College Football Stat Leaders

2023 SEC College Football Rushing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average rushing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Tennessee (204.8)

Best Season

Auburn 2013 (328.3)

Scope

SEC • 2023

Browse Metrics

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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 2023 leaderboard, the visible range runs 204.8 to 176.5, with Tennessee setting the pace.

SEC Context

SEC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Missouri is the latest winner at 228.5.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Tennessee to No. 5 Ole Miss is 28.3, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 226.8 in 2024 to 228.5 in 2025, a swing of 1.6. Tennessee's current mark of 204.8 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 196.0 held by Auburn.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1TennesseeSoutheastern Conference2023204.8
2LSUSoutheastern Conference2023204.5
3GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference2023191.1
4AuburnSoutheastern Conference2023189.0
5Ole MissSoutheastern Conference2023176.5
6AlabamaSoutheastern Conference2023172.6
7MissouriSoutheastern Conference2023171.8
8FloridaSoutheastern Conference2023151.6
9Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference2023146.8
10ArkansasSoutheastern Conference2023139.0
11Texas A&MSoutheastern Conference2023136.2
12KentuckySoutheastern Conference2023127.7
13VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference202395.3
14South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference202385.1

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025MissouriSoutheastern Conference228.5
2024TennesseeSoutheastern Conference226.8
2023TennesseeSoutheastern Conference204.8
2022Ole MissSoutheastern Conference256.5
2021ArkansasSoutheastern Conference227.8
2020Ole MissSoutheastern Conference211.6
2019KentuckySoutheastern Conference278.8
2018GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference238.8
2017GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference258.4
2016AuburnSoutheastern Conference271.3
2015LSUSoutheastern Conference256.8
2014GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference257.8
2013AuburnSoutheastern Conference328.3
2012Texas A&MSoutheastern Conference242.1
2011AlabamaSoutheastern Conference214.5
2010AuburnSoutheastern Conference284.8
2009Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference227.6
2008FloridaSoutheastern Conference231.1
2007ArkansasSoutheastern Conference286.5
2006ArkansasSoutheastern Conference228.5
2005ArkansasSoutheastern Conference216.9
2004LSUSoutheastern Conference193.8

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Auburn2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004196.02013 (328.3)
2Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004185.32017 (250.6)
3Texas A&M2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012181.42012 (242.1)
4Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004181.12017 (258.4)
5Arkansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004179.52007 (286.5)
6LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004176.22015 (256.8)
7Missouri2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012175.72013 (237.9)
8Ole Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004173.32022 (256.5)
9Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004167.82008 (231.1)
10Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004160.12024 (226.8)
11Mississippi State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004159.92017 (251.7)
12Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004158.12019 (278.8)
13Texas2025, 2024148.62024 (159.1)
14South Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004141.02013 (198.5)
15Vanderbilt2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004140.12025 (175.9)
16Oklahoma2025, 2024137.22024 (155.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the SEC rushing yards per game leaderboard in 2023?

Tennessee ranks first at 204.8 in 2023.

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

Auburn owns the strongest all-time average at 196.0 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the SEC race compare with the recent trend?

Missouri 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.