College Football Stat Leaders

2011 Big Ten College Football Total Yards Per Game Leaders

Average offensive yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Wisconsin (469.9)

Best Season

Ohio State 2021 (561.2)

Scope

Big Ten • 2011

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 2011 leaderboard, the visible range runs 469.9 to 379.9, with Wisconsin setting the pace.

Big Ten Context

Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and USC is the latest winner at 465.2.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Wisconsin to No. 5 Nebraska is 89.9, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 438.4 in 2024 to 465.2 in 2025, a swing of 26.8. Wisconsin's current mark of 469.9 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 451.8 held by USC.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1WisconsinBig Ten Conference2011469.9
2NorthwesternBig Ten Conference2011420.8
3Michigan StateBig Ten Conference2011390.4
4MichiganBig Ten Conference2011382.5
5NebraskaBig Ten Conference2011379.9
6PurdueBig Ten Conference2011376.8
7IowaBig Ten Conference2011372.5
8IndianaBig Ten Conference2011360.4
9IllinoisBig Ten Conference2011355.7
10Penn StateBig Ten Conference2011342.4
11Ohio StateBig Ten Conference2011318.2
12MinnesotaBig Ten Conference2011310.3

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1USC2025, 2024451.82025 (465.2)
2Oregon2025, 2024445.02025 (452.2)
3Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004442.82021 (561.2)
4Washington2025, 2024401.02025 (411.2)
5Nebraska2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011401.02012 (460.8)
6Wisconsin2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004395.12013 (480.8)
7Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004394.82017 (460.3)
8Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004386.42010 (488.7)
9Indiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004385.22013 (508.5)
10Purdue2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004384.72004 (446.5)
11Michigan State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004382.72014 (500.8)
12Maryland2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014375.92021 (440.8)
13Northwestern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004366.82005 (500.3)
14Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004364.82008 (438.8)
15Minnesota2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004361.32005 (494.8)
16Iowa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004344.62005 (432.4)
17UCLA2025, 2024324.52024 (329.2)
18Rutgers2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014323.32025 (407.6)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big Ten total yards per game leaderboard in 2011?

Wisconsin ranks first at 469.9 in 2011.

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

USC owns the strongest all-time average at 451.8 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big Ten race compare with the recent trend?

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.