College Football Stat Leaders

2016 American College Football Total Yards Per Game Leaders

Average offensive yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2012-2025

Current Leader

Tulsa (526.2)

Best Season

UCF 2020 (562.8)

Scope

American • 2016

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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 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 2016 leaderboard, the visible range runs 526.2 to 443.4, with Tulsa 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

The gap from No. 1 Tulsa to No. 5 Houston is 82.8, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 489.0 in 2024 to 511.4 in 2025, a swing of 22.4. Tulsa's current mark of 526.2 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 498.8 held by North Texas.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.

1TulsaAmerican Athletic Conference2016526.2
2South FloridaAmerican Athletic Conference2016511.5
3East CarolinaAmerican Athletic Conference2016467.1
4MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference2016463.7
5HoustonAmerican Athletic Conference2016443.4
6NavyAmerican Athletic Conference2016438.3
7SMUAmerican Athletic Conference2016427.3
8TempleAmerican Athletic Conference2016413.6
9UTSAAmerican Athletic2016375.5
10CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference2016374.1
11UCFAmerican Athletic Conference2016351.2
12TulaneAmerican Athletic Conference2016341.4
13UConnAmerican Athletic Conference2016320.0

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025North TexasAmerican Athletic Conference511.4
2024North TexasAmerican Athletic Conference489.0
2023North TexasAmerican Athletic Conference495.9
2022UTSAAmerican Athletic476.0
2021SMUAmerican Athletic Conference465.9
2020UCFAmerican Athletic Conference562.8
2019UCFAmerican Athletic Conference540.5
2018UCFAmerican Athletic Conference522.7
2017MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference532.1
2016TulsaAmerican Athletic Conference526.2
2015CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference537.8
2014East CarolinaAmerican Athletic Conference533.0
2013CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference472.1
2012UTSAAmerican Athletic390.3

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1North Texas2025, 2024, 2023498.82025 (511.4)
2Louisville2013460.82013 (460.8)
3Memphis2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013450.42017 (532.1)
4UCF2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013445.32020 (562.8)
5Houston2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013437.22018 (512.0)
6SMU2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013432.42020 (495.8)
7East Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014428.62014 (533.0)
8Cincinnati2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013428.22015 (537.8)
9Tulsa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014425.22016 (526.2)
10UAB2025, 2024, 2023415.62023 (450.0)
11South Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013403.72017 (513.0)
12Florida Atlantic2025, 2024, 2023391.42025 (445.7)
13UTSA2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012389.12022 (476.0)
14Tulane2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014388.02019 (449.3)
15Navy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015370.02019 (455.8)
16Rutgers2013365.22013 (365.2)
17Temple2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013360.82016 (413.6)
18Army2025, 2024358.62024 (381.3)
19Rice2025, 2024, 2023339.62023 (362.9)
20UConn2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013337.32017 (415.2)
21Charlotte2025, 2024, 2023313.82024 (342.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the American total yards per game leaderboard in 2016?

Tulsa ranks first at 526.2 in 2016.

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.