College Football Stat Leaders
Average defensive sacks recorded per game.
Seasons Covered
2016-2025
Current Leader
Western Michigan (3.07)
Best Season
Buffalo 2019 (4.38)
Scope
MAC • 2025
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
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 3.07 to 2.23, with Western Michigan setting the pace.
MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Western Michigan is the latest winner at 3.07.
The gap from No. 1 Western Michigan to No. 5 Central Michigan is 0.84, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 2.62 in 2024 to 3.07 in 2025, a swing of 0.46. Western Michigan's current mark of 3.07 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 2.59 held by Miami (OH).
Top 13 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Western Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 3.07 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 2.93 |
| 3 | Toledo | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 2.85 |
| 4 | Buffalo | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 2.83 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 2.23 |
| 6 | Akron | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 2.08 |
| 7 | Kent State | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Ball State | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 1.83 |
| 10 | Ohio | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 1.69 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2025 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 2025 | 1.08 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 3.07 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American Conference | 2.62 |
| 2023 | Ohio | Mid-American Conference | 2.77 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | Mid-American Conference | 2.85 |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 3.31 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American Conference | 4.33 |
| 2019 | Buffalo | Mid-American Conference | 4.38 |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American Conference | 2.86 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American Conference | 3.31 |
| 2016 | Ohio | Mid-American Conference | 3.14 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 2.59 | 2020 (4.33) |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 2.56 | 2019 (4.15) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 2.46 | 2019 (4.38) |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 2.39 | 2020 (3.17) |
| 5 | Toledo | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 2.23 | 2021 (2.92) |
| 6 | Ohio | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 2.19 | 2016 (3.14) |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 2.09 | 2017 (3.31) |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 2.09 | 2019 (2.92) |
| 9 | Ball State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 1.94 | 2016 (2.67) |
| 10 | Kent State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 1.87 | 2020 (2.75) |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 1.78 | 2019 (2.38) |
| 12 | Akron | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 1.52 | 2025 (2.08) |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 1.46 | 2020 (2.25) |
Western Michigan ranks first at 3.07 in 2025.
Miami (OH) owns the strongest all-time average at 2.59 across 10 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Western Michigan 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.