College FB Team Opponent Third Downs per Game
| Rank | Team | 2017 | Last 3 | Last 1 | Home | Away | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2 |
| 2 | Army | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 11.7 |
| 3 | Fresno St | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | -- | 8.5 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -- | 9.0 | 16.4 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 9.3 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 17.4 |
| 6 | TX El Paso | 10.7 | 10.7 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Duke | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | -- | 14.4 |
| 8 | Kansas | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 14.5 |
| 9 | Akron | 11.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 14.6 |
| 10 | Tulane | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | -- | 11.0 | 15.9 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.0 | -- | 11.5 | 13.9 |
| 12 | LSU | 11.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | -- | 11.5 | 15.6 |
| 13 | Ball State | 11.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 15.3 |
| 14 | BYU | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 13.6 |
| 15 | GA Tech | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -- | 12.0 | 14.2 |
| 16 | Central FL | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -- | 16.9 |
| 17 | LA Tech | 12.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
| 18 | TX-San Ant | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -- | 12.0 | 14.3 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -- | 12.0 | 15.3 |
| 20 | Hawaii | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.0 | -- | 12.5 | 14.2 |
| 21 | W Michigan | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 12.2 |
| 22 | Iowa | 12.7 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 |
| 23 | Oregon St | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 14.7 |
| 24 | Virginia | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | -- | 14.2 |
| 25 | Bowling Grn | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | -- | 13.0 | 14.1 |
| 26 | San Diego St | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 15.2 |
| 27 | Coastal Car | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -- |
| 28 | Texas State | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 13.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 15.1 |
| 30 | Ohio | 13.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 15.6 |
| 31 | Rice | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | -- | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| 32 | Florida Intl | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -- | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 13.7 |
| 34 | Purdue | 13.3 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.6 |
| 35 | Arizona | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 13.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 15.3 |
| 37 | S Alabama | 13.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 |
| 38 | NC State | 13.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 15.3 |
| 39 | Kent State | 13.5 | 13.5 | 17.0 | -- | 13.5 | 15.0 |
| 40 | Alabama | 13.7 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 16.1 |
| 41 | Texas | 13.7 | 13.7 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 18.0 | 15.7 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 16.6 |
| 43 | Temple | 13.7 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 14.1 |
| 44 | Louisville | 13.7 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 15.6 |
| 45 | E Carolina | 14.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 13.8 |
| 46 | USC | 14.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | -- | 14.5 |
| 47 | Syracuse | 14.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | -- | 14.4 |
| 48 | TX Christian | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 17.6 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -- | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| 50 | Rutgers | 14.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | -- | 14.0 |
| 51 | Arkansas St | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -- | 14.0 | 15.6 |
| 52 | Utah | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 |
| 53 | Colorado St | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 14.8 |
| 54 | LA Lafayette | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | -- | 14.0 | 14.7 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 12.8 |
| 56 | Michigan St | 14.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | -- | 14.0 |
| 57 | Marshall | 14.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 13.3 |
| 58 | Miss State | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.9 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -- | 12.8 |
| 60 | Air Force | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -- | 14.0 | 13.4 |
| 61 | Minnesota | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 16.6 |
| 62 | Navy | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| 63 | S Methodist | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 15.2 |
| 64 | Kansas St | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 |
| 65 | Oregon | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 13.3 |
| 66 | New Mexico | 14.5 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 |
| 67 | Idaho | 14.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 13.2 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 14.5 | 14.5 | 12.0 | -- | 14.5 | 13.5 |
| 69 | S Mississippi | 14.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 11.8 |
| 70 | Toledo | 14.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 14.2 |
| 71 | Stanford | 14.7 | 14.7 | 17.0 | -- | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| 72 | N Mex State | 14.7 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 14.8 |
| 73 | Arizona St | 14.7 | 14.7 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 14.3 |
| 74 | Texas Tech | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -- | 13.4 |
| 75 | Utah State | 15.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | -- | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 15.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 14.2 |
| 77 | UNLV | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -- | 15.0 | 14.8 |
| 78 | Michigan | 15.3 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 |
| 79 | Ohio State | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 15.3 |
| 80 | Auburn | 15.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 15.2 |
| 81 | Fla Atlantic | 15.5 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
| 82 | Wash State | 15.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 15.5 | -- | 13.5 |
| 83 | Old Dominion | 15.5 | 15.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 13.8 |
| 84 | Houston | 15.5 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 15.8 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 16.1 |
| 86 | U Mass | 15.8 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 14.3 |
| 87 | Mississippi | 16.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 14.9 |
| 88 | E Michigan | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 13.8 |
| 89 | GA Southern | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -- | 16.0 | 13.1 |
| 90 | Tennessee | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | -- | 16.0 | 15.6 |
| 91 | App State | 16.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | -- | 16.0 | 13.8 |
| 92 | W Virginia | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 |
| 93 | San Jose St | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 12.4 |
| 94 | Miami (OH) | 16.0 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 13.7 |
| 95 | Florida St | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -- | 16.0 | 14.0 |
| 96 | Missouri | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | -- | 16.4 |
| 97 | UAB | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | -- |
| 98 | LA Monroe | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 12.5 |
| 99 | Washington | 16.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 14.9 |
| 100 | UCLA | 16.3 | 16.3 | 12.0 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 16.7 |
| 101 | Boise State | 16.3 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 20.0 | 16.6 |
| 102 | N Carolina | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| 103 | Iowa State | 16.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 14.3 |
| 104 | California | 16.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 13.4 |
| 105 | W Kentucky | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 14.9 |
| 106 | Colorado | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 15.8 |
| 107 | Clemson | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| 108 | S Carolina | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 14.8 |
| 109 | Middle Tenn | 16.7 | 16.7 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| 110 | S Florida | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 16.2 |
| 111 | Buffalo | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | -- | 17.0 | 15.5 |
| 112 | Baylor | 17.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 16.8 |
| 113 | Illinois | 17.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 14.5 |
| 114 | Oklahoma St | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 26.0 | 12.5 | 15.2 |
| 115 | Nevada | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 13.2 |
| 116 | Boston Col | 17.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 13.8 |
| 117 | Florida | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 13.9 |
| 118 | Troy | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | -- | 17.0 | 15.8 |
| 119 | VA Tech | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | -- | 17.0 | 14.5 |
| 120 | Notre Dame | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 14.3 |
| 121 | Memphis | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | -- | 14.8 |
| 122 | Wake Forest | 17.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 14.4 |
| 123 | Georgia | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 13.2 |
| 124 | Northwestern | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 22.0 | 16.0 |
| 125 | Central Mich | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -- | 18.0 | 14.6 |
| 126 | North Texas | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -- | 18.0 | 15.1 |
| 127 | Maryland | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -- | 18.0 | 14.8 |
| 128 | Penn State | 18.3 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 18.3 | -- | 15.6 |
| 129 | Indiana | 21.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 15.9 |
| 130 | N Illinois | 21.5 | 21.5 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 19.0 | 15.6 |