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

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More James Madison Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

228

Coleman

RUSH

135

Herman

REC

73

Scott

Team Rankings

PPG

53.5

8th

OPP PPG

8.0

12th

RUSH YDS/G

231.5

27th

PASS YDS/G

208.0

97th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Troy	0-0	2-0
3	Georgia State	0-0	2-0
4	James Madison	0-0	2-0
5	Arkansas State	0-0	1-1
6	Coastal Carolina	0-0	1-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	JMU	@	SDSU	10:00 PM
Sat 9/26	JMU	@	ODU	6:00 PM
Sat 10/3	MRSH	@	JMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	JMU	@	GASO	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	GAST	@	JMU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Wagner

0 - 1

Final

James Madison

2 - 0

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

389.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

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

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

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

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

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333