College Football Stat Leaders

2022 Sun Belt College Football Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Georgia Southern (329.4)

Best Season

Arkansas State 2020 (364.4)

Scope

Sun Belt • 2022

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 2022 leaderboard, the visible range runs 329.4 to 248.1, with Georgia Southern setting the pace.

Sun Belt Context

Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Southern Miss is the latest winner at 266.0.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Georgia Southern to No. 5 Old Dominion is 81.3, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 272.9 in 2024 to 266.0 in 2025, a swing of 6.9. Georgia Southern's current mark of 329.4 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 266.8 held by New Mexico State.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference2022329.4
2South AlabamaSun Belt Conference2022268.9
3James MadisonSun Belt Conference2022265.3
4App StateSun Belt Conference2022250.4
5Old DominionSun Belt2022248.1
6Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference2022246.2
7TroySun Belt Conference2022242.6
8Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference2022226.8
9Texas StateSun Belt Conference2022220.8
10LouisianaSun Belt Conference2022219.9
11Southern MissSun Belt Conference2022207.5
12UL MonroeSun Belt Conference2022205.3
13Georgia StateSun Belt Conference2022202.6
14MarshallSun Belt Conference2022192.0

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Southern MissSun Belt Conference266.0
2024App StateSun Belt Conference272.9
2023Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference302.2
2022Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference329.4
2021Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference313.1
2020Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference364.4
2019TroySun Belt Conference313.2
2018Old DominionSun Belt296.4
2017Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference342.2
2016TroySun Belt Conference260.5
2015Georgia StateSun Belt Conference335.9
2014Old DominionSun Belt292.5
2013TroySun Belt Conference322.3
2012TroySun Belt Conference331.5
2011LouisianaSun Belt Conference282.5
2010TroySun Belt Conference309.6
2009TroySun Belt Conference346.6
2008Florida AtlanticSun Belt Conference264.2
2007North TexasSun Belt Conference313.2
2006TroySun Belt Conference208.5
2005Florida InternationalSun Belt Conference247.3
2004Middle TennesseeSun Belt Conference282.8

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1New Mexico State2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004266.82017 (340.2)
2Troy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004255.32009 (346.6)
3Arkansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004250.12020 (364.4)
4James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 2022244.52023 (285.8)
5Georgia State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013238.52015 (335.9)
6Florida Atlantic2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005236.22007 (301.5)
7Utah State2004235.82004 (235.8)
8Middle Tennessee2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004226.72004 (282.8)
9South Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012226.22022 (268.9)
10App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014224.32023 (273.4)
11Texas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013223.12023 (270.9)
12Old Dominion2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014223.02018 (296.4)
13UL Monroe2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004218.72012 (290.7)
14Florida International2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005218.52005 (247.3)
15Coastal Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017216.02021 (265.9)
16Louisiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004210.92011 (282.5)
17Southern Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022209.82025 (266.0)
18North Texas2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004204.52007 (313.2)
19Marshall2025, 2024, 2023, 2022201.82023 (226.2)
20Western Kentucky2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009195.02013 (261.7)
21Georgia Southern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014163.12022 (329.4)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Sun Belt passing yards per game leaderboard in 2022?

Georgia Southern ranks first at 329.4 in 2022.

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

New Mexico State owns the strongest all-time average at 266.8 across 5 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Sun Belt race compare with the recent trend?

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.