College Football Stat Leaders

2023 Big Ten Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Michigan (246.9)

Best Season

Ohio State 2025 (219.1)

Scope

Big Ten • 2023

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 2023 leaderboard, the visible range runs 246.9 to 303.5, with Michigan setting the pace.

Big Ten Context

Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Ohio State is the latest winner at 219.1.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Michigan to No. 5 Nebraska is 56.6, 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. Michigan's current mark of 246.9 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 295.4 held by Oregon.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1MichiganBig Ten Conference2023246.9
2Penn StateBig Ten Conference2023247.6
3Ohio StateBig Ten Conference2023265.5
4IowaBig Ten Conference2023282.5
5NebraskaBig Ten Conference2023303.5
6RutgersBig Ten Conference2023314.0
7MarylandBig Ten Conference2023334.1
8NorthwesternBig Ten Conference2023340.8
9WisconsinBig Ten Conference2023343.8
10MinnesotaBig Ten Conference2023368.4
11IllinoisBig Ten Conference2023378.3
12PurdueBig Ten Conference2023382.1
13Michigan StateBig Ten Conference2023389.7
14IndianaBig Ten Conference2023390.1

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
2022IowaBig Ten Conference270.8
2021WisconsinBig Ten Conference239.1
2020WisconsinBig Ten Conference300.3
2019Ohio StateBig Ten Conference259.7
2018MichiganBig Ten Conference274.3
2017WisconsinBig Ten Conference262.1
2016MichiganBig Ten Conference261.8
2015WisconsinBig Ten Conference268.5
2014Penn StateBig Ten Conference278.2
2013Michigan StateBig Ten Conference251.9
2012Michigan StateBig Ten Conference274.4
2011Michigan StateBig Ten Conference278.0
2010Ohio StateBig Ten Conference261.9
2009Ohio StateBig Ten Conference262.3
2008Penn StateBig Ten Conference266.2
2007Ohio StateBig Ten Conference233.0
2006WisconsinBig Ten Conference253.1
2005Ohio StateBig Ten Conference281.3
2004Penn StateBig Ten Conference266.5

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Oregon2025, 2024295.42025 (274.8)
2Ohio 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)
3Wisconsin2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004310.42021 (239.1)
4Penn 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)
5Washington2025, 2024320.02025 (311.4)
6Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004324.12023 (246.9)
7Iowa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004324.12022 (270.8)
8Michigan 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)
9USC2025, 2024364.02025 (350.5)
10UCLA2025, 2024364.32024 (341.3)
11Minnesota2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004368.62021 (278.8)
12Nebraska2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011374.02023 (303.5)
13Northwestern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004377.52015 (318.9)
14Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004390.52022 (273.4)
15Indiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004400.52024 (256.3)
16Maryland2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014404.22023 (334.1)
17Purdue2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004407.02004 (345.3)
18Rutgers2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014410.42023 (314.0)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big Ten yards allowed per game leaderboard in 2023?

Michigan ranks first at 246.9 in 2023.

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

Oregon owns the strongest all-time average at 295.4 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

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

Ohio State 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.