College Football Stat Leaders
Average rushing yards gained per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Minnesota (256.8)
Best Season
Wisconsin 2014 (320.1)
Scope
Big Ten • 2004
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
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 2004 leaderboard, the visible range runs 256.8 to 153.6, with Minnesota setting the pace.
Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Indiana is the latest winner at 217.2.
The gap from No. 1 Minnesota to No. 5 Michigan is 103.2, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 202.4 in 2024 to 217.2 in 2025, a swing of 14.8. Minnesota's current mark of 256.8 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 208.5 held by Ohio State.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 256.8 |
| 2 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 238.5 |
| 3 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 172.2 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 160.9 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 153.6 |
| 6 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 153.4 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 145.4 |
| 8 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 125.3 |
| 9 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 121.6 |
| 10 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 118.0 |
| 11 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 72.6 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 217.2 |
| 2024 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 202.4 |
| 2023 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 185.2 |
| 2022 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 238.9 |
| 2021 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 214.4 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 256.3 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 266.8 |
| 2018 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 273.4 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 243.2 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 245.2 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 245.2 |
| 2014 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 320.1 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 308.6 |
| 2012 | Nebraska | Big Ten Conference | 253.4 |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 235.6 |
| 2010 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 246.1 |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 203.8 |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 211.2 |
| 2007 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 256.8 |
| 2006 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 188.8 |
| 2005 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 273.1 |
| 2004 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 256.8 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 208.5 | 2013 (308.6) |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 204.5 | 2014 (320.1) |
| 3 | Nebraska | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 183.8 | 2012 (253.4) |
| 4 | Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 178.7 | 2022 (238.9) |
| 5 | Oregon | 2025, 2024 | 178.4 | 2025 (198.6) |
| 6 | Minnesota | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 170.1 | 2005 (273.1) |
| 7 | Penn State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 167.0 | 2005 (212.8) |
| 8 | Illinois | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 165.5 | 2007 (256.8) |
| 9 | USC | 2025, 2024 | 157.8 | 2025 (169.2) |
| 10 | Maryland | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 152.3 | 2018 (230.2) |
| 11 | Northwestern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 152.3 | 2012 (225.5) |
| 12 | Michigan State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 150.7 | 2004 (238.5) |
| 13 | Rutgers | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 148.7 | 2024 (176.5) |
| 14 | Indiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 148.1 | 2014 (263.6) |
| 15 | Washington | 2025, 2024 | 148.0 | 2025 (166.8) |
| 16 | Iowa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 146.8 | 2024 (197.8) |
| 17 | Purdue | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 129.7 | 2005 (186.7) |
| 18 | UCLA | 2025, 2024 | 113.3 | 2025 (139.6) |
Minnesota ranks first at 256.8 in 2004.
Ohio State owns the strongest all-time average at 208.5 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Indiana 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.