.7% |
| 4 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 34.6% |
| 5 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 34.1% |
| 6 | Utah State | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 32.1% |
| 7 | North Texas | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 30.9% |
| 8 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 29.3% |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 46.7% |
| 2024 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 50.3% |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 45.9% |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 46.2% |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt Conference | 53.8% |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt Conference | 53.0% |
| 2019 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 47.9% |
| 2018 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 47.0% |
| 2017 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 44.4% |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 43.9% |
| 2015 | Georgia State | Sun Belt Conference | 43.5% |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 49.0% |
| 2013 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 50.0% |
| 2012 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 48.7% |
| 2011 | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt Conference | 43.3% |
| 2010 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 43.2% |
| 2009 | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt Conference | 45.5% |
| 2008 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 47.5% |
| 2007 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 42.4% |
| 2006 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 43.2% |
| 2005 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 42.1% |
| 2004 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Conference | 41.5% |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | 42.6% | 2021 (53.8%) |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 | 41.6% | 2012 (48.2%) |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 41.5% | 2014 (49.0%) |
| 4 | Georgia State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 41.3% | 2014 (46.5%) |
| 5 | App State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 41.3% | 2020 (51.2%) |
| 6 | James Madison | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 40.9% | 2025 (46.7%) |
| 7 | Louisiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 40.7% | 2013 (50.0%) |
| 8 | Troy | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 39.9% | 2024 (50.3%) |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 38.8% | 2012 (42.9%) |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 37.9% | 2012 (46.8%) |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004 | 37.8% | 2017 (43.6%) |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 37.2% | 2024 (43.1%) |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 37.2% | 2009 (45.5%) |
| 14 | UL Monroe | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 37.1% | 2012 (46.9%) |
| 15 | South Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 36.9% | 2023 (43.1%) |
| 16 | Texas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 36.8% | 2025 (46.0%) |
| 17 | Marshall | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 35.9% | 2024 (40.0%) |
| 18 | North Texas | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 34.9% | 2009 (42.1%) |
| 19 | Southern Miss | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 34.3% | 2025 (39.7%) |
| 20 | Florida International | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 33.2% | 2005 (38.0%) |
| 21 | Utah State | 2004 | 32.1% | 2004 (32.1%) |
Middle Tennessee ranks first at 41.5% in 2004.
Coastal Carolina owns the strongest all-time average at 42.6% across 9 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
James Madison 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.