College Football Stat Leaders

2017 Conference USA College Football Offensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added per offensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Florida Atlantic (0.312)

Best Season

Louisiana Tech 2016 (0.372)

Scope

Conference USA • 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 Offensive PPA Reads

Offensive PPA measures how much value each snap adds toward scoring, so it rewards offenses that stay efficient play after play rather than only relying on raw tempo or garbage-time volume. On this 2017 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.312 to 0.165, with Florida Atlantic setting the pace.

Conference USA Context

Conference USA teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Delaware is the latest winner at 0.193.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Florida Atlantic to No. 5 Florida International is 0.147, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.286 in 2024 to 0.193 in 2025, a swing of 0.093. Florida Atlantic's current mark of 0.312 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.241 held by Liberty.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1Florida AtlanticConference USA20170.312
2North TexasConference USA20170.218
3Louisiana TechConference USA20170.198
4Southern MissConference USA20170.171
5Florida InternationalConference USA20170.165
6UABConference USA20170.161
7Western KentuckyConference USA20170.154
8Middle TennesseeConference USA20170.138
9MarshallConference USA20170.129
10RiceConference USA20170.078
11CharlotteConference USA2017-0.035
12UTEPConference USA2017-0.083

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025DelawareConference USA0.193
2024Jacksonville StateConference USA0.286
2023LibertyConference USA0.329
2022UABConference USA0.289
2021Western KentuckyConference USA0.364
2020North TexasConference USA0.287
2019CharlotteConference USA0.231
2018Florida InternationalConference USA0.262
2017Florida AtlanticConference USA0.312
2016Louisiana TechConference USA0.372
2015Western KentuckyConference USA0.323
2014MarshallConference USA0.346
2013East CarolinaConference USA0.158
2012MarshallConference USA0.129
2011HoustonConference USA0.178
2010SMUConference USA0.140
2009HoustonConference USA0.172
2008HoustonConference USA0.198
2007TulsaConference USA0.133
2006HoustonConference USA0.149
2005UABConference USA0.146
2004LouisvilleConference USA0.092
2003LouisvilleConference USA0.132

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Liberty2025, 2024, 20230.2412023 (0.329)
2Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.2162021 (0.364)
3Delaware20250.1932025 (0.193)
4Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 20230.1912024 (0.286)
5Missouri State20250.1712025 (0.171)
6Florida Atlantic2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1562017 (0.312)
7Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1562016 (0.372)
8Middle Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1492016 (0.308)
9North Texas2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1352020 (0.287)
10New Mexico State2025, 2024, 20230.1152023 (0.272)
11Louisville2004, 20030.1122003 (0.132)
12Charlotte2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 20150.1032019 (0.231)
13UAB2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0972022 (0.289)
14Florida International2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.0972018 (0.262)
15Marshall2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0952014 (0.346)
16Houston2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0872008 (0.198)
17Tulsa2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0792008 (0.147)
18Southern Miss2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0752015 (0.285)
19UTEP2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0702021 (0.213)
20Rice2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0702014 (0.174)
21Sam Houston2025, 2024, 20230.0632024 (0.099)
22Kennesaw State2025, 20240.0562025 (0.154)
23UCF2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0532011 (0.126)
24SMU2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0442010 (0.140)
25East Carolina2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0372013 (0.158)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Conference USA offensive ppa leaderboard in 2017?

Florida Atlantic ranks first at 0.312 in 2017.

Which Conference USA program has the best long-term offensive ppa profile?

Liberty owns the strongest all-time average at 0.241 across 3 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Conference USA race compare with the recent trend?

Delaware 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.