College Football Stat Leaders

2023 College Football Havoc Rate Leaders

Share of defensive plays that created havoc.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

James Madison (0.243)

Best Season

Kennesaw State 2021 (0.362)

Scope

All Conferences • 2023

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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 American Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

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 2023 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.243 to 0.221, with James Madison setting the pace.

Conference Context

Sun Belt Conference places 2 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 James Madison to No. 5 Georgia Southern is 0.023, 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. James Madison's current mark of 0.243 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.166 held by Kennesaw State.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.


1	James Madison	Sun Belt Conference	2023	0.243
2	Clemson	Atlantic Coast Conference	2023	0.235
3	Texas A&M	Southeastern Conference	2023	0.226
4	Penn State	Big Ten Conference	2023	0.225
5	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt Conference	2023	0.221
6	Florida State	Atlantic Coast Conference	2023	0.218
7	UCLA	Pac-12 Conference	2023	0.207
8	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2023	0.204
9	UTSA	American Athletic	2023	0.203
10	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	2023	0.201
11	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	2023	0.200
12	SMU	American Athletic Conference	2023	0.199
13	East Carolina	American Athletic Conference	2023	0.197
14	Troy	Sun Belt Conference	2023	0.194
15	Texas State	Sun Belt Conference	2023	0.194
16	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	2023	0.194
17	Notre Dame	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	2023	0.192
18	Oregon State	Pac-12 Conference	2023	0.189
19	South Florida	American Athletic Conference	2023	0.188
20	NC State	Atlantic Coast Conference	2023	0.187
21	West Virginia	Big 12 Conference	2023	0.187
22	Cincinnati	Big 12 Conference	2023	0.186
23	Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	2023	0.186
24	Tulane	American Athletic Conference	2023	0.186
25	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2023	0.185

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 2023?

James Madison ranks first at 0.243 in 2023.

Why does the 2023 havoc rate season stand out?

The top of the 2023 leaderboard is separated by 0.023 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2023 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

James Madison's 2023 mark of 0.243 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.166 held by Kennesaw State.