Offense
Duke ranks first in FBS in sack rate (taken) at 0.7%, ahead of Notre Dame (0.8%) and BYU (1.7%). The middle of FBS is about 5.3%, and UTEP is last of 135 (20.5%). Lower is better.
Sacks taken divided by dropbacks (pass attempts plus sacks). Lower is better.
Per game and per play, from play-by-play.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 135 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Sack rate (taken) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | ACC | 0.7% |
| 2 | Notre Dame | Independents | 0.8% |
| 3 | BYU | Big 12 | 1.7% |
| 4 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1.7% |
| 5 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 1.9% |
| 6 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.0% |
| 6 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2.0% |
| 8 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2.4% |
| 9 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2.5% |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2.5% |
| 11 | Army | American Athletic | 2.9% |
| 12 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2.9% |
| 13 | Missouri | SEC | 3.0% |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3.1% |
| 15 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3.1% |
| 16 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 3.2% |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3.2% |
| 18 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 3.4% |
| 19 | Houston | Big 12 | 3.4% |
| 20 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3.5% |
| 21 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 3.5% |
| 22 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 3.5% |
| 23 | California | ACC | 3.6% |
| 23 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3.6% |
| 25 | Miami | ACC | 3.6% |
| 26 | Oregon | Big Ten | 3.7% |
| 27 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3.8% |
| 28 | App State | Sun Belt | 3.8% |
| 29 | USC | Big Ten | 3.9% |
| 29 | Utah | Big 12 | 3.9% |
| 31 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3.9% |
| 32 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 4.0% |
| 33 | LSU | SEC | 4.1% |
| 34 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4.1% |
| 35 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4.1% |
| 36 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4.2% |
| 36 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4.2% |
| 38 | SMU | ACC | 4.2% |
| 39 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4.3% |
| 40 | Georgia | SEC | 4.4% |
| 41 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4.4% |
| 42 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 4.5% |
| 43 | NC State | ACC | 4.6% |
| 44 | Nevada | Mountain West | 4.6% |
| 45 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 4.7% |
| 46 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4.7% |
| 46 | UCF | Big 12 | 4.7% |
| 46 | UTSA | American Athletic | 4.7% |
| 49 | Louisville | ACC | 4.8% |
| 50 | Florida | SEC | 4.8% |
| 51 | Kansas | Big 12 | 4.9% |
| 52 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4.9% |
| 53 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 4.9% |
| 54 | Stanford | ACC | 4.9% |
| 55 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 5.0% |
| 55 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5.0% |
| 57 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5.0% |
| 58 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5.1% |
| 59 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 5.1% |
| 60 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5.1% |
| 61 | Colorado | Big 12 | 5.2% |
| 62 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5.2% |
| 62 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 5.2% |
| 62 | UCLA | Big Ten | 5.2% |
| 65 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5.2% |
| 65 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5.2% |
| 67 | Arkansas | SEC | 5.3% |
| 68 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5.3% |
| 69 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5.4% |
| 70 | Kentucky | SEC | 5.4% |
| 71 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 5.4% |
| 72 | Syracuse | ACC | 5.6% |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5.7% |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5.7% |
| 75 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5.8% |
| 76 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5.9% |
| 77 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 5.9% |
| 77 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5.9% |
| 79 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 5.9% |
| 80 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 5.9% |
| 81 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 6.0% |
| 81 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6.0% |
| 83 | North Carolina | ACC | 6.1% |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6.1% |
| 85 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 6.2% |
| 86 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6.2% |
| 87 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 6.2% |
| 88 | South Carolina | SEC | 6.3% |
| 89 | Arizona | Big 12 | 6.3% |
| 90 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6.4% |
| 91 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6.4% |
| 92 | Akron | Mid-American | 6.5% |
| 93 | Delaware | Conference USA | 6.6% |
| 94 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6.7% |
| 95 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6.7% |
| 96 | Navy | American Athletic | 6.7% |
| 97 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6.9% |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6.9% |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 7.0% |
| 100 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7.0% |
| 101 | Clemson | ACC | 7.1% |
| 102 | Alabama | SEC | 7.4% |
| 103 | Oklahoma | SEC | 7.4% |
| 104 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7.5% |
| 105 | Liberty | Conference USA | 7.5% |
| 106 | Tulane | American Athletic | 7.6% |
| 107 | San José State | Mountain West | 7.6% |
| 108 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7.7% |
| 109 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 7.9% |
| 110 | Florida State | ACC | 7.9% |
| 111 | TCU | Big 12 | 8.0% |
| 112 | Washington | Big Ten | 8.1% |
| 113 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8.1% |
| 114 | Troy | Sun Belt | 8.3% |
| 115 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 8.5% |
| 116 | Boston College | ACC | 8.6% |
| 116 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 8.6% |
| 118 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8.6% |
| 119 | Texas | SEC | 8.9% |
| 119 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8.9% |
| 121 | Temple | American Athletic | 9.1% |
| 122 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 9.2% |
| 123 | UNLV | Mountain West | 9.3% |
| 124 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 9.8% |
| 125 | Auburn | SEC | 9.9% |
| 126 | Tennessee | SEC | 10.0% |
| 127 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 10.0% |
| 128 | UConn | Independents | 10.3% |
| 129 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 10.4% |
| 130 | Virginia | ACC | 10.4% |
| 131 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 10.5% |
| 132 | Rice | American Athletic | 12.1% |
| 133 | UAB | American Athletic | 13.4% |
| 134 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 17.0% |
| 135 | UTEP | Mountain West | 20.5% |
ACC: Duke (0.7%, 1st); Independents: Notre Dame (0.8%, 2nd); Big 12: BYU (1.7%, 3rd); SEC: Ole Miss (1.7%, 4th); Pac-12: Colorado State (1.9%, 5th); American Athletic: North Texas (2.0%, 6th); Mid-American: Toledo (2.0%, 6th); Big Ten: Iowa (2.4%, 8th); Sun Belt: Georgia Southern (2.5%, 10th); Conference USA: Florida International (3.5%, 20th); Mountain West: North Dakota State (4.0%, 32nd).