College Football Stat Leaders

2020 Conference USA Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Marshall (279.1)

Best Season

Marshall 2020 (279.1)

Scope

Conference USA • 2020

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 2020 leaderboard, the visible range runs 279.1 to 348.3, with Marshall 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 Marshall to No. 5 Western Kentucky is 69.2, 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. Marshall's current mark of 279.1 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 305.9 held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1MarshallConference USA2020279.1
2UABConference USA2020314.1
3Florida AtlanticConference USA2020335.3
4RiceConference USA2020338.2
5Western KentuckyConference USA2020348.3
6UTEPConference USA2020381.4
7Southern MissConference USA2020402.1
8CharlotteConference USA2020419.5
9Florida InternationalConference USA2020420.6
10Louisiana TechConference USA2020425.8
11Middle TennesseeConference USA2020446.0
12North TexasConference USA2020522.1

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
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 2020?

Marshall ranks first at 279.1 in 2020.

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.