College Football Team Total Yards Rankings

Total yards combine a team’s official offensive yardage, primarily passing and rushing yards. Last updated

What Are Total Yards?

Total yards combine a team’s official offensive yardage, primarily passing and rushing yards. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.

Which teams have the highest total yards in college football in 2026?

Through games played October 29, 2026, North Texas has the highest total yards in college football at 4,284. LSU is second at 4,080 & Memphis third at 4,072. North Texas's total is 204 yards above second place & 1,068 yards above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 660 yards separate first from tenth. James Madison is fourth at 4,058, Miami fifth at 3,863, Toledo sixth at 3,808, Houston seventh at 3,764, West Virginia eighth at 3,745, Oklahoma State ninth at 3,704 & Texas State tenth at 3,624.

Eighty-five yards separate 14th from 15th, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Oregon State is 11th at 3,566, Pittsburgh 12th at 3,554, Florida Atlantic 13th at 3,518, USC 14th at 3,478, Virginia Tech 15th at 3,393, Louisville 16th at 3,392 & Indiana 17th at 3,357.

Eight teams sit inside 104 yards of each other from 15th to 22nd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Utah is 18th at 3,350, Ohio State 19th at 3,334, SMU 20th at 3,317, Alabama 21st at 3,295, Georgia 22nd at 3,289, UTSA 23rd at 3,272, Colorado State 24th at 3,221 & Arizona 25th at 3,216.

How this ranking is measured

The ranking above covers the top 25 of 138 FBS teams in the 2026 regular season. Total yards combine a team’s official offensive yardage, primarily passing and rushing yards. Only FBS teams are ranked. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.