College Football Stat Leaders

2010 College Football Havoc Rate Leaders

Share of defensive plays that created havoc.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Texas State (0.043)

Best Season

Kennesaw State 2021 (0.362)

Scope

All Conferences • 2010

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

Summary

When a defense climbs in havoc rate, it usually means the front and coverage unit are repeatedly forcing offenses off script, which is why the yearly winners on this page often look different from the all-time average leaders.

Havoc Rate pages track college football teams in 2010 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2018 through 2025.

Texas State sits atop the current leaderboard at 0.043, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Kennesaw State owns the strongest average across 7 seasons at 0.166, while Texas Tech anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

Texas State currently headlines this route, while Texas Tech supplies the most recent yearly-winner checkpoint in 2025, giving the page both snapshot and trend context.

What The Numbers Say

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

How Havoc Rate Reads

Havoc rate is about disruption rather than pure prevention, tracking how often a defense creates tackles for loss, forced fumbles, pass breakups, or other snaps that push an offense off schedule. On this 2010 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.043 to 0.026, with Texas State setting the pace.

Conference Context

Atlantic Coast Conference places 1 of the current top 5 teams, while Big 12 Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Texas State to No. 5 Virginia Tech is 0.017, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.235 in 2024 to 0.233 in 2025, a swing of 0.002. Texas State's current mark of 0.043 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.166 held by Kennesaw State.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.


1	Texas State	Southland Conference	2010	0.043
2	Tulsa	Conference USA	2010	0.028
3	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	2010	0.028
4	Hawai'i	Western Athletic Conference	2010	0.027
5	Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	0.026
6	Florida	Southeastern Conference	2010	0.026
7	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2010	0.025
8	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	2010	0.024
9	Boston College	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	0.024
10	LSU	Southeastern Conference	2010	0.024
11	Florida International	Sun Belt Conference	2010	0.023
12	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2010	0.023
13	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	0.022
14	Stanford	Pacific-10 Conference	2010	0.022
15	Southern Miss	Conference USA	2010	0.022
16	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	2010	0.022
17	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	2010	0.022
18	UConn	Big East Conference	2010	0.022
19	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	2010	0.022
20	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	2010	0.021
21	Missouri	Big 12 Conference	2010	0.021
22	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2010	0.021
23	Nebraska	Big 12 Conference	2010	0.020
24	UCF	Conference USA	2010	0.020
25	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	2010	0.020

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	0.233
2024	Ole Miss	Southeastern Conference	0.235
2023	James Madison	Sun Belt Conference	0.243
2022	James Madison	Sun Belt Conference	0.243
2021	Kennesaw State	Big South Conference	0.362
2020	Clemson	Atlantic Coast Conference	0.232
2019	Pittsburgh	Atlantic Coast Conference	0.282
2018	Miami	Atlantic Coast Conference	0.242
2017	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	0.243
2016	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	0.243
2015	Arkansas State	Sun Belt Conference	0.028
2014	Liberty	Big South Conference	0.031
2013	App State	Southern Conference	0.030
2012	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	0.027
2011	NC State	Atlantic Coast Conference	0.032
2010	Texas State	Southland Conference	0.043
2009	App State	Southern Conference	0.033
2008	Boston College	Atlantic Coast Conference	0.030
2007	Louisiana Tech	Western Athletic Conference	0.036
2006	UL Monroe	Sun Belt Conference	0.154
2005	Florida International	Sun Belt Conference	0.172
2004	Nevada	Western Athletic Conference	0.214

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Kennesaw State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018	0.166	2021 (0.362)
2	Delaware	2025	0.158	2025 (0.158)
3	Missouri State	2025	0.150	2025 (0.150)
4	UTSA	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012	0.144	2024 (0.229)
5	Coastal Carolina	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2010, 2009	0.137	2019 (0.192)
6	Georgia Southern	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2009	0.137	2019 (0.222)
7	Charlotte	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015	0.132	2019 (0.207)
8	Old Dominion	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	0.128	2019 (0.216)
9	James Madison	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009	0.122	2019 (0.279)
10	Georgia State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	0.120	2020 (0.199)
11	South Alabama	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012	0.117	2019 (0.184)
12	Liberty	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2007	0.116	2022 (0.203)
13	Jacksonville State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010, 2006	0.112	2016 (0.218)
14	Clemson	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.108	2019 (0.253)
15	App State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005	0.104	2021 (0.206)
16	Alabama	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.100	2019 (0.232)
17	Ohio State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.100	2019 (0.275)
18	Miami	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.100	2019 (0.267)
19	Western Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.098	2019 (0.222)
20	Troy	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.098	2017 (0.232)
21	Pittsburgh	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.097	2019 (0.282)
22	Texas A&M	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.097	2023 (0.226)
23	Utah	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.097	2019 (0.233)
24	Arkansas State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.097	2016 (0.219)
25	Penn State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.097	2022 (0.236)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in havoc rate in 2010?

Texas State ranks first at 0.043 in 2010.

Why does the 2010 havoc rate season stand out?

The top of the 2010 leaderboard is separated by 0.017 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2010 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Texas State's 2010 mark of 0.043 trails the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.166 held by Kennesaw State.