highest scoring college football game since 2023 both teams

Since 2023, the James Madison Dukes and the South Alabama Jaguars 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	Oregon	84	9/18/2026	ORE	vs	PRST	W 84-0	7	5	0	12	0	12	0	0
4	Oregon	81	9/2/2023	ORE	vs	PRST	W 81-7	4	7	0	11	1	10	1	0
5	Louisiana Tech	80	9/5/2026	LT	vs	NWST	W 80-6	6	4	1	11	1	11	0	0
6	Utah State	78	9/9/2023	USU	vs	IDST	W 78-28	4	5	2	11	1	9	0	0
7	Houston	77	9/12/2026	HOU	vs	SOU	W 77-6	5	6	0	11	0	11	0	0
8	Miami	77	9/10/2026	MIA	vs	FAMU	W 77-7	6	5	0	11	0	11	0	0
9	Florida State	77	9/6/2025	FSU	vs	TXA	W 77-3	6	5	0	11	0	11	0	0
10	Indiana	77	9/6/2024	IND	vs	WIU	W 77-3	3	7	1	11	0	11	0	0
11	Arkansas State	77	11/18/2023	ARST	vs	TXST	W 77-31	0	7	4	11	0	11	0	0
12	Texas State	77	9/16/2023	TXST	vs	JKST	W 77-34	3	8	0	11	0	11	0	0
13	Ole Miss	76	8/31/2024	MISS	vs	FUR	W 76-0	6	4	0	10	2	10	0	0
14	NC State	73	9/11/2026	NCST	vs	RICH	W 73-0	2	8	0	10	1	10	0	0
15	Virginia Tech	73	9/5/2026	VT	vs	VMI	W 73-3	3	6	1	10	1	10	0	0
16	UCF	73	9/3/2026	UCF	vs	COOK	W 73-6	2	7	1	10	1	10	0	0
17	Indiana	73	9/12/2025	IND	vs	INST	W 73-0	7	3	0	10	1	10	0	0
18	Alabama	73	9/6/2025	ALA	vs	ULM	W 73-0	7	3	0	10	1	10	0	0
19	USC	73	8/30/2025	USC	vs	MOST	W 73-13	3	6	1	10	1	10	0	0
20	Pittsburgh	73	9/21/2024	PITT	vs	YSU	W 73-17	4	5	1	10	1	10	0	0
21	Auburn	73	8/31/2024	AUB	vs	AAMU	W 73-3	6	3	1	10	1	10	0	0
22	Oklahoma	73	9/2/2023	OKLA	vs	ARST	W 73-0	3	6	1	10	1	10	0	0
23	Ole Miss	73	9/2/2023	MISS	vs	MER	W 73-7	6	3	1	10	1	10	0	0
24	Tennessee	72	9/6/2025	TENN	vs	ETSU	W 72-17	4	5	0	9	3	9	0	0
25	UNLV	72	9/7/2024	UNLV	vs	UTU	W 72-14	3	6	0	9	3	9	0	0

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More James Madison Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,150

Coleman

RUSH

648

Pettaway

REC

289

Scott

Team Rankings

PPG

41.8

11th

OPP PPG

15.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

219.3

25th

PASS YDS/G

232.7

78th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	James Madison	3-0	6-0
2	South Alabama	2-0	4-2
3	Georgia State	1-0	4-1
4	Louisiana Tech	1-0	3-2
5	Troy	1-0	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	GAST	@	JMU	12:00 PM
Thu 10/22	JMU	@	APP	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	TROY	@	JMU	7:30 PM
Thu 11/5	JMU	@	USM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	JMU	@	CONN	12:00 PM

Last Game

James Madison

6 - 0

Final

Georgia Southern

2 - 4

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/19	TULN	@	KSU	20-31
Sat 9/19	AKR	@	MINN	7-41
Sat 9/19	NCST	@	VAN	31-35
Sat 9/19	M-OH	@	CIN	31-35
Sat 9/19	UK	@	TXAM	31-21

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	DEL	@	MTU	7:00 PM
Tue 10/13	FIU	@	JVST	8:00 PM
Wed 10/14	KENN	@	MOSU	7:30 PM
Wed 10/14	WKU	@	SHSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/15	ECU	@	UAB	7:30 PM

Since 2023, the James Madison Dukes and the South Alabama Jaguars are tied for the most points in a game, with 87 points.

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