lowest point differential in cfb history in a season

The Northwestern Wildcats have the lowest point differential by a team in a season, with a -423-point differential in 1981.

		TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Northwestern	-423	1981	11	0	11	0		82	7.5	505	45.9
2		Temple	-412	1993	11	1	10	0		115	10.5	527	47.9
3		Washington State	-405	2008	13	2	11	0	20	165	12.7	570	43.8	184
4		UTEP	-402	1973	11	0	11	0		142	12.9	544	49.5
5		UMass	-395	2019	12	1	11	0	31	237	19.8	632	52.7	190	34.4	37.9
6		Temple	-391	2005	11	0	11	0	13	107	9.7	498	45.3	165
7		Louisiana	-377	1997	11	1	10	0		176	16.0	553	50.3
8		Kansas	-370	2015	12	0	12	0	24	183	15.3	553	46.1	212	36.5	26.9
9		Temple	-365	2006	12	1	11	0	18	131	10.9	496	41.3	138
10		SMU	-363	2014	12	1	11	0	15	133	11.1	496	41.3	179	32.4	50.0
11		Kent State	-362	2024	12	0	12	0	22	167	13.9	529	44.1	156	18.5	38.1
12		New Mexico	-356	2011	12	1	11	0	18	144	12.0	500	41.7	187
13		Colorado	-349	2022	12	1	11	0	22	185	15.4	534	44.5	191	31.7	36.7
14		New Mexico	-348	1988	12	2	10	0		170	14.2	518	43.2
15		Northwestern	-348	1978	11	0	10	1		92	8.4	440	40.0
16		Idaho	-343	2013	12	1	11	0	8	218	18.2	561	46.8	74	31.9	28.6
17		New Mexico	-342	2010	12	1	11	0	24	190	15.8	532	44.3	188
18		UConn	-339	2018	12	1	11	0	36	266	22.2	605	50.4	250	42.1	54.2
19		Colorado	-338	2012	12	1	11	0	28	214	17.8	552	46.0	206
20		Colorado State	-338	1981	12	0	12	0		164	13.7	502	41.8
21		Minnesota	-337	1983	11	1	10	0		181	16.5	518	47.1
22		San José State	-336	2017	13	2	11	0	24	206	15.8	542	41.7	225	30.9	40.0
23		Hardin-Simmons	-334	1961	10	0	10	0		43	4.3	377	37.7
24		Utah State	-332	2006	12	1	11	0	18	130	10.8	462	38.5	170
25		North Texas	-331	2008	12	1	11	0	30	240	20.0	571	47.6	247

StatMuse has team, season-level data for point differential going back to the 1956 season.

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