College Football Stat Leaders

2018 Big Ten College Football Total Yards Per Game Leaders

Average offensive yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Ohio State (534.3)

Best Season

Ohio State 2021 (561.2)

Scope

Big Ten • 2018

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 2018 leaderboard, the visible range runs 534.3 to 423.2, with Ohio State 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 Ohio State to No. 5 Penn State is 111.1, 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. Ohio State's current mark of 534.3 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 451.8 held by USC.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1Ohio StateBig Ten Conference2018534.3
2NebraskaBig Ten Conference2018456.2
3PurdueBig Ten Conference2018443.9
4WisconsinBig Ten Conference2018434.6
5Penn StateBig Ten Conference2018423.2
6MichiganBig Ten Conference2018415.7
7IndianaBig Ten Conference2018414.8
8IllinoisBig Ten Conference2018409.9
9MinnesotaBig Ten Conference2018379.9
10MarylandBig Ten Conference2018371.4
11IowaBig Ten Conference2018371.4
12NorthwesternBig Ten Conference2018354.4
13Michigan StateBig Ten Conference2018342.1
14RutgersBig Ten Conference2018266.3

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 2018?

Ohio State ranks first at 534.3 in 2018.

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.