College Football Stat Leaders

2012 American College Football Total Yards Per Game Leaders

Average offensive yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2012-2025

Current Leader

UTSA (390.3)

Best Season

UCF 2020 (562.8)

Scope

American • 2012

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC American Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

Summary

Among common offense metrics, total yards per game is the easiest way to compare how much field position pressure a team creates, especially when the leaderboard is paired with the year-by-year winners and all-time averages below.

Total Yards Per Game pages track American teams in 2012 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2023 through 2025.

UTSA sits atop the current leaderboard at 390.3, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

North Texas owns the strongest average across 3 seasons at 498.8, while North Texas anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

UTSA currently headlines this route, while North Texas supplies the most recent yearly-winner checkpoint in 2025, giving the page both snapshot and trend context.

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Total Yards Per Game Reads

Total yards per game rewards offenses that can stay on schedule through both the run and the pass, so the strongest teams usually pair explosive plays with consistent drive efficiency. On this 2012 leaderboard, the visible range runs 390.3 to 390.3, with UTSA setting the pace.

American Context

American teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and North Texas is the latest winner at 511.4.

Spread At The Top

UTSA is currently the only ranked team in this scope, so there is no rank spread beyond the leader yet.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 489.0 in 2024 to 511.4 in 2025, a swing of 22.4. UTSA's current mark of 390.3 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 498.8 held by North Texas.

Leaderboard

Top 1 rows for the current route scope.


1	UTSA	American Athletic	2012	390.3

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	North Texas	American Athletic Conference	511.4
2024	North Texas	American Athletic Conference	489.0
2023	North Texas	American Athletic Conference	495.9
2022	UTSA	American Athletic	476.0
2021	SMU	American Athletic Conference	465.9
2020	UCF	American Athletic Conference	562.8
2019	UCF	American Athletic Conference	540.5
2018	UCF	American Athletic Conference	522.7
2017	Memphis	American Athletic Conference	532.1
2016	Tulsa	American Athletic Conference	526.2
2015	Cincinnati	American Athletic Conference	537.8
2014	East Carolina	American Athletic Conference	533.0
2013	Cincinnati	American Athletic Conference	472.1
2012	UTSA	American Athletic	390.3

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	North Texas	2025, 2024, 2023	498.8	2025 (511.4)
2	Louisville	2013	460.8	2013 (460.8)
3	Memphis	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	450.4	2017 (532.1)
4	UCF	2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	445.3	2020 (562.8)
5	Houston	2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	437.2	2018 (512.0)
6	SMU	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	432.4	2020 (495.8)
7	East Carolina	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014	428.6	2014 (533.0)
8	Cincinnati	2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	428.2	2015 (537.8)
9	Tulsa	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014	425.2	2016 (526.2)
10	UAB	2025, 2024, 2023	415.6	2023 (450.0)
11	South Florida	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	403.7	2017 (513.0)
12	Florida Atlantic	2025, 2024, 2023	391.4	2025 (445.7)
13	UTSA	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012	389.1	2022 (476.0)
14	Tulane	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014	388.0	2019 (449.3)
15	Navy	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015	370.0	2019 (455.8)
16	Rutgers	2013	365.2	2013 (365.2)
17	Temple	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	360.8	2016 (413.6)
18	Army	2025, 2024	358.6	2024 (381.3)
19	Rice	2025, 2024, 2023	339.6	2023 (362.9)
20	UConn	2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013	337.3	2017 (415.2)
21	Charlotte	2025, 2024, 2023	313.8	2024 (342.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the American total yards per game leaderboard in 2012?

UTSA ranks first at 390.3 in 2012.

Which American program has the best long-term total yards per game profile?

North Texas owns the strongest all-time average at 498.8 across 3 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the American race compare with the recent trend?

North Texas 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.