most points scored in college football season

David Klingler has the most points in a season, with 330 points in 1990.

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	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	TD	XP2	SFTY	PPG
1	David Klingler D. Klingler	330	1990	HOU	11	1		55			30.0
2	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	318	1980	BYU	12	6		53			26.5
3	Andre Ware A. Ware	294	1989	HOU	11	3		49			26.7
4	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	282	1998	LT	12	1	0	47			23.5
5	Shaun King S. King	276	1998	TULN	11	10	0	46			25.1
6	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	270	1990	BYU	12	4		45			22.5
7	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	270	1969	SDSU	10	6		45			27.0
8	Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel	246	1996	FLA	12	2		41			20.5
9	Steve Young S. Young	246	1983	BYU	11	8		41			22.4
10	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	240	1998	UCF	11	12	0	40			21.8
11	Tim Couch T. Couch	240	1997	UK	11	3		40			21.8
12	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	240	1997	MRSH	12	1		40			20.0
13	Jerry Rhome J. Rhome	240	1964	TLSA	10	8		40			24.0
14	Montee Ball M. Ball	234	2011	WIS	14	33	6	39	0	0	16.7
15	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	234	1999	MRSH	12	2		39			19.5
16	Drew Brees D. Brees	234	1998	PUR	12	3	0	39			19.5
17	Peyton Manning P. Manning	234	1997	TENN	12	3	0	39			19.5
18	Ryan Leaf R. Leaf	234	1997	WSU	11	6		39			21.3
19	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	234	1991	BYU	12	4		39			19.5
20	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	234	1988	OKST	11	37	0	39			21.3
21	Troy Kopp T. Kopp	228	1991		12	1		38			19.0
22	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	228	1989	BYU	12	6		38			19.0
23	Doug Williams D. Williams	228	1977	GRAM	11	0		38			20.7
24	Tim Couch T. Couch	222	1998	UK	11	1		37			20.2
25	Michael Bishop M. Bishop	222	1998	KSU	12	14		37			18.5

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More Houston Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,428

Weigman

RUSH

404

Sanford

REC

400

Overmyer

Team Rankings

PPG

40.0

16th

OPP PPG

19.2

41st

RUSH YDS/G

230.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

52nd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Oklahoma State	2-0	4-1
6	Arizona	2-1	5-1
7	Houston	2-1	5-1
8	Cincinnati	1-1	4-1
9	Arizona State	1-1	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	OKST	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	UTAH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	CIN	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Fri 11/13	HOU	@	COLO	10:15 PM
Sat 11/21	HOU	@	WVU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Houston

5 - 1

Final

Kansas State

3 - 2

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

13.0

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

	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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	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