College Football Stat Leaders

2012 ACC Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Florida State (253.8)

Best Season

Virginia Tech 2006 (219.5)

Scope

ACC • 2012

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 2012 leaderboard, the visible range runs 253.8 to 374.0, with Florida State setting the pace.

ACC Context

ACC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Miami is the latest winner at 294.2.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Florida State to No. 5 Georgia Tech is 120.2, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 326.6 in 2024 to 294.2 in 2025, a swing of 32.5. Florida State's current mark of 253.8 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 316.9 held by Clemson.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference2012253.8
2Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference2012332.8
3MarylandAtlantic Coast Conference2012336.8
4VirginiaAtlantic Coast Conference2012353.3
5Georgia TechAtlantic Coast Conference2012374.0
6North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference2012389.6
7ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference2012396.5
8NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference2012404.7
9Wake ForestAtlantic Coast Conference2012432.8
10Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference2012455.6
11DukeAtlantic Coast Conference2012469.2
12MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference2012486.4

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
2025MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference294.2
2024SMUAtlantic Coast Conference326.6
2023ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference288.2
2022Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference322.3
2021ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference305.5
2020ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference328.2
2019ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference288.3
2018MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference278.2
2017ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference276.7
2016ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference311.5
2015Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference254.3
2014ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference260.8
2013Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference281.4
2012Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference253.8
2011Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference275.2
2010Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference309.7
2009North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference269.6
2008Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference268.1
2007Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference296.9
2006Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference219.5
2005MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference237.6
2004NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference221.4

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Clemson2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004316.92014 (260.8)
2Virginia 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)
3Florida 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)
4Miami2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004343.52005 (237.6)
5California2025, 2024349.82024 (337.6)
6NC State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004360.32004 (221.4)
7Louisville2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014360.32025 (303.1)
8SMU2025, 2024360.92024 (326.6)
9Boston College2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005362.02015 (254.3)
10Maryland2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004363.02005 (314.2)
11Pittsburgh2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013364.12019 (312.9)
12Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004371.02006 (289.5)
13Georgia Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004373.02004 (299.7)
14Wake Forest2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004390.62008 (296.7)
15North Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004391.72009 (269.6)
16Duke2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004405.22017 (332.6)
17Syracuse2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013407.72022 (329.2)
18Stanford2025, 2024411.52025 (408.7)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the ACC yards allowed per game leaderboard in 2012?

Florida State ranks first at 253.8 in 2012.

Which ACC program has the best long-term yards allowed per game profile?

Clemson owns the strongest all-time average at 316.9 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the ACC race compare with the recent trend?

Miami is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.