College Football Stat Leaders

2018 ACC Sacks Per Game Leaders

Average defensive sacks recorded per game.

Seasons Covered

2016-2025

Current Leader

Clemson (3.33)

Best Season

Clemson 2019 (4.80)

Scope

ACC • 2018

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 2018 leaderboard, the visible range runs 3.33 to 2.75, with Clemson setting the pace.

ACC Context

ACC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Miami is the latest winner at 3.13.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Clemson to No. 5 Boston College is 0.58, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 3.38 in 2024 to 3.13 in 2025, a swing of 0.26. Clemson's current mark of 3.33 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 3.23 held by Clemson.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference20183.33
2SyracuseAtlantic Coast Conference20183.15
3MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference20183.08
4North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference20182.91
5Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference20182.75
6NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference20182.69
7Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference20182.33
8PittsburghAtlantic Coast Conference20182.00
9Wake ForestAtlantic Coast Conference20181.92
10DukeAtlantic Coast Conference20181.85
11VirginiaAtlantic Coast Conference20181.85
12Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference20181.85
13Georgia TechAtlantic Coast Conference20181.23
14LouisvilleAtlantic Coast Conference20180.92

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
2025MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference3.13
2024DukeAtlantic Coast Conference3.38
2023Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference3.29
2022LouisvilleAtlantic Coast Conference3.69
2021PittsburghAtlantic Coast Conference3.86
2020PittsburghAtlantic Coast Conference4.09
2019ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference4.80
2018ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference3.33
2017ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference3.29
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)
3Miami2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20163.012019 (4.23)
4SMU2025, 20242.922024 (3.07)
5Florida State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.612016 (3.77)
6NC State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.492019 (3.50)
7Virginia Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.482019 (3.54)
8Duke2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.422024 (3.38)
9North Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.382020 (3.00)
10Louisville2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.362022 (3.69)
11Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.292019 (4.29)
12Wake Forest2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.252016 (3.15)
13Syracuse2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.232018 (3.15)
14California2025, 20242.082024 (2.62)
15Boston College2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20162.042016 (3.62)
16Stanford2025, 20242.002024 (2.08)
17Georgia Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20161.712022 (2.33)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the ACC sacks per game leaderboard in 2018?

Clemson ranks first at 3.33 in 2018.

Which ACC program has the best long-term sacks per game profile?

Clemson owns the strongest all-time average at 3.23 across 10 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the ACC race compare with the recent trend?

Miami 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.