College Football Stat Leaders
Average opponent yards allowed per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
James Madison (267.0)
Best Season
James Madison 2025 (267.0)
Scope
Sun Belt
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
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 Sun Belt leaderboard, the visible range runs 267.0 to 300.9, with James Madison setting the pace.
Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and James Madison is the latest winner at 267.0.
The gap from No. 1 James Madison to No. 5 Florida International is 33.9, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 321.8 in 2024 to 267.0 in 2025, a swing of 54.8. James Madison's current mark of 267.0 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 303.2 held by James Madison.
Top 25 rows for the current route scope.
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 267.0 |
| 2024 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 321.8 |
| 2023 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 308.3 |
| 2022 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 290.2 |
| 2021 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 337.3 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 325.7 |
| 2019 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 336.1 |
| 2018 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 288.7 |
| 2017 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 336.6 |
| 2016 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 329.7 |
| 2015 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 314.5 |
| 2014 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 347.5 |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt Conference | 339.2 |
| 2012 | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt Conference | 348.4 |
| 2011 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 302.8 |
| 2010 | Florida International | Sun Belt Conference | 368.9 |
| 2009 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 340.5 |
| 2008 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 327.5 |
| 2007 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 363.4 |
| 2006 | Florida International | Sun Belt Conference | 300.9 |
| 2005 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 327.3 |
| 2004 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 311.0 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 303.2 | 2025 (267.0) |
| 2 | App State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 349.4 | 2018 (288.7) |
| 3 | Marshall | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 365.0 | 2022 (294.5) |
| 4 | Troy | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 378.2 | 2023 (308.3) |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 379.5 | 2006 (324.5) |
| 6 | Florida International | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 379.8 | 2006 (300.9) |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 | 384.0 | 2013 (339.2) |
| 8 | South Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 389.8 | 2023 (312.8) |
| 9 | Louisiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 393.9 | 2006 (331.1) |
| 10 | Utah State | 2004 | 394.5 | 2004 (394.5) |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 395.2 | 2006 (334.1) |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | 399.5 | 2021 (339.7) |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 400.7 | 2011 (302.8) |
| 14 | Georgia Southern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 401.2 | 2020 (325.7) |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 410.0 | 2025 (331.7) |
| 16 | Southern Miss | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 411.9 | 2022 (372.2) |
| 17 | UL Monroe | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 415.1 | 2006 (310.8) |
| 18 | Texas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 422.9 | 2024 (359.8) |
| 19 | North Texas | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 423.4 | 2006 (338.4) |
| 20 | Georgia State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 429.8 | 2016 (380.7) |
| 21 | New Mexico State | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004 | 464.7 | 2017 (400.8) |
James Madison ranks first at 267.0.
James Madison owns the strongest all-time average at 303.2 across 4 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
James Madison 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.