College Football Stat Leaders

2019 Sacks Per Game Leaders

Average defensive sacks recorded per game.

Seasons Covered

2016-2025

Current Leader

Wisconsin (5.57)

Best Season

Wisconsin 2019 (5.57)

Scope

All Conferences • 2019

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 2019 leaderboard, the visible range runs 5.57 to 4.80, with Wisconsin setting the pace.

Conference Context

Big Ten 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 Wisconsin to No. 5 Clemson is 0.77, 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. Wisconsin's current mark of 5.57 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 3.23 held by Clemson.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1WisconsinBig Ten Conference20195.57
2SMUAmerican Athletic Conference20195.46
3FloridaSoutheastern Conference20194.85
4Penn StateBig Ten Conference20194.85
5ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference20194.80
6Ohio StateBig Ten Conference20194.71
7PittsburghAtlantic Coast Conference20194.62
8BaylorBig 12 Conference20194.43
9BuffaloMid-American Conference20194.38
10Ole MissSoutheastern Conference20194.33
11VirginiaAtlantic Coast Conference20194.29
12MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference20194.23
13Southern MissConference USA20194.23
14Oregon StatePac-12 Conference20194.17
15Western MichiganMid-American Conference20194.15
16OregonPac-12 Conference20194.07
17UABConference USA20194.00
18CharlotteConference USA20193.85
19Boise StateMountain West Conference20193.79
20MichiganBig Ten Conference20193.77
21Michigan StateBig Ten Conference20193.77
22TroySun Belt Conference20193.75
23TempleAmerican Athletic Conference20193.69
24North TexasConference USA20193.67
25MarshallConference USA20193.62

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 2019?

Wisconsin ranks first at 5.57 in 2019.

Why does the 2019 sacks per game season stand out?

The top of the 2019 leaderboard is separated by 0.77 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2019 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Wisconsin's 2019 mark of 5.57 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 3.23 held by Clemson.