College Football Stat Leaders
Average net passing yards gained per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Middle Tennessee (282.8)
Best Season
Arkansas State 2020 (364.4)
Scope
Sun Belt • 2004
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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 2004 leaderboard, the visible range runs 282.8 to 221.0, with Middle Tennessee setting the pace.
Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Southern Miss is the latest winner at 266.0.
The gap from No. 1 Middle Tennessee to No. 5 Arkansas State is 61.8, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 272.9 in 2024 to 266.0 in 2025, a swing of 6.9. Middle Tennessee's current mark of 282.8 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 266.8 held by New Mexico State.
Top 8 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 282.8 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 255.5 |
| 3 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 241.5 |
| 4 | Utah State | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 235.8 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 221.0 |
| 6 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 220.8 |
| 7 | North Texas | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 165.3 |
| 8 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 2004 | 137.3 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt Conference | 266.0 |
| 2024 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 272.9 |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 302.2 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 329.4 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 313.1 |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 364.4 |
| 2019 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 313.2 |
| 2018 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 296.4 |
| 2017 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 342.2 |
| 2016 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 260.5 |
| 2015 | Georgia State | Sun Belt Conference | 335.9 |
| 2014 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 292.5 |
| 2013 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 322.3 |
| 2012 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 331.5 |
| 2011 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 282.5 |
| 2010 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 309.6 |
| 2009 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 346.6 |
| 2008 | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt Conference | 264.2 |
| 2007 | North Texas | Sun Belt Conference | 313.2 |
| 2006 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 208.5 |
| 2005 | Florida International | Sun Belt Conference | 247.3 |
| 2004 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Conference | 282.8 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004 | 266.8 | 2017 (340.2) |
| 2 | Troy | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 255.3 | 2009 (346.6) |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 250.1 | 2020 (364.4) |
| 4 | James Madison | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 244.5 | 2023 (285.8) |
| 5 | Georgia State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 238.5 | 2015 (335.9) |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 236.2 | 2007 (301.5) |
| 7 | Utah State | 2004 | 235.8 | 2004 (235.8) |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 226.7 | 2004 (282.8) |
| 9 | South Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 226.2 | 2022 (268.9) |
| 10 | App State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 224.3 | 2023 (273.4) |
| 11 | Texas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 223.1 | 2023 (270.9) |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 223.0 | 2018 (296.4) |
| 13 | UL Monroe | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 218.7 | 2012 (290.7) |
| 14 | Florida International | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 218.5 | 2005 (247.3) |
| 15 | Coastal Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | 216.0 | 2021 (265.9) |
| 16 | Louisiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 210.9 | 2011 (282.5) |
| 17 | Southern Miss | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 209.8 | 2025 (266.0) |
| 18 | North Texas | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 204.5 | 2007 (313.2) |
| 19 | Marshall | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 201.8 | 2023 (226.2) |
| 20 | Western Kentucky | 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 | 195.0 | 2013 (261.7) |
| 21 | Georgia Southern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 163.1 | 2022 (329.4) |
Middle Tennessee ranks first at 282.8 in 2004.
New Mexico State owns the strongest all-time average at 266.8 across 5 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Southern Miss 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.