[2024] Week 3 3rd Down Data

[npklemm]

Week 2 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 56 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/1fdhuwQ8pzUMUwjFEb3JvQdz8YMRQY_sN4PmIJyCiHMM/edit?usp=sharing

Now, to the fun part:

Top 5 Conversions:

Team	Opp	Conv	Att	Conv%
CSU	RICE	12	17	70.6%
TCU	ZONA	9	13	69.2%
ARK	UTEP	12	18	66.7%
NEB	WYOM	10	15	66.7%
WKU	ODU	11	17	64.7%

Bottom 5 Conversions:

Team	Opp	Conv	Att	Conv%
FAU	MTSU	0	14	0.0%
FRES	CMU	1	15	6.7%
ARST	TAMU	1	13	7.7%
WYOM	NEB	1	13	7.7%
CHAR	NCST	1	12	8.3%

Most Attempts:

Team	Opp	Conv	Att	Conv%
OREG	STAN	11	24	45.8%
CUSE	LSU	7	21	33.3%
KANS	AZST	9	21	42.9%
USAF	NAVY	4	20	20.0%
NAVY	USAF	5	20	25.0%

Fewest Attempts:

Team	Opp	Conv	Att	Conv%
MASS	BC	2	8	25.0%
ZONA	TCU	2	10	20.0%
GT	VT	2	10	20.0%
BAYL	WVU	4	10	40.0%
FLA	UMD	4	10	40.0%