2016 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 44.0 | 268 | 3.14 |
| 2 | Ohio | 13 | 42.0 | 288 | 3.23 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 12 | 42.0 | 263 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Boston College | 9 | 38.0 | 294 | 4.22 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 14 | 38.0 | 246 | 2.71 |
| 4 | Utah | 10 | 38.0 | 233 | 3.80 |
| 7 | Texas | 9 | 35.0 | 263 | 3.89 |
| 7 | Temple | 12 | 35.0 | 256 | 2.92 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 13 | 34.0 | 242 | 2.62 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 9 | 34.0 | 224 | 3.78 |
| 9 | TCU | 10 | 34.0 | 208 | 3.40 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 12 | 33.0 | 234 | 2.75 |
| 12 | Florida State | 8 | 33.0 | 198 | 4.13 |
| 14 | Alabama | 9 | 32.0 | 287 | 3.56 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 32.0 | 200 | 2.67 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 10 | 32.0 | 197 | 3.20 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 32.0 | 196 | 2.46 |
| 14 | Ball State | 11 | 32.0 | 182 | 2.91 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 31.0 | 226 | 3.44 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 12 | 31.0 | 217 | 2.58 |
| 19 | Stanford | 10 | 31.0 | 186 | 3.10 |
| 22 | NC State | 10 | 30.0 | 211 | 3.00 |
| 22 | Air Force | 13 | 30.0 | 202 | 2.31 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 13 | 30.0 | 199 | 2.31 |
| 25 | UCF | 10 | 29.0 | 188 | 2.90 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 9 | 29.0 | 181 | 3.22 |
| 25 | Tulane | 11 | 29.0 | 179 | 2.64 |
| 25 | Maryland | 9 | 29.0 | 176 | 3.22 |
| 25 | Boise State | 13 | 29.0 | 168 | 2.23 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 13 | 28.0 | 216 | 2.15 |
| 30 | Colorado State | 12 | 28.0 | 187 | 2.33 |
| 30 | BYU | 12 | 28.0 | 184 | 2.33 |
| 30 | Troy | 12 | 28.0 | 183 | 2.33 |
| 34 | SMU | 10 | 27.0 | 199 | 2.70 |
| 34 | Florida | 9 | 27.0 | 181 | 3.00 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 9 | 27.0 | 179 | 3.00 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 13 | 27.0 | 169 | 2.08 |
| 34 | UTSA | 13 | 27.0 | 166 | 2.08 |
| 34 | Washington | 10 | 27.0 | 162 | 2.70 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 27.0 | 153 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Colorado | 9 | 26.0 | 212 | 2.89 |
| 41 | North Texas | 12 | 26.0 | 184 | 2.17 |
| 41 | Indiana | 9 | 26.0 | 174 | 2.89 |
| 41 | South Alabama | 13 | 26.0 | 167 | 2.00 |
| 41 | Western Michigan | 13 | 26.0 | 166 | 2.00 |
| 41 | USF | 11 | 26.0 | 164 | 2.36 |
| 41 | Marshall | 10 | 26.0 | 146 | 2.60 |
| 41 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 26.0 | 146 | 2.00 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 13 | 25.0 | 204 | 1.92 |
| 49 | Clemson | 8 | 25.0 | 168 | 3.13 |
| 49 | Missouri | 9 | 25.0 | 159 | 2.78 |
| 52 | Louisville | 10 | 24.0 | 188 | 2.40 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 9 | 24.0 | 180 | 2.67 |
| 52 | Penn State | 7 | 24.0 | 176 | 3.43 |
| 52 | Massachusetts | 11 | 24.0 | 175 | 2.18 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 13 | 24.0 | 173 | 1.85 |
| 52 | Georgia | 11 | 24.0 | 149 | 2.18 |
| 52 | Baylor | 10 | 24.0 | 147 | 2.40 |
| 52 | Duke | 9 | 24.0 | 142 | 2.67 |
| 60 | Houston | 11 | 23.0 | 175 | 2.09 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | 11 | 23.0 | 168 | 2.09 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 12 | 23.0 | 147 | 1.92 |
