College Football Stat Leaders

2025 Conference USA College Football Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Delaware (291.5)

Best Season

Houston 2011 (462.1)

Scope

Conference USA • 2025

Browse Metrics

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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 2025 leaderboard, the visible range runs 291.5 to 250.3, with Delaware 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 Delaware to No. 5 New Mexico State is 41.2, 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. Delaware's current mark of 291.5 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 345.3 held by Houston.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1DelawareConference USA2025291.5
2Missouri StateConference USA2025279.7
3Western KentuckyConference USA2025272.2
4Middle TennesseeConference USA2025264.9
5New Mexico StateConference USA2025250.3
6Kennesaw StateConference USA2025243.1
7UTEPConference USA2025216.3
8Florida InternationalConference USA2025215.4
9LibertyConference USA2025195.5
10Sam HoustonConference USA2025184.0
11Louisiana TechConference USA2025164.2
12Jacksonville StateConference USA2025161.8

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 2025?

Delaware ranks first at 291.5 in 2025.

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.