College Football Stat Leaders

2006 Sun Belt Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Florida International (300.9)

Best Season

James Madison 2025 (267.0)

Scope

Sun Belt • 2006

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 2006 leaderboard, the visible range runs 300.9 to 331.1, with Florida International setting the pace.

Sun Belt Context

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.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Florida International to No. 5 Louisiana is 30.2, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 321.8 in 2024 to 267.0 in 2025, a swing of 54.8. Florida International's current mark of 300.9 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 303.2 held by James Madison.

Leaderboard

Top 8 rows for the current route scope.

1Florida InternationalSun Belt Conference2006300.9
2Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference2006309.4
3UL MonroeSun Belt Conference2006310.8
4Middle TennesseeSun Belt Conference2006324.5
5LouisianaSun Belt Conference2006331.1
6Florida AtlanticSun Belt Conference2006334.1
7North TexasSun Belt Conference2006338.4
8TroySun Belt Conference2006344.4

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
1James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 2022303.22025 (267.0)
2App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014349.42018 (288.7)
3Marshall2025, 2024, 2023, 2022365.02022 (294.5)
4Troy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004378.22023 (308.3)
5Middle Tennessee2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004379.52006 (324.5)
6Florida International2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005379.82006 (300.9)
7Western Kentucky2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009384.02013 (339.2)
8South Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012389.82023 (312.8)
9Louisiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004393.92006 (331.1)
10Utah State2004394.52004 (394.5)
11Florida Atlantic2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005395.22006 (334.1)
12Coastal Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017399.52021 (339.7)
13Arkansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004400.72011 (302.8)
14Georgia Southern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014401.22020 (325.7)
15Old Dominion2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014410.02025 (331.7)
16Southern Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022411.92022 (372.2)
17UL Monroe2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004415.12006 (310.8)
18Texas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013422.92024 (359.8)
19North Texas2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004423.42006 (338.4)
20Georgia State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013429.82016 (380.7)
21New Mexico State2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004464.72017 (400.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Sun Belt yards allowed per game leaderboard in 2006?

Florida International ranks first at 300.9 in 2006.

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

James Madison owns the strongest all-time average at 303.2 across 4 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Sun Belt race compare with the recent trend?

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.