College Football Stat Leaders

2018 Tackles For Loss Per Game Leaders

Average defensive tackles for loss recorded per game.

Seasons Covered

2016-2025

Current Leader

Miami (10.31)

Best Season

South Florida 2019 (12.83)

Scope

All Conferences • 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 Tackles For Loss Per Game Reads

Tackles for loss per game measures how often a defense creates negative snaps before an offense can stay on schedule. On this 2018 leaderboard, the visible range runs 10.31 to 8.08, with Miami setting the pace.

Conference Context

American Athletic 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 Miami to No. 5 UCF is 2.23, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 9.23 in 2024 to 9.46 in 2025, a swing of 0.23. Miami's current mark of 10.31 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 8.02 held by Miami.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference201810.31
2East CarolinaAmerican Athletic Conference20188.75
3ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference20188.47
4Penn StateBig Ten Conference20188.23
5UCFAmerican Athletic Conference20188.08
6NevadaMountain West Conference20187.92
7West VirginiaBig 12 Conference20187.75
8TroySun Belt Conference20187.69
9UABConference USA20187.64
10UtahPac-12 Conference20187.64
11Texas A&MSoutheastern Conference20187.62
12North TexasConference USA20187.46
13SMUAmerican Athletic Conference20187.42
14Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference20187.38
15Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference20187.38
16North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference20187.18
17Ole MissSoutheastern Conference20187.17
18MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference20187.14
19TexasBig 12 Conference20187.07
20AlabamaSoutheastern Conference20187.00
21Iowa StateBig 12 Conference20187.00
22Ohio StateBig Ten Conference20187.00
23Western MichiganMid-American Conference20187.00
24AuburnSoutheastern Conference20186.92
25KentuckySoutheastern Conference20186.92

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

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

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025OklahomaSoutheastern Conference9.46
2024Ole MissSoutheastern Conference9.23
2023James MadisonSun Belt Conference8.85
2022James MadisonSun Belt Conference8.73
2021Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference8.43
2020Colorado StateMountain West Conference10.50
2019South FloridaAmerican Athletic Conference12.83
2018MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference10.31
2017Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference8.85
2016Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference10.15

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Miami2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20168.022019 (11.54)
2Clemson2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20167.772019 (9.27)
3James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 20227.682023 (8.85)
4Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20167.532019 (9.15)
5Pittsburgh2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20167.382020 (10.00)
6Texas A&M2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20167.282016 (8.54)
7Oklahoma2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20167.232019 (9.93)
8UTSA2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20167.082019 (9.75)
9South Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20167.022019 (12.83)
10Troy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.952017 (8.62)
11Arkansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.942016 (10.15)
12Oklahoma State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.872021 (8.43)
13SMU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.852019 (10.62)
14UCF2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.842019 (10.92)
15Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.822019 (9.64)
16Texas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.822019 (7.92)
17Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.802021 (7.92)
18Central Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.772019 (9.71)
19Wake Forest2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.742017 (8.08)
20Virginia Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.722019 (8.46)
21Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.682021 (7.93)
22NC State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.642019 (8.50)
23Western Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.642019 (9.46)
24Ole Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.572024 (9.23)
25Missouri2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 20166.492017 (7.92)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in tackles for loss per game in 2018?

Miami ranks first at 10.31 in 2018.

Why does the 2018 tackles for loss per game season stand out?

The top of the 2018 leaderboard is separated by 2.23 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2018 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Miami's 2018 mark of 10.31 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 8.02 held by Miami.