College Football Stat Leaders

2019 Conference USA Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

UAB (301.9)

Best Season

Marshall 2020 (279.1)

Scope

Conference USA • 2019

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 2019 leaderboard, the visible range runs 301.9 to 377.2, with UAB setting the pace.

Conference USA Context

Conference USA teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Louisiana Tech is the latest winner at 374.9.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 UAB to No. 5 Louisiana Tech is 75.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 309.3 in 2024 to 374.9 in 2025, a swing of 65.6. UAB's current mark of 301.9 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 305.9 held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1UABConference USA2019301.9
2Western KentuckyConference USA2019335.5
3Southern MissConference USA2019352.6
4Florida AtlanticConference USA2019371.9
5Louisiana TechConference USA2019377.2
6MarshallConference USA2019379.6
7RiceConference USA2019380.0
8CharlotteConference USA2019380.9
9Florida InternationalConference USA2019391.0
10North TexasConference USA2019411.8
11UTEPConference USA2019431.1
12Middle TennesseeConference USA2019459.3

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
2025Louisiana TechConference USA374.9
2024Louisiana TechConference USA309.3
2023Jacksonville StateConference USA352.8
2022UTEPConference USA352.3
2021UABConference USA328.7
2020MarshallConference USA279.1
2019UABConference USA301.9
2018Southern MissConference USA280.2
2017Southern MissConference USA331.9
2016Southern MissConference USA324.8
2015MarshallConference USA360.5
2014MarshallConference USA357.1
2013Florida AtlanticConference USA322.8
2012TulsaConference USA347.8
2011UCFConference USA303.3
2010UCFConference USA315.4
2009UCFConference USA350.5
2008East CarolinaConference USA333.0
2007HoustonConference USA365.6
2006TulsaConference USA296.8
2005UTEPConference USA299.5
2004LouisvilleConference USA305.9

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Louisville2004305.92004 (305.9)
2Cincinnati2004341.32004 (341.3)
3UCF2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005357.72011 (303.3)
4Liberty2025, 2024, 2023366.92024 (351.3)
5Southern Miss2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004369.02018 (280.2)
6Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 2023375.22023 (352.8)
7Marshall2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005382.12020 (279.1)
8Missouri State2025383.82025 (383.8)
9UAB2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004389.32018 (299.2)
10Tulsa2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005390.72006 (296.8)
11Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013392.52024 (309.3)
12SMU2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005397.12011 (341.1)
13South Florida2004398.52004 (398.5)
14East Carolina2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004398.62006 (329.3)
15Sam Houston2025, 2024, 2023399.22024 (321.5)
16Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014400.92019 (335.5)
17Houston2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004400.92005 (331.3)
18Florida Atlantic2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013404.92013 (322.8)
19Delaware2025405.62025 (405.6)
20Tulane2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004406.22013 (350.9)
21UTEP2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005408.82005 (299.5)
22Kennesaw State2025, 2024409.12025 (403.4)
23Middle Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013413.92017 (357.3)
24New Mexico State2025, 2024, 2023414.82023 (395.1)
25Florida International2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013416.32014 (363.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Conference USA yards allowed per game leaderboard in 2019?

UAB ranks first at 301.9 in 2019.

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

Louisville owns the strongest all-time average at 305.9 across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Conference USA race compare with the recent trend?

Louisiana 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.