2012 National Leaders Opponent 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15.38 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28.57 |
| 3 | Utah State | 2 | 32 | 5 | 15.63 |
| 3 | Rice | 2 | 21 | 5 | 23.81 |
| 3 | Houston | 1 | 17 | 5 | 29.41 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 1 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 3 | Akron | 1 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 3 | Air Force | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 10 | UCF | 2 | 23 | 7 | 30.43 |
| 10 | Texas State | 1 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 12 | UNLV | 2 | 29 | 8 | 27.59 |
| 12 | Troy | 2 | 25 | 8 | 32.00 |
| 12 | Memphis | 1 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 12 | Ohio | 1 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 2 | 24 | 9 | 37.50 |
| 16 | UAB | 2 | 22 | 9 | 40.91 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 1 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 1 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | 2 | 30 | 11 | 36.67 |
| 20 | Toledo | 2 | 29 | 11 | 37.93 |
| 20 | Florida International | 2 | 27 | 11 | 40.74 |
| 20 | Kent State | 2 | 26 | 11 | 42.31 |
| 24 | Nevada | 3 | 38 | 12 | 31.58 |
| 24 | South Alabama | 2 | 33 | 12 | 36.36 |
| 24 | Idaho | 2 | 25 | 12 | 48.00 |
| 24 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 23 | 12 | 52.17 |
| 24 | North Texas | 2 | 21 | 12 | 57.14 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 2 | 34 | 13 | 38.24 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 26 | 13 | 50.00 |
| 31 | UTEP | 3 | 36 | 14 | 38.89 |
| 31 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 29 | 14 | 48.28 |
| 31 | Tulane | 2 | 29 | 14 | 48.28 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 48 | 15 | 31.25 |
| 34 | Marshall | 2 | 26 | 15 | 57.69 |
| 34 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 25 | 15 | 60.00 |
| 37 | Tulsa | 3 | 46 | 16 | 34.78 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 39 | 16 | 41.03 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 2 | 31 | 16 | 51.61 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 31 | 16 | 51.61 |
| 41 | BYU | 5 | 66 | 17 | 25.76 |
| 41 | Western Michigan | 3 | 44 | 17 | 38.64 |
| 41 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 30 | 17 | 56.67 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 3 | 43 | 18 | 41.86 |
| 44 | Army | 4 | 40 | 18 | 45.00 |
| 44 | Boise State | 2 | 37 | 18 | 48.65 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 2 | 27 | 18 | 66.67 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 2 | 32 | 20 | 62.50 |
| 48 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 29 | 20 | 68.97 |
| 50 | SMU | 3 | 49 | 21 | 42.86 |
| 51 | Navy | 4 | 38 | 22 | 57.89 |
| 52 | Massachusetts | 4 | 52 | 23 | 44.23 |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 52 | 29 | 55.77 |
| 54 | Ball State | 3 | 52 | 31 | 59.62 |
| 55 | Illinois | 9 | 107 | 38 | 35.51 |
| 56 | Oregon State | 11 | 152 | 42 | 27.63 |
| 57 | Rutgers | 9 | 132 | 43 | 32.58 |
| 57 | Kansas | 9 | 106 | 43 | 40.57 |
| 59 | Ohio State | 9 | 141 | 44 | 31.21 |
| 60 | Michigan | 11 | 140 | 45 | 32.14 |
| 60 | LSU | 10 | 139 | 45 | 32.37 |
| 62 | Michigan State | 10 | 150 | 46 | 30.67 |
| 62 | Virginia | 10 | 147 | 46 | 31.29 |
| 64 | Missouri | 10 | 134 | 47 | 35.07 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 9 | 134 | 47 | 35.07 |
| 66 | Florida | 10 | 142 | 48 | 33.80 |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 172 | 49 | 28.49 |
| 67 | Connecticut | 9 | 141 | 49 | 34.75 |
| 67 | Utah | 9 | 123 | 49 | 39.84 |
| 67 | Arkansas | 9 | 118 | 49 | 41.53 |
| 67 | Indiana | 8 | 118 | 49 | 41.53 |
| 72 | TCU | 11 | 159 | 50 | 31.45 |
| 73 | North Carolina State | 11 | 178 | 51 | 28.65 |
| 73 | Florida State | 11 | 175 | 51 | 29.14 |
| 75 | Colorado | 9 | 111 | 52 | 46.85 |
| 76 | Alabama | 11 | 154 | 53 | 34.42 |
| 76 | Washington | 10 | 140 | 53 | 37.86 |
| 78 | UCLA | 12 | 166 | 54 | 32.53 |
| 78 | Penn State | 10 | 155 | 54 | 34.84 |
| 78 | Tennessee | 9 | 138 | 54 | 39.13 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 9 | 136 | 54 | 39.71 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | 11 | 164 | 55 | 33.54 |
| 82 | Georgia | 11 | 158 | 55 | 34.81 |
| 82 | Notre Dame | 11 | 156 | 55 | 35.26 |
| 82 | Temple | 9 | 125 | 55 | 44.00 |
| 86 | Oregon | 10 | 151 | 56 | 37.09 |
| 86 | Texas | 11 | 146 | 56 | 38.36 |
| 86 | Auburn | 9 | 123 | 56 | 45.53 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 140 | 57 | 40.71 |
| 89 | Washington State | 9 | 130 | 57 | 43.85 |
| 89 | Mississippi State | 9 | 126 | 57 | 45.24 |
| 92 | South Florida | 9 | 131 | 58 | 44.27 |
| 93 | South Carolina | 10 | 149 | 59 | 39.60 |
| 93 | Louisville | 10 | 133 | 59 | 44.36 |
| 95 | Minnesota | 10 | 137 | 60 | 43.80 |
| 95 | Duke | 10 | 136 | 60 | 44.12 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 9 | 148 | 61 | 41.22 |
| 97 | Kansas State | 11 | 147 | 61 | 41.50 |
| 97 | California | 10 | 141 | 61 | 43.26 |
| 100 | Maryland | 11 | 164 | 62 | 37.80 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 12 | 163 | 62 | 38.04 |
| 100 | Mississippi | 10 | 153 | 62 | 40.52 |
| 103 | Nebraska | 11 | 165 | 63 | 38.18 |
| 104 | Arizona State | 11 | 181 | 64 | 35.36 |
| 104 | Clemson | 11 | 175 | 64 | 36.57 |
| 104 | USC | 12 | 171 | 64 | 37.43 |
| 104 | Purdue | 10 | 150 | 64 | 42.67 |
| 104 | Iowa | 9 | 137 | 64 | 46.72 |
| 109 | Stanford | 13 | 209 | 65 | 31.10 |
| 109 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 174 | 65 | 37.36 |
| 109 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 152 | 65 | 42.76 |
| 109 | Texas Tech | 10 | 148 | 65 | 43.92 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 151 | 67 | 44.37 |
| 114 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 182 | 69 | 37.91 |
| 115 | Iowa State | 10 | 155 | 70 | 45.16 |
| 115 | Arizona | 10 | 154 | 70 | 45.45 |
| 117 | Northwestern | 12 | 175 | 71 | 40.57 |
| 117 | Wake Forest | 10 | 161 | 71 | 44.10 |
| 119 | Kentucky | 9 | 128 | 73 | 57.03 |
| 120 | West Virginia | 11 | 157 | 74 | 47.13 |
| 121 | Oklahoma | 11 | 170 | 78 | 45.88 |
| 122 | Baylor | 10 | 159 | 81 | 50.94 |
| 123 | Boston College | 10 | 179 | 95 | 53.07 |