College Football Stat Leaders

2025 Sacks Per Game Leaders

Average defensive sacks recorded per game.

Seasons Covered

2016-2025

Current Leader

Oklahoma (3.46)

Best Season

Wisconsin 2019 (5.57)

Scope

All Conferences • 2025

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 Sacks Per Game Reads

Sacks per game captures pass-rush production and the ability to end opponent drives with negative plays, though it should be read with opponent pass volume and game script. On this 2025 leaderboard, the visible range runs 3.46 to 3.00, with Oklahoma setting the pace.

Conference Context

Southeastern Conference places 2 of the current top 5 teams, while Southeastern Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Oklahoma to No. 5 Arkansas State is 0.46, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 4.08 in 2024 to 3.46 in 2025, a swing of 0.62. Oklahoma's current mark of 3.46 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 3.23 held by Clemson.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1OklahomaSoutheastern Conference20253.46
2Texas A&MSoutheastern Conference20253.31
3MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference20253.13
4Western MichiganMid-American Conference20253.07
5Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference20253.00
6MinnesotaBig Ten Conference20253.00
7Old DominionSun Belt20253.00
8TexasSoutheastern Conference20253.00
9Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference20252.93
10Texas TechBig 12 Conference20252.93
11IndianaBig Ten Conference20252.88
12MissouriSoutheastern Conference20252.85
13ToledoMid-American Conference20252.85
14BuffaloMid-American Conference20252.83
15Notre DameNCAA Division I FBS independent schools20252.83
16New MexicoMountain West Conference20252.77
17SMUAtlantic Coast Conference20252.77
18TennesseeSoutheastern Conference20252.69
19UConnNCAA Division I FBS independent schools20252.69
20Arizona StateBig 12 Conference20252.62
21ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference20252.62
22UtahBig 12 Conference20252.62
23AuburnSoutheastern Conference20252.58
24Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference20252.58
25North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference20252.58

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Sacks Per Game. Categories include 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 6 more.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025OklahomaSoutheastern Conference3.46
2024Ole MissSoutheastern Conference4.08
2023Penn StateBig Ten Conference3.85
2022LouisvilleAtlantic Coast Conference3.69
2021Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference4.07
2020Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference4.33
2019WisconsinBig Ten Conference5.57
2018Penn StateBig Ten Conference3.69
2017New Mexico StateSun Belt Conference3.38
2016Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference3.77

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Clemson2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20163.232019 (4.80)
2Pittsburgh2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20163.142019 (4.62)
3James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 20223.122022 (3.45)
4Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20163.112019 (4.85)
5Miami2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20163.012019 (4.23)
6Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.902019 (4.71)
7SMU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.822019 (5.46)
8Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.802021 (3.80)
9Texas A&M2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.792025 (3.31)
10Troy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.772019 (3.75)
11Boise State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.762024 (3.93)
12Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.722019 (3.77)
13Marshall2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.712019 (3.62)
14Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.642019 (4.85)
15Ole Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.642019 (4.33)
16Florida State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.612016 (3.77)
17Miami (OH)2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.592020 (4.33)
18Wisconsin2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.562019 (5.57)
19Western Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.562019 (4.15)
20LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.552017 (3.00)
21Utah2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.532016 (3.31)
22App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.502019 (3.29)
23NC State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.492019 (3.50)
24Virginia Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.482019 (3.54)
25Notre Dame2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.482019 (3.62)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in sacks per game in 2025?

Oklahoma ranks first at 3.46 in 2025.

Which team has the best all-time average in sacks per game?

Clemson leads the historical average leaderboard at 3.23 across 10 seasons.

Who won the most recent sacks per game season?

Oklahoma finished first in 2025 with 3.46.