College Football Stat Leaders

2013 American College Football Rushing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average rushing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2012-2025

Current Leader

UTSA (175.4)

Best Season

Navy 2019 (360.5)

Scope

American • 2013

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 Rushing Yards Per Game Reads

Rushing yards per game captures line-of-scrimmage control and down-to-down physicality, so teams that dominate this leaderboard usually create efficient early-down offense without needing to chase long passing volume. On this 2013 leaderboard, the visible range runs 175.4 to 146.8, with UTSA setting the pace.

American Context

American teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Navy is the latest winner at 286.1.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 UTSA to No. 5 Louisville is 28.6, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 300.7 in 2024 to 286.1 in 2025, a swing of 14.6. UTSA's current mark of 175.4 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 277.9 held by Army.

Leaderboard

Top 11 rows for the current route scope.

1UTSAAmerican Athletic2013175.4
2CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference2013168.5
3UCFAmerican Athletic Conference2013159.9
4TempleAmerican Athletic Conference2013149.3
5LouisvilleAmerican Athletic Conference2013146.8
6HoustonAmerican Athletic Conference2013139.0
7MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference2013138.3
8RutgersAmerican Athletic Conference2013129.5
9SMUAmerican Athletic Conference201393.8
10South FloridaAmerican Athletic Conference201388.7
11UConnAmerican Athletic Conference201384.4

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025NavyAmerican Athletic Conference286.1
2024ArmyAmerican Athletic Conference300.7
2023NavyAmerican Athletic Conference194.6
2022NavyAmerican Athletic Conference241.2
2021NavyAmerican Athletic Conference226.0
2020TulaneAmerican Athletic Conference217.2
2019NavyAmerican Athletic Conference360.5
2018MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference279.4
2017NavyAmerican Athletic Conference351.4
2016NavyAmerican Athletic Conference310.1
2015NavyAmerican Athletic Conference326.7
2014MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference190.5
2013UTSAAmerican Athletic175.4
2012UTSAAmerican Athletic159.3

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Army2025, 2024277.92024 (300.7)
2Navy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015272.62019 (360.5)
3Tulane2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014190.62019 (243.2)
4South Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013186.72016 (285.3)
5UCF2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013183.42018 (265.2)
6North Texas2025, 2024, 2023182.02025 (194.1)
7Tulsa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014180.62016 (262.3)
8Memphis2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013174.32018 (279.4)
9Cincinnati2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013172.02018 (239.2)
10Houston2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013170.52015 (235.8)
11UTSA2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012165.12020 (215.4)
12SMU2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013152.02017 (184.4)
13East Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014147.72025 (176.3)
14Louisville2013146.82013 (146.8)
15UAB2025, 2024, 2023143.62023 (161.1)
16Rice2025, 2024, 2023143.22025 (204.8)
17Florida Atlantic2025, 2024, 2023136.52024 (189.2)
18Rutgers2013129.52013 (129.5)
19UConn2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013129.52018 (198.2)
20Temple2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013129.42016 (176.1)
21Charlotte2025, 2024, 2023115.22023 (145.0)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the American rushing yards per game leaderboard in 2013?

UTSA ranks first at 175.4 in 2013.

Which American program has the best long-term rushing yards per game profile?

Army owns the strongest all-time average at 277.9 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the American race compare with the recent trend?

Navy 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.