College Football Stat Leaders

All-Time 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

James Madison (29.2)

Best Season

Kent State 2020 (45.0)

Scope

All Conferences

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 all-time average table, the visible range runs 29.2 to 24.5, with James Madison setting the pace.

Conference Context

Conference labels are incomplete for this scope, so the page leans on team-level comparisons instead of conference placement trends.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 James Madison to No. 5 Coastal Carolina is 4.7, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Historical Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 37.0 in 2024 to 38.1 in 2025, a swing of 1.1. James Madison's best season reached 34.8 in 2022, compared with an all-time average of 29.2 across 4 seasons.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1James MadisonIndependent / Unknown202229.2
2LibertyIndependent / Unknown202326.6
3Jacksonville StateIndependent / Unknown202426.4
4App StateIndependent / Unknown201426.2
5Coastal CarolinaIndependent / Unknown202024.5
6DelawareIndependent / Unknown202523.5
7Georgia SouthernIndependent / Unknown201423.5
8Old DominionIndependent / Unknown201821.0
9Missouri StateIndependent / Unknown202520.5
10Georgia StateIndependent / Unknown202019.4
11UTSAIndependent / Unknown202218.8
12CharlotteIndependent / Unknown202018.3
13South AlabamaIndependent / Unknown202317.6
14Texas StateIndependent / Unknown202417.2
15Ohio StateIndependent / Unknown201917.1
16OklahomaIndependent / Unknown202016.5
17OregonIndependent / Unknown201416.4
18AlabamaIndependent / Unknown202016.4
19Sam HoustonIndependent / Unknown202416.1
20Kennesaw StateIndependent / Unknown202515.9
21Western KentuckyIndependent / Unknown202115.8
22MemphisIndependent / Unknown201715.6
23ClemsonIndependent / Unknown201915.4
24GeorgiaIndependent / Unknown202315.2
25Notre DameIndependent / Unknown202514.9

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025North TexasAmerican Athletic Conference38.1
2024MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference37.0
2023GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference37.3
2022USCPac-12 Conference36.8
2021Western KentuckyConference USA37.9
2020Kent StateMid-American Conference45.0
2019Ohio StateBig Ten Conference41.6
2018UCFAmerican Athletic Conference37.5
2017Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference36.3
2016Texas TechBig 12 Conference36.3
2015BaylorBig 12 Conference40.1
2014OregonPac-12 Conference38.2
2013AlabamaSoutheastern Conference0.5
2012MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference1.2
2011SyracuseBig East Conference0.6
2010Florida InternationalSun Belt Conference0.5
2009TulaneConference USA0.6
2008RiceConference USA0.5
2007Arizona StatePac-12 Conference0.0
2006MemphisConference USA0.6
2005Air ForceMountain West Conference0.0
2004Air ForceMountain West Conference0.0

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 202229.22022 (34.8)
2Liberty2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 201826.62023 (31.9)
3Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 202326.42024 (29.8)
4App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201426.22014 (30.0)
5Coastal Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 201724.52020 (32.8)
6Delaware202523.52025 (23.5)
7Georgia Southern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201423.52014 (32.8)
8Old Dominion2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201421.02018 (27.4)
9Missouri State202520.52025 (20.5)
10Georgia State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201319.42020 (30.5)
11UTSA2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201218.82022 (30.5)
12Charlotte2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 201518.32020 (25.3)
13South Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201217.62023 (29.1)
14Texas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201217.22024 (29.6)
15Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200417.12019 (41.6)
16Oklahoma2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200416.52020 (37.8)
17Oregon2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200416.42014 (38.2)
18Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200416.42020 (39.1)
19Sam Houston2025, 2024, 202316.12024 (19.4)
20Kennesaw State2025, 202415.92025 (19.6)
21Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 200715.82021 (37.9)
22Memphis2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200415.62017 (31.8)
23Clemson2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200415.42019 (35.7)
24Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200415.22023 (37.3)
25Notre Dame2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200414.92025 (32.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in all-time average points per game?

James Madison ranks first in the all-time average table at 29.2.

Which program shows the most sustained dominance in points per game?

James Madison holds the best average at 29.2 across 4 tracked seasons, which is the strongest sustained profile in this history view.

Which eras are covered on this points per game history page?

The leaderboard spans 2022-2025 for the top historical program and includes yearly winners for every available season in the filtered dataset.