College Football Stat Leaders

2017 Sun Belt Yards Allowed Per Game Leaders

Average opponent yards allowed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Troy (336.6)

Best Season

James Madison 2025 (267.0)

Scope

Sun Belt • 2017

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 2017 leaderboard, the visible range runs 336.6 to 400.8, with Troy 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 Troy to No. 5 New Mexico State is 64.2, 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. Troy's current mark of 336.6 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 303.2 held by James Madison.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1TroySun Belt Conference2017336.6
2App StateSun Belt Conference2017342.5
3Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference2017377.5
4Georgia StateSun Belt Conference2017387.8
5New Mexico StateSun Belt Conference2017400.8
6Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference2017410.2
7Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference2017410.8
8South AlabamaSun Belt Conference2017417.8
9Old DominionSun Belt2017427.7
10Texas StateSun Belt Conference2017438.9
11LouisianaSun Belt Conference2017492.7
12UL MonroeSun Belt Conference2017532.1

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
2025James MadisonSun Belt Conference267.0
2024James MadisonSun Belt Conference321.8
2023TroySun Belt Conference308.3
2022James MadisonSun Belt Conference290.2
2021TroySun Belt Conference337.3
2020Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference325.7
2019App StateSun Belt Conference336.1
2018App StateSun Belt Conference288.7
2017TroySun Belt Conference336.6
2016App StateSun Belt Conference329.7
2015App StateSun Belt Conference314.5
2014App StateSun Belt Conference347.5
2013Western KentuckySun Belt Conference339.2
2012Western KentuckySun Belt Conference348.4
2011Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference302.8
2010Florida InternationalSun Belt Conference368.9
2009Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference340.5
2008TroySun Belt Conference327.5
2007Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference363.4
2006Florida InternationalSun Belt Conference300.9
2005TroySun Belt Conference327.3
2004TroySun Belt Conference311.0

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 2017?

Troy ranks first at 336.6 in 2017.

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.