College Football Stat Leaders

2024 Big 12 Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

BYU (310.0)

Best Season

Texas 2009 (251.9)

Scope

Big 12 • 2024

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 2024 leaderboard, the visible range runs 310.0 to 339.8, with BYU setting the pace.

Big 12 Context

Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Texas Tech is the latest winner at 258.0.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 BYU to No. 5 UCF is 29.8, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 310.0 in 2024 to 258.0 in 2025, a swing of 52.0. BYU's current mark of 310.0 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 344.5 held by Utah.

Leaderboard

Top 16 rows for the current route scope.

1BYUBig 12 Conference2024310.0
2HoustonBig 12 Conference2024325.6
3UtahBig 12 Conference2024331.2
4Arizona StateBig 12 Conference2024337.6
5UCFBig 12 Conference2024339.8
6Kansas StateBig 12 Conference2024344.2
7TCUBig 12 Conference2024345.8
8ColoradoBig 12 Conference2024352.3
9Iowa StateBig 12 Conference2024354.2
10CincinnatiBig 12 Conference2024385.4
11BaylorBig 12 Conference2024385.6
12KansasBig 12 Conference2024393.7
13West VirginiaBig 12 Conference2024415.5
14ArizonaBig 12 Conference2024415.9
15Texas TechBig 12 Conference2024465.2
16Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference2024501.2

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
2025Texas TechBig 12 Conference258.0
2024BYUBig 12 Conference310.0
2023TexasBig 12 Conference337.6
2022Iowa StateBig 12 Conference285.6
2021Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference293.4
2020West VirginiaBig 12 Conference290.9
2019TCUBig 12 Conference336.9
2018TCUBig 12 Conference338.2
2017TCUBig 12 Conference331.4
2016Kansas StateBig 12 Conference387.7
2015OklahomaBig 12 Conference364.5
2014TCUBig 12 Conference341.8
2013OklahomaBig 12 Conference350.2
2012TCUBig 12 Conference323.9
2011TexasBig 12 Conference306.1
2010TexasBig 12 Conference300.2
2009TexasBig 12 Conference251.9
2008TexasBig 12 Conference342.9
2007OklahomaBig 12 Conference279.6
2006OklahomaBig 12 Conference287.1
2005TexasBig 12 Conference302.9
2004OklahomaBig 12 Conference299.0

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Utah2025, 2024344.52024 (331.2)
2Arizona State2025, 2024347.72024 (337.6)
3Nebraska2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004348.72009 (272.0)
4BYU2025, 2024, 2023353.42024 (310.0)
5UCF2025, 2024, 2023355.72025 (336.3)
6Missouri2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004360.92004 (301.4)
7Arizona2025, 2024362.42025 (308.8)
8Oklahoma2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004363.92009 (272.6)
9Texas2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004364.12009 (251.9)
10Houston2025, 2024, 2023365.82024 (325.6)
11TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012372.02012 (323.9)
12Colorado2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004377.32006 (340.9)
13Kansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004385.92004 (314.9)
14Iowa State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004388.92022 (285.6)
15Cincinnati2025, 2024, 2023395.72024 (385.4)
16Texas A&M2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004400.02006 (322.6)
17West Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012404.22020 (290.9)
18Baylor2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004409.22021 (345.8)
19Oklahoma State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004411.62021 (293.4)
20Texas Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004417.32025 (258.0)
21Kansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004426.42005 (303.3)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big 12 yards allowed per game leaderboard in 2024?

BYU ranks first at 310.0 in 2024.

Which Big 12 program has the best long-term yards allowed per game profile?

Utah owns the strongest all-time average at 344.5 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big 12 race compare with the recent trend?

Texas Tech 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.