College Football Stat Leaders
Average net passing yards gained per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Virginia (392.2)
Best Season
Virginia 2021 (392.2)
Scope
ACC
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Passing yards per game highlights how aggressively a team can move the ball through the air after sacks and negative plays are accounted for, which separates explosive passing attacks from volume-only offenses. On this ACC leaderboard, the visible range runs 392.2 to 338.3, with Virginia setting the pace.
ACC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Duke is the latest winner at 285.4.
The gap from No. 1 Virginia to No. 5 Boston College is 53.9, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 370.0 in 2024 to 285.4 in 2025, a swing of 84.6. Virginia's current mark of 392.2 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 273.0 held by SMU.
Top 25 rows for the current route scope.
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference | 285.4 |
| 2024 | Syracuse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 370.0 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | 298.5 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast Conference | 311.9 |
| 2021 | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | 392.2 |
| 2020 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 348.5 |
| 2019 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 288.3 |
| 2018 | NC State | Atlantic Coast Conference | 285.9 |
| 2017 | Louisville | Atlantic Coast Conference | 299.8 |
| 2016 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 333.9 |
| 2015 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 291.5 |
| 2014 | Florida State | Atlantic Coast Conference | 303.3 |
| 2013 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 333.1 |
| 2012 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 321.6 |
| 2011 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 298.6 |
| 2010 | NC State | Atlantic Coast Conference | 298.7 |
| 2009 | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference | 321.7 |
| 2008 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 234.2 |
| 2007 | Boston College | Atlantic Coast Conference | 338.3 |
| 2006 | Boston College | Atlantic Coast Conference | 254.5 |
| 2005 | Florida State | Atlantic Coast Conference | 260.8 |
| 2004 | Miami | Atlantic Coast Conference | 246.3 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 2025, 2024 | 273.0 | 2025 (283.1) |
| 2 | California | 2025, 2024 | 267.0 | 2025 (275.3) |
| 3 | Clemson | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 259.7 | 2020 (348.5) |
| 4 | North Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 254.2 | 2022 (309.3) |
| 5 | Miami | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 253.6 | 2024 (348.2) |
| 6 | Florida State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 248.5 | 2013 (315.9) |
| 7 | NC State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 245.7 | 2012 (310.1) |
| 8 | Louisville | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 245.0 | 2017 (299.8) |
| 9 | Virginia | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 239.3 | 2021 (392.2) |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 233.2 | 2021 (337.4) |
| 11 | Duke | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 233.0 | 2009 (321.7) |
| 12 | Syracuse | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 227.8 | 2024 (370.0) |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 226.5 | 2022 (311.9) |
| 14 | Maryland | 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 220.0 | 2013 (248.5) |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 210.9 | 2016 (261.9) |
| 16 | Stanford | 2025, 2024 | 206.6 | 2025 (222.0) |
| 17 | Boston College | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 206.0 | 2007 (338.3) |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 160.0 | 2025 (262.5) |
Virginia ranks first at 392.2.
SMU owns the strongest all-time average at 273.0 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Duke 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.