College Football Stat Leaders

2009 SEC Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Alabama (244.4)

Best Season

Alabama 2011 (183.6)

Scope

SEC • 2009

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 2009 leaderboard, the visible range runs 244.4 to 318.8, with Alabama setting the pace.

SEC Context

SEC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Oklahoma is the latest winner at 272.8.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Alabama to No. 5 Tennessee is 74.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 284.1 in 2024 to 272.8 in 2025, a swing of 11.3. Alabama's current mark of 244.4 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 286.8 held by Alabama.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

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.

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004286.82011 (183.6)
2Oklahoma2025, 2024295.72025 (272.8)
3Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004307.62006 (188.4)
4Texas2025, 2024311.52024 (284.1)
5LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004326.02006 (228.8)
6Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004327.82006 (240.1)
7Auburn2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004355.42006 (268.5)
8Mississippi State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004363.62018 (263.2)
9South Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004364.02011 (267.7)
10Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004367.42008 (263.5)
11Missouri2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012368.52025 (275.2)
12Texas A&M2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012374.02025 (307.4)
13Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004378.02022 (311.4)
14Vanderbilt2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004388.82008 (319.6)
15Arkansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004389.12006 (281.0)
16Ole Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004390.72008 (307.2)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the SEC yards allowed per game leaderboard in 2009?

Alabama ranks first at 244.4 in 2009.

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

Alabama owns the strongest all-time average at 286.8 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the SEC race compare with the recent trend?

Oklahoma 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.