College Football Stat Leaders
Average opponent yards allowed per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
New Mexico State (0.0)
Best Season
New Mexico State 2020 (0.0)
Scope
All Conferences • 2020
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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 2020 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.0 to 290.9, with New Mexico State setting the pace.
NCAA Division I FBS independent schools places 2 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 New Mexico State to No. 5 West Virginia is 290.9, 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. New Mexico State's current mark of 0.0 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) |
New Mexico State ranks first at 0.0 in 2020.
The top of the 2020 leaderboard is separated by 290.9 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.
New Mexico State's 2020 mark of 0.0 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 286.8 held by Alabama.