New Mexico leads FBS college football in havoc rate
New Mexico leads FBS college football in havoc rate in the 2026 season at 25.8%, against a league average of 16.3%, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2026 season.
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9.5 points above the league average of 16.3%. The share of a defense's snaps that ended in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Havoc rate | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico Mountain West | 25.8% | Mountain West |
| 2 |  Virginia Tech ACC | 25.2% | ACC |
| 3 |  Minnesota Big Ten | 24.7% | Big Ten |
| 4 |  LSU SEC | 24.1% | SEC |
| 5 |  Kansas State Big 12 | 23.8% | Big 12 |
| 6 |  Notre Dame FBS Independents | 23.6% | FBS Independents |
| 7 |  Louisiana Tech Sun Belt | 22.4% | Sun Belt |
| 8 |  Sam Houston Conference USA | 22.4% | Conference USA |
| 9 |  Kansas Big 12 | 22.3% | Big 12 |
| 10 |  Missouri SEC | 22.0% | SEC |
| 11 |  Tennessee SEC | 21.7% | SEC |
| 12 |  Oklahoma SEC | 21.6% | SEC |
| 13 |  SMU ACC | 21.6% | ACC |
| 14 |  Houston Big 12 | 21.2% | Big 12 |
| 15 |  Colorado Big 12 | 20.7% | Big 12 |
| 16 |  Texas SEC | 20.6% | SEC |
| 17 |  Utah Big 12 | 20.4% | Big 12 |
| 18 |  Baylor Big 12 | 20.3% | Big 12 |
| 19 |  Georgia State Sun Belt | 20.3% | Sun Belt |
| 20 |  Boise State Pac-12 | 20.1% | Pac-12 |
| 21 |  Ohio State Big Ten | 20.1% | Big Ten |
| 22 |  Alabama SEC | 20.0% | SEC |
| 23 |  East Carolina American Athletic | 19.4% | American Athletic |
| 24 |  Indiana Big Ten | 19.4% | Big Ten |
| 25 |  Florida SEC | 19.3% | SEC |
Source: CollegeFootballData, 2026 season. League average across all 138 teams. The lead is 2.8 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.