College Football Stat Leaders

2017 Sun Belt College Football Total Yards Per Game Leaders

Average offensive yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Arkansas State (494.8)

Best Season

Troy 2012 (498.8)

Scope

Sun Belt • 2017

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

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 2017 leaderboard, the visible range runs 494.8 to 418.6, with Arkansas State setting the pace.

Sun Belt Context

Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Texas State is the latest winner at 473.5.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Arkansas State to No. 5 Troy is 76.1, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 477.5 in 2024 to 473.5 in 2025, a swing of 3.9. Arkansas State's current mark of 494.8 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 439.2 held by App State.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference2017494.8
2UL MonroeSun Belt Conference2017457.5
3New Mexico StateSun Belt Conference2017446.9
4App StateSun Belt Conference2017439.6
5TroySun Belt Conference2017418.6
6LouisianaSun Belt Conference2017398.5
7Georgia StateSun Belt Conference2017387.6
8Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference2017345.3
9Texas StateSun Belt Conference2017339.8
10South AlabamaSun Belt Conference2017334.3
11Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference2017332.3
12Old DominionSun Belt2017332.3

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Texas StateSun Belt Conference473.5
2024Texas StateSun Belt Conference477.5
2023Texas StateSun Belt Conference458.5
2022Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference466.5
2021Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference494.7
2020Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference489.5
2019LouisianaSun Belt Conference494.1
2018Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference467.2
2017Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference494.8
2016Old DominionSun Belt430.8
2015App StateSun Belt Conference467.3
2014Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference488.3
2013TroySun Belt Conference463.3
2012TroySun Belt Conference498.8
2011Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference410.2
2010TroySun Belt Conference453.5
2009TroySun Belt Conference485.7
2008LouisianaSun Belt Conference416.3
2007TroySun Belt Conference452.8
2006UL MonroeSun Belt Conference326.1
2005LouisianaSun Belt Conference386.6
2004LouisianaSun Belt Conference382.4

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014439.22015 (467.3)
2James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 2022433.92025 (454.9)
3New Mexico State2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004417.72017 (446.9)
4Arkansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004403.32017 (494.8)
5Coastal Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017397.82021 (494.7)
6Louisiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004395.92019 (494.1)
7Georgia State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013391.92019 (439.8)
8Troy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004391.42012 (498.8)
9Georgia Southern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014389.02014 (488.3)
10Marshall2025, 2024, 2023, 2022386.42025 (406.1)
11Old Dominion2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014381.72025 (454.9)
12Texas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013380.32024 (477.5)
13South Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012380.02024 (442.2)
14Western Kentucky2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009366.12013 (458.5)
15UL Monroe2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004359.92019 (460.9)
16Middle Tennessee2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004352.62009 (421.7)
17North Texas2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004348.62009 (408.7)
18Southern Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022347.32025 (401.8)
19Florida Atlantic2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005340.12009 (432.1)
20Florida International2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005325.32010 (395.1)
21Utah State2004290.42004 (290.4)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Sun Belt total yards per game leaderboard in 2017?

Arkansas State ranks first at 494.8 in 2017.

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

App State owns the strongest all-time average at 439.2 across 12 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Sun Belt race compare with the recent trend?

Texas State 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.