College Football Stat Leaders

2021 Sun Belt College Football Rushing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average rushing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Coastal Carolina (228.8)

Best Season

Georgia Southern 2014 (381.1)

Scope

Sun Belt • 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 228.8 to 192.2, with Coastal Carolina setting the pace.

Sun Belt Context

Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and James Madison is the latest winner at 243.7.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Coastal Carolina to No. 5 App State is 36.6, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 211.3 in 2024 to 243.7 in 2025, a swing of 32.5. Coastal Carolina's current mark of 228.8 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 225.9 held by Georgia Southern.

Leaderboard

Top 11 rows for the current route scope.

1Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference2021228.8
2Georgia StateSun Belt Conference2021225.5
3LouisianaSun Belt Conference2021193.9
4Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference2021193.3
5App StateSun Belt Conference2021192.2
6Old DominionSun Belt2021160.5
7Texas StateSun Belt Conference2021149.2
8UL MonroeSun Belt Conference2021134.4
9South AlabamaSun Belt Conference2021111.4
10TroySun Belt Conference202199.8
11Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference202181.3

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025James MadisonSun Belt Conference243.7
2024Old DominionSun Belt211.3
2023Georgia StateSun Belt Conference188.1
2022Georgia StateSun Belt Conference215.5
2021Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference228.8
2020Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference267.1
2019LouisianaSun Belt Conference257.4
2018Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference266.3
2017App StateSun Belt Conference223.4
2016App StateSun Belt Conference250.9
2015Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference363.0
2014Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference381.1
2013Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference205.7
2012Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference206.2
2011Western KentuckySun Belt Conference181.6
2010North TexasSun Belt Conference202.2
2009Middle TennesseeSun Belt Conference186.0
2008LouisianaSun Belt Conference263.7
2007LouisianaSun Belt Conference251.4
2006LouisianaSun Belt Conference188.4
2005LouisianaSun Belt Conference254.3
2004North TexasSun Belt Conference186.4

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Georgia Southern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014225.92014 (381.1)
2App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014214.82015 (271.5)
3Louisiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004190.32008 (263.7)
4James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 2022189.42025 (243.7)
5Marshall2025, 2024, 2023, 2022184.72022 (205.2)
6Coastal Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017181.82021 (228.8)
7Western Kentucky2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009181.02013 (196.8)
8Arkansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004159.42015 (231.3)
9Old Dominion2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014158.72025 (238.9)
10Texas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013157.22014 (238.5)
11North Texas2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004156.12010 (202.2)
12South Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012153.92025 (201.2)
13Georgia State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013153.42019 (241.6)
14New Mexico State2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004153.42015 (180.5)
15UL Monroe2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004146.02007 (209.0)
16Troy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004141.32007 (182.6)
17Middle Tennessee2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004141.12009 (186.0)
18Southern Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022137.52023 (163.4)
19Florida International2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005120.62010 (187.5)
20Florida Atlantic2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005118.42009 (152.4)
21Utah State200476.32004 (76.3)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Sun Belt rushing yards per game leaderboard in 2021?

Coastal Carolina ranks first at 228.8 in 2021.

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

Georgia Southern owns the strongest all-time average at 225.9 across 12 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Sun Belt race compare with the recent trend?

James Madison 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.