College FB Team Opponent Third Downs per Game
| Rank | Team | 2016 | Last 3 | Last 1 | Home | Away | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 10.7 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 16.5 |
| 3 | Florida St | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | -- | 10.7 | 16.3 |
| 4 | Army | 10.8 | 11.3 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 13.8 |
| 5 | W Michigan | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| 6 | S Alabama | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Illinois | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | -- | 15.5 |
| 8 | Navy | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.8 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 11.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 14.5 |
| 10 | Hawaii | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.0 | -- | 11.7 | 16.0 |
| 11 | Miami (OH) | 12.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 14.1 |
| 12 | App State | 12.0 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 15.1 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
| 14 | Fla Atlantic | 12.3 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 14.9 |
| 15 | Washington | 12.3 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 15.5 |
| 16 | E Carolina | 12.3 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 16.1 |
| 17 | LA Tech | 12.3 | 12.3 | 15.0 | -- | 12.3 | 15.4 |
| 18 | Michigan | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | -- | 13.9 |
| 19 | Kansas St | 12.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 14.2 |
| 20 | Marshall | 12.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.5 | -- | 16.6 |
| 21 | Utah | 12.7 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.8 |
| 22 | Oregon | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 15.4 |
| 23 | Georgia | 12.7 | 12.7 | 9.0 | -- | 12.7 | 15.0 |
| 24 | S Mississippi | 12.7 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 15.5 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 12.7 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.8 |
| 26 | San Jose St | 12.7 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 13.0 |
| 27 | Old Dominion | 12.7 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 16.1 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 13.0 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 14.5 |
| 29 | N Mex State | 13.0 | 11.7 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 14.4 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 14.8 |
| 31 | Florida | 13.2 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 14.9 |
| 32 | GA Southern | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.6 |
| 33 | Idaho | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.0 | -- | 13.3 | 12.5 |
| 34 | UNLV | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 |
| 35 | Utah State | 13.3 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 14.8 |
| 36 | Wash State | 13.5 | 13.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 14.9 |
| 37 | BYU | 13.5 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 12.3 | 15.2 |
| 38 | Michigan St | 13.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 13.3 |
| 39 | Iowa State | 13.7 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 |
| 40 | Houston | 13.7 | 13.7 | 15.0 | -- | 13.7 | 15.1 |
| 41 | Bowling Grn | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 15.9 |
| 42 | LA Lafayette | 13.7 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 12.5 | 16.0 | 15.0 |
| 43 | Temple | 13.7 | 13.7 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 14.5 |
| 44 | Ohio | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 13.2 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 13.7 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 14.4 |
| 46 | TX El Paso | 13.8 | 13.3 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| 47 | Rice | 13.8 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| 48 | Kent State | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -- | 14.0 | 16.7 |
| 49 | Iowa | 14.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 15.1 |
| 50 | Central Mich | 14.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 13.5 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 14.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 13.2 |
| 52 | S Carolina | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
| 53 | Nevada | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 13.8 |
| 54 | USC | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 13.4 |
| 55 | Penn State | 14.5 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.8 |
| 56 | Toledo | 14.5 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 16.3 |
| 57 | Clemson | 14.7 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| 58 | VA Tech | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 13.0 | 14.4 |
| 59 | Boston Col | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.0 | -- | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| 60 | Ball State | 14.7 | 14.7 | 16.0 | -- | 14.7 | 15.1 |
| 61 | California | 14.8 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| 62 | Florida Intl | 14.8 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 16.0 | 13.4 |
| 63 | TX-San Ant | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.2 |
| 64 | Miss State | 15.0 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 15.6 |
| 65 | Stanford | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.7 |
| 66 | LA Monroe | 15.0 | 15.0 | 21.0 | -- | 15.0 | 15.8 |
| 67 | Fresno St | 15.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 14.9 |
| 68 | GA Tech | 15.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 12.6 |
| 69 | Texas State | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 14.2 |
| 70 | U Mass | 15.0 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 17.0 | 16.5 |
| 71 | Oklahoma St | 15.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 12.0 | 16.3 |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 17.6 |
| 73 | Akron | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 13.2 |
| 74 | Ohio State | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 16.3 |
| 75 | UCLA | 15.2 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
| 76 | Auburn | 15.2 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 15.2 | -- | 15.1 |
| 77 | Texas | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 |
| 78 | Virginia | 15.3 | 15.3 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 12.5 |
| 79 | Tennessee | 15.5 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 15.0 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | 15.5 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
| 81 | Notre Dame | 15.5 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 18.0 | 14.4 |
| 82 | Buffalo | 15.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| 83 | Alabama | 15.5 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 15.5 |
| 84 | Oregon St | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 |
| 85 | Central FL | 15.7 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 14.8 |
| 86 | Colorado | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.0 | -- | 15.7 | 15.8 |
| 87 | Arkansas St | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 15.1 |
| 88 | E Michigan | 16.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 17.5 | 14.0 |
| 89 | Louisville | 16.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 15.8 |
| 90 | Memphis | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -- | 15.0 |
| 91 | Duke | 16.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
| 92 | Air Force | 16.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 14.1 |
| 93 | LSU | 16.0 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 13.9 |
| 94 | North Texas | 16.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 14.2 |
| 95 | Northwestern | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | -- | 16.8 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 |
| 97 | W Kentucky | 16.2 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 14.2 |
| 98 | Kentucky | 16.2 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 14.3 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | 16.3 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 14.4 |
| 100 | Middle Tenn | 16.3 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 |
| 101 | Wake Forest | 16.3 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 14.5 | 13.7 |
| 102 | Colorado St | 16.3 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 12.8 |
| 103 | N Carolina | 16.3 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 |
| 104 | Mississippi | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 17.4 |
| 105 | San Diego St | 16.5 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 13.4 |
| 106 | Maryland | 16.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | -- | 16.5 | 14.8 |
| 107 | Miami (FL) | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 12.6 |
| 108 | Arizona St | 16.7 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 16.0 |
| 109 | Syracuse | 16.7 | 16.7 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 21.0 | 13.5 |
| 110 | Indiana | 16.7 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 |
| 111 | Texas A&M | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 16.5 | 15.1 |
| 112 | N Illinois | 17.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 |
| 113 | Tulsa | 17.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 16.0 |
| 114 | New Mexico | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -- | 17.0 | 15.0 |
| 115 | Minnesota | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | -- | 16.1 |
| 116 | NC State | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 13.9 |
| 117 | S Methodist | 17.3 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 18.5 | 13.9 |
| 118 | S Florida | 17.7 | 17.7 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 24.0 | 15.9 |
| 119 | Georgia State | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 16.0 |
| 120 | Purdue | 18.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | -- | 13.9 |
| 121 | Kansas | 18.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| 122 | Baylor | 18.3 | 18.3 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 15.5 |
| 123 | Troy | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.3 |
| 124 | TX Christian | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 16.1 |
| 125 | Tulane | 19.0 | 19.0 | 28.0 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| 126 | Missouri | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 16.0 | 15.7 |
| 127 | Boise State | 19.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 22.0 | 17.5 | 14.5 |
| 128 | W Virginia | 19.5 | 19.5 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 |