2017 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 43.0 | 262 | 3.31 |
| 2 | Washington | 11 | 37.0 | 257 | 3.36 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 38.0 | 256 | 2.92 |
| 4 | USF | 11 | 36.0 | 252 | 3.27 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 13 | 43.0 | 250 | 3.31 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 11 | 31.0 | 248 | 2.82 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 12 | 37.0 | 244 | 3.08 |
| 8 | Michigan | 9 | 34.0 | 243 | 3.78 |
| 9 | Troy | 11 | 38.0 | 242 | 3.46 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 32.0 | 235 | 2.46 |
| 11 | TCU | 10 | 36.0 | 230 | 3.60 |
| 12 | USC | 10 | 38.0 | 228 | 3.80 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 12 | 35.0 | 216 | 2.92 |
| 14 | Temple | 10 | 34.0 | 214 | 3.40 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 9 | 32.0 | 202 | 3.56 |
| 15 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 28.0 | 202 | 2.33 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 10 | 27.0 | 201 | 2.70 |
| 18 | Boise State | 14 | 34.0 | 199 | 2.43 |
| 19 | Army | 12 | 23.0 | 198 | 1.92 |
| 20 | Purdue | 11 | 27.0 | 197 | 2.46 |
| 20 | Rice | 11 | 26.0 | 197 | 2.36 |
| 22 | Oregon | 10 | 32.0 | 195 | 3.20 |
| 23 | Arizona | 12 | 30.0 | 194 | 2.50 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 12 | 30.0 | 190 | 2.50 |
| 24 | NC State | 11 | 28.0 | 190 | 2.55 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 13 | 35.0 | 189 | 2.69 |
| 27 | California | 9 | 26.0 | 188 | 2.89 |
| 28 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 30.0 | 184 | 3.33 |
| 29 | Memphis | 11 | 25.0 | 182 | 2.27 |
| 30 | Idaho | 12 | 27.0 | 181 | 2.25 |
| 31 | Marshall | 12 | 30.0 | 180 | 2.50 |
| 32 | Colorado State | 11 | 25.0 | 178 | 2.27 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 21.0 | 178 | 2.10 |
| 34 | Missouri | 11 | 31.0 | 176 | 2.82 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 9 | 23.0 | 176 | 2.56 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 9 | 27.0 | 175 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Old Dominion | 11 | 30.0 | 174 | 2.73 |
| 38 | Utah | 10 | 23.0 | 173 | 2.30 |
| 39 | Penn State | 9 | 30.0 | 172 | 3.33 |
| 39 | Ohio State | 9 | 24.0 | 172 | 2.67 |
| 41 | Kent State | 11 | 25.0 | 169 | 2.27 |
| 42 | Texas | 9 | 22.0 | 167 | 2.44 |
| 43 | Ball State | 12 | 24.0 | 166 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Ohio | 13 | 28.0 | 165 | 2.15 |
| 45 | Louisiana | 12 | 20.0 | 164 | 1.67 |
| 46 | Fresno State | 10 | 26.0 | 162 | 2.60 |
| 46 | Hawaii | 12 | 24.0 | 162 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Virginia | 10 | 21.0 | 162 | 2.10 |
| 49 | SMU | 10 | 25.0 | 161 | 2.50 |
| 49 | North Texas | 14 | 23.0 | 161 | 1.64 |
| 49 | Louisville | 10 | 21.0 | 161 | 2.10 |
| 52 | Stanford | 9 | 22.0 | 159 | 2.44 |
| 53 | LSU | 9 | 27.0 | 158 | 3.00 |
| 53 | Nevada | 10 | 22.0 | 158 | 2.20 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 24.0 | 157 | 2.40 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 10 | 25.0 | 156 | 2.50 |
| 56 | Alabama | 9 | 23.0 | 156 | 2.56 |
| 58 | New Mexico | 11 | 20.0 | 155 | 1.82 |
| 59 | Washington State | 8 | 27.0 | 154 | 3.38 |
| 60 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 24.0 | 152 | 2.40 |
| 61 | Arizona State | 9 | 27.0 | 148 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Georgia State | 11 | 23.0 | 148 | 2.09 |
