College Football Stat Leaders

2024 MAC College Football Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Toledo (253.1)

Best Season

Bowling Green 2015 (366.8)

Scope

MAC • 2024

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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 2024 leaderboard, the visible range runs 253.1 to 232.5, with Toledo setting the pace.

MAC Context

MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Toledo is the latest winner at 238.1.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Toledo to No. 5 Akron is 20.6, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 253.1 in 2024 to 238.1 in 2025, a swing of 15.0. Toledo's current mark of 253.1 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 246.8 held by Western Michigan.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.

1ToledoMid-American Conference2024253.1
2Ball StateMid-American Conference2024244.7
3Bowling GreenMid-American Conference2024240.6
4Eastern MichiganMid-American Conference2024235.3
5AkronMid-American Conference2024232.5
6Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference2024217.4
7OhioMid-American Conference2024192.4
8Western MichiganMid-American Conference2024187.0
9BuffaloMid-American Conference2024186.3
10MassachusettsMid-American2024181.8
11Northern IllinoisMid-American Conference2024179.1
12Central MichiganMid-American Conference2024163.4
13Kent StateMid-American Conference2024155.4

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025ToledoMid-American Conference238.1
2024ToledoMid-American Conference253.1
2023ToledoMid-American Conference220.2
2022OhioMid-American Conference278.1
2021Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference278.5
2020ToledoMid-American Conference325.8
2019Eastern MichiganMid-American Conference283.2
2018MassachusettsMid-American298.0
2017MassachusettsMid-American297.5
2016ToledoMid-American Conference322.8
2015Bowling GreenMid-American Conference366.8
2014MassachusettsMid-American311.8
2013Ball StateMid-American Conference324.2
2012AkronMid-American Conference312.8
2011Western MichiganMid-American Conference336.7
2010Central MichiganMid-American Conference301.5
2009Bowling GreenMid-American Conference329.4
2008Central MichiganMid-American Conference305.7
2007Bowling GreenMid-American Conference296.2
2006Ball StateMid-American Conference276.8
2005Miami (OH)Mid-American Conference305.2
2004Bowling GreenMid-American Conference346.2

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Western Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004246.82011 (336.7)
2Toledo2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004246.42020 (325.8)
3Bowling Green2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004241.82015 (366.8)
4Central Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004241.62008 (305.7)
5Miami (OH)2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004238.02011 (328.4)
6Marshall2004224.82004 (224.8)
7Ball State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004224.72013 (324.2)
8Akron2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004222.32012 (312.8)
9Eastern Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004216.72016 (296.1)
10UCF2004214.52004 (214.5)
11Buffalo2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004212.32017 (290.8)
12Ohio2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004207.82022 (278.1)
13Massachusetts2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012206.12014 (311.8)
14Northern Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004199.42005 (252.4)
15Kent State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004197.82020 (323.5)
16Temple2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007183.92008 (220.2)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the MAC passing yards per game leaderboard in 2024?

Toledo ranks first at 253.1 in 2024.

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

Western Michigan owns the strongest all-time average at 246.8 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the MAC race compare with the recent trend?

Toledo 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.