College Football Stat Leaders
Average offensive yards gained per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Ohio State (529.9)
Best Season
Ohio State 2021 (561.2)
Scope
Big Ten • 2019
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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 2019 leaderboard, the visible range runs 529.9 to 415.8, with Ohio State 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 Ohio State to No. 5 Nebraska is 114.1, 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. Ohio State's current mark of 529.9 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 451.8 held by USC.
Top 14 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 529.9 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 433.1 |
| 3 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 432.8 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 432.0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 415.8 |
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 412.0 |
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 401.5 |
| 8 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 393.2 |
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 371.9 |
| 10 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 366.5 |
| 11 | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 343.5 |
| 12 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 326.3 |
| 13 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 297.8 |
| 14 | Rutgers | Big Ten Conference | 2019 | 273.1 |
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) |
Ohio State ranks first at 529.9 in 2019.
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.