best point differential in a college football season before 1980

Before 1980, the Oklahoma Sooners had the highest point differential by a team in a season, with a 415-point differential in 1956.

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Data note: Point Differential: team season data complete from 1956

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG
1	Oklahoma	415	1956	10	10	0	0	466	46.6	51	5.1
2	Oklahoma	381	1974	11	11	0	0	473	43.0	92	8.4
3	Nebraska	371	1971	12	12	0	0	469	39.1	98	8.2
4	Nebraska	370	1972	11	8	2	1	461	41.9	91	8.3
5	Alabama	365	1973	11	11	0	0	454	41.3	89	8.1
6	Michigan	345	1976	11	10	1	0	426	38.7	81	7.4
7	Michigan	339	1971	11	11	0	0	409	37.2	70	6.4
8	Syracuse	331	1959	10	10	0	0	390	39.0	59	5.9
9	Arizona State	331	1957	10	10	0	0	397	39.7	66	6.6
10	Ohio State	328	1973	10	9	0	1	371	37.1	43	4.3
11	Arizona State	327	1973	11	10	1	0	491	44.6	164	14.9
12	Notre Dame	324	1966	10	9	0	1	362	36.2	38	3.8
13	Penn State	323	1971	11	10	1	0	454	41.3	131	11.9
14	BYU	322	1979	11	11	0	0	447	40.6	125	11.4
15	Texas	317	1977	11	11	0	0	431	39.2	114	10.4
16	Texas	312	1969	10	10	0	0	414	41.4	102	10.2
17	Penn State	311	1973	11	11	0	0	431	39.2	120	10.9
18	Oklahoma	311	1972	11	10	1	0	385	35.0	74	6.7
19	Ohio State	309	1974	11	10	1	0	420	38.2	111	10.1
20	Utah State	309	1961	10	9	0	1	387	38.7	78	7.8
21	USC	308	1972	11	11	0	0	425	38.6	117	10.6
22	Ole Miss	308	1959	10	9	1	0	329	32.9	21	2.1
23	Alabama	301	1979	11	11	0	0	359	32.6	58	5.3
24	Oklahoma	299	1971	11	10	1	0	494	44.9	195	17.7
25	Alabama	295	1975	11	10	1	0	361	32.8	66	6.0

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More Oklahoma Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,591

Mateer

RUSH

322

Avant

REC

578

Sategna

Team Rankings

PPG

21.6

116th

OPP PPG

17.7

28th

RUSH YDS/G

105.6

157th

PASS YDS/G

228.1

81st

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	LSU	3-2	6-2
7	Tennessee	3-2	6-2
8	Oklahoma	2-2	4-3
9	Missouri	2-2	5-2
10	Texas	2-2	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	SCAR	@	OKLA	4:15 PM
Sat 11/7	OKLA	@	FLA	7:45 PM
Sat 11/14	MISS	@	OKLA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	TXAM	@	OKLA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	OKLA	@	MIZZ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Oklahoma

4 - 3

Final

Mississippi State

4 - 3

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Delaware	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286