Offense
Utah ranks first in FBS in 3rd down conversion at 60.7%, ahead of Kansas State (56.0%) and Wake Forest (55.9%). The middle of FBS is about 40.4%, and Arizona State is last of 135 (27.5%).
Share of 3rd downs converted to a first down.
Per game and per play, from play-by-play.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 135 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | 3rd down conversion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | Big 12 | 60.7% |
| 2 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 56.0% |
| 3 | Wake Forest | ACC | 55.9% |
| 4 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 55.6% |
| 5 | Ohio | Mid-American | 53.7% |
| 6 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 52.8% |
| 7 | Liberty | Conference USA | 52.7% |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 52.2% |
| 9 | Houston | Big 12 | 52.1% |
| 10 | UCLA | Big Ten | 52.0% |
| 11 | LSU | SEC | 51.3% |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 51.0% |
| 13 | Miami | ACC | 50.6% |
| 14 | USC | Big Ten | 50.5% |
| 15 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 50.4% |
| 16 | BYU | Big 12 | 50.0% |
| 17 | UTSA | American Athletic | 49.5% |
| 18 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 49.4% |
| 19 | NC State | ACC | 49.1% |
| 20 | North Texas | American Athletic | 49.1% |
| 21 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 48.8% |
| 22 | South Carolina | SEC | 48.0% |
| 23 | UNLV | Mountain West | 47.8% |
| 24 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 47.6% |
| 25 | Texas A&M | SEC | 47.5% |
| 26 | Toledo | Mid-American | 47.0% |
| 27 | SMU | ACC | 46.8% |
| 28 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 46.6% |
| 29 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 46.4% |
| 30 | Army | American Athletic | 46.2% |
| 31 | Air Force | Mountain West | 46.2% |
| 32 | Tulane | American Athletic | 45.5% |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 45.4% |
| 34 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 45.2% |
| 35 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 45.1% |
| 36 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 45.1% |
| 37 | Michigan | Big Ten | 44.8% |
| 38 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 44.4% |
| 39 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 44.3% |
| 40 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 44.3% |
| 41 | TCU | Big 12 | 44.1% |
| 42 | Temple | American Athletic | 43.7% |
| 43 | UConn | Independents | 43.5% |
| 44 | Missouri | SEC | 43.3% |
| 45 | UAB | American Athletic | 43.2% |
| 46 | UCF | Big 12 | 43.2% |
| 47 | Notre Dame | Independents | 43.0% |
| 48 | Arizona | Big 12 | 42.9% |
| 48 | Texas | SEC | 42.9% |
| 50 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 42.7% |
| 51 | Purdue | Big Ten | 42.5% |
| 52 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 42.4% |
| 53 | Florida International | Conference USA | 42.4% |
| 54 | Syracuse | ACC | 42.4% |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 42.2% |
| 56 | Auburn | SEC | 42.1% |
| 57 | Florida State | ACC | 42.0% |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 42.0% |
| 59 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 41.9% |
| 60 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 41.6% |
| 61 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 41.4% |
| 62 | Louisville | ACC | 41.3% |
| 63 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 41.3% |
| 64 | Florida | SEC | 41.1% |
| 65 | Memphis | American Athletic | 40.8% |
| 66 | Navy | American Athletic | 40.6% |
| 67 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 40.4% |
| 68 | Arkansas | SEC | 40.4% |
| 69 | Akron | Mid-American | 40.2% |
| 70 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 39.8% |
| 71 | Illinois | Big Ten | 39.8% |
| 72 | Tennessee | SEC | 39.8% |
| 73 | Baylor | Big 12 | 39.7% |
| 73 | Duke | ACC | 39.7% |
| 75 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 39.5% |
| 76 | Oregon | Big Ten | 39.4% |
| 77 | Stanford | ACC | 39.4% |
| 78 | Mississippi State | SEC | 39.2% |
| 79 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 39.1% |
| 80 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 38.8% |
| 81 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 38.7% |
| 82 | North Carolina | ACC | 38.6% |
| 83 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 38.5% |
| 84 | Alabama | SEC | 38.3% |
| 85 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 38.0% |
| 86 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 38.0% |
| 87 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 37.8% |
| 88 | Washington | Big Ten | 37.7% |
| 89 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 37.6% |
| 90 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 37.5% |
| 91 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 37.0% |
| 92 | Penn State | Big Ten | 36.9% |
| 93 | Oklahoma | SEC | 36.8% |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 36.7% |
| 95 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 36.7% |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 36.6% |
| 97 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 36.2% |
| 98 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 35.9% |
| 99 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 35.9% |
| 100 | Nevada | Mountain West | 35.3% |
| 101 | Indiana | Big Ten | 35.3% |
| 102 | Troy | Sun Belt | 35.2% |
| 103 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 35.0% |
| 104 | Kansas | Big 12 | 34.3% |
| 105 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 34.3% |
| 106 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 34.2% |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 34.0% |
| 108 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 33.9% |
| 109 | San José State | Mountain West | 33.9% |
| 110 | Iowa | Big Ten | 33.9% |
| 111 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 33.6% |
| 112 | App State | Sun Belt | 33.3% |
| 112 | Colorado | Big 12 | 33.3% |
| 112 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 33.3% |
| 112 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 33.3% |
| 116 | Rice | American Athletic | 33.0% |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 32.9% |
| 118 | Maryland | Big Ten | 32.7% |
| 119 | California | ACC | 32.7% |
| 120 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 32.6% |
| 121 | Kent State | Mid-American | 32.1% |
| 121 | Virginia | ACC | 32.1% |
| 123 | Delaware | Conference USA | 31.9% |
| 124 | Ball State | Mid-American | 31.8% |
| 125 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 31.6% |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 30.9% |
| 127 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 30.8% |
| 128 | Clemson | ACC | 30.8% |
| 129 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 30.7% |
| 130 | Boston College | ACC | 30.6% |
| 131 | Kentucky | SEC | 30.1% |
| 132 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 29.8% |
| 133 | UTEP | Mountain West | 29.8% |
| 134 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 28.8% |
| 135 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 27.5% |
Big 12: Utah (60.7%, 1st); ACC: Wake Forest (55.9%, 3rd); Pac-12: Texas State (55.6%, 4th); Mid-American: Ohio (53.7%, 5th); Conference USA: Liberty (52.7%, 7th); SEC: Georgia (52.2%, 8th); Big Ten: UCLA (52.0%, 10th); American Athletic: Florida Atlantic (50.4%, 15th); Mountain West: UNLV (47.8%, 23rd); Sun Belt: South Alabama (44.4%, 38th); Independents: UConn (43.5%, 43rd).