largest point differential for a game in college football history in last 50 years

Between November 1, 1976 and November 1, 2026, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have the highest point differential per game played by a team in a game, with 87 against the West Virginia Tech Golden Bears on September 8, 2007.

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Data note: Point Differential: team game data may be incomplete before 1995

	TEAM	DIFF/GP	DIFF	GP	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Western Kentucky	87	87	1	9/8/2007	WKU	vs	WVT	W 87-0
2	Oregon	84	84	1	9/18/2026	ORE	vs	PRST	W 84-0	12	43	740	103	78.6	100.0
3	James Madison	84	84	1	9/12/2026	JMU	vs	WAG	W 87-3	12	27	588	204	62.5	0.0
4	Oklahoma State	84	84	1	9/1/2012	OKST	vs	SAV	W 84-0	12
5	Penn State	81	81	1	9/7/1991	PSU	vs	CIN	W 81-0
6	Maryland	79	79	1	8/31/2019	MD	vs	HOW	W 79-0	11	24	623	68	46.2	50.0
7	Missouri	79	79	1	9/24/2016	MIZ	vs	DSU	W 79-0	11	34	698	140	75.0
8	Michigan	78	78	1	10/8/2016	MICH	@	RUTG	W 78-0	11	23	600	39	54.5	100.0
9	South Alabama	77	77	1	9/12/2024	USA	vs	NWST	W 87-10	12	22	620	237	57.1
10	Texas Tech	77	77	1	9/8/2018	TTU	vs	LAM	W 77-0	11	32	683	182	57.1	100.0
11	Miami	77	77	1	9/8/2018	MIA	vs	SAV	W 77-0	11	20	494	78	58.3	50.0
12	Oklahoma	77	77	1	11/8/2003	OKLA	vs	TAMU	W 77-0	11	33	639	54
13	Fresno State	77	77	1	10/5/1991	FRES	vs	UNM	W 94-17
14	Oklahoma	77	77	1	11/8/1986	OKLA	vs	MIZ	W 77-0
15	LSU	77	77	1	9/24/1977	LSU	vs	RICE	W 77-0
16	Ole Miss	76	76	1	8/31/2024	MISS	vs	FUR	W 76-0	10	37	772	172	61.5	50.0
17	Oklahoma	76	76	1	9/11/2021	OKLA	vs	WCU	W 76-0	10	31	624	178	66.7	100.0
18	Boston College	76	76	1	9/12/2015	BC	vs	HOW	W 76-0	11	24	483	11	71.4
19	Ohio State	76	76	1	9/21/2013	OSU	vs	FAMU	W 76-0	11	41	603	80	58.3	100.0
20	Kansas State	76	76	1	9/16/2000	KSU	vs	BALL	W 76-0	11	27	514	51
21	Florida	76	76	1	9/6/1997	FLA	vs	CMU	W 82-6			708	280
22	BYU	76	76	1	11/1/1980	BYU	vs	UTEP	W 83-7
23	Pittsburgh	76	76	1	9/24/1977	PITT	@	TEM	W 76-0
24	Louisiana Tech	74	74	1	9/5/2026	LT	vs	NWST	W 80-6	11	23	528	129	63.6	100.0
25	Florida State	74	74	1	9/6/2025	FSU	vs	TXA	W 77-3	11	29	729	197	71.4	100.0

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

887

Glenn

RUSH

451

Glenn

REC

433

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

122nd

OPP PPG

31.1

130th

RUSH YDS/G

148.0

92nd

PASS YDS/G

221.0

92nd

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	New Mexico State	2-2	3-5
5	Middle Tennessee	2-2	4-4
6	Western Kentucky	2-2	3-5
7	Missouri State	2-2	3-5
8	Florida International	1-3	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	WKU	@	MTU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	JVST	@	WKU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	WKU	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	KENN	@	WKU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Delaware

4 - 4

Final

Western Kentucky

3 - 5

Tue 27 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	Texas State	4	4	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	3	5	.375
6	Fresno State	5	3	.625
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375