College Football Stat Leaders

2020 Big 12 College Football Rushing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average rushing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

TCU (215.1)

Best Season

Baylor 2015 (326.7)

Scope

Big 12 • 2020

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 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 2020 leaderboard, the visible range runs 215.1 to 179.7, with TCU setting the pace.

Big 12 Context

Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Utah is the latest winner at 266.5.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 TCU to No. 5 Oklahoma is 35.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 248.1 in 2024 to 266.5 in 2025, a swing of 18.5. TCU's current mark of 215.1 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 211.5 held by UCF.

Leaderboard

Top 10 rows for the current route scope.

1TCUBig 12 Conference2020215.1
2TexasBig 12 Conference2020195.4
3Iowa StateBig 12 Conference2020195.3
4Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference2020187.7
5OklahomaBig 12 Conference2020179.7
6Texas TechBig 12 Conference2020163.7
7Kansas StateBig 12 Conference2020152.2
8West VirginiaBig 12 Conference2020135.0
9KansasBig 12 Conference2020104.9
10BaylorBig 12 Conference202091.2

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025UtahBig 12 Conference266.5
2024UCFBig 12 Conference248.1
2023West VirginiaBig 12 Conference228.9
2022OklahomaBig 12 Conference219.9
2021BaylorBig 12 Conference219.3
2020TCUBig 12 Conference215.1
2019OklahomaBig 12 Conference240.1
2018OklahomaBig 12 Conference247.7
2017OklahomaBig 12 Conference217.8
2016BaylorBig 12 Conference241.8
2015BaylorBig 12 Conference326.7
2014OklahomaBig 12 Conference261.2
2013BaylorBig 12 Conference259.7
2012BaylorBig 12 Conference231.7
2011MissouriBig 12 Conference244.0
2010NebraskaBig 12 Conference247.6
2009Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference187.8
2008Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference245.5
2007Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference243.2
2006Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference208.0
2005TexasBig 12 Conference274.9
2004TexasBig 12 Conference299.2

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1UCF2025, 2024, 2023211.52024 (248.1)
2Utah2025, 2024198.52025 (266.5)
3Oklahoma2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004198.42014 (261.2)
4Arizona State2025, 2024197.62024 (202.3)
5Cincinnati2025, 2024, 2023193.22023 (217.1)
6Texas2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004191.12004 (299.2)
7Texas A&M2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004182.22005 (234.9)
8Oklahoma State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004178.22008 (245.5)
9Kansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004174.02016 (231.8)
10TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012173.32015 (215.4)
11Missouri2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004172.12011 (244.0)
12Baylor2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004168.62015 (326.7)
13West Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012168.52023 (228.9)
14Nebraska2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004164.52010 (247.6)
15BYU2025, 2024, 2023148.32025 (179.1)
16Kansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004148.22024 (212.7)
17Houston2025, 2024, 2023144.62025 (178.6)
18Iowa State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004144.02020 (195.3)
19Texas Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004132.92015 (191.3)
20Arizona2025, 2024129.72025 (152.7)
21Colorado2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004120.12006 (172.5)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big 12 rushing yards per game leaderboard in 2020?

TCU ranks first at 215.1 in 2020.

Which Big 12 program has the best long-term rushing yards per game profile?

UCF owns the strongest all-time average at 211.5 across 3 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big 12 race compare with the recent trend?

Utah 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.