College Football Stat Leaders

2005 SEC Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Vanderbilt (44.0%)

Best Season

Alabama 2020 (60.0%)

Scope

SEC • 2005

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 2005 leaderboard, the visible range runs 44.0% to 36.2%, with Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt to No. 5 Kentucky is 7.9%, 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%. Vanderbilt's current mark of 44.0% sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 44.6% held by Alabama.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference200544.0%
2AuburnSoutheastern Conference200542.0%
3LSUSoutheastern Conference200537.3%
4FloridaSoutheastern Conference200536.9%
5KentuckySoutheastern Conference200536.2%
6AlabamaSoutheastern Conference200536.1%
7TennesseeSoutheastern Conference200535.2%
8ArkansasSoutheastern Conference200535.0%
9GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference200535.0%
10South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference200531.7%
11Ole MissSoutheastern Conference200530.7%
12Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference200529.7%

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 2005?

Vanderbilt ranks first at 44.0% in 2005.

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.