College Football Stat Leaders

2005 MAC Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Toledo (316.8)

Best Season

Toledo 2025 (255.5)

Scope

MAC • 2005

Browse Metrics

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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 2005 leaderboard, the visible range runs 316.8 to 363.3, with Toledo setting the pace.

MAC Context

MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Toledo is the latest winner at 255.5.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Toledo to No. 5 Buffalo is 46.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 285.1 in 2024 to 255.5 in 2025, a swing of 29.6. Toledo's current mark of 316.8 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 331.2 held by Temple.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1ToledoMid-American Conference2005316.8
2AkronMid-American Conference2005339.8
3Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference2005347.4
4Bowling GreenMid-American Conference2005355.7
5BuffaloMid-American Conference2005363.3
6Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference2005369.9
7Kent StateMid-American Conference2005391.5
8Central MichiganMid-American Conference2005394.5
9Ball StateMid-American Conference2005406.8
10Eastern MichiganMid-American Conference2005408.7
11Western MichiganMid-American Conference2005450.5
12OhioMid-American Conference2005452.5

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
2025ToledoMid-American Conference255.5
2024Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference285.1
2023OhioMid-American Conference273.9
2022ToledoMid-American Conference326.3
2021Western MichiganMid-American Conference331.8
2020BuffaloMid-American Conference359.0
2019BuffaloMid-American Conference291.9
2018Eastern MichiganMid-American Conference354.1
2017Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference338.5
2016Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference353.1
2015AkronMid-American Conference331.6
2014Central MichiganMid-American Conference355.5
2013Bowling GreenMid-American Conference321.4
2012Bowling GreenMid-American Conference296.6
2011TempleMid-American Conference283.8
2010Kent StateMid-American Conference306.7
2009Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference329.6
2008Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference297.7
2007TempleMid-American Conference332.6
2006Western MichiganMid-American Conference275.4
2005ToledoMid-American Conference316.8
2004OhioMid-American Conference298.5

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Temple2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007331.22011 (283.8)
2Marshall2004334.72004 (334.7)
3Ohio2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004370.12023 (273.9)
4Miami (OH)2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004374.52023 (330.4)
5Northern Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004375.42024 (285.1)
6Buffalo2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004375.62019 (291.9)
7Toledo2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004381.22025 (255.5)
8Western Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004387.32006 (275.4)
9Central Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004387.52015 (332.2)
10Kent State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004397.52006 (297.9)
11Bowling Green2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004398.32012 (296.6)
12Akron2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004401.12006 (322.4)
13UCF2004403.92004 (403.9)
14Eastern Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004421.72011 (326.5)
15Ball State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004424.42023 (315.8)
16Massachusetts2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012447.82022 (370.1)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the MAC yards allowed per game leaderboard in 2005?

Toledo ranks first at 316.8 in 2005.

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

Temple owns the strongest all-time average at 331.2 across 5 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the MAC race compare with the recent trend?

Toledo 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.