College Football Stat Leaders
Share of defensive plays that created havoc.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Northwestern (0.195)
Best Season
Ohio State 2019 (0.275)
Scope
Big Ten • 2020
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
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 2020 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.195 to 0.174, with Northwestern setting the pace.
Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Indiana is the latest winner at 0.232.
The gap from No. 1 Northwestern to No. 5 Iowa is 0.021, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 0.220 in 2024 to 0.232 in 2025, a swing of 0.012. Northwestern's current mark of 0.195 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.187 held by Oregon.
Top 14 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.195 |
| 2 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.190 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.184 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.181 |
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.174 |
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.172 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.170 |
| 8 | Rutgers | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.169 |
| 9 | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.166 |
| 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.155 |
| 11 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.142 |
| 12 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.137 |
| 13 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.118 |
| 14 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 0.097 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 0.232 |
| 2024 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 0.220 |
| 2023 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 0.225 |
| 2022 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 0.236 |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 0.212 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 0.195 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 0.275 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 0.203 |
| 2017 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 0.243 |
| 2016 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 0.243 |
| 2015 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 0.019 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 0.024 |
| 2013 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 0.022 |
| 2012 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 0.017 |
| 2011 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 0.020 |
| 2010 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 0.024 |
| 2009 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 0.029 |
| 2008 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 0.027 |
| 2007 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 0.019 |
| 2006 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 0.027 |
| 2005 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 0.022 |
| 2004 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 0.021 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 2025, 2024 | 0.187 | 2024 (0.193) |
| 2 | UCLA | 2025, 2024 | 0.151 | 2024 (0.181) |
| 3 | USC | 2025, 2024 | 0.150 | 2025 (0.159) |
| 4 | Washington | 2025, 2024 | 0.143 | 2025 (0.146) |
| 5 | Rutgers | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 0.131 | 2022 (0.177) |
| 6 | Maryland | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 0.127 | 2019 (0.190) |
| 7 | Nebraska | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 0.120 | 2019 (0.255) |
| 8 | 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) |
| 9 | 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) |
| 10 | Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.092 | 2016 (0.243) |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.092 | 2019 (0.275) |
| 12 | Indiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.088 | 2025 (0.232) |
| 13 | Iowa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.087 | 2019 (0.192) |
| 14 | Michigan State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.084 | 2019 (0.252) |
| 15 | Northwestern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.083 | 2019 (0.205) |
| 16 | Minnesota | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.082 | 2019 (0.217) |
| 17 | Illinois | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.079 | 2022 (0.220) |
| 18 | Purdue | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.077 | 2019 (0.193) |
Northwestern ranks first at 0.195 in 2020.
Oregon owns the strongest all-time average at 0.187 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Indiana 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.