College Football Stat Leaders

2016 Conference USA College Football Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Louisiana Tech (363.4)

Best Season

Houston 2011 (462.1)

Scope

Conference USA • 2016

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Passing Yards Per Game Reads

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 2016 leaderboard, the visible range runs 363.4 to 241.8, with Louisiana Tech setting the pace.

Conference USA Context

Conference USA teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Delaware is the latest winner at 291.5.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Louisiana Tech to No. 5 Marshall is 121.5, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 264.6 in 2024 to 291.5 in 2025, a swing of 26.9. Louisiana Tech's current mark of 363.4 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 345.3 held by Houston.

Leaderboard

Top 11 rows for the current route scope.

1Louisiana TechConference USA2016363.4
2Western KentuckyConference USA2016336.8
3Middle TennesseeConference USA2016325.8
4Southern MissConference USA2016298.2
5MarshallConference USA2016241.8
6Florida InternationalConference USA2016226.7
7RiceConference USA2016215.2
8Florida AtlanticConference USA2016210.1
9North TexasConference USA2016208.3
10CharlotteConference USA2016192.8
11UTEPConference USA2016183.7

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025DelawareConference USA291.5
2024Western KentuckyConference USA264.6
2023Western KentuckyConference USA295.2
2022Western KentuckyConference USA352.3
2021Western KentuckyConference USA433.7
2020North TexasConference USA283.0
2019Southern MissConference USA289.5
2018North TexasConference USA306.8
2017Western KentuckyConference USA335.0
2016Louisiana TechConference USA363.4
2015Western KentuckyConference USA372.2
2014Western KentuckyConference USA374.3
2013East CarolinaConference USA328.1
2012MarshallConference USA365.1
2011HoustonConference USA462.1
2010HoustonConference USA334.0
2009HoustonConference USA443.4
2008HoustonConference USA416.2
2007TulsaConference USA386.5
2006UTEPConference USA328.3
2005UTEPConference USA286.3
2004LouisvilleConference USA296.8

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Houston2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004345.32011 (462.1)
2Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014307.02021 (433.7)
3Louisville2004296.82004 (296.8)
4Delaware2025291.52025 (291.5)
5TCU2004280.52004 (280.5)
6Missouri State2025279.72025 (279.7)
7Tulsa2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005269.02007 (386.5)
8East Carolina2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004265.82010 (328.6)
9SMU2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005257.82009 (298.4)
10Middle Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013256.52016 (325.8)
11Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013253.02016 (363.4)
12Marshall2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005243.82012 (365.1)
13North Texas2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013239.62018 (306.8)
14Southern Miss2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004238.72015 (329.7)
15Tulane2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004237.52012 (279.9)
16Cincinnati2004229.22004 (229.2)
17UAB2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004224.82012 (306.8)
18UTEP2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005224.12006 (328.3)
19Florida Atlantic2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013217.02019 (280.1)
20Memphis2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004216.42007 (311.5)
21Rice2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005215.42008 (345.3)
22UCF2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005215.42005 (256.5)
23Army2004215.42004 (215.4)
24Florida International2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013210.42021 (265.2)
25Charlotte2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015205.22022 (271.2)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Conference USA passing yards per game leaderboard in 2016?

Louisiana Tech ranks first at 363.4 in 2016.

Which Conference USA program has the best long-term passing yards per game profile?

Houston owns the strongest all-time average at 345.3 across 9 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Conference USA race compare with the recent trend?

Delaware 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.