| 60 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 23.0 | 127 | 1.92 |
| 64 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 22.0 | 154 | 1.83 |
| 64 | Army | 12 | 22.0 | 152 | 1.83 |
| 64 | Nebraska | 10 | 22.0 | 150 | 2.20 |
| 64 | West Virginia | 11 | 22.0 | 149 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Idaho | 12 | 22.0 | 148 | 1.83 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 10 | 22.0 | 143 | 2.20 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 22.0 | 128 | 2.44 |
| 71 | Michigan | 7 | 21.0 | 159 | 3.00 |
| 71 | Auburn | 9 | 21.0 | 141 | 2.33 |
| 71 | Toledo | 12 | 21.0 | 138 | 1.75 |
| 71 | Kansas | 9 | 21.0 | 137 | 2.33 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 9 | 21.0 | 130 | 2.33 |
| 71 | Memphis | 11 | 21.0 | 118 | 1.91 |
| 77 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 20.0 | 145 | 2.00 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 9 | 20.0 | 138 | 2.22 |
| 77 | Wisconsin | 7 | 20.0 | 126 | 2.86 |
| 77 | LSU | 7 | 20.0 | 121 | 2.86 |
| 77 | Illinois | 7 | 20.0 | 113 | 2.86 |
| 77 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 20.0 | 112 | 1.67 |
| 77 | Utah State | 11 | 20.0 | 93 | 1.82 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 10 | 19.0 | 155 | 1.90 |
| 84 | UNLV | 12 | 19.0 | 124 | 1.58 |
| 84 | Navy | 12 | 19.0 | 124 | 1.58 |
| 84 | Iowa | 8 | 19.0 | 120 | 2.38 |
| 88 | Oregon | 7 | 18.0 | 128 | 2.57 |
| 88 | Northwestern | 7 | 18.0 | 115 | 2.57 |
| 88 | Rice | 11 | 18.0 | 101 | 1.64 |
| 88 | UCLA | 9 | 18.0 | 98 | 2.00 |
| 88 | North Carolina | 9 | 18.0 | 96 | 2.00 |
| 88 | Virginia | 9 | 18.0 | 89 | 2.00 |
| 94 | Buffalo | 11 | 17.0 | 159 | 1.55 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 8 | 17.0 | 137 | 2.13 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 11 | 17.0 | 106 | 1.55 |
| 94 | Kent State | 9 | 17.0 | 105 | 1.89 |
| 94 | FIU | 12 | 17.0 | 79 | 1.42 |
| 99 | Kentucky | 10 | 16.0 | 127 | 1.60 |
| 99 | Ohio State | 7 | 16.0 | 108 | 2.29 |
| 99 | Central Michigan | 11 | 16.0 | 100 | 1.46 |
| 99 | Oregon State | 9 | 16.0 | 88 | 1.78 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | 10 | 16.0 | 85 | 1.60 |
| 99 | Rutgers | 7 | 16.0 | 84 | 2.29 |
| 105 | USC | 8 | 15.0 | 116 | 1.88 |
| 105 | Washington State | 10 | 15.0 | 108 | 1.50 |
| 107 | Purdue | 8 | 14.0 | 128 | 1.75 |
| 107 | Akron | 10 | 14.0 | 94 | 1.40 |
| 107 | Fresno State | 11 | 14.0 | 94 | 1.27 |
| 107 | UTEP | 12 | 14.0 | 94 | 1.17 |
| 107 | Connecticut | 10 | 14.0 | 83 | 1.40 |
| 107 | Charlotte | 10 | 14.0 | 78 | 1.40 |
| 107 | California | 9 | 14.0 | 77 | 1.56 |
| 114 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 13.0 | 112 | 1.30 |
| 114 | Ole Miss | 8 | 13.0 | 95 | 1.63 |
| 114 | Nevada | 12 | 13.0 | 80 | 1.08 |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 13.0 | 65 | 1.18 |
| 118 | Arizona | 8 | 12.0 | 85 | 1.50 |
| 118 | Texas Tech | 9 | 12.0 | 76 | 1.33 |
| 120 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 11.0 | 92 | 1.00 |
| 120 | Syracuse | 6 | 11.0 | 89 | 1.83 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 12 | 11.0 | 76 | 0.92 |
| 120 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 11.0 | 60 | 1.10 |
| 120 | Iowa State | 8 | 11.0 | 54 | 1.38 |
| 125 | Notre Dame | 9 | 10.0 | 65 | 1.11 |
| 126 | Texas State | 12 | 9.0 | 48 | 0.75 |
| 127 | East Carolina | 9 | 8.0 | 47 | 0.89 |
| 128 | Michigan State | 8 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.63 |