College Football Stat Leaders

2021 Conference USA College Football Points Per Game Leaders

Estimated points scored per game from scoring opportunities in the current stat dataset.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Western Kentucky (37.9)

Best Season

Western Kentucky 2021 (37.9)

Scope

Conference USA • 2021

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 Points Per Game Reads

Points per game turns scoring opportunities into a scoreboard-facing rate, which makes it the simplest way to compare how often elite offenses actually finish drives instead of just piling up empty yards. On this 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 37.9 to 23.5, with Western Kentucky setting the pace.

Conference USA Context

Conference USA teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Florida International is the latest winner at 26.3.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Western Kentucky to No. 5 Charlotte is 14.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 29.8 in 2024 to 26.3 in 2025, a swing of 3.5. Western Kentucky's current mark of 37.9 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 26.4 held by Jacksonville State.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1Western KentuckyConference USA202137.9
2MarshallConference USA202126.6
3Middle TennesseeConference USA202124.4
4UABConference USA202124.1
5CharlotteConference USA202123.5
6Louisiana TechConference USA202123.0
7North TexasConference USA202121.3
8Florida AtlanticConference USA202120.1
9UTEPConference USA202119.0
10RiceConference USA202117.8
11Southern MissConference USA202113.1
12Florida InternationalConference USA202111.4

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Florida InternationalConference USA26.3
2024Jacksonville StateConference USA29.8
2023LibertyConference USA31.9
2022North TexasConference USA27.9
2021Western KentuckyConference USA37.9
2020North TexasConference USA26.2
2019Florida AtlanticConference USA31.9
2018North TexasConference USA29.2
2017Florida AtlanticConference USA32.2
2016Western KentuckyConference USA32.0
2015Western KentuckyConference USA32.0
2014MarshallConference USA33.4
2013Louisiana TechConference USA0.0
2012Southern MissConference USA0.0
2011TulsaConference USA0.5
2010East CarolinaConference USA0.0
2009TulaneConference USA0.6
2008RiceConference USA0.5
2007HoustonConference USA0.0
2006MemphisConference USA0.6
2005East CarolinaConference USA0.0
2004ArmyConference USA0.0

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 202326.42024 (29.8)
2Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201425.52021 (37.9)
3Liberty2025, 2024, 202325.02023 (31.9)
4Delaware202523.52025 (23.5)
5Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201321.92016 (31.8)
6Missouri State202520.52025 (20.5)
7Florida Atlantic2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201320.32017 (32.2)
8Charlotte2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 201519.72020 (25.3)
9New Mexico State2025, 2024, 202319.72023 (22.3)
10North Texas2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201319.72018 (29.2)
11Middle Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201319.72016 (30.6)
12Florida International2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201317.52018 (26.9)
13Sam Houston2025, 2024, 202316.12024 (19.4)
14Kennesaw State2025, 202415.92025 (19.6)
15Marshall2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200510.42014 (33.4)
16Rice2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20059.22014 (24.0)
17UAB2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20049.02022 (25.3)
18Southern Miss2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20048.82015 (31.3)
19UTEP2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20058.52020 (20.8)
20Army20040.02004 (0.0)
21Cincinnati20040.02004 (0.0)
22South Florida20040.02004 (0.0)
23TCU20040.02004 (0.0)
24Memphis2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.42006 (0.6)
25Tulane2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.62009 (0.6)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Conference USA points per game leaderboard in 2021?

Western Kentucky ranks first at 37.9 in 2021.

Which Conference USA program has the best long-term points per game profile?

Jacksonville State owns the strongest all-time average at 26.4 across 3 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

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

Florida International 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.