| 63 | Southern Miss | 13 | 24.0 | 147 | 1.85 |
| 64 | South Carolina | 10 | 20.0 | 146 | 2.00 |
| 65 | Indiana | 8 | 24.0 | 144 | 3.00 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 24.0 | 144 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Ole Miss | 8 | 22.0 | 142 | 2.75 |
| 67 | Texas State | 12 | 22.0 | 142 | 1.83 |
| 69 | Massachusetts | 11 | 23.0 | 141 | 2.09 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 10 | 24.0 | 138 | 2.40 |
| 71 | South Alabama | 11 | 20.0 | 137 | 1.82 |
| 72 | Akron | 13 | 22.0 | 135 | 1.69 |
| 72 | San Diego State | 11 | 19.0 | 135 | 1.73 |
| 74 | Michigan State | 9 | 23.0 | 134 | 2.56 |
| 75 | FIU | 12 | 23.0 | 132 | 1.92 |
| 75 | Buffalo | 12 | 19.0 | 132 | 1.58 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 20.0 | 131 | 2.00 |
| 77 | Connecticut | 9 | 19.0 | 131 | 2.11 |
| 79 | Georgia | 9 | 18.0 | 129 | 2.00 |
| 80 | UTSA | 11 | 23.0 | 127 | 2.09 |
| 81 | Iowa | 8 | 17.0 | 126 | 2.13 |
| 82 | Minnesota | 9 | 21.0 | 124 | 2.33 |
| 82 | Duke | 10 | 21.0 | 124 | 2.10 |
| 84 | Toledo | 13 | 20.0 | 121 | 1.54 |
| 84 | Boston College | 9 | 17.0 | 121 | 1.89 |
| 86 | Clemson | 9 | 26.0 | 120 | 2.89 |
| 87 | Florida State | 9 | 21.0 | 119 | 2.33 |
| 87 | Utah State | 11 | 18.0 | 119 | 1.64 |
| 89 | Texas Tech | 9 | 15.0 | 118 | 1.67 |
| 90 | Florida | 9 | 21.0 | 117 | 2.33 |
| 90 | Auburn | 7 | 18.0 | 117 | 2.57 |
| 92 | Western Michigan | 10 | 17.0 | 114 | 1.70 |
| 92 | Oklahoma | 9 | 15.0 | 114 | 1.67 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 15.0 | 112 | 2.14 |
| 94 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 15.0 | 112 | 1.25 |
| 96 | Baylor | 9 | 18.0 | 109 | 2.00 |
| 97 | North Carolina | 8 | 19.0 | 108 | 2.38 |
| 97 | UAB | 13 | 19.0 | 108 | 1.46 |
| 99 | Colorado | 10 | 18.0 | 107 | 1.80 |
| 100 | Houston | 10 | 17.0 | 106 | 1.70 |
| 101 | Tennessee | 9 | 17.0 | 105 | 1.89 |
| 102 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 16.0 | 104 | 1.46 |
| 103 | Kansas | 9 | 18.0 | 100 | 2.00 |
| 104 | Kansas State | 10 | 17.0 | 99 | 1.70 |
| 105 | UCLA | 9 | 19.0 | 95 | 2.11 |
| 105 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 19.0 | 95 | 1.73 |
| 105 | BYU | 9 | 16.0 | 95 | 1.78 |
| 108 | Illinois | 8 | 12.0 | 91 | 1.50 |
| 109 | Iowa State | 9 | 15.0 | 90 | 1.67 |
| 110 | Tulane | 9 | 13.0 | 87 | 1.44 |
| 111 | Air Force | 11 | 10.0 | 86 | 0.91 |
| 112 | Cincinnati | 10 | 11.0 | 80 | 1.10 |
| 113 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 12.0 | 79 | 1.71 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 7 | 12.0 | 78 | 1.71 |
| 114 | Navy | 10 | 12.0 | 78 | 1.20 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 10 | 13.0 | 72 | 1.30 |
| 117 | Maryland | 6 | 14.0 | 71 | 2.33 |
| 117 | Tulsa | 9 | 10.0 | 71 | 1.11 |
| 119 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 12.0 | 70 | 0.92 |
| 120 | Charlotte | 12 | 11.0 | 68 | 0.92 |
| 120 | Nebraska | 8 | 10.0 | 68 | 1.25 |
| 122 | Notre Dame | 6 | 10.0 | 64 | 1.67 |
| 122 | UTEP | 11 | 10.0 | 64 | 0.91 |
| 124 | Syracuse | 8 | 10.0 | 61 | 1.25 |
| 124 | Oregon State | 9 | 9.0 | 61 | 1.00 |
| 126 | UCF | 9 | 12.0 | 60 | 1.33 |
| 127 | San Jose State | 12 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.83 |
| 128 | East Carolina | 8 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.88 |
| 129 | UNLV | 11 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.73 |
| 130 | Rutgers | 8 | 9.0 | 42 | 1.13 |