College Football Stat Leaders

2021 Mountain West College Football Rushing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average rushing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Air Force (328.2)

Best Season

New Mexico 2016 (350.0)

Scope

Mountain West • 2021

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 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 328.2 to 143.8, with Air Force setting the pace.

Mountain West Context

Mountain West teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Air Force is the latest winner at 261.5.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Air Force to No. 5 Utah State is 184.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 254.0 in 2024 to 261.5 in 2025, a swing of 7.5. Air Force's current mark of 328.2 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 287.7 held by Air Force.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1Air ForceMountain West Conference2021328.2
2WyomingMountain West Conference2021211.7
3San Diego StateMountain West Conference2021174.9
4Colorado StateMountain West Conference2021164.1
5Utah StateMountain West Conference2021143.8
6Hawai'iMountain West Conference2021142.8
7Fresno StateMountain West2021137.2
8Boise StateMountain West Conference2021122.2
9San José StateMountain West2021120.5
10New MexicoMountain West Conference2021119.5
11UNLVMountain West Conference2021109.8
12NevadaMountain West Conference202177.4

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Air ForceMountain West Conference261.5
2024New MexicoMountain West Conference254.0
2023Air ForceMountain West Conference280.6
2022Air ForceMountain West Conference327.2
2021Air ForceMountain West Conference328.2
2020Air ForceMountain West Conference305.7
2019Air ForceMountain West Conference298.5
2018Air ForceMountain West Conference283.7
2017Air ForceMountain West Conference306.9
2016New MexicoMountain West Conference350.0
2015Air ForceMountain West Conference319.1
2014New MexicoMountain West Conference310.4
2013New MexicoMountain West Conference308.8
2012Air ForceMountain West Conference316.2
2011Air ForceMountain West Conference314.8
2010Air ForceMountain West Conference306.5
2009Air ForceMountain West Conference283.5
2008Air ForceMountain West Conference266.9
2007Air ForceMountain West Conference299.5
2006Air ForceMountain West Conference229.3
2005Air ForceMountain West Conference246.5
2004Air ForceMountain West Conference277.4

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Air Force2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004287.72021 (328.2)
2TCU2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005209.72010 (247.4)
3New Mexico2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004195.82016 (350.0)
4Boise State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011176.92024 (241.2)
5Utah State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013169.92018 (202.2)
6Utah2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004168.92004 (237.4)
7San Diego State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004166.02016 (262.9)
8UNLV2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004161.22024 (247.6)
9Wyoming2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004160.72020 (219.5)
10Fresno State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004156.92009 (228.9)
11Nevada2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012156.92012 (271.0)
12Colorado State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004142.92016 (217.8)
13BYU2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004141.52010 (168.1)
14Hawai'i2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012127.42017 (168.2)
15San José State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004120.22023 (184.1)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Mountain West rushing yards per game leaderboard in 2021?

Air Force ranks first at 328.2 in 2021.

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

Air Force owns the strongest all-time average at 287.7 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Mountain West race compare with the recent trend?

Air Force 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.