Third Down Attempts | College Football Team Stats

	Team
1		140	15	55	88	-	88	52
2		132	14	51	80	-	42	90
2		132	15	48	76	-	60	72
4		129	18	47	77	-	55	74
5		128	15	47	74	-	61	67
6		122	18	45	73	-	60	62
7		120	11	41	71	-	60	60
7		120	16	48	78	-	74	46
9		119	12	44	74	-	79	40
10		118	13	39	68	-	75	43
11		117	15	51	81	-	65	52
12		116	15	43	70	-	59	57
13		115	15	39	70	-	58	57
14		114	11	40	71	-	70	44
15		113	13	43	76	-	50	63
15		113	14	40	69	-	56	57
17		112	17	53	82	-	55	57
18		111	12	39	70	-	53	58
18		111	16	44	76	-	53	58
20		110	12	38	69	-	57	53
20		110	14	39	71	-	41	69
20		110	13	43	76	-	59	51
23		109	13	36	67	-	70	39
24		108	17	40	70	-	80	28
24		108	15	43	73	-	66	42
24		108	19	48	79	-	43	65
24		108	12	40	69	-	67	41
28		107	15	42	67	-	56	51
29		106	13	42	69	-	36	70
29		106	14	43	66	-	67	39
29		106	16	46	73	-	76	30
32		105	13	40	64	-	53	52
32		105	17	44	69	-	50	55
32		105	14	35	62	-	49	56
32		105	16	46	71	-	59	46
36		104	10	37	70	-	65	39
36		104	18	46	70	-	51	53
36		104	13	44	74	-	46	58
36		104	18	41	71	-	45	59
36		104	14	38	64	-	53	51
41		103	12	38	65	-	68	35
41		103	11	33	59	-	63	40
41		103	12	36	63	-	50	53
44		102	11	35	59	-	56	46
44		102	15	37	73	-	56	46
46		101	15	41	74	-	69	32
46		101	14	45	78	-	58	43
46		101	14	46	74	-	73	28
46		101	18	46	70	-	68	33
46		101	13	42	68	-	35	66
51		100	17	53	78	-	41	59
51		100	15	36	63	-	49	51
53		99	16	46	75	-	56	43
53		99	17	49	77	-	69	30
53		99	17	46	73	-	50	49
53		99	19	43	71	-	75	24
53		99	10	36	60	-	51	48
53		99	16	37	65	-	56	43
53		99	12	36	58	-	31	68
53		99	13	45	77	-	69	30
61		98	10	38	62	-	51	47
61		98	16	52	76	-	61	37
61		98	20	42	64	-	51	47
64		97	12	37	67	-	38	59
64	$Texas$	97	13	37	66	-	71	26
64		97	19	46	72	-	53	44
64		97	15	40	61	-	61	36
64		97	14	41	69	-	70	27
64		97	15	41	71	-	58	39
64		97	12	36	67	-	65	32
64		97	15	40	69	-	51	46
72		96	14	43	73	-	64	32
72		96	13	39	66	-	39	57
72		96	10	45	69	-	60	36
72		96	18	45	75	-	54	42
72		96	15	39	68	-	40	56
72		96	11	33	64	-	47	49
72		96	15	44	70	-	55	41
72		96	18	45	73	-	56	40
72		96	14	44	64	-	46	50
81		95	12	38	57	-	62	33
81		95	13	39	66	-	54	41
83		94	12	38	66	-	56	38
83		94	14	41	66	-	40	54
83		94	12	38	65	-	40	54
83		94	14	40	65	-	60	34
87		93	15	39	71	-	50	43
88		92	12	39	67	-	38	54
88		92	13	39	61	-	57	35
88		92	16	38	67	-	57	35
88		92	10	37	60	-	40	52
88		92	13	44	69	-	52	40
93		91	19	48	73	-	41	50
93		91	20	42	68	-	81	10
93		91	12	34	58	-	41	50
93		91	11	35	55	-	41	50
97		90	12	38	65	-	52	38
97		90	16	44	67	-	48	42
97		90	12	41	61	-	46	44
97		90	13	42	67	-	61	29

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What Are Third Down Attempts?

Third down attempts count offensive plays run on third down. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.

Which teams have the highest third down attempts in college football in 2026?

Through games played October 29, 2026, Buffalo has the highest third down attempts in college football at 140. Western Kentucky & Eastern Michigan are tied for second at 132. Buffalo's total is 8 attempts above second place & 32 attempts above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 22 attempts separate first from tenth. Florida Atlantic is fourth at 129, Hawai'i fifth at 128 & James Madison sixth at 122. Kent State & California are tied for seventh at 120. West Virginia is ninth at 119 & LSU tenth at 118.

Six separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Baylor is 11th at 117, Troy 12th at 116, Virginia Tech 13th at 115 & Texas A&M 14th at 114. Old Dominion & Sam Houston are tied 15th at 113. Washington State is 17th at 112.

Nine teams sit inside 4 attempts of each other from 15th to 23rd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Tulsa & UTSA are tied 18th at 111 & Sacramento State, San José State and Florida International tied 20th at 110. Stanford is 23rd at 109. Virginia & Tennessee are tied 24th at 108.

How this ranking is measured

The ranking above covers the top 25 of 138 FBS teams in the 2026 regular season. Third down attempts count offensive plays run on third down. Only FBS teams are ranked. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.

College Football Team Third Down Attempts Rankings

What Are Third Down Attempts?

Which teams have the highest third down attempts in college football in 2026?

How this ranking is measured