College Football Stat Leaders

2021 MAC College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Toledo (0.076)

Best Season

Ohio 2004 (-0.155)

Scope

MAC • 2021

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Defensive PPA Reads

Defensive PPA is a prevention metric, so lower numbers are better because elite defenses consistently erase scoring value and force opponents into less efficient possessions. On this 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.076 to 0.216, with Toledo setting the pace.

MAC Context

MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Toledo is the latest winner at -0.078.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Toledo to No. 5 Western Michigan is 0.140, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.062 in 2024 to -0.078 in 2025, a swing of 0.140. Toledo's current mark of 0.076 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.023 held by Marshall.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.

1ToledoMid-American Conference20210.076
2Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference20210.162
3Central MichiganMid-American Conference20210.170
4Bowling GreenMid-American Conference20210.191
5Western MichiganMid-American Conference20210.216
6Ball StateMid-American Conference20210.237
7Eastern MichiganMid-American Conference20210.261
8OhioMid-American Conference20210.268
9BuffaloMid-American Conference20210.275
10Kent StateMid-American Conference20210.276
11Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference20210.320
12AkronMid-American Conference20210.372
13MassachusettsMid-American20210.405

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025ToledoMid-American Conference-0.078
2024Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference0.062
2023OhioMid-American Conference0.025
2022ToledoMid-American Conference0.096
2021ToledoMid-American Conference0.076
2020BuffaloMid-American Conference0.094
2019BuffaloMid-American Conference0.046
2018Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference0.059
2017Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference0.003
2016OhioMid-American Conference0.085
2015ToledoMid-American Conference0.041
2014Western MichiganMid-American Conference0.080
2013BuffaloMid-American Conference0.023
2012Bowling GreenMid-American Conference-0.036
2011Kent StateMid-American Conference-0.045
2010BuffaloMid-American Conference-0.057
2009Kent StateMid-American Conference-0.026
2008OhioMid-American Conference0.006
2007Western MichiganMid-American Conference-0.008
2006AkronMid-American Conference-0.024
2005Central MichiganMid-American Conference-0.011
2004OhioMid-American Conference-0.155
2003Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference-0.064

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Marshall2004, 2003-0.0232004 (-0.042)
2UCF2004, 20030.0122004 (-0.065)
3Temple2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 20070.0292011 (0.005)
4Ohio2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0852004 (-0.155)
5Toledo2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0862025 (-0.078)
6Buffalo2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0872004 (-0.151)
7Miami (OH)2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0892003 (-0.064)
8Central Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0932004 (-0.033)
9Northern Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0962004 (-0.059)
10Western Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1152006 (-0.023)
11Kent State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1192004 (-0.154)
12Bowling Green2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1312012 (-0.036)
13Akron2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1382006 (-0.024)
14Eastern Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1562004 (-0.042)
15Ball State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1612009 (0.038)
16Massachusetts2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 20030.1832003 (-0.027)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the MAC defensive ppa leaderboard in 2021?

Toledo ranks first at 0.076 in 2021.

Which MAC program has the best long-term defensive ppa profile?

Marshall owns the strongest all-time average at -0.023 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the MAC race compare with the recent trend?

Toledo 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.