College Football Stat Leaders

2007 MAC College Football Havoc Rate Leaders

Share of defensive plays that created havoc.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Buffalo (0.033)

Best Season

Central Michigan 2019 (0.232)

Scope

MAC • 2007

Browse Metrics

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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 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 2007 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.033 to 0.020, with Buffalo 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 0.202.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Buffalo to No. 5 Eastern Michigan is 0.013, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.207 in 2024 to 0.202 in 2025, a swing of 0.005. Buffalo's current mark of 0.033 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.098 held by Western Michigan.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.


1	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.033
2	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.024
3	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.022
4	Temple	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.022
5	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.020
6	Akron	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.019
7	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.019
8	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.018
9	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.017
10	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.017
11	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.013
12	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.013
13	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2007	0.012

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	0.202
2024	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.207
2023	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.204
2022	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.208
2021	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.218
2020	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	0.195
2019	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.232
2018	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.202
2017	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.203
2016	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.197
2015	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	0.019
2014	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.016
2013	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	0.019
2012	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	0.023
2011	Temple	Mid-American Conference	0.020
2010	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	0.025
2009	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.023
2008	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	0.022
2007	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	0.033
2006	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.037
2005	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	0.031
2004	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	0.095

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	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)
2	Massachusetts	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2006	0.093	2017 (0.198)
3	Miami (OH)	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 (0.205)
4	Toledo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.092	2025 (0.202)
5	Ohio	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.090	2024 (0.207)
6	Central Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.088	2019 (0.232)
7	Marshall	2004	0.087	2004 (0.087)
8	Buffalo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.086	2019 (0.211)
9	Bowling Green	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.082	2025 (0.190)
10	Kent State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.082	2016 (0.187)
11	Northern Illinois	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.080	2017 (0.197)
12	Ball State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.080	2019 (0.215)
13	Eastern Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.076	2024 (0.187)
14	Akron	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.072	2025 (0.173)
15	UCF	2004	0.054	2004 (0.054)
16	Temple	2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007	0.019	2009 (0.023)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the MAC havoc rate leaderboard in 2007?

Buffalo ranks first at 0.033 in 2007.

Which MAC program has the best long-term havoc rate profile?

Western Michigan owns the strongest all-time average at 0.098 across 22 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.