College Football Stat Leaders

Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders: All-Time

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Alabama (286.8)

Best Season

New Mexico State 2020 (0.0)

Scope

All Conferences

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Yards Allowed Per Game Sacks Per Game Tackles For Loss Per Game Third Down Conversion Rate Points Per Opportunity Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC American Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

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 all-time average table, the visible range runs 286.8 to 310.4, with Alabama setting the pace.

Conference Context

Big Ten Conference places 2 of the current top 5 teams, while Big Ten Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Alabama to No. 5 Wisconsin is 23.6, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Historical Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 254.8 in 2024 to 219.1 in 2025, a swing of 35.7. Alabama's best season reached 183.6 in 2011, compared with an all-time average of 286.8 across 22 seasons.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.


1	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	2011	286.8
2	James Madison	Sun Belt Conference	2025	303.2
3	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	2025	307.0
4	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	2006	307.6
5	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	2021	310.4
6	Clemson	Atlantic Coast Conference	2014	316.9
7	Penn State	Big Ten Conference	2023	317.3
8	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	2023	324.1
9	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	2022	324.1
10	LSU	Southeastern Conference	2006	326.0
11	Florida	Southeastern Conference	2006	327.8
12	Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast Conference	2006	333.5
13	Boise State	Western Athletic Conference	2010	340.7
14	Utah	Pac-12 Conference	2019	341.7
15	Florida State	Atlantic Coast Conference	2012	343.2
16	TCU	Mountain West Conference	2008	343.4
17	Miami	Atlantic Coast Conference	2005	343.5
18	Louisville	American Athletic Conference	2013	348.4
19	Michigan State	Big Ten Conference	2013	348.8
20	App State	Sun Belt Conference	2018	349.4
21	Notre Dame	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	2023	349.6
22	Pittsburgh	Big East Conference	2007	352.3
23	BYU	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	2012	352.9
24	Auburn	Southeastern Conference	2006	355.4
25	Army	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	2020	356.1

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference at time	Value
2025	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	219.1
2024	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	254.8
2023	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	246.9
2022	Air Force	Mountain West Conference	252.8
2021	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	239.1
2020	New Mexico State	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools	0.0
2019	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	259.7
2018	Mississippi State	Southeastern Conference	263.2
2017	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	260.4
2016	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	261.8
2015	Boston College	Atlantic Coast Conference	254.3
2014	Clemson	Atlantic Coast Conference	260.8
2013	Louisville	American Athletic Conference	251.5
2012	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	250.0
2011	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	183.6
2010	TCU	Mountain West Conference	228.5
2009	TCU	Mountain West Conference	239.7
2008	TCU	Mountain West Conference	217.8
2007	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	233.0
2006	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	188.4
2005	Miami	Atlantic Coast Conference	237.6
2004	NC State	Atlantic Coast Conference	221.4

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Alabama	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	286.8	2011 (183.6)
2	James Madison	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022	303.2	2025 (267.0)
3	Ohio State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	307.0	2025 (219.1)
4	Georgia	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	307.6	2006 (188.4)
5	Wisconsin	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	310.4	2021 (239.1)
6	Clemson	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	316.9	2014 (260.8)
7	Penn State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	317.3	2023 (247.6)
8	Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	324.1	2023 (246.9)
9	Iowa	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	324.1	2022 (270.8)
10	LSU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	326.0	2006 (228.8)
11	Florida	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	327.8	2006 (240.1)
12	Virginia Tech	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	333.5	2006 (219.5)
13	Boise State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	340.7	2010 (254.7)
14	Utah	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	341.7	2019 (269.2)
15	Florida State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	343.2	2012 (253.8)
16	TCU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	343.4	2008 (217.8)
17	Miami	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	343.5	2005 (237.6)
18	Louisville	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	348.4	2013 (251.5)
19	Michigan State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	348.8	2013 (251.9)
20	App State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014	349.4	2018 (288.7)
21	Notre Dame	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	349.6	2023 (276.0)
22	Pittsburgh	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	352.3	2007 (297.7)
23	BYU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	352.9	2012 (266.1)
24	Auburn	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	355.4	2006 (268.5)
25	Army	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	356.1	2020 (275.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in all-time average yards allowed per game?

Alabama ranks first in the all-time average table at 286.8.

Which program shows the most sustained dominance in yards allowed per game?

Alabama holds the best average at 286.8 across 22 tracked seasons, which is the strongest sustained profile in this history view.

Which eras are covered on this yards allowed per game history page?

The leaderboard spans 2004-2025 for the top historical program and includes yearly winners for every available season in the filtered dataset.