College Football Stat Leaders

2020 American Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2012-2025

Current Leader

Cincinnati (325.5)

Best Season

Louisville 2013 (251.5)

Scope

American • 2020

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 2020 leaderboard, the visible range runs 325.5 to 398.5, with Cincinnati setting the pace.

American Context

American teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Army is the latest winner at 343.5.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Cincinnati to No. 5 Houston is 73.0, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 298.1 in 2024 to 343.5 in 2025, a swing of 45.5. Cincinnati's current mark of 325.5 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 251.5 held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference2020325.5
2TulsaAmerican Athletic Conference2020333.0
3UTSAAmerican Athletic2020383.5
4NavyAmerican Athletic Conference2020386.0
5HoustonAmerican Athletic Conference2020398.5
6SMUAmerican Athletic Conference2020422.3
7TulaneAmerican Athletic Conference2020423.6
8MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference2020429.5
9TempleAmerican Athletic Conference2020433.0
10South FloridaAmerican Athletic Conference2020440.2
11East CarolinaAmerican Athletic Conference2020447.4
12UCFAmerican Athletic Conference2020491.9

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Yards Allowed Per Game. Categories include 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 10 more.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025ArmyAmerican Athletic Conference343.5
2024ArmyAmerican Athletic Conference298.1
2023SMUAmerican Athletic Conference304.1
2022CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference335.5
2021HoustonAmerican Athletic Conference301.9
2020CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference325.5
2019NavyAmerican Athletic Conference313.5
2018CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference301.7
2017UTSAAmerican Athletic287.8
2016TempleAmerican Athletic Conference282.5
2015TempleAmerican Athletic Conference337.0
2014UCFAmerican Athletic Conference298.5
2013LouisvilleAmerican Athletic Conference251.5
2012UTSAAmerican Athletic322.8

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Louisville2013251.52013 (251.5)
2Army2025, 2024320.82024 (298.1)
3Cincinnati2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013365.72018 (301.7)
4Rice2025, 2024, 2023367.92024 (335.1)
5Navy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015370.92019 (313.5)
6UTSA2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012379.72017 (287.8)
7Tulane2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014387.52024 (324.1)
8Temple2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013388.52016 (282.5)
9UCF2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013394.32014 (298.5)
10Houston2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013397.12021 (301.9)
11Memphis2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013401.82014 (349.5)
12Rutgers2013412.82013 (412.8)
13Florida Atlantic2025, 2024, 2023416.92023 (397.3)
14UAB2025, 2024, 2023417.52024 (393.8)
15East Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014418.22023 (340.2)
16South Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013423.42013 (350.8)
17Charlotte2025, 2024, 2023426.62023 (374.2)
18SMU2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013435.22023 (304.1)
19Tulsa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014436.42020 (333.0)
20North Texas2025, 2024, 2023439.82025 (382.1)
21UConn2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013447.52015 (355.1)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the American yards allowed per game leaderboard in 2020?

Cincinnati ranks first at 325.5 in 2020.

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

Louisville owns the strongest all-time average at 251.5 across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the American race compare with the recent trend?

Army 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.