College Football Stat Leaders

2021 Sun Belt Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Coastal Carolina (53.8%)

Best Season

Coastal Carolina 2021 (53.8%)

Scope

Sun Belt • 2021

Browse Metrics

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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 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 53.8% to 36.5%, with Coastal Carolina setting the pace.

Sun Belt Context

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%.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Coastal Carolina to No. 5 Louisiana is 17.3%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 50.3% in 2024 to 46.7% in 2025, a swing of 3.6%. Coastal Carolina's current mark of 53.8% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 42.6% held by Coastal Carolina.

Leaderboard

Top 11 rows for the current route scope.

1Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference202153.8%
2Old DominionSun Belt202141.9%
3Georgia StateSun Belt Conference202141.9%
4TroySun Belt Conference202140.1%
5LouisianaSun Belt Conference202136.5%
6App StateSun Belt Conference202136.2%
7Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference202135.3%
8UL MonroeSun Belt Conference202134.0%
9Texas StateSun Belt Conference202133.1%
10Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference202132.4%
11South AlabamaSun Belt Conference202130.7%

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.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025James MadisonSun Belt Conference46.7%
2024TroySun Belt Conference50.3%
2023Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference45.9%
2022Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference46.2%
2021Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference53.8%
2020Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference53.0%
2019LouisianaSun Belt Conference47.9%
2018LouisianaSun Belt Conference47.0%
2017Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference44.4%
2016Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference43.9%
2015Georgia StateSun Belt Conference43.5%
2014Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference49.0%
2013LouisianaSun Belt Conference50.0%
2012TroySun Belt Conference48.7%
2011Western KentuckySun Belt Conference43.3%
2010TroySun Belt Conference43.2%
2009Florida AtlanticSun Belt Conference45.5%
2008LouisianaSun Belt Conference47.5%
2007UL MonroeSun Belt Conference42.4%
2006Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference43.2%
2005LouisianaSun Belt Conference42.1%
2004Middle TennesseeSun Belt Conference41.5%

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Coastal Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 201742.6%2021 (53.8%)
2Western Kentucky2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 200941.6%2012 (48.2%)
3Georgia Southern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201441.5%2014 (49.0%)
4Georgia State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201341.3%2014 (46.5%)
5App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201441.3%2020 (51.2%)
6James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 202240.9%2025 (46.7%)
7Louisiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.7%2013 (50.0%)
8Troy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200439.9%2024 (50.3%)
9Middle Tennessee2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.8%2012 (42.9%)
10Arkansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200437.9%2012 (46.8%)
11New Mexico State2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 200437.8%2017 (43.6%)
12Old Dominion2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201437.2%2024 (43.1%)
13Florida Atlantic2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200537.2%2009 (45.5%)
14UL Monroe2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200437.1%2012 (46.9%)
15South Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201236.9%2023 (43.1%)
16Texas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201336.8%2025 (46.0%)
17Marshall2025, 2024, 2023, 202235.9%2024 (40.0%)
18North Texas2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200434.9%2009 (42.1%)
19Southern Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 202234.3%2025 (39.7%)
20Florida International2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200533.2%2005 (38.0%)
21Utah State200432.1%2004 (32.1%)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Sun Belt third down conversion rate leaderboard in 2021?

Coastal Carolina ranks first at 53.8% in 2021.

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

Coastal Carolina owns the strongest all-time average at 42.6% across 9 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Sun Belt race compare with the recent trend?

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.