College Football Stat Leaders

2008 MAC College Football Havoc Rate Leaders

Share of defensive plays that created havoc.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Toledo (0.022)

Best Season

Central Michigan 2019 (0.232)

Scope

MAC • 2008

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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

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Conference Selector

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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 MAC teams in 2008 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2004 through 2025.

Toledo sits atop the current leaderboard at 0.022, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Western Michigan owns the strongest average across 22 seasons at 0.098, while Toledo anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

Toledo currently headlines this route, while Toledo 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 2008 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.022 to 0.017, 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 0.202.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Toledo to No. 5 Ohio is 0.005, 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. Toledo's current mark of 0.022 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	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.022
2	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.020
3	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.019
4	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.018
5	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.017
6	Temple	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.017
7	Akron	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.013
8	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.013
9	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.013
10	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.010
11	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.009
12	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.009
13	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	2008	0.008

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 2008?

Toledo ranks first at 0.022 in 2008.

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.