College Football Stat Leaders

2013 Conference USA College Football Rushing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average rushing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Rice (227.4)

Best Season

Liberty 2023 (293.3)

Scope

Conference USA • 2013

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 2013 leaderboard, the visible range runs 227.4 to 182.5, with Rice 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 Rice to No. 5 Florida Atlantic is 44.9, 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. Rice's current mark of 227.4 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 250.4 held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.

1RiceConference USA2013227.4
2MarshallConference USA2013205.9
3Middle TennesseeConference USA2013199.3
4UTEPConference USA2013184.7
5Florida AtlanticConference USA2013182.5
6North TexasConference USA2013180.7
7UABConference USA2013178.1
8TulsaConference USA2013164.8
9Louisiana TechConference USA2013160.2
10East CarolinaConference USA2013140.1
11TulaneConference USA2013126.1
12Florida InternationalConference USA201376.3
13Southern MissConference USA201372.9

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Jacksonville StateConference USA247.6
2024Jacksonville StateConference USA253.2
2023LibertyConference USA293.3
2022UABConference USA235.1
2021North TexasConference USA234.1
2020North TexasConference USA230.2
2019CharlotteConference USA200.4
2018Florida AtlanticConference USA241.8
2017Florida AtlanticConference USA285.3
2016Middle TennesseeConference USA191.8
2015Southern MissConference USA179.8
2014MarshallConference USA271.9
2013RiceConference USA227.4
2012TulsaConference USA245.7
2011Southern MissConference USA205.1
2010TulsaConference USA216.9
2009UABConference USA229.9
2008TulsaConference USA268.0
2007UCFConference USA234.8
2006Southern MissConference USA169.9
2005MemphisConference USA267.9
2004LouisvilleConference USA250.4

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 in 2013?

Rice ranks first at 227.4 in 2013.

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.