College Football Stat Leaders

2004 SEC Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Arkansas (43.4%)

Best Season

Alabama 2020 (60.0%)

Scope

SEC • 2004

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameYards Allowed Per GameSacks Per GameTackles For Loss Per GameThird Down Conversion RatePoints Per OpportunityOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Third Down Conversion Rate Reads

Third down conversion rate shows how often an offense extends drives after reaching the money down, which helps separate efficient possession teams from boom-or-bust attacks. On this 2004 leaderboard, the visible range runs 43.4% to 40.9%, with Arkansas setting the pace.

SEC Context

SEC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Vanderbilt is the latest winner at 51.1%.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Arkansas to No. 5 Vanderbilt is 2.5%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 49.7% in 2024 to 51.1% in 2025, a swing of 1.4%. Arkansas's current mark of 43.4% sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 44.6% held by Alabama.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1ArkansasSoutheastern Conference200443.4%
2AuburnSoutheastern Conference200443.3%
3FloridaSoutheastern Conference200442.4%
4TennesseeSoutheastern Conference200442.1%
5VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference200440.9%
6GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference200438.7%
7LSUSoutheastern Conference200438.3%
8South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference200437.7%
9Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference200435.8%
10AlabamaSoutheastern Conference200429.8%
11Ole MissSoutheastern Conference200428.2%
12KentuckySoutheastern Conference200428.2%

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Third Down Conversion Rate. Categories include 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 18 more.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference51.1%
2024LSUSoutheastern Conference49.7%
2023LSUSoutheastern Conference54.6%
2022GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference51.1%
2021AlabamaSoutheastern Conference52.0%
2020AlabamaSoutheastern Conference60.0%
2019AlabamaSoutheastern Conference52.3%
2018AlabamaSoutheastern Conference52.1%
2017Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference46.0%
2016AlabamaSoutheastern Conference43.5%
2015ArkansasSoutheastern Conference46.6%
2014AuburnSoutheastern Conference52.5%
2013LSUSoutheastern Conference57.1%
2012Texas A&MSoutheastern Conference54.6%
2011AlabamaSoutheastern Conference46.4%
2010AuburnSoutheastern Conference53.1%
2009FloridaSoutheastern Conference49.2%
2008FloridaSoutheastern Conference51.6%
2007FloridaSoutheastern Conference53.4%
2006LSUSoutheastern Conference48.3%
2005VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference44.0%
2004ArkansasSoutheastern Conference43.4%

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200444.6%2020 (60.0%)
2Texas A&M2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201243.1%2020 (54.9%)
3Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200443.0%2023 (53.9%)
4LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200442.8%2013 (57.1%)
5Missouri2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201241.6%2018 (46.4%)
6Auburn2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.7%2010 (53.1%)
7Texas2025, 202440.7%2024 (42.1%)
8Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.6%2007 (53.4%)
9Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.2%2025 (50.3%)
10Arkansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.0%2025 (47.2%)
11Ole Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.9%2020 (49.6%)
12South Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.6%2010 (49.2%)
13Mississippi State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.5%2017 (46.0%)
14Oklahoma2025, 202438.0%2025 (38.6%)
15Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200437.5%2021 (50.3%)
16Vanderbilt2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200436.2%2025 (51.1%)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the SEC third down conversion rate leaderboard in 2004?

Arkansas ranks first at 43.4% in 2004.

Which SEC program has the best long-term third down conversion rate profile?

Alabama owns the strongest all-time average at 44.6% across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the SEC race compare with the recent trend?

Vanderbilt is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.