College Football Stat Leaders

Conference USA College Football Rushing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average rushing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Liberty (293.3)

Best Season

Liberty 2023 (293.3)

Scope

Conference USA

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 Conference USA leaderboard, the visible range runs 293.3 to 267.9, with Liberty setting the pace.

Conference USA Context

Conference USA teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Jacksonville State is the latest winner at 247.6.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Liberty to No. 5 Memphis is 25.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 253.2 in 2024 to 247.6 in 2025, a swing of 5.6. Liberty's current mark of 293.3 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 250.4 held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1LibertyConference USA2023293.3
2Florida AtlanticConference USA2017285.3
3MarshallConference USA2014271.9
4TulsaConference USA2008268.0
5MemphisConference USA2005267.9
6Jacksonville StateConference USA2024253.2
7LibertyConference USA2024251.8
8LouisvilleConference USA2004250.4
9Jacksonville StateConference USA2025247.6
10TulsaConference USA2012245.7
11Florida AtlanticConference USA2018241.8
12Jacksonville StateConference USA2023236.7
13UABConference USA2022235.1
14UCFConference USA2007234.8
15RiceConference USA2005234.2
16North TexasConference USA2021234.1
17North TexasConference USA2020230.2
18UABConference USA2009229.9
19RiceConference USA2013227.4
20HoustonConference USA2007223.9
21TulsaConference USA2010216.9
22Middle TennesseeConference USA2014213.8
23UABConference USA2014212.1
24UTEPConference USA2014207.8
25MarshallConference USA2013205.9

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Louisville2004250.42004 (250.4)
2Liberty2025, 2024, 2023246.02023 (293.3)
3Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 2023245.82024 (253.2)
4Tulsa2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005193.22008 (268.0)
5Florida Atlantic2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013190.52017 (285.3)
6South Florida2004187.82004 (187.8)
7Cincinnati2004183.42004 (183.4)
8Army2004175.92004 (175.9)
9North Texas2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013174.12021 (234.1)
10UAB2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004166.52022 (235.1)
11TCU2004166.22004 (166.2)
12UCF2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005165.42007 (234.8)
13Charlotte2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015160.92019 (200.4)
14Marshall2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005159.62014 (271.9)
15Houston2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004159.02007 (223.9)
16Rice2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005158.02005 (234.2)
17Memphis2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004154.62005 (267.9)
18Southern Miss2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004154.42011 (205.1)
19New Mexico State2025, 2024, 2023151.82023 (198.6)
20Middle Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013144.92014 (213.8)
21Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013143.82025 (195.2)
22UTEP2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005139.12014 (207.8)
23Kennesaw State2025, 2024137.82025 (160.1)
24Sam Houston2025, 2024, 2023134.12024 (180.3)
25Florida International2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013132.22025 (181.6)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Conference USA rushing yards per game leaderboard?

Liberty ranks first at 293.3.

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

Louisville owns the strongest all-time average at 250.4 across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Conference USA race compare with the recent trend?

Jacksonville State 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.