College Football Stat Leaders

2010 Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

TCU (228.5)

Best Season

New Mexico State 2020 (0.0)

Scope

All Conferences • 2010

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameYards Allowed Per GameSacks Per GameTackles For Loss Per GameThird Down Conversion RatePoints Per OpportunityOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Yards Allowed Per Game Reads

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 2010 leaderboard, the visible range runs 228.5 to 286.4, with TCU setting the pace.

Conference Context

Big East Conference places 1 of the current top 5 teams, while Big Ten Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 TCU to No. 5 Alabama is 57.9, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 254.8 in 2024 to 219.1 in 2025, a swing of 35.7. TCU's current mark of 228.5 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 286.8 held by Alabama.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1TCUMountain West Conference2010228.5
2Boise StateWestern Athletic Conference2010254.7
3West VirginiaBig East Conference2010261.1
4Ohio StateBig Ten Conference2010261.9
5AlabamaSoutheastern Conference2010286.4
6TexasBig 12 Conference2010300.2
7SyracuseBig East Conference2010301.5
8PittsburghBig East Conference2010305.1
9FloridaSoutheastern Conference2010306.5
10Kent StateMid-American Conference2010306.7
11NebraskaBig 12 Conference2010306.8
12LSUSoutheastern Conference2010307.2
13Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference2010309.7
14LouisvilleBig East Conference2010311.7
15UCFConference USA2010315.4
16TempleMid-American Conference2010317.7
17South FloridaBig East Conference2010317.9
18CaliforniaPac-12 Conference2010318.8
19ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference2010320.3
20WisconsinBig Ten Conference2010321.8
21MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference2010323.3
22StanfordPacific-10 Conference2010323.6
23GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference2010328.5
24BYUMountain West Conference2010330.8
25IowaBig Ten Conference2010332.1

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Yards Allowed Per Game. Categories include 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 18 more.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025Ohio StateBig Ten Conference219.1
2024Ohio StateBig Ten Conference254.8
2023MichiganBig Ten Conference246.9
2022Air ForceMountain West Conference252.8
2021WisconsinBig Ten Conference239.1
2020New Mexico StateNCAA Division I FBS independent schools0.0
2019Ohio StateBig Ten Conference259.7
2018Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference263.2
2017AlabamaSoutheastern Conference260.4
2016MichiganBig Ten Conference261.8
2015Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference254.3
2014ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference260.8
2013LouisvilleAmerican Athletic Conference251.5
2012AlabamaSoutheastern Conference250.0
2011AlabamaSoutheastern Conference183.6
2010TCUMountain West Conference228.5
2009TCUMountain West Conference239.7
2008TCUMountain West Conference217.8
2007Ohio StateBig Ten Conference233.0
2006GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference188.4
2005MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference237.6
2004NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference221.4

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004286.82011 (183.6)
2James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 2022303.22025 (267.0)
3Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004307.02025 (219.1)
4Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004307.62006 (188.4)
5Wisconsin2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004310.42021 (239.1)
6Clemson2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004316.92014 (260.8)
7Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004317.32023 (247.6)
8Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004324.12023 (246.9)
9Iowa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004324.12022 (270.8)
10LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004326.02006 (228.8)
11Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004327.82006 (240.1)
12Virginia Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004333.52006 (219.5)
13Boise State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004340.72010 (254.7)
14Utah2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004341.72019 (269.2)
15Florida State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004343.22012 (253.8)
16TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004343.42008 (217.8)
17Miami2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004343.52005 (237.6)
18Louisville2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004348.42013 (251.5)
19Michigan State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004348.82013 (251.9)
20App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014349.42018 (288.7)
21Notre Dame2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004349.62023 (276.0)
22Pittsburgh2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004352.32007 (297.7)
23BYU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004352.92012 (266.1)
24Auburn2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004355.42006 (268.5)
25Army2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004356.12020 (275.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in yards allowed per game in 2010?

TCU ranks first at 228.5 in 2010.

Why does the 2010 yards allowed per game season stand out?

The top of the 2010 leaderboard is separated by 57.9 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2010 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

TCU's 2010 mark of 228.5 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 286.8 held by Alabama.