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 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 7.93 to 6.31, with App State setting the pace.
College Football Stat Leaders
2021 Sun Belt Tackles For Loss Per Game Leaders
Average defensive tackles for loss recorded per game.
Seasons Covered
2016-2025
Current Leader
App State (7.93)
Best Season
Arkansas State 2016 (10.15)
Scope
Sun Belt • 2021
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What The Numbers Say
Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Sun Belt Context
Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Texas State is the latest winner at 7.23.
Spread At The Top
The gap from No. 1 App State to No. 5 Coastal Carolina is 1.62, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
Recent Trend And Baseline
The yearly winning mark slipped from 7.46 in 2024 to 7.23 in 2025, a swing of 0.23. App State's current mark of 7.93 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 7.68 held by James Madison.
Leaderboard
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 7.93 |
| 2 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Georgia State | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 6.92 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 6.58 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 6.31 |
| 6 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 6.07 |
| 7 | South Alabama | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 5.67 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2021 | 5.38 |
| 10 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 4.83 |
| 11 | Texas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 4.67 |
Trend Chart
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
Yearly Winners
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas State | Sun Belt Conference | 7.23 |
| 2024 | Texas State | Sun Belt Conference | 7.46 |
| 2023 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 8.85 |
| 2022 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 8.73 |
| 2021 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 7.93 |
| 2020 | Georgia State | Sun Belt Conference | 7.40 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 8.08 |
| 2018 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 7.69 |
| 2017 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 8.62 |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 10.15 |
Historical Leaderboard
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 7.68 | 2023 (8.85) |
| 2 | Troy | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.95 | 2017 (8.62) |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.94 | 2016 (10.15) |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 2017, 2016 | 6.70 | 2017 (7.31) |
| 5 | Marshall | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 6.39 | 2024 (6.62) |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.27 | 2019 (7.75) |
| 7 | App State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.12 | 2021 (7.93) |
| 8 | Southern Miss | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 5.94 | 2022 (7.85) |
| 9 | Texas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.87 | 2023 (8.15) |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.71 | 2019 (8.08) |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | 5.71 | 2019 (7.67) |
| 12 | UL Monroe | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.60 | 2018 (6.75) |
| 13 | South Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.54 | 2019 (7.33) |
| 14 | Georgia State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.24 | 2020 (7.40) |
| 15 | Louisiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.01 | 2016 (6.15) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who leads the Sun Belt tackles for loss per game leaderboard in 2021?
App State ranks first at 7.93 in 2021.
Which Sun Belt program has the best long-term tackles for loss per game profile?
James Madison owns the strongest all-time average at 7.68 across 4 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
How does the Sun Belt race compare with the recent trend?
Texas 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.