College Football Stat Leaders

2012 MAC College Football Total Yards Per Game Leaders

Average offensive yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Northern Illinois (469.6)

Best Season

Kent State 2020 (606.5)

Scope

MAC • 2012

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

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Conference Selector

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Summary

Total yards per game is the broadest volume snapshot on the page because it folds rushing and passing production into one number, which helps show which offenses controlled entire games instead of winning through one specialist unit.

Total Yards Per Game pages track MAC teams in 2012 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2004 through 2025.

Northern Illinois sits atop the current leaderboard at 469.6, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Toledo owns the strongest average across 22 seasons at 432.8, while Toledo anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

Northern Illinois currently headlines this route, while Toledo supplies the most recent yearly-winner checkpoint in 2025, giving the page both snapshot and trend context.

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 2012 leaderboard, the visible range runs 469.6 to 439.3, with Northern Illinois setting the pace.

MAC Context

MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Toledo is the latest winner at 415.8.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Northern Illinois to No. 5 Western Michigan is 30.3, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 406.1 in 2024 to 415.8 in 2025, a swing of 9.7. Northern Illinois's current mark of 469.6 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 432.8 held by Toledo.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.


1	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	2012	469.6
2	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	2012	457.2
3	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2012	444.8
4	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2012	444.6
5	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2012	439.3
6	Akron	Mid-American Conference	2012	427.2
7	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2012	394.0
8	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	2012	388.3
9	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2012	385.3
10	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	2012	375.8
11	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	2012	365.3
12	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2012	333.7
13	Massachusetts	Mid-American	2012	278.3

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	415.8
2024	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	406.1
2023	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	419.1
2022	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	421.5
2021	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	493.4
2020	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	606.5
2019	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	463.0
2018	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	466.8
2017	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	483.9
2016	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	517.8
2015	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	546.8
2014	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	491.2
2013	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	519.8
2012	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	469.6
2011	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	455.6
2010	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	450.0
2009	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	437.9
2008	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	442.5
2007	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	448.4
2006	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	375.3
2005	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	447.1
2004	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	506.3

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Toledo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	432.8	2016 (517.8)
2	Western Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	402.9	2015 (490.8)
3	Northern Illinois	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	396.4	2013 (519.8)
4	Central Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	386.8	2007 (447.0)
5	Bowling Green	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	379.2	2015 (546.8)
6	Ohio	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	378.1	2018 (466.8)
7	Ball State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	371.4	2013 (477.1)
8	Buffalo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	364.2	2020 (478.4)
9	Eastern Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	353.1	2016 (455.2)
10	Miami (OH)	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	352.0	2021 (426.2)
11	Kent State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	347.7	2020 (606.5)
12	Akron	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	330.0	2012 (427.2)
13	Massachusetts	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012	329.0	2018 (437.5)
14	Marshall	2004	321.5	2004 (321.5)
15	Temple	2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007	320.1	2011 (359.1)
16	UCF	2004	280.0	2004 (280.0)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the MAC total yards per game leaderboard in 2012?

Northern Illinois ranks first at 469.6 in 2012.

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

Toledo owns the strongest all-time average at 432.8 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the MAC race compare with the recent trend?

Toledo 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.