College Football Stat Leaders

Sacks Per Game Leaders: All-Time

Average defensive sacks recorded per game.

Seasons Covered

2016-2025

Current Leader

Clemson (3.23)

Best Season

Wisconsin 2019 (5.57)

Scope

All Conferences

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 all-time average table, the visible range runs 3.23 to 3.01, with Clemson setting the pace.

Conference Context

Atlantic Coast Conference places 3 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 Clemson to No. 5 Miami is 0.22, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Historical Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 4.08 in 2024 to 3.46 in 2025, a swing of 0.62. Clemson's best season reached 4.80 in 2019, compared with an all-time average of 3.23 across 10 seasons.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference20193.23
2PittsburghAtlantic Coast Conference20193.14
3James MadisonSun Belt Conference20223.12
4Penn StateBig Ten Conference20193.11
5MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference20193.01
6Ohio StateBig Ten Conference20192.90
7SMUAmerican Athletic Conference20192.82
8AlabamaSoutheastern Conference20212.80
9Texas A&MSoutheastern Conference20252.79
10TroySun Belt Conference20192.77
11Boise StateMountain West Conference20242.76
12MichiganBig Ten Conference20192.72
13MarshallConference USA20192.71
14FloridaSoutheastern Conference20192.64
15Ole MissSoutheastern Conference20192.64
16Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference20162.61
17Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference20202.59
18WisconsinBig Ten Conference20192.56
19Western MichiganMid-American Conference20192.56
20LSUSoutheastern Conference20172.55
21UtahPac-12 Conference20162.53
22App StateSun Belt Conference20192.50
23NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference20192.49
24Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference20192.48
25Notre DameNCAA Division I FBS independent schools20192.48

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 all-time average sacks per game?

Clemson ranks first in the all-time average table at 3.23.

Which program shows the most sustained dominance in sacks per game?

Clemson holds the best average at 3.23 across 10 tracked seasons, which is the strongest sustained profile in this history view.

Which eras are covered on this sacks per game history page?

The leaderboard spans 2016-2025 for the top historical program and includes yearly winners for every available season in the filtered dataset.