College Football Stat Leaders
Average offensive yards gained per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Purdue (435.9)
Best Season
Ohio State 2021 (561.2)
Scope
Big Ten • 2007
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
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 2007 leaderboard, the visible range runs 435.9 to 407.5, with Purdue setting the pace.
Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and USC is the latest winner at 465.2.
The gap from No. 1 Purdue to No. 5 Minnesota is 28.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 438.4 in 2024 to 465.2 in 2025, a swing of 26.8. Purdue's current mark of 435.9 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 451.8 held by USC.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 435.9 |
| 2 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 425.0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 416.8 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 408.8 |
| 5 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 407.5 |
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 400.1 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 393.6 |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 385.1 |
| 9 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 384.7 |
| 10 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 354.1 |
| 11 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 2007 | 316.3 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USC | Big Ten Conference | 465.2 |
| 2024 | USC | Big Ten Conference | 438.4 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 407.9 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 490.7 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 561.2 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 518.8 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 529.9 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 534.3 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 506.0 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 459.2 |
| 2015 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 504.3 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 511.6 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 511.9 |
| 2012 | Nebraska | Big Ten Conference | 460.8 |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 469.9 |
| 2010 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 488.7 |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 416.9 |
| 2008 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 438.8 |
| 2007 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 435.9 |
| 2006 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 415.7 |
| 2005 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 500.3 |
| 2004 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 460.0 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 2025, 2024 | 451.8 | 2025 (465.2) |
| 2 | Oregon | 2025, 2024 | 445.0 | 2025 (452.2) |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 442.8 | 2021 (561.2) |
| 4 | Washington | 2025, 2024 | 401.0 | 2025 (411.2) |
| 5 | Nebraska | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 401.0 | 2012 (460.8) |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 395.1 | 2013 (480.8) |
| 7 | Penn State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 394.8 | 2017 (460.3) |
| 8 | Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 386.4 | 2010 (488.7) |
| 9 | Indiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 385.2 | 2013 (508.5) |
| 10 | Purdue | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 384.7 | 2004 (446.5) |
| 11 | Michigan State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 382.7 | 2014 (500.8) |
| 12 | Maryland | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 375.9 | 2021 (440.8) |
| 13 | Northwestern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 366.8 | 2005 (500.3) |
| 14 | Illinois | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 364.8 | 2008 (438.8) |
| 15 | Minnesota | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 361.3 | 2005 (494.8) |
| 16 | Iowa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 344.6 | 2005 (432.4) |
| 17 | UCLA | 2025, 2024 | 324.5 | 2024 (329.2) |
| 18 | Rutgers | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 323.3 | 2025 (407.6) |
Purdue ranks first at 435.9 in 2007.
USC owns the strongest all-time average at 451.8 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
USC 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.