most points per game scored in a season college football by team minimum 10 games

The Houston Cougars have scored the most points per game by a team in a season when playing 10+ games, with 53.5 per game in 1989.

Showing

Assumption:All-time
Data note: Points Per Game: team season data complete from 1956

	TEAM	PPG	GP	SEASON	PASS TD	RUSH TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS
1	Houston	53.5	11	1989	55	15			23	66			589
2	Baylor	52.4	13	2013	35	47	10	92	15	88	1	0	681
3	Nebraska	52.4	11	1995	18	51			13	69			576
4	Nebraska	52.0	12	1983	18	66			3	77			624
5	Florida State	51.6	14	2013	42	42	10	94	21	94	0	0	723
6	Louisiana Tech	51.5	12	2012	33	47		84			1	0	618
7	Oklahoma	51.1	14	2008	48	40	1	99	0	2	0	1	716
8	Texas	50.2	13	2005	26	55	7	88	14	76	2	1	652
9	Louisville	49.8	12	2004	27	47	6	80	12	77	1	1	597
10	Oregon	49.6	13	2012	31	43		89			4	0	645
11	Houston	49.3	14	2011	51	28		93			1	0	690
12	USC	49.1	13	2005	32	51	4	87	11	83	0	0	638
13	Boise State	48.9	12	2004	18	49	7	74	24	69	0	1	587
14	Oklahoma State	48.7	13	2011	40	36		81			1	0	633
15	Alabama	48.5	13	2020	42	37	5	84	14	84	0	0	630
16	LSU	48.4	15	2019	61	32	2	95	21	89	1	1	726
17	Florida State	48.4	11	1995	36	35			9	67			532
18	Oklahoma	48.4	14	2018	43	42	5	90	17	88	0	1	677
19	UCF	48.2	13	2017	38	39	7	84	13	80	1	1	627
20	Baylor	48.2	13	2014	38	43	1	82	18	81	0	0	627
21	Baylor	48.1	13	2015	44	41	1	86	8	83	1	0	625
22	Kansas State	48.0	12	1998	23	42			22	70			576
23	Penn State	47.8	11	1994	23	45			10	64			526
24	Utah State	47.5	13	2018	32	37	11	80	22	78	0	0	618
25	Oklahoma State	47.5	11	1988	19	47			11	67			522

Unlock 2x data

More CFB News

Isaiah Ene helps Sacramento State beat Kent State 31-10 for first MAC win

Oct 31, 2026

Lagway throws for 4 TDs as Baylor wins Klanderman's first game as interim coach, beating UCF 41-9

Oct 31, 2026

Tulane rallies from 10-point deficit, beats Charlotte 38-31 in OT

Oct 31, 2026

Saunier, Best-Alston help Dartmouth beat Harvard 24-14, move into tie atop Ivy League

Oct 31, 2026

Nebraska QB Anthony Colandrea signs deal to return for a 5th and final season

Oct 30, 2026

No. 17 Florida to start QB Aaron Philo against Georgia in the 'Cocktail Party,' AP source says

Oct 30, 2026

More Houston Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,053

Weigman

RUSH

516

Hughes

REC

620

Thomas

Team Rankings

PPG

36.0

24th

OPP PPG

21.0

49th

RUSH YDS/G

203.5

27th

PASS YDS/G

267.0

36th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Texas Tech	3-1	6-1
5	Oklahoma State	3-1	5-2
6	Houston	3-2	6-2
7	Baylor	3-2	5-3
8	Cincinnati	2-2	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	CIN	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Fri 11/13	HOU	@	COLO	10:15 PM
Sat 11/21	HOU	@	WVU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	BAY	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Houston

6 - 2

Final

Utah

7 - 0

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

963

Riley

957

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

43.0

42.7

41.1

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

323.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	6	.333
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	2	7	.222

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Tulane	4	4	.500
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Charlotte	1	7	.125
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	5	3	.625
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	West Virginia	5	3	.625
11	UCF	4	4	.500
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
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	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125