College Football Stat Leaders

2019 Tackles For Loss Per Game Leaders

Average defensive tackles for loss recorded per game.

Seasons Covered

2016-2025

Current Leader

South Florida (12.83)

Best Season

South Florida 2019 (12.83)

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 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 2019 leaderboard, the visible range runs 12.83 to 10.64, with South Florida 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 South Florida to No. 5 Baylor is 2.19, 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. South Florida's current mark of 12.83 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 8.02 held by Miami.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1South FloridaAmerican Athletic Conference201912.83
2MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference201911.54
3UCFAmerican Athletic Conference201910.92
4Notre DameNCAA Division I FBS independent schools201910.69
5BaylorBig 12 Conference201910.64
6SMUAmerican Athletic Conference201910.62
7NebraskaBig Ten Conference201910.58
8UABConference USA201910.43
9OklahomaBig 12 Conference20199.93
10Michigan StateBig Ten Conference20199.77
11UTSAAmerican Athletic20199.75
12Central MichiganMid-American Conference20199.71
13Ohio StateBig Ten Conference20199.64
14IllinoisBig Ten Conference20199.62
15Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference20199.57
16Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference20199.54
17PittsburghAtlantic Coast Conference20199.54
18Western MichiganMid-American Conference20199.46
19ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference20199.27
20Penn StateBig Ten Conference20199.15
21Florida AtlanticConference USA20199.00
22MarylandBig Ten Conference20199.00
23Ole MissSoutheastern Conference20199.00
24Texas TechBig 12 Conference20199.00
25TempleAmerican Athletic Conference20198.92

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 2019?

South Florida ranks first at 12.83 in 2019.

Why does the 2019 tackles for loss per game season stand out?

The top of the 2019 leaderboard is separated by 2.19 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?

South Florida's 2019 mark of 12.83 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 8.02 held by Miami.