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 2022 leaderboard, the visible range runs 5.86 to 5.42, with Utah setting the pace.
College Football Stat Leaders
2022 Pac-12 Tackles For Loss Per Game Leaders
Average defensive tackles for loss recorded per game.
Seasons Covered
2016-2025
Current Leader
Utah (5.86)
Best Season
Oregon State 2019 (8.75)
Scope
Pac-12 • 2022
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What The Numbers Say
Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Pac-12 Context
Pac-12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Oregon State is the latest winner at 5.25.
Spread At The Top
The gap from No. 1 Utah to No. 5 Stanford is 0.44, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
Recent Trend And Baseline
The yearly winning mark improved from 5.00 in 2024 to 5.25 in 2025, a swing of 0.25. Utah's current mark of 5.86 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 6.22 held by Utah.
Leaderboard
Top 13 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 5.86 |
| 2 | Washington State | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 5.77 |
| 3 | USC | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 5.50 |
| 4 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 5.46 |
| 5 | Stanford | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 5.42 |
| 6 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2022 | 5.07 |
| 7 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 4.92 |
| 8 | Arizona | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 4.58 |
| 9 | California | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 4.42 |
| 10 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 4.31 |
| 11 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 4.17 |
| 12 | Colorado | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 4.08 |
| 13 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2022 | 3.92 |
Trend Chart
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
Yearly Winners
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | 5.25 |
| 2024 | Washington State | Pac-12 Conference | 5.00 |
| 2023 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 8.08 |
| 2022 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 5.86 |
| 2021 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 7.00 |
| 2020 | Colorado | Pac-12 Conference | 8.17 |
| 2019 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | 8.75 |
| 2018 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 7.64 |
| 2017 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 7.23 |
| 2016 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 7.77 |
Historical Leaderboard
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.22 | 2016 (7.77) |
| 2 | Arizona State | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.12 | 2019 (8.00) |
| 3 | UCLA | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.02 | 2023 (8.08) |
| 4 | Fresno State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.84 | 2019 (7.58) |
| 5 | USC | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.71 | 2019 (7.23) |
| 6 | Washington State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.70 | 2017 (7.08) |
| 7 | Colorado | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.59 | 2020 (8.17) |
| 8 | Arizona | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.51 | 2019 (6.58) |
| 9 | Oregon | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.50 | 2019 (7.86) |
| 10 | Washington | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.40 | 2019 (6.85) |
| 11 | Stanford | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.35 | 2019 (7.75) |
| 12 | California | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.25 | 2019 (8.08) |
| 13 | Oregon State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.05 | 2019 (8.75) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who leads the Pac-12 tackles for loss per game leaderboard in 2022?
Utah ranks first at 5.86 in 2022.
Which Pac-12 program has the best long-term tackles for loss per game profile?
Utah owns the strongest all-time average at 6.22 across 8 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
How does the Pac-12 race compare with the recent trend?
Oregon State 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.