College Football Stat Leaders
Average opponent yards allowed per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Ohio State (233.0)
Best Season
New Mexico State 2020 (0.0)
Scope
All Conferences • 2007
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Yards allowed per game is a defense-first volume stat that shows how often a team limits total opponent production across rushing and passing plays. On this 2007 leaderboard, the visible range runs 233.0 to 279.6, with Ohio State setting the pace.
Big 12 Conference places 1 of the current top 5 teams, while Big Ten Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.
The gap from No. 1 Ohio State to No. 5 Oklahoma is 46.6, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 254.8 in 2024 to 219.1 in 2025, a swing of 35.7. Ohio State's current mark of 233.0 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 286.8 held by Alabama.
Top 25 rows for the current route scope.
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 219.1 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 254.8 |
| 2023 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 246.9 |
| 2022 | Air Force | Mountain West Conference | 252.8 |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 239.1 |
| 2020 | New Mexico State | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 259.7 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | Southeastern Conference | 263.2 |
| 2017 | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | 260.4 |
| 2016 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 261.8 |
| 2015 | Boston College | Atlantic Coast Conference | 254.3 |
| 2014 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 260.8 |
| 2013 | Louisville | American Athletic Conference | 251.5 |
| 2012 | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | 250.0 |
| 2011 | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | 183.6 |
| 2010 | TCU | Mountain West Conference | 228.5 |
| 2009 | TCU | Mountain West Conference | 239.7 |
| 2008 | TCU | Mountain West Conference | 217.8 |
| 2007 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 233.0 |
| 2006 | Georgia | Southeastern Conference | 188.4 |
| 2005 | Miami | Atlantic Coast Conference | 237.6 |
| 2004 | NC State | Atlantic Coast Conference | 221.4 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 286.8 | 2011 (183.6) |
| 2 | James Madison | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 303.2 | 2025 (267.0) |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 307.0 | 2025 (219.1) |
| 4 | Georgia | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 307.6 | 2006 (188.4) |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 310.4 | 2021 (239.1) |
| 6 | Clemson | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 316.9 | 2014 (260.8) |
| 7 | Penn State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 317.3 | 2023 (247.6) |
| 8 | Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 324.1 | 2023 (246.9) |
| 9 | Iowa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 324.1 | 2022 (270.8) |
| 10 | LSU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 326.0 | 2006 (228.8) |
| 11 | Florida | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 327.8 | 2006 (240.1) |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 333.5 | 2006 (219.5) |
| 13 | Boise State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 340.7 | 2010 (254.7) |
| 14 | Utah | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 341.7 | 2019 (269.2) |
| 15 | Florida State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 343.2 | 2012 (253.8) |
| 16 | TCU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 343.4 | 2008 (217.8) |
| 17 | Miami | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 343.5 | 2005 (237.6) |
| 18 | Louisville | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 348.4 | 2013 (251.5) |
| 19 | Michigan State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 348.8 | 2013 (251.9) |
| 20 | App State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 349.4 | 2018 (288.7) |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 349.6 | 2023 (276.0) |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 352.3 | 2007 (297.7) |
| 23 | BYU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 352.9 | 2012 (266.1) |
| 24 | Auburn | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 355.4 | 2006 (268.5) |
| 25 | Army | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 356.1 | 2020 (275.8) |
Ohio State ranks first at 233.0 in 2007.
The top of the 2007 leaderboard is separated by 46.6 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.
Ohio State's 2007 mark of 233.0 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 286.8 held by Alabama.