college football team most points scored in one game since 2005

Since 2005, the James Madison Dukes, the South Alabama Jaguars and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are tied for the most points in a game, with 87 points.

	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS TD	RUSH TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY
1	James Madison	87	9/12/2026	JMU	vs	WAG	W 87-3	3	6	3	12	1	12	0	0
2	South Alabama	87	9/12/2024	USA	vs	NWST	W 87-10	4	6	2	12	1	12	0	0
3	Western Kentucky	87	9/8/2007	WKU	vs	WVT	W 87-0
4	Oregon	84	9/18/2026	ORE	vs	PRST	W 84-0	7	5	0	12	0	12	0	0
5	Oklahoma State	84	9/1/2012	OKST	vs	SAV	W 84-0				12			0	0
6	Georgia Southern	83	9/6/2014	GASO	vs	SAV	W 83-9	2	10	0	12	0	11	0	0
7	Wisconsin	83	11/13/2010	WIS	vs	IND	W 83-20				11			0	0
8	Arkansas State	83	9/6/2008	ARST	vs	TXSO	W 83-10				11			0	0
9	TCU	82	10/25/2014	TCU	vs	TTU	W 82-27	7	3	0	10	4	10	0	0
10	Oregon	81	9/2/2023	ORE	vs	PRST	W 81-7	4	7	0	11	1	10	1	0
11	Louisiana Tech	80	9/5/2026	LT	vs	NWST	W 80-6	6	4	1	11	1	11	0	0
12	UNLV	80	9/26/2015	UNLV	vs	IDST	W 80-8	4	6	1	11	1	11	0	0
13	Florida State	80	11/23/2013	FSU	vs	IDHO	W 80-14	5	4	2	11	1	11	0	0
14	North Carolina	80	11/23/2013	UNC	vs	ODU	W 80-20	5	4	2	11	1	11	0	0
15	Texas Tech	80	9/17/2005	TTU	vs	SHSU	W 80-21			0	11	1	11	0	0
16	Maryland	79	8/31/2019	MD	vs	HOW	W 79-0	5	5	1	11	0	11	0	1
17	Penn State	79	8/31/2019	PSU	vs	IDHO	W 79-7	3	7	0	10	3	10	0	0
18	Fresno State	79	9/1/2018	FRES	vs	IDHO	W 79-13	1	7	3	11	1	10	0	0
19	Missouri	79	9/24/2016	MIZ	vs	DSU	W 79-0	6	5	0	11	1	10	0	0
20	Oklahoma	79	9/1/2007	OKLA	vs	UNT	W 79-10				11			0	1
21	Utah State	78	9/9/2023	USU	vs	IDST	W 78-28	4	5	2	11	1	9	0	0
22	Michigan	78	10/8/2016	MICH	@	RUTG	W 78-0	2	9	0	11	0	10	1	0
23	Houston	77	9/12/2026	HOU	vs	SOU	W 77-6	5	6	0	11	0	11	0	0
24	Miami	77	9/10/2026	MIA	vs	FAMU	W 77-7	6	5	0	11	0	11	0	0
25	Florida State	77	9/6/2025	FSU	vs	TXA	W 77-3	6	5	0	11	0	11	0	0

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More James Madison Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

717

Coleman

RUSH

279

Pettaway

REC

185

Scott

Team Rankings

PPG

44.8

7th

OPP PPG

12.3

12th

RUSH YDS/G

199.0

36th

PASS YDS/G

226.3

88th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Appalachian State	0-0	3-1
2	James Madison	1-0	4-0
3	Louisiana	0-0	3-1
4	Georgia State	0-0	3-1
5	South Alabama	0-0	2-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	MRSH	@	JMU	3:45 PM
Sat 10/10	JMU	@	GASO	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	GAST	@	JMU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	JMU	@	APP	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	TROY	@	JMU	7:30 PM

Last Game

James Madison

4 - 0

Final

Old Dominion

1 - 3

Sat 26 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,428

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

548.3

544.5

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

319.0

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

386.3

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

347.0

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
6	Kentucky	3	1	.750
7	Missouri	3	1	.750
8	Tennessee	3	1	.750
9	Texas	4	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
11	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
12	Auburn	3	1	.750
13	LSU	3	1	.750
14	South Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Texas A&M	2	2	.500
16	Arkansas	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
2	James Madison	4	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	3	1	.750
4	Georgia State	3	1	.750
5	South Alabama	2	2	.500
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Troy	2	2	.500
8	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
12	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
13	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Colorado State	2	2	.500
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	San Diego State	1	3	.250
6	Texas State	2	2	.500
7	Washington State	1	3	.250
8	Utah State	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	1	.750
6	Utah	4	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	1	.750
8	Baylor	3	1	.750
9	Colorado	2	2	.500
10	Iowa State	2	2	.500
11	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
12	TCU	2	2	.500
13	UCF	3	1	.750
14	Arizona	3	1	.750
15	Houston	3	1	.750
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
2	UMass	4	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
6	Akron	1	3	.250
7	Ball State	1	3	.250
8	Buffalo	2	2	.500
9	Kent State	2	2	.500
10	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
11	Ohio	2	2	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	4	0	1.000
2	USC	4	1	.800
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Iowa	4	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	1	.750
6	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	1	.750
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Illinois	2	2	.500
10	Maryland	2	2	.500
11	Michigan State	2	2	.500
12	Minnesota	2	1	.667
13	Ohio State	3	1	.750
14	Oregon	3	1	.750
15	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
16	Northwestern	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	3	1	.750
2	Delaware	2	2	.500
3	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500
4	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
5	Florida International	2	2	.500
6	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
7	Missouri State	1	3	.250
8	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
9	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
10	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Louisville	2	2	.500
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	SMU	3	1	.750
8	California	2	2	.500
9	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	2	.500
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Tulsa	3	1	.750
6	Memphis	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Rice	1	2	.333
11	Temple	1	3	.250
12	Tulane	2	2	.500
13	Charlotte	0	4	.000
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	New Mexico	3	1	.750
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	3	.250
7	Wyoming	2	2	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250