College Football Stat Leaders
Share of defensive plays that created havoc.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Kent State (0.023)
Best Season
Central Michigan 2019 (0.232)
Scope
MAC • 2012
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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 2012 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.023 to 0.017, with Kent State setting the pace.
MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Toledo is the latest winner at 0.202.
The gap from No. 1 Kent State to No. 5 Ohio is 0.006, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.207 in 2024 to 0.202 in 2025, a swing of 0.005. Kent State's current mark of 0.023 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.098 held by Western Michigan.
Top 13 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Kent State | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.023 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 2012 | 0.022 |
| 3 | Toledo | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.018 |
| 4 | Buffalo | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.018 |
| 5 | Ohio | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.017 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.016 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.016 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.014 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.012 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.010 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.009 |
| 12 | Ball State | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.008 |
| 13 | Akron | Mid-American Conference | 2012 | 0.007 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| 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 |
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) |
Kent State ranks first at 0.023 in 2012.
Western Michigan owns the strongest all-time average at 0.098 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
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.