[2024] Week 1 3rd Down Data

[npklemm]

Morning All,

Week 1 was a fantastic week with plenty of lopsided blowouts and upsets alike. I thought it might be fun to breakdown some 3rd Down Data:

Notes:

 - Any 3rd Down Play that contains a Penalty is Omitted (difficult to parse easily what the specific outcome was - there were 87 of these instances)
 - Short 3rd Down Attempt is Fewer than 5 Yards
 - Medium 3rd Down Attempt is 5-8 Yards
 - Long 3rd Down Attempt is 9+ Yards

Link to Data Set: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16wW99FemnXm3YEyDrIJYgES7fLbni1IUhZCMe22IPpw/edit?usp=sharing

Now, to the fun part:

Top 5 Conversions:

Team	Opp	Convert	Att	Con%
UNC	PRST	7	9	77.8%
TCU	UNT	12	17	70.6%
BAMA	UAB	9	13	69.2%
PNST	FLA	9	13	69.2%
USA	TXSO	14	21	66.7%

 

Great performance by these teams, even if a couple came against FCS Schools.

 

Bottom 5 Conversions:

Team	Opp	Convert	Att	Con%
MIAF	FIU	1	20	5%
BYU	WAST	1	16	6.3%
ARMY	PURD	1	14	7.1%
SHSU	BGSU	1	13	7.7%
TTU	WAKE	1	13	7.7%

 

Horrific job by these teams, unsurprisingly, the MoV in these games was truly awful

 

Who had the most Attempts:

Team	Opp	Convert	Att	Con%
ODU	VMI	14	27	51.9%
MIZZ	OKST	7	22	31.8%
USA	TSXO	14	21	68.7%
MRSH	SDST	12	21	57.1%
HAWI	RUTG	9	21	42.9%

 

And the Fewest:

Team	Opp	Convert	Att	Con%
ORST	MONT	3	7	42.9%
LSU	MASS	3	9	33.3%
CMU	KNSW	5	9	55.6%
ILLI	IDHO	5	9	55.6%
UNC	PRST	7	9	77.8%