College Football Stat Leaders

2018 MAC College Football Offensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added per offensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Ohio (0.318)

Best Season

Kent State 2020 (0.458)

Scope

MAC • 2018

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 2003

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 Offensive PPA Reads

Offensive PPA measures how much value each snap adds toward scoring, so it rewards offenses that stay efficient play after play rather than only relying on raw tempo or garbage-time volume. On this 2018 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.318 to 0.188, with Ohio setting the pace.

MAC Context

MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Ohio is the latest winner at 0.207.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Ohio to No. 5 Western Michigan is 0.130, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.239 in 2024 to 0.207 in 2025, a swing of 0.032. Ohio's current mark of 0.318 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.145 held by Toledo.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.


1	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.318
2	Massachusetts	Mid-American	2018	0.210
3	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.206
4	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.192
5	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.188
6	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.161
7	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.155
8	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.122
9	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.114
10	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.106
11	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.054
12	Akron	Mid-American Conference	2018	0.018
13	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2018	-0.031

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.207
2024	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.239
2023	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	0.276
2022	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.240
2021	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	0.300
2020	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	0.458
2019	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.276
2018	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.318
2017	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.266
2016	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.348
2015	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	0.341
2014	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	0.272
2013	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	0.190
2012	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	0.111
2011	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	0.145
2010	Massachusetts	Mid-American	0.161
2009	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.112
2008	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	0.144
2007	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	0.090
2006	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.064
2005	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	0.126
2004	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	0.106
2003	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	0.104

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Toledo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.145	2016 (0.339)
2	Western Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.123	2020 (0.363)
3	Northern Illinois	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.100	2021 (0.289)
4	Ohio	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.096	2018 (0.318)
5	Central Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.088	2021 (0.217)
6	Bowling Green	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.083	2015 (0.341)
7	Miami (OH)	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.072	2021 (0.253)
8	Ball State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.070	2019 (0.232)
9	Buffalo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.070	2020 (0.373)
10	Eastern Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.063	2022 (0.240)
11	Kent State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.049	2020 (0.458)
12	Massachusetts	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003	0.022	2017 (0.214)
13	Akron	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.021	2021 (0.145)
14	Temple	2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007	0.000	2011 (0.058)
15	UCF	2004, 2003	-0.115	2003 (-0.085)
16	Marshall	2004, 2003	-0.166	2003 (-0.125)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the MAC offensive ppa leaderboard in 2018?

Ohio ranks first at 0.318 in 2018.

Which MAC program has the best long-term offensive ppa profile?

Toledo owns the strongest all-time average at 0.145 across 23 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the MAC race compare with the recent trend?

Ohio 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.